diff --git a/lib/class.js b/lib/class.js
index 72e2968..fd37b17 100644
--- a/lib/class.js
+++ b/lib/class.js
@@ -93,13 +93,23 @@ var extend = ( function( extending )
         var result_data = {
             abstractMethods: ( base.abstractMethods || [] ).slice()
         };
-        util.propCopy( props, prototype, result_data );
+
+        var properties = {};
+        util.propCopy( props, prototype, result_data, {
+            property: function( name, value )
+            {
+                properties[ name ] = value;
+
+                // also add to prototype
+                prototype[ name ] = value;
+            },
+        } );
 
         // reference to the parent prototype (for more experienced users)
         prototype.parent = base.prototype;
 
         // set up the new class
-        var new_class = create_ctor( result_data, extending );
+        var new_class = create_ctor( result_data, properties );
 
         setup_props( new_class, result_data );
         new_class.prototype   = prototype;
@@ -126,16 +136,26 @@ var extend = ( function( extending )
      *
      * @return  {Function}  constructor
      */
-    function create_ctor( result_data )
+    function create_ctor( result_data, properties )
     {
         // concrete class
         if ( result_data.abstractMethods.length === 0 )
         {
             return function()
             {
+                // initialize each of the properties for this instance to
+                // ensure we're not sharing prototype values
+                var value;
+                for ( prop in properties )
+                {
+                    // initialize the value with a clone to ensure that they do
+                    // not share references (and therefore, data)
+                    this[ prop ] = util.clone( properties[ prop ] );
+                }
+
+                // call the constructor, if one was provided
                 if ( this.__construct instanceof Function )
                 {
-                    // call the constructor
                     this.__construct.apply( this, arguments );
                 }
             };
diff --git a/test/test-class-extend.js b/test/test-class-extend.js
index 49e99f0..4d61083 100644
--- a/test/test-class-extend.js
+++ b/test/test-class-extend.js
@@ -135,3 +135,34 @@ assert.throws( function()
     });
 }, TypeError, "Cannot override property with a method" );
 
+
+var AnotherFoo = Class.extend(
+{
+    arr: [],
+    obj: {},
+});
+
+var Obj1 = new AnotherFoo(),
+    Obj2 = new AnotherFoo();
+
+Obj1.arr.push( 'one' );
+Obj2.arr.push( 'two' );
+
+Obj1.obj.a = true;
+Obj2.obj.b = true;
+
+// to ensure we're not getting/setting values of the prototype (=== can also be
+// used to test for references, but this test demonstrates the functionality
+// that we're looking to ensure)
+assert.ok(
+    ( ( Obj1.arr[ 0 ] === 'one' ) && ( Obj2.arr[ 0 ] === 'two' ) ),
+    "Multiple instances of the same class do not share array references"
+);
+
+assert.ok(
+    ( ( ( Obj1.obj.a === true ) && ( Obj1.obj.b === undefined ) )
+        && ( ( Obj2.obj.a === undefined ) && ( Obj2.obj.b === true ) )
+    ),
+    "Multiple instances of the same class do not share object references"
+);
+