diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/observable-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/observable-tests.ts
index a8b9f8440..23f76f057 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/observable-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/observable-tests.ts
@@ -334,3 +334,47 @@ export var test_Observable_removeEventListener_SingleEvent_NoCallbackSpecified =
     obj.set("testName", 2);
     TKUnit.assert(receivedCount === 2, "Expected receive count is 2");
 }
+
+export var test_Observable_WhenCreatedWithJSON_PropertyChangedWithDotNotation_RaisesPropertyChangedEvent = function () {
+    var json = {
+        count: 5
+    };
+    var obj = new observable.Observable(json);
+
+    var receivedCount = 0;
+    var callback = function (data: observable.PropertyChangeData) {
+        receivedCount++;
+        TKUnit.assert(data.eventName === observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, "Expected event name " + observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent);
+        TKUnit.assert(data.object === obj, "PropertyChangeData.object value not valid.");
+        TKUnit.assert(data.propertyName === "count", "PropertyChangeData.propertyName value not valid.");
+        TKUnit.assert(data.value === 6, "PropertyChangeData.value value not valid.");
+    }
+
+    obj.addEventListener(observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, callback);
+
+    (<any>obj).count++;
+
+    TKUnit.assert(receivedCount === 1, "PropertyChanged event not raised properly.");
+}
+
+export var test_Observable_WhenCreatedWithJSON_PropertyChangedWithBracketsNotation_RaisesPropertyChangedEvent = function () {
+    var json = {
+        count: 5
+    };
+    var obj = new observable.Observable(json);
+
+    var receivedCount = 0;
+    var callback = function (data: observable.PropertyChangeData) {
+        receivedCount++;
+        TKUnit.assert(data.eventName === observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, "Expected event name " + observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent);
+        TKUnit.assert(data.object === obj, "PropertyChangeData.object value not valid.");
+        TKUnit.assert(data.propertyName === "count", "PropertyChangeData.propertyName value not valid.");
+        TKUnit.assert(data.value === 6, "PropertyChangeData.value value not valid.");
+    }
+
+    obj.addEventListener(observable.Observable.propertyChangeEvent, callback);
+
+    obj["count"]++;
+
+    TKUnit.assert(receivedCount === 1, "PropertyChanged event not raised properly.");
+}
diff --git a/data/observable/observable.ts b/data/observable/observable.ts
index f63cb76e6..0051686de 100644
--- a/data/observable/observable.ts
+++ b/data/observable/observable.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,32 @@ interface ListenerEntry {
 
 export class Observable implements definition.Observable {
     public static propertyChangeEvent = "propertyChange";
+    private _map: Map<string, Object>;
 
     private _observers = {};
 
     constructor(json?: any) {
         if (json) {
+            this._map = new Map<string, Object>();
+            var that = this;
+
+            var definePropertyFunc = function definePropertyFunc(propertyName) {
+                Object.defineProperty(Observable.prototype, propertyName, {
+                    get: function () {
+                        return that._map.get(propertyName);
+                    },
+                    set: function (value) {
+                        that._map.set(propertyName, value);
+                        that.notify(that._createPropertyChangeData(propertyName, value));
+                    },
+                    enumerable: true,
+                    configurable: true
+                });
+            };
+
             for (var prop in json) {
                 if (json.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
+                    definePropertyFunc(prop);
                     this.set(prop, json[prop]);
                 }
             }