diff --git a/src/Serilog/Parameters/PropertyValueConverter.cs b/src/Serilog/Parameters/PropertyValueConverter.cs
index c805ead9f..beeabcac0 100644
--- a/src/Serilog/Parameters/PropertyValueConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog/Parameters/PropertyValueConverter.cs
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ public PropertyValueConverter(int maximumDestructuringDepth, IEnumerable<Type> a
                 new NullableScalarConversionPolicy(),
                 new EnumScalarConversionPolicy(),
                 new ByteArrayScalarConversionPolicy(),
-                new ReflectionTypesScalarConversionPolicy()
             };
 
             _destructuringPolicies = additionalDestructuringPolicies
-                .Concat(new []
+                .Concat(new IDestructuringPolicy []
                 {
-                    new DelegateDestructuringPolicy()
+                    new DelegateDestructuringPolicy(),
+                    new ReflectionTypesScalarDestructuringPolicy()
                 })
                 .ToArray();
         }
diff --git a/src/Serilog/Policies/ReflectionTypesScalarConversionPolicy.cs b/src/Serilog/Policies/ReflectionTypesScalarDestructuringPolicy.cs
similarity index 80%
rename from src/Serilog/Policies/ReflectionTypesScalarConversionPolicy.cs
rename to src/Serilog/Policies/ReflectionTypesScalarDestructuringPolicy.cs
index 0d8996bd2..5b2d944c8 100644
--- a/src/Serilog/Policies/ReflectionTypesScalarConversionPolicy.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog/Policies/ReflectionTypesScalarDestructuringPolicy.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2013-2015 Serilog Contributors
+// Copyright 2013-2016 Serilog Contributors
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 
 namespace Serilog.Policies
 {
-    class ReflectionTypesScalarConversionPolicy : IScalarConversionPolicy
+    class ReflectionTypesScalarDestructuringPolicy : IDestructuringPolicy
     {
-        public bool TryConvertToScalar(object value, ILogEventPropertyValueFactory propertyValueFactory, out ScalarValue result)
+        public bool TryDestructure(object value, ILogEventPropertyValueFactory propertyValueFactory, out LogEventPropertyValue result)
         {
             // These types and their subclasses are property-laden and deep;
             // most sinks will convert them to strings.
diff --git a/test/Serilog.Tests/LoggerConfigurationTests.cs b/test/Serilog.Tests/LoggerConfigurationTests.cs
index 7c5c22e14..92e148754 100644
--- a/test/Serilog.Tests/LoggerConfigurationTests.cs
+++ b/test/Serilog.Tests/LoggerConfigurationTests.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
 using Xunit;
 using Serilog.Core;
 using Serilog.Core.Filters;
@@ -109,6 +110,76 @@ public void SpecifyingThatATypeIsScalarCausesItToBeLoggedAsScalarEvenWhenDestruc
             Assert.IsType<ScalarValue>(prop);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void DestructuringSystemTypeGivesScalarByDefault()
+        {
+            var events = new List<LogEvent>();
+            var sink = new DelegatingSink(events.Add);
+
+            var logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
+                .WriteTo.Sink(sink)
+                .CreateLogger();
+
+            var thisType = this.GetType();
+            logger.Information("{@thisType}", thisType);
+
+            var ev = events.Single();
+            var prop = ev.Properties["thisType"];
+            var sv = Assert.IsAssignableFrom<ScalarValue>(prop);
+            Assert.Equal(thisType, sv.LiteralValue());
+        }
+
+        class ProjectedDestructuringPolicy : IDestructuringPolicy
+        {
+            readonly Func<Type, bool> _canApply;
+            readonly Func<object, object> _projection;
+
+            public ProjectedDestructuringPolicy(Func<Type, bool> canApply, Func<object, object> projection)
+            {
+                if (canApply == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(canApply));
+                if (projection == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(projection));
+                _canApply = canApply;
+                _projection = projection;
+            }
+
+            public bool TryDestructure(object value, ILogEventPropertyValueFactory propertyValueFactory, out LogEventPropertyValue result)
+            {
+                if (value == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
+
+                if (!_canApply(value.GetType()))
+                {
+                    result = null;
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                var projected = _projection(value);
+                result = propertyValueFactory.CreatePropertyValue(projected, true);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void DestructuringIsPossibleForSystemTypeDerivedProperties()
+        {
+            var events = new List<LogEvent>();
+            var sink = new DelegatingSink(events.Add);
+            
+            var logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
+                .Destructure.With(new ProjectedDestructuringPolicy(
+                    canApply: t => typeof(Type).GetTypeInfo().IsAssignableFrom(t.GetTypeInfo()),
+                    projection: o => ((Type)o).AssemblyQualifiedName))
+                .WriteTo.Sink(sink)
+                .CreateLogger();
+
+            var thisType = this.GetType();
+            logger.Information("{@thisType}", thisType);
+
+            var ev = events.Single();
+            var prop = ev.Properties["thisType"];
+            var sv = Assert.IsAssignableFrom<ScalarValue>(prop);
+            Assert.Equal(thisType.AssemblyQualifiedName, sv.LiteralValue());
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void TransformationsAreAppliedToEventProperties()
         {
diff --git a/test/Serilog.Tests/Parameters/PropertyValueConverterTests.cs b/test/Serilog.Tests/Parameters/PropertyValueConverterTests.cs
index 4fca562ad..f935855b4 100644
--- a/test/Serilog.Tests/Parameters/PropertyValueConverterTests.cs
+++ b/test/Serilog.Tests/Parameters/PropertyValueConverterTests.cs
@@ -167,7 +167,15 @@ public void FailsGracefullyWhenGettersThrow()
         public void SurvivesDestructuringASystemType()
         {
             var pv = _converter.CreatePropertyValue(typeof(string), Destructuring.Destructure);
-            Assert.Equal(typeof(string), pv.LiteralValue()); 
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(string), pv.LiteralValue());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SurvivesDestructuringMethodBase()
+        {
+            var theMethod = System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod();
+            var pv = _converter.CreatePropertyValue(theMethod, Destructuring.Destructure);
+            Assert.Equal(theMethod, pv.LiteralValue());
         }
 
         public class BaseWithProps