diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object.rs
index 0794bacc6..5464969a8 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ pub trait TObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug + Into<Object<'gc>> + Clone + Copy
                 {
                     return self.get_property_local(multiname, activation);
                 }
+
                 if let Some(bound_method) = self.get_bound_method(disp_id) {
                     return Ok(bound_method.into());
                 }
@@ -278,6 +279,13 @@ pub trait TObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug + Into<Object<'gc>> + Clone + Copy
                 )
             }
             Some(Property::Method { .. }) => {
+                // Similar to the get_property special case for XML/XMLList.
+                if (self.as_xml_object().is_some() || self.as_xml_list_object().is_some())
+                    && multiname.contains_public_namespace()
+                {
+                    return self.set_property_local(multiname, value, activation);
+                }
+
                 return Err(error::make_reference_error(
                     activation,
                     error::ReferenceErrorCode::AssignToMethod,
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/xml_set_children/Test.as b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/xml_set_children/Test.as
index dab90f250..c0d507947 100644
--- a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/xml_set_children/Test.as
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/xml_set_children/Test.as
@@ -34,3 +34,9 @@ var xml = <a>xxx<foo>yyy</foo>zzz</a>;
 trace("before: " + xml.toXMLString());
 xml.b = "abc";
 trace("after: " + xml.toXMLString());
+
+var xml = <a/>;
+trace("before: " + xml.toXMLString());
+xml.name = "abc";
+trace("xml.name: " + xml.name);
+trace("after: " + xml.toXMLString());
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/xml_set_children/output.txt b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/xml_set_children/output.txt
index cf9654d40..eb341b3a7 100644
--- a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/xml_set_children/output.txt
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/xml_set_children/output.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ before: <a><b x="1"/></a>
 after: <a><b x="1">abc</b></a>
 before: <a>xxx<foo>yyy</foo>zzz</a>
 after: <a>xxx<foo>yyy</foo>zzz<b>abc</b></a>
+before: <a/>
+xml.name: abc
+after: <a><name>abc</name></a>
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/xml_set_children/test.swf b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/xml_set_children/test.swf
index 4f00bfdfd..28e840457 100644
Binary files a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/xml_set_children/test.swf and b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/xml_set_children/test.swf differ