diff --git a/src/lib/add-mocks.js b/src/lib/add-mocks.js
index 537976283..33e527e86 100644
--- a/src/lib/add-mocks.js
+++ b/src/lib/add-mocks.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default function addMocks (mockedProperties: Object, Vue: Component) {
     try {
       Vue.prototype[key] = mockedProperties[key]
     } catch (e) {
-      warn('could not overwrite property $store, this usually caused by a plugin that has added the property as a read-only value')
+      warn(`could not overwrite property ${key}, this usually caused by a plugin that has added the property as a read-only value`)
     }
     $$Vue.util.defineReactive(Vue, key, mockedProperties[key])
   })
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/mount/options/mocks.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/mount/options/mocks.spec.js
index e54bf5546..c175495e8 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/mount/options/mocks.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/mount/options/mocks.spec.js
@@ -102,4 +102,22 @@ describe('mount.mocks', () => {
     expect(error.calledWith(msg)).to.equal(true)
     error.restore()
   })
+
+  it('logs that a property cannot be overwritten if there are problems writing', () => {
+    const error = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
+    const localVue = createLocalVue()
+    Object.defineProperty(localVue.prototype, '$val', {
+      value: 42
+    })
+    const $val = 64
+    mount(Component, {
+      localVue,
+      mocks: {
+        $val
+      }
+    })
+    const msg = '[vue-test-utils]: could not overwrite property $val, this usually caused by a plugin that has added the property as a read-only value'
+    expect(error.calledWith(msg)).to.equal(true)
+    error.restore()
+  })
 })