diff --git a/src/DotVVM.Framework.Tests.Owin/DefaultViewModelSerializerTests.cs b/src/DotVVM.Framework.Tests.Owin/DefaultViewModelSerializerTests.cs
index 25302f0702..f1ccb696c2 100644
--- a/src/DotVVM.Framework.Tests.Owin/DefaultViewModelSerializerTests.cs
+++ b/src/DotVVM.Framework.Tests.Owin/DefaultViewModelSerializerTests.cs
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ public void Serializer_Valid_ExistingValueNotReplaced()
 			Assert.AreEqual(123, viewModel.Property.GetPrivateField());
 		}
 
-		private string SerializeViewModel(object viewModel)
+       
+
+        private string SerializeViewModel(object viewModel)
 		{
 			context.ViewModel = viewModel;
 			serializer.SendDiff = false;
@@ -320,11 +322,28 @@ public void DefaultViewModelSerializer_EnumInCollection()
 			Assert.AreEqual(oldViewModel.Children[2].Property1, newViewModel.Children[2].Property1);
 		}
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void Serializer_Valid_BindBothOnGetOnlyProperty()
+        {
+            var json = SerializeViewModel(new GetOnlyPropertyViewModel { Property = 42 });
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Wraps the serialized view model to an object that comes from the client.
-		/// </summary>
-		private static string WrapSerializedViewModel(string result)
+            var viewModel = new GetOnlyPropertyViewModel();
+            PopulateViewModel(viewModel, json);
+            Assert.AreEqual(43, viewModel.PropertyPlusOne);
+        }
+
+        public class GetOnlyPropertyViewModel
+        {
+            public int Property { get; set; }
+            [Bind(Direction.Both)]
+            public int PropertyPlusOne => Property + 1;
+        }
+
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Wraps the serialized view model to an object that comes from the client.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static string WrapSerializedViewModel(string result)
 		{
 			return string.Format("{{'currentPath':[],'command':'','controlUniqueId':'','viewModel':{0},'validationTargetPath':'','updatedControls':{{}}}}".Replace("'", "\""), result);
 		}
diff --git a/src/DotVVM.Framework/ViewModel/Serialization/ViewModelSerializationMap.cs b/src/DotVVM.Framework/ViewModel/Serialization/ViewModelSerializationMap.cs
index 8bcf98b63d..3c2bd40cb8 100644
--- a/src/DotVVM.Framework/ViewModel/Serialization/ViewModelSerializationMap.cs
+++ b/src/DotVVM.Framework/ViewModel/Serialization/ViewModelSerializationMap.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public Action<JObject, JsonSerializer, object, EncryptedValuesReader> CreateRead
             block.Add(Expression.Assign(value, Expression.Convert(valueParam, Type)));
 
             // go through all properties that should be read
-            foreach (var property in Properties.Where(p => p.TransferToServer))
+            foreach (var property in Properties.Where(p => p.TransferToServer && p.PropertyInfo.SetMethod != null))
             {
                 if (property.ViewModelProtection == ProtectMode.EncryptData || property.ViewModelProtection == ProtectMode.SignData)
                 {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public Action<JsonWriter, object, JsonSerializer, EncryptedValuesWriter, bool> C
             {
                 var endPropertyLabel = Expression.Label("end_property_" + property.Name);
                 var options = new Dictionary<string, object>();
-                if (property.TransferToClient)
+                if (property.TransferToClient && property.PropertyInfo.GetMethod != null)
                 {
                     if (property.TransferFirstRequest != property.TransferAfterPostback)
                     {