diff --git a/boa/src/builtins/object/mod.rs b/boa/src/builtins/object/mod.rs
index 173df33f4fc..7c53dd4c1d6 100644
--- a/boa/src/builtins/object/mod.rs
+++ b/boa/src/builtins/object/mod.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,10 @@ impl Object {
     /// Define a property in an object
     pub fn define_property(_: &Value, args: &[Value], ctx: &mut Context) -> Result<Value> {
         let obj = args.get(0).expect("Cannot get object");
-        let prop = args.get(1).expect("Cannot get object").to_string(ctx)?;
+        let prop = args
+            .get(1)
+            .expect("Cannot get object")
+            .to_property_key(ctx)?;
         let desc = Property::from(args.get(2).expect("Cannot get object"));
         obj.set_property(prop, desc);
         Ok(Value::undefined())
diff --git a/boa/src/builtins/object/tests.rs b/boa/src/builtins/object/tests.rs
index 5c42f85fc93..a13abf1d9b4 100644
--- a/boa/src/builtins/object/tests.rs
+++ b/boa/src/builtins/object/tests.rs
@@ -177,3 +177,17 @@ fn object_to_string() {
     assert_eq!(forward(&mut ctx, "re.toString()"), "\"[object RegExp]\"");
     assert_eq!(forward(&mut ctx, "o.toString()"), "\"[object Object]\"");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn define_symbol_property() {
+    let mut ctx = Context::new();
+
+    let init = r#"
+        let obj = {};
+        let sym = Symbol("key");
+        Object.defineProperty(obj, sym, { value: "val" });
+    "#;
+    eprintln!("{}", forward(&mut ctx, init));
+
+    assert_eq!(forward(&mut ctx, "obj[sym]"), "\"val\"");
+}