diff --git a/lib/coffee_script/nodes.js b/lib/coffee_script/nodes.js
index 37c6956f..509b82e8 100644
--- a/lib/coffee_script/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/coffee_script/nodes.js
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@
   ObjectNode = (exports.ObjectNode = inherit(Node, {
     type: 'Object',
     constructor: function constructor(props) {
-      this.objects = (this.properties = props || []);
+      this.children = (this.objects = (this.properties = props || []));
       return this;
     },
     // All the mucking about with commas is to make sure that CommentNodes and
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 6b9435bf..f5ac353a 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ ObjectNode: exports.ObjectNode: inherit Node, {
   type: 'Object'
 
   constructor: (props) ->
-    @objects: @properties: props or []
+    @children: @objects: @properties: props or []
     this
 
   # All the mucking about with commas is to make sure that CommentNodes and