diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index bd5aa63..2f8d665 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -44,9 +44,14 @@ var reflect = function reflect(el) {
 
 var retarget = function retarget(el) {
   return (0, _keys2.default)(el).concat(['on', 'once', 'emit', 'classList', 'getAttribute', 'setAttribute']).map(function (d) {
-    return _is2.default.fn(el[d]) ? el.shadowRoot[d] = el[d].bind(el) : Object.defineProperty(el.shadowRoot, d, { get: function get(z) {
+    return _is2.default.fn(el[d]) ? el.shadowRoot[d] = el[d].bind(el) : Object.defineProperty(el.shadowRoot, d, {
+      get: function get(z) {
         return el[d];
-      } });
+      },
+      set: function set(z) {
+        return el[d] = z;
+      }
+    });
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 25bf38c..268d188 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ const retarget = el => keys(el)
   .concat(['on', 'once', 'emit', 'classList', 'getAttribute', 'setAttribute'])
   .map(d => is.fn(el[d]) 
     ? (el.shadowRoot[d] = el[d].bind(el)) 
-    : Object.defineProperty(el.shadowRoot, d, { get: z => el[d] }))
+    : Object.defineProperty(el.shadowRoot, d, { 
+        get: z => el[d] 
+      , set: z => el[d] = z
+      })
+    )
 
 const log = require('utilise/log')('[ri/shadow]')
     , err = require('utilise/err')('[ri/shadow]')
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 2a9709b..6932fcd 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe('Shadow DOM', function(){
     time(100, done)
   })
 
-  it('should retarget .classed and .attr', function(){  
+  it('should retarget .classed and .attr', function(){
     var ripple = shadow(components(fn(data(core()))))
 
     ripple('component-2', noop)
@@ -138,4 +138,18 @@ describe('Shadow DOM', function(){
     expect(root.getAttribute('foo')).to.be.eql('bar')
   })
 
+  it('should make shadow properties setter transparent', function(){  
+    var ripple = shadow(components(fn(data(core()))))
+
+    el2.foo = true
+    ripple('component-2', noop)
+    ripple.render(el2)
+
+    el2.foo = 10
+    expect(el2.shadowRoot.foo).to.eql(10)
+
+    el2.shadowRoot.foo = 20
+    expect(el2.foo).to.eql(20)
+  })
+
 })
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