diff --git a/atom/browser/lib/rpc-server.js b/atom/browser/lib/rpc-server.js
index a31c6e146e88..5399c192e821 100644
--- a/atom/browser/lib/rpc-server.js
+++ b/atom/browser/lib/rpc-server.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const FUNCTION_PROPERTIES = [
 let rendererFunctions = {};
 
 // Return the description of object's members:
-let getObjectMemebers = function(object) {
+let getObjectMembers = function(object) {
   let names = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(object);
   // For Function, we should not override following properties even though they
   // are "own" properties.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ let getObjectPrototype = function(object) {
   if (proto === null || proto === Object.prototype)
     return null;
   return {
-    members: getObjectMemebers(proto),
+    members: getObjectMembers(proto),
     proto: getObjectPrototype(proto),
   };
 };
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ var valueToMeta = function(sender, value, optimizeSimpleObject) {
     // passed to renderer we would assume the renderer keeps a reference of
     // it.
     meta.id = objectsRegistry.add(sender, value);
-    meta.members = getObjectMemebers(value);
+    meta.members = getObjectMembers(value);
     meta.proto = getObjectPrototype(value);
   } else if (meta.type === 'buffer') {
     meta.value = Array.prototype.slice.call(value, 0);
diff --git a/atom/renderer/api/lib/remote.js b/atom/renderer/api/lib/remote.js
index a9798338faa6..07aa24782935 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/api/lib/remote.js
+++ b/atom/renderer/api/lib/remote.js
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ let setObjectMembers = function(object, metaId, members) {
           return metaToValue(ret);
         }
       };
+      descriptor.writable = true;
+      descriptor.configurable = true;
       descriptor.value = remoteMemberFunction;
     } else if (member.type === 'get') {
       descriptor.get = function() {
diff --git a/spec/api-ipc-spec.js b/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
index 1ac717cd9d3e..641d89270cbc 100644
--- a/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ describe('ipc module', function() {
       var obj = new call.constructor;
       assert.equal(obj.test, 'test');
     });
+
+    it('can reassign and delete its member functions', function() {
+      var remoteFunctions = remote.require(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'function.js'));
+      assert.equal(remoteFunctions.aFunction(), 1127);
+
+      remoteFunctions.aFunction = function () { return 1234; };
+      assert.equal(remoteFunctions.aFunction(), 1234);
+
+      assert.equal(delete remoteFunctions.aFunction, true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('remote value in browser', function() {
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/module/function.js b/spec/fixtures/module/function.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..803a2838d372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/module/function.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exports.aFunction = function() { return 1127; };