diff --git a/spec/api-ipc-spec.js b/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
index c5e38e83e4db..798c26d87a48 100644
--- a/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
@@ -199,6 +199,14 @@ describe('ipc module', function () {
       }, /setting error/)
     })
 
+    it('can set a remote property with a remote object', function () {
+      const foo = remote.require(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'remote-object-set.js'))
+
+      assert.doesNotThrow(function () {
+        foo.bar = remote.getCurrentWindow()
+      })
+    })
+
     it('can construct an object from its member', function () {
       var call = remote.require(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'call.js'))
       var obj = new call.constructor()
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/module/remote-object-set.js b/spec/fixtures/module/remote-object-set.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5fefbf5cf36a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/module/remote-object-set.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const {BrowserWindow} = require('electron')
+
+class Foo {
+  set bar (value) {
+    if (!(value instanceof BrowserWindow)) {
+      throw new Error('setting error')
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = new Foo()