diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/index.js b/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/index.js
index ce3303bbaf..747fbca3d3 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/index.js
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ export default class Scope {
       if (node.computed && !this.isPure(node.key, constantsOnly)) return false;
       if (node.kind === "get" || node.kind === "set") return false;
       return true;
-    } else if (t.isClassProperty(node)) {
+    } else if (t.isClassProperty(node) || t.isObjectProperty(node)) {
       if (node.computed && !this.isPure(node.key, constantsOnly)) return false;
       return this.isPure(node.value, constantsOnly);
     } else if (t.isUnaryExpression(node)) {
diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/test/scope.js b/packages/babel-traverse/test/scope.js
index d58ccc1ae3..c119d6f5ac 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/test/scope.js
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/test/scope.js
@@ -34,5 +34,9 @@ suite("scope", function () {
       assert.ok(getPath("var [ foo ] = null;").scope.getBinding("foo").path.type === "VariableDeclarator");
       assert.ok(getPath("var { bar: [ foo ] } = null;").scope.getBinding("foo").path.type === "VariableDeclarator");
     });
+
+    test("purity", function () {
+      assert.ok(getPath("({ x: 1 })").get("body")[0].get("expression").isPure());
+    });
   });
 });