diff --git a/src/js_realm_object.hpp b/src/js_realm_object.hpp
index 961f42f4..a4839741 100644
--- a/src/js_realm_object.hpp
+++ b/src/js_realm_object.hpp
@@ -110,7 +110,12 @@ void RealmObject<T>::get_property(ContextType ctx, ObjectType object, const Stri
 template<typename T>
 bool RealmObject<T>::set_property(ContextType ctx, ObjectType object, const String &property, ValueType value) {
     auto realm_object = get_internal<T, RealmObjectClass<T>>(object);
-    realm_object->set_property_value(ctx, property, value, true);
+    try {
+        realm_object->set_property_value(ctx, property, value, true);
+    }
+    catch (InvalidPropertyException &ex) {
+        return false;
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/js/object-tests.js b/tests/js/object-tests.js
index db41c5dd..3abad10b 100644
--- a/tests/js/object-tests.js
+++ b/tests/js/object-tests.js
@@ -456,4 +456,17 @@ module.exports = BaseTest.extend({
             obj.doubleCol;
         });
     },
+
+    testIgnoredProperties: function() {
+        var realm = new Realm({schema: [schemas.TestObject]});
+        var obj;
+        realm.write(function() {
+            obj = realm.create('TestObject', {doubleCol: 1, ignored: true});
+        });
+
+        TestCase.assertEqual(obj.doubleCol, 1);
+        TestCase.assertEqual(obj.ignored, undefined);
+        obj.ignored = true;
+        TestCase.assertEqual(obj.ignored, true);
+    }
 });