diff --git a/libs/structs/structdiff/diff.go b/libs/structs/structdiff/diff.go
index 5e7a00cac4f..00f1bdcaa34 100644
--- a/libs/structs/structdiff/diff.go
+++ b/libs/structs/structdiff/diff.go
@@ -219,13 +219,15 @@ func diffStruct(ctx *diffContext, path *structpath.PathNode, s1, s2 reflect.Valu
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// Only the exact tag json:"-" skips a field; json:"-," names it "-".
+		if structaccess.IsSkippedField(sf) {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		jsonTag := structtag.JSONTag(sf.Tag.Get("json"))
 
 		// Resolve field name from JSON tag or fall back to Go field name
 		fieldName := jsonTag.Name()
-		if fieldName == "-" {
-			continue
-		}
 
 		isEmbed := sf.Name == structaccess.EmbeddedSliceFieldName
 
diff --git a/libs/structs/structdiff/diff_test.go b/libs/structs/structdiff/diff_test.go
index 15f90f076f6..d6383f16cbb 100644
--- a/libs/structs/structdiff/diff_test.go
+++ b/libs/structs/structdiff/diff_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/structs/structaccess"
+
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/common/types/duration"
 	sdktime "github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/common/types/time"
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/jobs"
@@ -1034,3 +1036,26 @@ func TestGetStructDiffWholeBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+type dashNamed struct {
+	Skipped string `json:"-"`
+	Named   string `json:"-,omitempty"` //nolint:staticcheck // odd tag is the point
+}
+
+// TestGetStructDiffDashNamedField checks that only the exact tag json:"-" skips a
+// field: encoding/json serializes json:"-,omitempty" under the key "-", and
+// structaccess resolves the path "-" to it.
+func TestGetStructDiffDashNamedField(t *testing.T) {
+	before := &dashNamed{Skipped: "a", Named: "a"}
+	after := &dashNamed{Skipped: "b", Named: "b"}
+
+	changes, err := GetStructDiff(before, after, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, []ResolvedChange{{Field: "-", Old: "a", New: "b"}}, resolveChanges(changes))
+
+	value, err := structaccess.Get(after, changes[0].Path)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "b", value)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, len(changes) == 0, IsEqual(before, after))
+}