diff --git a/docs/JestObjectAPI.md b/docs/JestObjectAPI.md
index daaab8766cd8..64dcfbf982e5 100644
--- a/docs/JestObjectAPI.md
+++ b/docs/JestObjectAPI.md
@@ -418,3 +418,60 @@ test('plays video', () => {
   spy.mockRestore();
 });
 ```
+
+### `jest.spyOn(object, methodName, accessType?)`
+##### available in Jest **x.x.x+**
+
+Since Jest x.x.x+, the `jest.spyOn` method takes an optional third argument that can be `'get'` or `'get'` in order to install a spy as a getter or a setter respectively. This is also needed when you need a spy an existing getter/setter method.
+
+Example:
+
+```js
+const video = {
+  get play() { // it's a getter!
+    return true;
+  },
+};
+
+module.exports = video;
+
+const audio = {
+  _volume: false,
+  set volume(value) { // it's a setter!
+    this._volume = value;
+  },
+  get volume() {
+    return this._volume;
+  }
+};
+
+module.exports = video;
+```
+
+Example test:
+
+```js
+const video = require('./video');
+
+test('plays video', () => {
+  const spy = jest.spyOn(video, 'play', 'get'); // we pass 'get'
+  const isPlaying = video.play;
+
+  expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect(isPlaying).toBe(true);
+
+  spy.mockReset();
+  spy.mockRestore();
+});
+
+test('plays audio', () => {
+  const spy = jest.spyOn(video, 'play', 'set'); // we pass 'set'
+  video.volume = 100;
+
+  expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect(video.volume).toBe(100);
+
+  spy.mockReset();
+  spy.mockRestore();
+});
+```
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/jasmine_light.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/jasmine_light.js
index 68f4ac1122dd..911377194e92 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/jasmine_light.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/jasmine_light.js
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ exports.interface = function(jasmine: Jasmine, env: any) {
       return env.fail.apply(env, arguments);
     },
 
-    spyOn(obj: Object, methodName: string) {
-      return env.spyOn(obj, methodName);
+    spyOn(obj: Object, methodName: string, accessType?: string) {
+      return env.spyOn(obj, methodName, accessType);
     },
 
     jsApiReporter: new jasmine.JsApiReporter({
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/spy_registry.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/spy_registry.js
index 31d156a7fadb..4a619eaba36f 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/spy_registry.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/spy_registry.js
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ export default function SpyRegistry(options: Object) {
     this.respy = allow;
   };
 
-  this.spyOn = function(obj, methodName) {
+  this.spyOn = function(obj, methodName, accessType?: string) {
+    if (accessType) {
+      return this._spyOnProperty(obj, methodName, accessType);
+    }
+
     if (obj === void 0) {
       throw new Error(
         getErrorMsg(
@@ -129,6 +133,82 @@ export default function SpyRegistry(options: Object) {
     return spiedMethod;
   };
 
+  this._spyOnProperty = function(obj, propertyName, accessType = 'get') {
+    if (!obj) {
+      throw new Error(
+        getErrorMsg('could not find an object to spy upon for ' + propertyName),
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (!propertyName) {
+      throw new Error(getErrorMsg('No property name supplied'));
+    }
+
+    let descriptor;
+    try {
+      descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(obj, propertyName);
+    } catch (e) {
+      // IE 8 doesn't support `definePropery` on non-DOM nodes
+    }
+
+    if (!descriptor) {
+      throw new Error(getErrorMsg(propertyName + ' property does not exist'));
+    }
+
+    if (!descriptor.configurable) {
+      throw new Error(
+        getErrorMsg(propertyName + ' is not declared configurable'),
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (!descriptor[accessType]) {
+      throw new Error(
+        getErrorMsg(
+          'Property ' +
+            propertyName +
+            ' does not have access type ' +
+            accessType,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (obj[propertyName] && isSpy(obj[propertyName])) {
+      if (this.respy) {
+        return obj[propertyName];
+      } else {
+        throw new Error(
+          getErrorMsg(propertyName + ' has already been spied upon'),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    const originalDescriptor = descriptor;
+    const spiedProperty = createSpy(propertyName, descriptor[accessType]);
+    let restoreStrategy;
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(obj, propertyName)) {
+      restoreStrategy = function() {
+        Object.defineProperty(obj, propertyName, originalDescriptor);
+      };
+    } else {
+      restoreStrategy = function() {
+        delete obj[propertyName];
+      };
+    }
+
+    currentSpies().push({
+      restoreObjectToOriginalState: restoreStrategy,
+    });
+
+    const spiedDescriptor = Object.assign({}, descriptor, {
+      [accessType]: spiedProperty,
+    });
+
+    Object.defineProperty(obj, propertyName, spiedDescriptor);
+
+    return spiedProperty;
+  };
+
   this.clearSpies = function() {
     const spies = currentSpies();
     for (let i = spies.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
diff --git a/packages/jest-mock/src/__tests__/jest_mock.test.js b/packages/jest-mock/src/__tests__/jest_mock.test.js
index e081c8ecbc7e..d298cba993de 100644
--- a/packages/jest-mock/src/__tests__/jest_mock.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-mock/src/__tests__/jest_mock.test.js
@@ -666,4 +666,122 @@ describe('moduleMocker', () => {
       expect(spy2.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('spyOnProperty', () => {
+    it('should work - getter', () => {
+      let isOriginalCalled = false;
+      let originalCallThis;
+      let originalCallArguments;
+      const obj = {
+        get method() {
+          return function() {
+            isOriginalCalled = true;
+            originalCallThis = this;
+            originalCallArguments = arguments;
+          };
+        },
+      };
+
+      const spy = moduleMocker.spyOn(obj, 'method', 'get');
+
+      const thisArg = {this: true};
+      const firstArg = {first: true};
+      const secondArg = {second: true};
+      obj.method.call(thisArg, firstArg, secondArg);
+      expect(isOriginalCalled).toBe(true);
+      expect(originalCallThis).toBe(thisArg);
+      expect(originalCallArguments.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(originalCallArguments[0]).toBe(firstArg);
+      expect(originalCallArguments[1]).toBe(secondArg);
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      isOriginalCalled = false;
+      originalCallThis = null;
+      originalCallArguments = null;
+      spy.mockReset();
+      spy.mockRestore();
+      obj.method.call(thisArg, firstArg, secondArg);
+      expect(isOriginalCalled).toBe(true);
+      expect(originalCallThis).toBe(thisArg);
+      expect(originalCallArguments.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(originalCallArguments[0]).toBe(firstArg);
+      expect(originalCallArguments[1]).toBe(secondArg);
+      expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should work - setter', () => {
+      const obj = {
+        _property: false,
+        set property(value) {
+          this._property = value;
+        },
+        get property() {
+          return this._property;
+        },
+      };
+
+      const spy = moduleMocker.spyOn(obj, 'property', 'set');
+      obj.property = true;
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(obj.property).toBe(true);
+      obj.property = false;
+      spy.mockReset();
+      spy.mockRestore();
+      obj.property = true;
+      expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(obj.property).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should throw on invalid input', () => {
+      expect(() => {
+        moduleMocker.spyOn(null, 'method');
+      }).toThrow();
+      expect(() => {
+        moduleMocker.spyOn({}, 'method');
+      }).toThrow();
+      expect(() => {
+        moduleMocker.spyOn({method: 10}, 'method');
+      }).toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('supports restoring all spies', () => {
+      let methodOneCalls = 0;
+      let methodTwoCalls = 0;
+      const obj = {
+        get methodOne() {
+          return function() {
+            methodOneCalls++;
+          };
+        },
+        get methodTwo() {
+          return function() {
+            methodTwoCalls++;
+          };
+        },
+      };
+
+      const spy1 = moduleMocker.spyOn(obj, 'methodOne', 'get');
+      const spy2 = moduleMocker.spyOn(obj, 'methodTwo', 'get');
+
+      // First, we call with the spies: both spies and both original functions
+      // should be called.
+      obj.methodOne();
+      obj.methodTwo();
+      expect(methodOneCalls).toBe(1);
+      expect(methodTwoCalls).toBe(1);
+      expect(spy1.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(spy2.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+
+      moduleMocker.restoreAllMocks();
+
+      // Then, after resetting all mocks, we call methods again. Only the real
+      // methods should bump their count, not the spies.
+      obj.methodOne();
+      obj.methodTwo();
+      expect(methodOneCalls).toBe(2);
+      expect(methodTwoCalls).toBe(2);
+      expect(spy1.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(spy2.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/jest-mock/src/index.js b/packages/jest-mock/src/index.js
index 33019e3edb51..7490110d5de1 100644
--- a/packages/jest-mock/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-mock/src/index.js
@@ -659,7 +659,11 @@ class ModuleMockerClass {
     return fn;
   }
 
-  spyOn(object: any, methodName: any): any {
+  spyOn(object: any, methodName: any, accessType?: string): any {
+    if (accessType) {
+      return this._spyOnProperty(object, methodName, accessType);
+    }
+
     if (typeof object !== 'object' && typeof object !== 'function') {
       throw new Error(
         'Cannot spyOn on a primitive value; ' + this._typeOf(object) + ' given',
@@ -691,6 +695,66 @@ class ModuleMockerClass {
     return object[methodName];
   }
 
+  _spyOnProperty(obj: any, propertyName: any, accessType: string = 'get'): any {
+    if (typeof obj !== 'object' && typeof obj !== 'function') {
+      throw new Error(
+        'Cannot spyOn on a primitive value; ' + this._typeOf(obj) + ' given',
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (!obj) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'spyOn could not find an object to spy upon for ' + propertyName + '',
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (!propertyName) {
+      throw new Error('No property name supplied');
+    }
+
+    const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(obj, propertyName);
+
+    if (!descriptor) {
+      throw new Error(propertyName + ' property does not exist');
+    }
+
+    if (!descriptor.configurable) {
+      throw new Error(propertyName + ' is not declared configurable');
+    }
+
+    if (!descriptor[accessType]) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'Property ' + propertyName + ' does not have access type ' + accessType,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const original = descriptor[accessType];
+
+    if (!this.isMockFunction(original)) {
+      if (typeof original !== 'function') {
+        throw new Error(
+          'Cannot spy the ' +
+            propertyName +
+            ' property because it is not a function; ' +
+            this._typeOf(original) +
+            ' given instead',
+        );
+      }
+
+      descriptor[accessType] = this._makeComponent({type: 'function'}, () => {
+        descriptor[accessType] = original;
+        Object.defineProperty(obj, propertyName, descriptor);
+      });
+
+      descriptor[accessType].mockImplementation(function() {
+        return original.apply(this, arguments);
+      });
+    }
+
+    Object.defineProperty(obj, propertyName, descriptor);
+    return descriptor[accessType];
+  }
+
   clearAllMocks() {
     this._mockState = new WeakMap();
   }
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/runtime_jest_spy_on.test.js b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/runtime_jest_spy_on.test.js
index 2511e16cf8dd..3c062d1fffcf 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/runtime_jest_spy_on.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/runtime_jest_spy_on.test.js
@@ -35,4 +35,25 @@ describe('Runtime', () => {
         expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
       }));
   });
+
+  describe('jest.spyOnProperty', () => {
+    it('calls the original function', () =>
+      createRuntime(__filename).then(runtime => {
+        const root = runtime.requireModule(runtime.__mockRootPath);
+
+        let isOriginalCalled = false;
+        const obj = {
+          get method() {
+            return () => (isOriginalCalled = true);
+          },
+        };
+
+        const spy = root.jest.spyOn(obj, 'method', 'get');
+
+        obj.method();
+
+        expect(isOriginalCalled).toBe(true);
+        expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      }));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/types/Jest.js b/types/Jest.js
index 3b04e043e361..45a8f98af0c6 100644
--- a/types/Jest.js
+++ b/types/Jest.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export type Jest = {|
   runTimersToTime(msToRun: number): void,
   setMock(moduleName: string, moduleExports: any): Jest,
   setTimeout(timeout: number): Jest,
-  spyOn(object: Object, methodName: string): JestMockFn,
+  spyOn(object: Object, methodName: string, accessType?: string): JestMockFn,
   unmock(moduleName: string): Jest,
   useFakeTimers(): Jest,
   useRealTimers(): Jest,