diff --git a/src/language/JSUtils.js b/src/language/JSUtils.js
index 509402daacc..3763e5f44ab 100644
--- a/src/language/JSUtils.js
+++ b/src/language/JSUtils.js
@@ -262,7 +262,10 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
             rangeResults        = [];
         
         docEntries.forEach(function (docEntry) {
-            if (docEntry.functions.hasOwnProperty(functionName)) {
+            // Need to call CollectionUtils.hasProperty here since docEntry.functions could
+            // have an entry for "hasOwnProperty", which results in an error if trying to
+            // invoke docEntry.functions.hasOwnProperty().
+            if (CollectionUtils.hasProperty(docEntry.functions, functionName)) {
                 var functionsInDocument = docEntry.functions[functionName];
                 matchedDocuments.push({doc: docEntry.doc, fileInfo: docEntry.fileInfo, functions: functionsInDocument});
             }
diff --git a/src/utils/CollectionUtils.js b/src/utils/CollectionUtils.js
index c9145a509af..1e338976a8a 100644
--- a/src/utils/CollectionUtils.js
+++ b/src/utils/CollectionUtils.js
@@ -62,7 +62,21 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the object has the specified property.
+     * This calls the Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty function directly, rather than
+     * depending on the object having a function named "hasOwnProperty". This way the
+     * object *can* have a property named "hasOwnProperty" that is not a function.
+     * @param {*} object The object to test
+     * @param {string} property The name of the property to query
+     * @return {boolean} True if the object contains the property
+     */
+    function hasProperty(object, property) {
+        return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.apply(object, [property]);
+    }
+    
     // Define public API
     exports.indexOf = indexOf;
     exports.forEach = forEach;
+    exports.hasProperty = hasProperty;
 });
diff --git a/src/utils/StringMatch.js b/src/utils/StringMatch.js
index 760dbdd382f..9471185d0f9 100644
--- a/src/utils/StringMatch.js
+++ b/src/utils/StringMatch.js
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         }
         
         // Load up the cached specials information (or build it if this is our first time through).
-        var special = this._specialsCache.hasOwnProperty(str) ? this._specialsCache[str] : undefined;
+        var special = CollectionUtils.hasProperty(this._specialsCache, str) ? this._specialsCache[str] : undefined;
         if (special === undefined) {
             special = findSpecialCharacters(str);
             this._specialsCache[str] = special;
diff --git a/test/spec/JSUtils-test-files/tricky.js b/test/spec/JSUtils-test-files/tricky.js
index 8131d1b3590..16ccf52f32e 100644
--- a/test/spec/JSUtils-test-files/tricky.js
+++ b/test/spec/JSUtils-test-files/tricky.js
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ function toString() {
 function length() {
     return 0;
 }
+
+// This function's name collides with an Object.prototype member
+function hasOwnProperty() {
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/test/spec/JSUtils-test.js b/test/spec/JSUtils-test.js
index 0a8cf1cd974..4b0e8eb82e2 100644
--- a/test/spec/JSUtils-test.js
+++ b/test/spec/JSUtils-test.js
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
                 runs(function () {
                     expectFunctionRanges(this, this.fileJsContent, "toString", [ {start: 1, end: 3} ]);
                     expectFunctionRanges(this, this.fileJsContent, "length", [ {start: 6, end: 8} ]);
+                    expectFunctionRanges(this, this.fileJsContent, "hasOwnProperty", [ {start: 11, end: 13} ]);
                 });
             });
             
@@ -462,6 +463,15 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
                     expect(functions[0].lineStart).toBe(6);
                     expect(functions[0].lineEnd).toBe(8);
                 });
+                
+                indexAndFind(function (fileInfos) {
+                    return JSUtils.findMatchingFunctions("hasOwnProperty", fileInfos);
+                });
+                runs(function () {
+                    expect(functions.length).toBe(1);
+                    expect(functions[0].lineStart).toBe(11);
+                    expect(functions[0].lineEnd).toBe(13);
+                });
             });
         });
         
diff --git a/test/spec/StringMatch-test.js b/test/spec/StringMatch-test.js
index 89eee836375..27e77dd60f1 100644
--- a/test/spec/StringMatch-test.js
+++ b/test/spec/StringMatch-test.js
@@ -641,6 +641,10 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
                 // Array.prototype has length
                 var lengthResult = matcher.match("length", "l");
                 expect(lengthResult).toBeTruthy();
+                
+                // Object.prototype has hasOwnProperty
+                var hasOwnPropertyResult = matcher.match("hasOwnProperty", "h");
+                expect(hasOwnPropertyResult).toBeTruthy();
             });
         });
     });