diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/service.rb b/Library/Homebrew/service.rb
index 8eaeac13fc..3d1de39211 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/service.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/service.rb
@@ -190,15 +190,15 @@ module Homebrew
     SOCKET_STRING_REGEX = %r{([a-z]+)://([a-z0-9.]+):([0-9]+)}i.freeze
 
     sig {
-      params(value: T.nilable(T.any(String, T::Hash[String, String])))
-        .returns(T.nilable(T::Hash[String, T::Hash[Symbol, String]]))
+      params(value: T.nilable(T.any(String, T::Hash[Symbol, String])))
+        .returns(T.nilable(T::Hash[Symbol, T::Hash[Symbol, String]]))
     }
     def sockets(value = nil)
       return @sockets if value.nil?
 
       @sockets = case value
       when String
-        { "Listeners" => value }
+        { listeners: value }
       when Hash
         value
       end.transform_values do |socket_string|
@@ -580,8 +580,6 @@ module Homebrew
           raise ArgumentError, "Unexpected run command: #{api_hash["run"]}"
         end
 
-      hash[:keep_alive] = api_hash["keep_alive"].transform_keys(&:to_sym) if api_hash.key?("keep_alive")
-
       if api_hash.key?("environment_variables")
         hash[:environment_variables] = api_hash["environment_variables"].to_h do |key, value|
           [key.to_sym, replace_placeholders(value)]
@@ -600,12 +598,22 @@ module Homebrew
         hash[key.to_sym] = replace_placeholders(value)
       end
 
-      %w[interval cron launch_only_once require_root restart_delay macos_legacy_timers sockets].each do |key|
+      %w[interval cron launch_only_once require_root restart_delay macos_legacy_timers].each do |key|
         next if (value = api_hash[key]).nil?
 
         hash[key.to_sym] = value
       end
 
+      %w[sockets keep_alive].each do |key|
+        next unless (value = api_hash[key])
+
+        hash[key.to_sym] = if value.is_a?(Hash)
+          value.transform_keys(&:to_sym)
+        else
+          value
+        end
+      end
+
       hash
     end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/service_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/service_spec.rb
index 1045dfed1d..7f28005fb0 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/service_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/service_spec.rb
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ describe Homebrew::Service do
         \t<true/>
         \t<key>Sockets</key>
         \t<dict>
-        \t\t<key>Listeners</key>
+        \t\t<key>listeners</key>
         \t\t<dict>
         \t\t\t<key>SockFamily</key>
         \t\t\t<string>IPv4v6</string>
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ describe Homebrew::Service do
 
       [
         stub_formula_with_service_sockets("tcp://127.0.0.1:80"),
-        stub_formula_with_service_sockets({ "Listeners" => "tcp://127.0.0.1:80" }),
+        stub_formula_with_service_sockets({ listeners: "tcp://127.0.0.1:80" }),
       ].each do |f|
         plist = f.service.to_plist
         expect(plist).to eq(plist_expect)
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ describe Homebrew::Service do
       f = stub_formula do
         service do
           run [opt_bin/"beanstalkd", "test"]
-          sockets "Socket" => "tcp://0.0.0.0:80", "SocketTLS" => "tcp://0.0.0.0:443"
+          sockets socket: "tcp://0.0.0.0:80", socket_tls: "tcp://0.0.0.0:443"
         end
       end
 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ describe Homebrew::Service do
         \t<true/>
         \t<key>Sockets</key>
         \t<dict>
-        \t\t<key>Socket</key>
+        \t\t<key>socket</key>
         \t\t<dict>
         \t\t\t<key>SockFamily</key>
         \t\t\t<string>IPv4v6</string>
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ describe Homebrew::Service do
         \t\t\t<key>SockServiceName</key>
         \t\t\t<string>80</string>
         \t\t</dict>
-        \t\t<key>SocketTLS</key>
+        \t\t<key>socket_tls</key>
         \t\t<dict>
         \t\t\t<key>SockFamily</key>
         \t\t\t<string>IPv4v6</string>
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ describe Homebrew::Service do
         run_type:              :immediate,
         working_dir:           "/$HOME",
         cron:                  "0 0 * * 0",
-        sockets:               { "Listeners" => "tcp://0.0.0.0:80" },
+        sockets:               { listeners: "tcp://0.0.0.0:80" },
       }
     end
 
diff --git a/docs/Formula-Cookbook.md b/docs/Formula-Cookbook.md
index 05ea59c9dd..5cd70c0336 100644
--- a/docs/Formula-Cookbook.md
+++ b/docs/Formula-Cookbook.md
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ The `sockets` method accepts a formatted socket definition as `<type>://<host>:<
 
 Please note that sockets will be accessible on IPv4 and IPv6 addresses by default.
 
-If you only need one socket and you don't care about the name (the default is `Listeners`):
+If you only need one socket and you don't care about the name (the default is `listeners`):
 
 ```rb
 service do
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ If you need multiple sockets and/or you want to specify the name:
 ```rb
 service do
   run [opt_bin/"beanstalkd", "test"]
-  sockets "Socket" => "tcp://0.0.0.0:80", "SocketTLS" => "tcp://0.0.0.0:443"
+  sockets http: "tcp://0.0.0.0:80", https: "tcp://0.0.0.0:443"
 end
 ```