diff --git a/src/node_contextify.cc b/src/node_contextify.cc
index 81d0388a35f390..c89c89bd388379 100644
--- a/src/node_contextify.cc
+++ b/src/node_contextify.cc
@@ -26,10 +26,15 @@ using v8::HandleScope;
 using v8::Integer;
 using v8::Isolate;
 using v8::Local;
+using v8::Maybe;
+using v8::MaybeLocal;
+using v8::Name;
+using v8::NamedPropertyHandlerConfiguration;
 using v8::None;
 using v8::Object;
 using v8::ObjectTemplate;
 using v8::Persistent;
+using v8::PropertyAttribute;
 using v8::PropertyCallbackInfo;
 using v8::Script;
 using v8::ScriptCompiler;
@@ -201,14 +206,14 @@ class ContextifyContext {
 
     Local<ObjectTemplate> object_template =
         function_template->InstanceTemplate();
-    object_template->SetNamedPropertyHandler(GlobalPropertyGetterCallback,
+
+    NamedPropertyHandlerConfiguration config(GlobalPropertyGetterCallback,
                                              GlobalPropertySetterCallback,
                                              GlobalPropertyQueryCallback,
                                              GlobalPropertyDeleterCallback,
                                              GlobalPropertyEnumeratorCallback,
                                              CreateDataWrapper(env));
-    object_template->SetAccessCheckCallbacks(GlobalPropertyNamedAccessCheck,
-                                             GlobalPropertyIndexedAccessCheck);
+    object_template->SetHandler(config);
 
     Local<Context> ctx = Context::New(env->isolate(), nullptr, object_template);
     if (!ctx.IsEmpty())
@@ -342,24 +347,8 @@ class ContextifyContext {
   }
 
 
-  static bool GlobalPropertyNamedAccessCheck(Local<Object> host,
-                                             Local<Value> key,
-                                             AccessType type,
-                                             Local<Value> data) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-
-  static bool GlobalPropertyIndexedAccessCheck(Local<Object> host,
-                                               uint32_t key,
-                                               AccessType type,
-                                               Local<Value> data) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-
   static void GlobalPropertyGetterCallback(
-      Local<String> property,
+      Local<Name> property,
       const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     Isolate* isolate = args.GetIsolate();
     HandleScope scope(isolate);
@@ -368,22 +357,26 @@ class ContextifyContext {
         Unwrap<ContextifyContext>(args.Data().As<Object>());
 
     Local<Object> sandbox = PersistentToLocal(isolate, ctx->sandbox_);
-    Local<Value> rv = sandbox->GetRealNamedProperty(property);
-    if (rv.IsEmpty()) {
+    MaybeLocal<Value> maybe_rv =
+        sandbox->GetRealNamedProperty(ctx->context(), property);
+    if (maybe_rv.IsEmpty()) {
       Local<Object> proxy_global = PersistentToLocal(isolate,
                                                      ctx->proxy_global_);
-      rv = proxy_global->GetRealNamedProperty(property);
-    }
-    if (!rv.IsEmpty() && rv == ctx->sandbox_) {
-      rv = PersistentToLocal(isolate, ctx->proxy_global_);
+      maybe_rv = proxy_global->GetRealNamedProperty(ctx->context(), property);
     }
 
-    args.GetReturnValue().Set(rv);
+    Local<Value> rv;
+    if (maybe_rv.ToLocal(&rv)) {
+      if (rv == ctx->sandbox_)
+        rv = PersistentToLocal(isolate, ctx->proxy_global_);
+
+      args.GetReturnValue().Set(rv);
+    }
   }
 
 
   static void GlobalPropertySetterCallback(
-      Local<String> property,
+      Local<Name> property,
       Local<Value> value,
       const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     Isolate* isolate = args.GetIsolate();
@@ -397,7 +390,7 @@ class ContextifyContext {
 
 
   static void GlobalPropertyQueryCallback(
-      Local<String> property,
+      Local<Name> property,
       const PropertyCallbackInfo<Integer>& args) {
     Isolate* isolate = args.GetIsolate();
     HandleScope scope(isolate);
@@ -406,30 +399,39 @@ class ContextifyContext {
         Unwrap<ContextifyContext>(args.Data().As<Object>());
 
     Local<Object> sandbox = PersistentToLocal(isolate, ctx->sandbox_);
-    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) {
-      args.GetReturnValue().Set(None);
+    Maybe<PropertyAttribute> maybe_prop_attr =
+        sandbox->GetRealNamedPropertyAttributes(ctx->context(), property);
+
+    if (maybe_prop_attr.IsNothing()) {
+      Local<Object> proxy_global = PersistentToLocal(isolate,
+          ctx->proxy_global_);
+
+      maybe_prop_attr =
+          proxy_global->GetRealNamedPropertyAttributes(ctx->context(),
+              property);
+    }
+
+    if (maybe_prop_attr.IsJust()) {
+      PropertyAttribute prop_attr = maybe_prop_attr.FromJust();
+      args.GetReturnValue().Set(prop_attr);
     }
   }
 
 
   static void GlobalPropertyDeleterCallback(
-      Local<String> property,
+      Local<Name> property,
       const PropertyCallbackInfo<Boolean>& args) {
     Isolate* isolate = args.GetIsolate();
     HandleScope scope(isolate);
 
     ContextifyContext* ctx =
         Unwrap<ContextifyContext>(args.Data().As<Object>());
+    Local<Object> sandbox = PersistentToLocal(isolate, ctx->sandbox_);
+
+    Maybe<bool> success = sandbox->Delete(ctx->context(), property);
 
-    bool success = PersistentToLocal(isolate,
-                                     ctx->sandbox_)->Delete(property);
-    args.GetReturnValue().Set(success);
+    if (success.IsJust())
+      args.GetReturnValue().Set(success.FromJust());
   }
 
 
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');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-vm-symbols.js b/test/parallel/test-vm-symbols.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d7d0ffe3af6157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-vm-symbols.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+
+var vm = require('vm');
+
+var symbol = Symbol();
+
+function Document() {
+  this[symbol] = 'foo';
+}
+
+Document.prototype.getSymbolValue = function() {
+  return this[symbol];
+};
+
+var context = new Document();
+vm.createContext(context);
+
+assert.equal(context.getSymbolValue(), 'foo',
+    'should return symbol-keyed value from the outside');
+
+assert.equal(vm.runInContext('this.getSymbolValue()', context), 'foo',
+    'should return symbol-keyed value from the inside');