diff --git a/src/wrapper.js b/src/wrapper.js
index bd83997..6cb1b09 100644
--- a/src/wrapper.js
+++ b/src/wrapper.js
@@ -235,6 +235,14 @@ class Wrapper {
     this.node[utils.SHADY_PREFIX + 'slot'] = value;
   }
 
+  get className() {
+    return this.node[utils.SHADY_PREFIX + 'className'];
+  }
+
+  set className(value) {
+    return this.node[utils.SHADY_PREFIX + 'className'] = value;
+  }
+
 }
 
 eventPropertyNames.forEach(name => {
diff --git a/tests/sync-style-scoping.html b/tests/sync-style-scoping.html
index ff6e175..728738f 100644
--- a/tests/sync-style-scoping.html
+++ b/tests/sync-style-scoping.html
@@ -315,6 +315,22 @@
         });
       });
 
+      suite('mutation', function() {
+        test('setting class and className works and preserves scoping', function() {
+          const el = document.createElement('api-element');
+          ShadyDOM.wrap(arena).appendChild(el);
+          const inner = ShadyDOM.wrap(ShadyDOM.wrap(el).shadowRoot).querySelector('#internal');
+          const innerWrapper = ShadyDOM.wrap(inner);
+          assert.equal(csfn(inner), 'api-element');
+          innerWrapper.setAttribute('class', 'a');
+          assert.isTrue(inner.classList.contains('a'));
+          assert.equal(csfn(inner), 'api-element');
+          innerWrapper.className = 'b';
+          assert.isTrue(inner.classList.contains('b'));
+          assert.equal(csfn(inner), 'api-element');
+        })
+      });
+
       suite('elements not owned by the main document', function() {
         let el;
         const template = document.createElement('template');