diff --git a/test/parallel/test-vm-global-property-interceptors.js b/test/parallel/test-vm-global-property-interceptors.js
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+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const vm = require('vm');
+
+const dSymbol = Symbol('d');
+const sandbox = {
+  a: 'a',
+  dSymbol
+};
+
+Object.defineProperties(sandbox, {
+  b: {
+    value: 'b'
+  },
+  c: {
+    value: 'c',
+    writable: true,
+    enumerable: true
+  },
+  [dSymbol]: {
+    value: 'd'
+  },
+  e: {
+    value: 'e',
+    configurable: true
+  },
+  f: {}
+});
+
+const ctx = vm.createContext(sandbox);
+
+const result = vm.runInContext(`
+const getDesc = (prop) => Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(this, prop);
+const result = {
+  a: getDesc('a'),
+  b: getDesc('b'),
+  c: getDesc('c'),
+  d: getDesc(dSymbol),
+  e: getDesc('e'),
+  f: getDesc('f'),
+  g: getDesc('g')
+};
+result;
+`, ctx);
+
+//eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
+assert.deepEqual(result, {
+  a: { value: 'a', writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: true },
+  b: { value: 'b', writable: false, enumerable: false, configurable: false },
+  c: { value: 'c', writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: false },
+  d: { value: 'd', writable: false, enumerable: false, configurable: false },
+  e: { value: 'e', writable: false, enumerable: false, configurable: true },
+  f: {
+    value: undefined,
+    writable: false,
+    enumerable: false,
+    configurable: false
+  },
+  g: undefined
+});
+
+// define new properties
+vm.runInContext(`
+Object.defineProperty(this, 'h', {value: 'h'});
+Object.defineProperty(this, 'i', {});
+Object.defineProperty(this, 'j', {
+  get() { return 'j'; }
+});
+let kValue = 0;
+Object.defineProperty(this, 'k', {
+  get() { return kValue; },
+  set(value) { kValue = value }
+});
+`, ctx);
+
+assert.deepStrictEqual(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(ctx, 'h'), {
+  value: 'h',
+  writable: false,
+  enumerable: false,
+  configurable: false
+});
+
+assert.deepStrictEqual(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(ctx, 'i'), {
+  value: undefined,
+  writable: false,
+  enumerable: false,
+  configurable: false
+});
+
+const jDesc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(ctx, 'j');
+assert.strictEqual(typeof jDesc.get, 'function');
+assert.strictEqual(typeof jDesc.set, 'undefined');
+assert.strictEqual(jDesc.enumerable, false);
+assert.strictEqual(jDesc.configurable, false);
+
+const kDesc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(ctx, 'k');
+assert.strictEqual(typeof kDesc.get, 'function');
+assert.strictEqual(typeof kDesc.set, 'function');
+assert.strictEqual(kDesc.enumerable, false);
+assert.strictEqual(kDesc.configurable, false);
+
+assert.strictEqual(ctx.k, 0);
+ctx.k = 1;
+assert.strictEqual(ctx.k, 1);
+assert.strictEqual(vm.runInContext('k;', ctx), 1);
+vm.runInContext('k = 2;', ctx);
+assert.strictEqual(ctx.k, 2);
+assert.strictEqual(vm.runInContext('k;', ctx), 2);
+
+// redefine properties on the global object
+assert.strictEqual(typeof vm.runInContext('encodeURI;', ctx), 'function');
+assert.strictEqual(ctx.encodeURI, undefined);
+vm.runInContext(`
+Object.defineProperty(this, 'encodeURI', { value: 42 });
+`, ctx);
+assert.strictEqual(vm.runInContext('encodeURI;', ctx), 42);
+assert.strictEqual(ctx.encodeURI, 42);
+
+// redefine properties on the sandbox
+vm.runInContext(`
+Object.defineProperty(this, 'e', { value: 'newE' });
+`, ctx);
+assert.strictEqual(ctx.e, 'newE');
+
+assert.throws(() => vm.runInContext(`
+'use strict';
+Object.defineProperty(this, 'f', { value: 'newF' });
+`, ctx), /TypeError: Cannot redefine property: f/);