diff --git a/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/command/ActiveMQBytesMessage.java b/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/command/ActiveMQBytesMessage.java
index 199fd9eda3..71a39f80ca 100644
--- a/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/command/ActiveMQBytesMessage.java
+++ b/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/command/ActiveMQBytesMessage.java
@@ -912,6 +912,12 @@ public class ActiveMQBytesMessage extends ActiveMQMessage implements BytesMessag
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setObjectProperty(String name, Object value) throws JMSException {
+        initializeWriting();
+        super.setObjectProperty(name, value);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return super.toString() + " ActiveMQBytesMessage{ " + "bytesOut = " + bytesOut + ", dataOut = " + dataOut + ", dataIn = " + dataIn + " }";
diff --git a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/command/ActiveMQBytesMessageTest.java b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/command/ActiveMQBytesMessageTest.java
index 6b01d0533b..0219815688 100644
--- a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/command/ActiveMQBytesMessageTest.java
+++ b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/command/ActiveMQBytesMessageTest.java
@@ -269,30 +269,6 @@ public class ActiveMQBytesMessageTest extends TestCase {
         }
     }
 
-    public void testClearProperties() throws Exception {
-        ActiveMQBytesMessage bytesMessage = new ActiveMQBytesMessage();
-        bytesMessage.setIntProperty("one", 1);
-        // simulate send
-        bytesMessage.onSend();
-
-        assertEquals(1, bytesMessage.getIntProperty("one"));
-        assertTrue(bytesMessage.isReadOnlyProperties());
-
-        try {
-            bytesMessage.setIntProperty("two", 2);
-            fail("should have thrown b/c readonly");
-        } catch (MessageNotWriteableException expected) {
-        }
-
-        // allow writing new properties
-        bytesMessage.clearProperties();
-        assertFalse(bytesMessage.propertyExists("one"));
-        assertFalse(bytesMessage.isReadOnlyProperties());
-
-        bytesMessage.setIntProperty("two", 2);
-        assertEquals(2, bytesMessage.getIntProperty("two"));
-    }
-
     public void testReset() throws JMSException {
         ActiveMQBytesMessage message = new ActiveMQBytesMessage();
         try {