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+'use strict';
+// Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/10223
+
+require('../common');
+const vm = require('vm');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+const context = vm.createContext({});
+
+const code = `
+   Object.defineProperty(this, 'foo', {value: 5});
+   Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(this, 'foo');
+`;
+
+const desc = vm.runInContext(code, context);
+
+assert.strictEqual(desc.writable, false);