diff --git a/spec/api-ipc-spec.js b/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
index b13600160ab..1580573beb2 100644
--- a/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ describe('ipc module', function () {
       assert.ok(Object.keys(a.foo).includes('bar'))
       assert.ok(Object.keys(a.foo).includes('nested'))
       assert.ok(Object.keys(a.foo).includes('method1'))
+
+      a = remote.require(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'function-with-missing-properties.js'))
+      assert.equal(a.bar(), true)
+      assert.equal(typeof a.bar.baz, 'function')
     })
 
     it('should work with static class members', function () {
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/module/function-with-missing-properties.js b/spec/fixtures/module/function-with-missing-properties.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b88e3397b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/module/function-with-missing-properties.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const foo = {}
+
+foo.bar = function () {
+  return delete foo.bar.baz && delete foo.bar
+}
+
+foo.bar.baz = function () {
+  return 3
+}
+
+module.exports = foo