diff --git a/lib/6to5/file.js b/lib/6to5/file.js
index da5b168fa3..9f73eae828 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/file.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/file.js
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ File.helpers = [
   "interop-require-wildcard",
   "typeof",
   "exports-wildcard",
-  "extends"
+  "extends",
+  "get"
 ];
 
 File.excludeHelpersFromRuntime = [
diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/templates/class-super-constructor-call.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/templates/class-super-constructor-call.js
index c9b822f013..21034b6201 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/templates/class-super-constructor-call.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/templates/class-super-constructor-call.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-if (SUPER_NAME !== null) {
-  SUPER_NAME.apply(this, arguments);
+if (Object.getPrototypeOf(CLASS_NAME) !== null) {
+  Object.getPrototypeOf(CLASS_NAME).apply(this, arguments);
 }
diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/templates/get.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/templates/get.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87e4f7218f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/templates/get.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+(function get(object, property, receiver) {
+  var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(object, property);
+
+  if (desc === undefined) {
+    var parent = Object.getPrototypeOf(object);
+
+    if (parent === null) {
+      return undefined;
+    } else {
+      return get(parent);
+    }
+  } else if ("value" in desc && desc.writable) {
+    return desc.value;
+  } else {
+    var getter = desc.get;
+
+    if (getter === undefined) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return getter.call(receiver);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-classes.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-classes.js
index 8444212260..0d3ef1660b 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-classes.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-classes.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Class.prototype.buildBody = function () {
 
   if (!this.hasConstructor && superName && !t.isFalsyExpression(superName)) {
     constructor.body.body.push(util.template("class-super-constructor-call", {
-      SUPER_NAME: superName
+      CLASS_NAME: className
     }, true));
   }
 
@@ -215,45 +215,45 @@ Class.prototype.pushMethod = function (node) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Given a `methodNode`, produce a `MemberExpression` super class reference.
+ * Gets a node representing the super class value of the named property.
  *
- * @param {Node} methodNode MethodDefinition
- * @param {Node} node Identifier
- * @param {Node} parent
+ * @example
+ *
+ *   _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(CLASS.prototype), "METHOD", this)
+ *
+ * @param {Node} property
+ * @param {boolean} isStatic
+ * @param {boolean} isComputed
  *
  * @returns {Node}
  */
 
-Class.prototype.superIdentifier = function (methodNode, id, parent) {
-  var methodName = methodNode.key;
-  var superName  = this.superName || t.identifier("Function");
-
-  if (parent.property === id) {
-    return;
-  } else if (t.isCallExpression(parent, { callee: id })) {
-    // super(); -> ClassName.prototype.MethodName.call(this);
-    parent.arguments.unshift(t.thisExpression());
-
-    if (methodName.name === "constructor") {
-      // constructor() { super(); }
-      return t.memberExpression(superName, t.identifier("call"));
-    } else {
-      id = superName;
-
-      // foo() { super(); }
-      if (!methodNode.static) {
-        id = t.memberExpression(id, t.identifier("prototype"));
-      }
-
-      id = t.memberExpression(id, methodName, methodNode.computed);
-      return t.memberExpression(id, t.identifier("call"));
-    }
-  } else if (t.isMemberExpression(parent) && !methodNode.static) {
-    // super.test -> ClassName.prototype.test
-    return t.memberExpression(superName, t.identifier("prototype"));
-  } else {
-    return superName;
-  }
+Class.prototype.superProperty = function (property, isStatic, isComputed) {
+  return t.callExpression(
+    this.file.addHelper("get"),
+    [
+      t.callExpression(
+        t.memberExpression(
+          t.identifier("Object"),
+          t.identifier("getPrototypeOf"),
+          false
+        ),
+        [
+          isStatic ?
+            this.className :
+            t.memberExpression(
+              this.className,
+              t.identifier("prototype"),
+              false
+            )
+        ]
+      ),
+      isComputed ?
+        property :
+        t.literal(property.name),
+      t.thisExpression()
+    ]
+  );
 };
 
 /**
@@ -268,16 +268,48 @@ Class.prototype.replaceInstanceSuperReferences = function (methodNode) {
 
   traverse(method, {
     enter: function (node, parent) {
+      var property;
+      var computed;
+      var args;
+
       if (t.isIdentifier(node, { name: "super" })) {
-        return self.superIdentifier(methodNode, node, parent);
+        if (!(t.isMemberExpression(parent) && !parent.computed && parent.property === node)) {
+          throw self.file.errorWithNode(node, "illegal use of bare super");
+        }
       } else if (t.isCallExpression(node)) {
         var callee = node.callee;
-        if (!t.isMemberExpression(callee)) return;
-        if (callee.object.name !== "super") return;
+        if (t.isIdentifier(callee) && callee.name === "super") {
+          // super(); -> _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(ClassName), "MethodName", this).call(this);
+          property = methodNode.key;
+          computed = methodNode.computed;
+          args = node.arguments;
+        } else {
+          if (!t.isMemberExpression(callee)) return;
+          if (callee.object.name !== "super") return;
 
-        // super.test(); -> ClassName.prototype.MethodName.call(this);
-        t.appendToMemberExpression(callee, t.identifier("call"));
-        node.arguments.unshift(t.thisExpression());
+          // super.test(); -> _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(ClassName.prototype), "test", this).call(this);
+          property = callee.property;
+          computed = callee.computed;
+          args = node.arguments;
+        }
+      } else if (t.isMemberExpression(node)) {
+        if (!t.isIdentifier(node.object, { name: "super" })) return;
+
+        // super.name; -> _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(ClassName.prototype), "name", this);
+        property = node.property;
+        computed = node.computed;
+      }
+
+      if (property) {
+        var superProperty = self.superProperty(property, methodNode.static, computed);
+        if (args) {
+          return t.callExpression(
+            t.memberExpression(superProperty, t.identifier("call"), false),
+            [t.thisExpression()].concat(args)
+          );
+        } else {
+          return superProperty;
+        }
       }
     }
   });
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/accessing-super-class/actual.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/accessing-super-class/actual.js
index 64b349152c..154d85730b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/accessing-super-class/actual.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/accessing-super-class/actual.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ class Test extends Foo {
     woops.super.test();
     super();
     super.test();
-    foob(super);
 
     super(...arguments);
     super("test", ...arguments);
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/accessing-super-class/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/accessing-super-class/expected.js
index 1600d655fb..6900d5d283 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/accessing-super-class/expected.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/accessing-super-class/expected.js
@@ -1,6 +1,28 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var _slice = Array.prototype.slice;
+var _get = function get(object, property, receiver) {
+  var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(object, property);
+
+  if (desc === undefined) {
+    var parent = Object.getPrototypeOf(object);
+
+    if (parent === null) {
+      return undefined;
+    } else {
+      return get(parent);
+    }
+  } else if ("value" in desc && desc.writable) {
+    return desc.value;
+  } else {
+    var getter = desc.get;
+    if (getter === undefined) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    return getter.call(receiver);
+  }
+};
+
 var _inherits = function (child, parent) {
   if (typeof parent !== "function" && parent !== null) {
     throw new TypeError("Super expression must either be null or a function, not " + typeof parent);
@@ -19,34 +41,34 @@ var _inherits = function (child, parent) {
 var Test = (function () {
   var _Foo = Foo;
   var Test = function Test() {
-    var _Foo$prototype$test, _Foo$prototype$test2;
+    var _get2, _get3, _get4, _get5;
     woops["super"].test();
-    _Foo.call(this);
-    _Foo.prototype.test.call(this);
-    foob(_Foo);
+    _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "constructor", this).call(this);
+    _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "test", this).call(this);
 
-    _Foo.call.apply(_Foo, [this].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
-    _Foo.call.apply(_Foo, [this, "test"].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
+    (_get2 = _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "constructor", this)).call.apply(_get2, [this].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
+    (_get3 = _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "constructor", this)).call.apply(_get3, [this, "test"].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
 
-    (_Foo$prototype$test = _Foo.prototype.test).call.apply(_Foo$prototype$test, [this].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
-    (_Foo$prototype$test2 = _Foo.prototype.test).call.apply(_Foo$prototype$test2, [this, "test"].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
+    (_get4 = _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "test", this)).call.apply(_get4, [this].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
+    (_get5 = _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "test", this)).call.apply(_get5, [this, "test"].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
   };
 
   _inherits(Test, _Foo);
 
   Test.prototype.test = function () {
-    var _Foo$prototype$test3, _Foo$prototype$test4;
-    _Foo.prototype.test.call(this);
-    (_Foo$prototype$test3 = _Foo.prototype.test).call.apply(_Foo$prototype$test3, [this].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
-    (_Foo$prototype$test4 = _Foo.prototype.test).call.apply(_Foo$prototype$test4, [this, "test"].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
+    var _get6, _get7;
+    _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "test", this).call(this);
+    (_get6 = _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "test", this)).call.apply(_get6, [this].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
+    (_get7 = _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "test", this)).call.apply(_get7, [this, "test"].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
   };
 
   Test.foo = function () {
-    var _Foo$foo, _Foo$foo2;
-    _Foo.foo.call(this);
-    (_Foo$foo = _Foo.foo).call.apply(_Foo$foo, [this].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
-    (_Foo$foo2 = _Foo.foo).call.apply(_Foo$foo2, [this, "test"].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
+    var _get8, _get9;
+    _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test), "foo", this).call(this);
+    (_get8 = _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test), "foo", this)).call.apply(_get8, [this].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
+    (_get9 = _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test), "foo", this)).call.apply(_get9, [this, "test"].concat(_slice.call(arguments)));
   };
 
   return Test;
 })();
+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/accessing-super-properties/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/accessing-super-properties/expected.js
index 29526be129..0afdcd06c1 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/accessing-super-properties/expected.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/accessing-super-properties/expected.js
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 "use strict";
 
+var _get = function get(object, property, receiver) {
+  var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(object, property);
+
+  if (desc === undefined) {
+    var parent = Object.getPrototypeOf(object);
+
+    if (parent === null) {
+      return undefined;
+    } else {
+      return get(parent);
+    }
+  } else if ("value" in desc && desc.writable) {
+    return desc.value;
+  } else {
+    var getter = desc.get;
+    if (getter === undefined) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    return getter.call(receiver);
+  }
+};
+
 var _inherits = function (child, parent) {
   if (typeof parent !== "function" && parent !== null) {
     throw new TypeError("Super expression must either be null or a function, not " + typeof parent);
@@ -18,11 +40,12 @@ var _inherits = function (child, parent) {
 var Test = (function () {
   var _Foo = Foo;
   var Test = function Test() {
-    _Foo.prototype.test;
-    _Foo.prototype.test.whatever;
+    _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "test", this);
+    _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "test", this).whatever;
   };
 
   _inherits(Test, _Foo);
 
   return Test;
 })();
+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/bare-super/actual.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/bare-super/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e053ecf76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/bare-super/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class Test {
+  constructor() {
+    console.log(super);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/bare-super/options.json b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/bare-super/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f878b7f9cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/bare-super/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "throws": "illegal use of bare super"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/calling-super-properties/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/calling-super-properties/expected.js
index 7e8f2bfd43..090e82a9bb 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/calling-super-properties/expected.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/calling-super-properties/expected.js
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 "use strict";
 
+var _get = function get(object, property, receiver) {
+  var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(object, property);
+
+  if (desc === undefined) {
+    var parent = Object.getPrototypeOf(object);
+
+    if (parent === null) {
+      return undefined;
+    } else {
+      return get(parent);
+    }
+  } else if ("value" in desc && desc.writable) {
+    return desc.value;
+  } else {
+    var getter = desc.get;
+    if (getter === undefined) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    return getter.call(receiver);
+  }
+};
+
 var _inherits = function (child, parent) {
   if (typeof parent !== "function" && parent !== null) {
     throw new TypeError("Super expression must either be null or a function, not " + typeof parent);
@@ -18,15 +40,16 @@ var _inherits = function (child, parent) {
 var Test = (function () {
   var _Foo = Foo;
   var Test = function Test() {
-    _Foo.prototype.test.whatever();
-    _Foo.prototype.test.call(this);
+    _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "test", this).whatever();
+    _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "test", this).call(this);
   };
 
   _inherits(Test, _Foo);
 
   Test.test = function () {
-    return _Foo.wow.call(this);
+    return _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test), "wow", this).call(this);
   };
 
   return Test;
 })();
+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/super-class-id-member-expression/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/super-class-id-member-expression/expected.js
index d9a40e4753..a8ecac411b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/super-class-id-member-expression/expected.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/super-class-id-member-expression/expected.js
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ var _inherits = function (child, parent) {
 var BaseController = (function () {
   var _Chaplin$Controller = Chaplin.Controller;
   var BaseController = function BaseController() {
-    if (_Chaplin$Controller !== null) {
-      _Chaplin$Controller.apply(this, arguments);
+    if (Object.getPrototypeOf(BaseController) !== null) {
+      Object.getPrototypeOf(BaseController).apply(this, arguments);
     }
   };
 
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ var BaseController = (function () {
 var BaseController2 = (function () {
   var _Chaplin$Controller$Another = Chaplin.Controller.Another;
   var BaseController2 = function BaseController2() {
-    if (_Chaplin$Controller$Another !== null) {
-      _Chaplin$Controller$Another.apply(this, arguments);
+    if (Object.getPrototypeOf(BaseController2) !== null) {
+      Object.getPrototypeOf(BaseController2).apply(this, arguments);
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/super-class/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/super-class/expected.js
index 01534a385f..fdd356cf96 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/super-class/expected.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/super-class/expected.js
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ var _inherits = function (child, parent) {
 var Test = (function () {
   var _Foo = Foo;
   var Test = function Test() {
-    if (_Foo !== null) {
-      _Foo.apply(this, arguments);
+    if (Object.getPrototypeOf(Test) !== null) {
+      Object.getPrototypeOf(Test).apply(this, arguments);
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/super-function-fallback/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/super-function-fallback/expected.js
index e17e74db06..c7fd43b7ff 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/super-function-fallback/expected.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-classes/super-function-fallback/expected.js
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 "use strict";
 
-var Test = function Test() {
-  Function.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this, "test");
+var _get = function get(object, property, receiver) {
+  var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(object, property);
+
+  if (desc === undefined) {
+    var parent = Object.getPrototypeOf(object);
+
+    if (parent === null) {
+      return undefined;
+    } else {
+      return get(parent);
+    }
+  } else if ("value" in desc && desc.writable) {
+    return desc.value;
+  } else {
+    var getter = desc.get;
+    if (getter === undefined) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    return getter.call(receiver);
+  }
 };
+
+var Test = function Test() {
+  _get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Test.prototype), "hasOwnProperty", this).call(this, "test");
+};
+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/optional-proto-to-assign/class/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/optional-proto-to-assign/class/expected.js
index 2d7d562265..b6517c4263 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transformation/optional-proto-to-assign/class/expected.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/optional-proto-to-assign/class/expected.js
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ var _inherits = function (child, parent) {
 var Foo = (function () {
   var _Bar = Bar;
   var Foo = function Foo() {
-    if (_Bar !== null) {
-      _Bar.apply(this, arguments);
+    if (Object.getPrototypeOf(Foo) !== null) {
+      Object.getPrototypeOf(Foo).apply(this, arguments);
     }
   };