diff --git a/native_mate/arguments.h b/native_mate/arguments.h
index cee1477b6786..29877a7c6b9d 100644
--- a/native_mate/arguments.h
+++ b/native_mate/arguments.h
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ class Arguments {
     return info_->This();
   }
 
+  bool IsConstructCall() const {
+    return info_->IsConstructCall();
+  }
+
   int Length() const {
     return info_->Length();
   }
diff --git a/native_mate/constructor.h b/native_mate/constructor.h
index 4dce532098bb..16cec447d2a7 100644
--- a/native_mate/constructor.h
+++ b/native_mate/constructor.h
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ class Constructor {
  private:
   static MATE_METHOD_RETURN_TYPE New(const WrappableFactoryFunction& factory,
                                      v8::Isolate* isolate, Arguments* args) {
+    if (!args->IsConstructCall()) {
+      args->ThrowError("Requires constructor call");
+      MATE_METHOD_RETURN_UNDEFINED();
+    }
+
     Wrappable* object = internal::InvokeFactory(args, factory);
     if (object)
       object->Wrap(isolate, args->GetThis());