diff --git a/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs b/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
index 470ad185..21ad6e13 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
@@ -1117,17 +1117,27 @@ public void SerializationEmitsPropertyWhenValueDifferFromDefaultValueAttribute()
         }
         
         [Fact]
-        public void SerializationHandlesThrowingProperties()
+        public void SerializationHandlesTargetInvocationException()
         {
+            var serializer = new SerializerBuilder().WithTargetInvocationExceptionsHandling().Build();
             var writer = new StringWriter();
             var obj = new ThrowingPropertyExample();
 
-            Serializer.Serialize(writer, obj);
+            serializer.Serialize(writer, obj);
             var serialized = writer.ToString();
 
             serialized.Should()
                 .Be("Value: Exception of type System.InvalidOperationException was thrown\r\n".NormalizeNewLines());
         }
+        
+        [Fact]
+        public void SerializationDoesntHandleTargetInvocationExceptionByDefault()
+        {
+            var writer = new StringWriter();
+            var obj = new ThrowingPropertyExample();
+
+            Assert.Throws<TargetInvocationException>(() => Serializer.Serialize(writer, obj));
+        }
 
         [Fact]
         public void SerializingAGenericDictionaryShouldNotThrowTargetException()
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/SerializerBuilder.cs b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/SerializerBuilder.cs
index 8b817f7c..2434b139 100755
--- a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/SerializerBuilder.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/SerializerBuilder.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public sealed class SerializerBuilder : BuilderSkeleton<SerializerBuilder>
         private ScalarStyle defaultScalarStyle = ScalarStyle.Any;
         private bool quoteNecessaryStrings;
         private bool quoteYaml1_1Strings;
+        private bool handleTargetInvocationExceptions;
 
         public SerializerBuilder()
             : base(new DynamicTypeResolver())
@@ -120,6 +121,15 @@ public SerializerBuilder WithQuotingNecessaryStrings(bool quoteYaml1_1Strings =
             return this;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Enables handling TargetInvocationExceptions thrown by a property so that information about exception is serialized as string value of the property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public SerializerBuilder WithTargetInvocationExceptionsHandling()
+        {
+            handleTargetInvocationExceptions = true;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the default quoting style for scalar values. The default value is <see cref="ScalarStyle.Any"/>
         /// </summary>
@@ -598,7 +608,7 @@ public IValueSerializer BuildValueSerializer()
 
         internal ITypeInspector BuildTypeInspector()
         {
-            ITypeInspector innerInspector = new ReadablePropertiesTypeInspector(typeResolver, includeNonPublicProperties);
+            ITypeInspector innerInspector = new ReadablePropertiesTypeInspector(typeResolver, includeNonPublicProperties, handleTargetInvocationExceptions);
 
             if (!ignoreFields)
             {
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/TypeInspectors/ReadablePropertiesTypeInspector.cs b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/TypeInspectors/ReadablePropertiesTypeInspector.cs
index 49df151c..8a55be80 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/TypeInspectors/ReadablePropertiesTypeInspector.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/TypeInspectors/ReadablePropertiesTypeInspector.cs
@@ -34,16 +34,21 @@ public sealed class ReadablePropertiesTypeInspector : TypeInspectorSkeleton
     {
         private readonly ITypeResolver typeResolver;
         private readonly bool includeNonPublicProperties;
+        private readonly bool handleTargetInvocationExceptions;
 
         public ReadablePropertiesTypeInspector(ITypeResolver typeResolver)
             : this(typeResolver, false)
         {
         }
 
-        public ReadablePropertiesTypeInspector(ITypeResolver typeResolver, bool includeNonPublicProperties)
+        public ReadablePropertiesTypeInspector(
+            ITypeResolver typeResolver,
+            bool includeNonPublicProperties,
+            bool handleTargetInvocationExceptions = false)
         {
             this.typeResolver = typeResolver ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(typeResolver));
             this.includeNonPublicProperties = includeNonPublicProperties;
+            this.handleTargetInvocationExceptions = handleTargetInvocationExceptions;
         }
 
         private static bool IsValidProperty(PropertyInfo property)
@@ -57,18 +62,23 @@ public override IEnumerable<IPropertyDescriptor> GetProperties(Type type, object
             return type
                 .GetProperties(includeNonPublicProperties)
                 .Where(IsValidProperty)
-                .Select(p => (IPropertyDescriptor)new ReflectionPropertyDescriptor(p, typeResolver));
+                .Select(p => (IPropertyDescriptor)new ReflectionPropertyDescriptor(p, typeResolver, handleTargetInvocationExceptions));
         }
 
         private sealed class ReflectionPropertyDescriptor : IPropertyDescriptor
         {
             private readonly PropertyInfo propertyInfo;
             private readonly ITypeResolver typeResolver;
+            private readonly bool handleTargetInvocationExceptions;
 
-            public ReflectionPropertyDescriptor(PropertyInfo propertyInfo, ITypeResolver typeResolver)
+            public ReflectionPropertyDescriptor(
+                PropertyInfo propertyInfo,
+                ITypeResolver typeResolver,
+                bool handleTargetInvocationExceptions)
             {
                 this.propertyInfo = propertyInfo ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(propertyInfo));
                 this.typeResolver = typeResolver ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(typeResolver));
+                this.handleTargetInvocationExceptions = handleTargetInvocationExceptions;
                 ScalarStyle = ScalarStyle.Any;
             }
 
@@ -93,16 +103,24 @@ public void Write(object target, object? value)
             public IObjectDescriptor Read(object target)
             {
                 object? propertyValue;
-                try
+                if (handleTargetInvocationExceptions)
                 {
-                    propertyValue = propertyInfo.ReadValue(target);
+                    try
+                    {
+                        propertyValue = propertyInfo.ReadValue(target);
+                    }
+                    catch (TargetInvocationException e)
+                    {
+                        return new ObjectDescriptor(
+                            $"Exception of type {e.InnerException!.GetType().FullName} was thrown",
+                            typeof(string), typeof(string), ScalarStyle.Any);
+                    }
                 }
-                catch (TargetInvocationException e)
+                else
                 {
-                    return new ObjectDescriptor(
-                        $"Exception of type {e.InnerException!.GetType().FullName} was thrown",
-                        typeof(string), typeof(string), ScalarStyle.Any);
+                    propertyValue = propertyInfo.ReadValue(target);
                 }
+
                 var actualType = TypeOverride ?? typeResolver.Resolve(Type, propertyValue);
                 return new ObjectDescriptor(propertyValue, actualType, Type, ScalarStyle);
             }