diff --git a/src/runtime/component_node.ts b/src/runtime/component_node.ts
index d020e475..0238eade 100644
--- a/src/runtime/component_node.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/component_node.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function useComponent(): Component {
  * Apply default props (only top level).
  */
 function applyDefaultProps<P extends object>(props: P, defaultProps: Partial<P>): P {
-  const result = Object.create(props);
+  const result = Object.assign({} as any, props);
   for (let propName in defaultProps) {
     if (props[propName] === undefined) {
       result[propName] = defaultProps[propName];
diff --git a/tests/components/__snapshots__/basics.test.ts.snap b/tests/components/__snapshots__/basics.test.ts.snap
index 6a23741d..cd49f832 100644
--- a/tests/components/__snapshots__/basics.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/components/__snapshots__/basics.test.ts.snap
@@ -551,6 +551,32 @@ exports[`basics props is set on root component 1`] = `
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`basics props value are own property of props object 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, component, comment } = bdom;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<span>simple vnode</span>\`);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    return block1();
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`basics props value are own property of props object, even with default values 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, component, comment } = bdom;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<span>simple vnode</span>\`);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    return block1();
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`basics reconciliation alg is not confused in some specific situation 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/components/basics.test.ts b/tests/components/basics.test.ts
index 6815b377..bfb605e9 100644
--- a/tests/components/basics.test.ts
+++ b/tests/components/basics.test.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,36 @@ describe("basics", () => {
     await app.mount(fixture);
   });
 
+  test("props value are own property of props object", async () => {
+    expect.assertions(2);
+    const p = { a: 1 };
+    class Test extends Component {
+      static template = xml`<span>simple vnode</span>`;
+      setup() {
+        expect(Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this.props, "a")).toBe(true);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const app = new App(Test, { props: p });
+    await app.mount(fixture);
+  });
+
+  test("props value are own property of props object, even with default values", async () => {
+    expect.assertions(3);
+    const p = { a: 1 };
+    class Test extends Component {
+      static template = xml`<span>simple vnode</span>`;
+      static defaultProps = { b: 1 };
+      setup() {
+        expect(Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this.props, "a")).toBe(true);
+        expect(Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this.props, "b")).toBe(true);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const app = new App(Test, { props: p });
+    await app.mount(fixture);
+  });
+
   test("some simple sanity checks (el/status)", async () => {
     expect.assertions(3);
     class Test extends Component {