diff --git a/src/node_contextify.cc b/src/node_contextify.cc
index 81d0388a35f390..c4eeebae135496 100644
--- a/src/node_contextify.cc
+++ b/src/node_contextify.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ using v8::None;
 using v8::Object;
 using v8::ObjectTemplate;
 using v8::Persistent;
+using v8::PropertyAttribute;
 using v8::PropertyCallbackInfo;
 using v8::Script;
 using v8::ScriptCompiler;
@@ -409,10 +410,15 @@ class ContextifyContext {
     Local<Object> proxy_global = PersistentToLocal(isolate,
                                                    ctx->proxy_global_);
 
-    bool in_sandbox = sandbox->GetRealNamedProperty(property).IsEmpty();
-    bool in_proxy_global =
-        proxy_global->GetRealNamedProperty(property).IsEmpty();
-    if (!in_sandbox || !in_proxy_global) {
+    if (sandbox->HasRealNamedProperty(property)) {
+      PropertyAttribute propAttr =
+          sandbox->GetRealNamedPropertyAttributes(property).FromJust();
+      args.GetReturnValue().Set(propAttr);
+    } else if (proxy_global->HasRealNamedProperty(property)) {
+      PropertyAttribute propAttr =
+          proxy_global->GetRealNamedPropertyAttributes(property).FromJust();
+      args.GetReturnValue().Set(propAttr);
+    } else {
       args.GetReturnValue().Set(None);
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-vm-preserves-property.js b/test/parallel/test-vm-preserves-property.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..85ce2d6e8165c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-vm-preserves-property.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+
+var vm = require('vm');
+
+var x = {};
+Object.defineProperty(x, 'prop', {
+  configurable: false,
+  enumerable: false,
+  writable: false,
+  value: 'val'
+});
+var o = vm.createContext(x);
+
+var code = 'Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(this, "prop")';
+var res = vm.runInContext(code, o, 'test');
+
+assert(res);
+assert.equal(typeof res, 'object');
+assert.equal(res.value, 'val');
+assert.equal(res.configurable, false, 'should not be configurable');
+assert.equal(res.enumerable, false, 'should not be enumerable');
+assert.equal(res.writable, false, 'should not be writable');