diff --git a/lib/renderer/api/remote.js b/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
index 8277e16c2182..60a34785be75 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
+++ b/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ const proxyFunctionProperties = function (remoteMemberFunction, metaId, name) {
       return true
     },
     get: (target, property, receiver) => {
+      if (property === 'toString' && typeof target.toString === 'function') {
+        return target.toString.bind(target)
+      }
       if (!target.hasOwnProperty(property)) loadRemoteProperties()
       return target[property]
     },
diff --git a/spec/api-ipc-spec.js b/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
index e812eb5fef2a..f86d06507c1b 100644
--- a/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ describe('ipc module', function () {
       assert.equal(typeof remote.clipboard.readText, 'function')
       assert.equal(typeof remote.shell.openExternal, 'function')
     })
+
+    it('returns toString() of original function via toString()', function () {
+      var readText = remote.clipboard.readText
+      assert(readText.toString().startsWith('function'))
+    })
   })
 
   describe('remote object in renderer', function () {