diff --git a/src/hooks.ts b/src/hooks.ts
index 79e8f84f..c55b7dfc 100644
--- a/src/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/hooks.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ export function useEnv<E extends Env>(): E {
  */
 export function useSubEnv(envExtension: Env) {
   const node = getCurrent()!;
-  node.childEnv = Object.freeze(Object.assign({}, node.childEnv, envExtension));
+  const env = Object.create(node.childEnv);
+  const descrs = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors(envExtension);
+  node.childEnv = Object.freeze(Object.defineProperties(env, descrs));
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/components/__snapshots__/hooks.test.ts.snap b/tests/components/__snapshots__/hooks.test.ts.snap
index 8d62944c..f9d7c06d 100644
--- a/tests/components/__snapshots__/hooks.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/components/__snapshots__/hooks.test.ts.snap
@@ -158,6 +158,32 @@ exports[`hooks use sub env does not pollute user env 1`] = `
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`hooks use sub env supports arbitrary descriptor 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, component, comment } = bdom;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<div><block-text-0/> <block-text-1/></div>\`);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    let d1 = ctx['env'].someVal;
+    let d2 = ctx['env'].someVal2;
+    return block1([d1, d2]);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`hooks use sub env supports arbitrary descriptor 2`] = `
+"function anonymous(bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, component, comment } = bdom;
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    return component(\`Child\`, {}, key + \`__1\`, node, ctx);
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`hooks useEffect hook dependencies prevent effects from rerunning when unchanged 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(bdom, helpers
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/components/hooks.test.ts b/tests/components/hooks.test.ts
index c2acef96..1b09fcce 100644
--- a/tests/components/hooks.test.ts
+++ b/tests/components/hooks.test.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,40 @@ describe("hooks", () => {
     expect(component.env).toHaveProperty("val");
   });
 
+  test("use sub env supports arbitrary descriptor", async () => {
+    let someVal = "maggot";
+    let someVal2 = "brain";
+
+    class Child extends Component {
+      static template = xml`<div><t t-esc="env.someVal" /> <t t-esc="env.someVal2" /></div>`;
+    }
+
+    class Test extends Component {
+      static template = xml`<Child />`;
+      static components = { Child };
+      setup() {
+        useSubEnv({
+          get someVal2() {
+            return someVal2;
+          },
+        });
+      }
+    }
+    someVal = "maggot";
+    const env = {
+      get someVal() {
+        return someVal;
+      },
+    };
+    const component = await new App(Test).configure({ env }).mount(fixture);
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div>maggot brain</div>");
+    someVal = "brain";
+    someVal2 = "maggot";
+    component.render();
+    await nextTick();
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div>brain maggot</div>");
+  });
+
   test("can use useComponent", async () => {
     expect.assertions(2);
     class Test extends Component {