diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index 63eb52fcb77f..a651777a222c 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -794,7 +794,8 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
       $observe: function(key, fn) {
         var attrs = this,
             $$observers = (attrs.$$observers || (attrs.$$observers = {})),
-            listeners = ($$observers[key] || ($$observers[key] = []));
+            listeners = (($$observers.hasOwnProperty(key) && isArray($$observers[key]) &&
+                $$observers[key]) || ($$observers[key] = []));
 
         listeners.push(fn);
         $rootScope.$evalAsync(function() {
diff --git a/test/ng/compileSpec.js b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
index 992d7edc51e1..da2d17d9d068 100755
--- a/test/ng/compileSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
@@ -2693,6 +2693,34 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
     }));
 
 
+    it('should be able to bind attribute names which are present in Object.prototype', function() {
+      module(function() {
+        directive('inProtoAttr', valueFn({
+          scope: {
+            'constructor': '@',
+            // Spidermonkey extension, may be obsolete in the future
+            'watch': '=',
+            'unwatch': '&'
+          }
+        }));
+      });
+      inject(function($rootScope) {
+        expect(function() {
+          compile('<div in-proto-attr constructor="hello, world" watch="[]" ' +
+                     'unwatch="value = !value"></div>');
+        }).not.toThrow();
+        var isolateScope = element.isolateScope();
+
+        expect(typeof isolateScope.constructor).toBe('string');
+        expect(isArray(isolateScope.watch)).toBe(true);
+        expect(typeof isolateScope.unwatch).toBe('function');
+        expect($rootScope.value).toBeUndefined();
+        isolateScope.unwatch();
+        expect($rootScope.value).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+
+
     describe('attribute', function() {
       it('should copy simple attribute', inject(function() {
         compile('<div><span my-component attr="some text">');