diff --git a/EasyMapping/EKManagedObjectMapper.m b/EasyMapping/EKManagedObjectMapper.m
index e394ed8..3b9c562 100644
--- a/EasyMapping/EKManagedObjectMapper.m
+++ b/EasyMapping/EKManagedObjectMapper.m
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ - (id)fillObject:(id)object fromExternalRepresentation:(NSDictionary *)externalR
                              onObject:object
                    fromRepresentation:representation
                             inContext:self.importer.context
-         respectPropertyType:mapping.respectPropertyFoundationTypes];
+         respectPropertyType:mapping.respectPropertyFoundationTypes
+         ignoreMissingFields:mapping.ignoreMissingFields];
     }];
     [mapping.hasOneMappings enumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock:^(id key, EKRelationshipMapping * relationship, BOOL * stop)
     {
diff --git a/EasyMapping/EKMapper.m b/EasyMapping/EKMapper.m
index 7ab7fce..0893d6b 100644
--- a/EasyMapping/EKMapper.m
+++ b/EasyMapping/EKMapper.m
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ + (id)fillObject:(id)object fromExternalRepresentation:(NSDictionary *)externalR
         [EKPropertyHelper setProperty:obj
                              onObject:object
                    fromRepresentation:representation
-                  respectPropertyType:mapping.respectPropertyFoundationTypes];
+                  respectPropertyType:mapping.respectPropertyFoundationTypes
+                  ignoreMissingFields:mapping.ignoreMissingFields];
     }];
     [mapping.hasOneMappings enumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock:^(id key, EKRelationshipMapping * valueMapping, BOOL *stop) {
         NSDictionary * value = [valueMapping extractObjectFromRepresentation:representation];
diff --git a/EasyMapping/EKPropertyHelper.h b/EasyMapping/EKPropertyHelper.h
index c80f8b4..1da6412 100644
--- a/EasyMapping/EKPropertyHelper.h
+++ b/EasyMapping/EKPropertyHelper.h
@@ -38,16 +38,19 @@
 + (void)  setProperty:(EKPropertyMapping *)propertyMapping
              onObject:(id)object
    fromRepresentation:(NSDictionary *)representation
-  respectPropertyType:(BOOL)respectPropertyType;
+  respectPropertyType:(BOOL)respectPropertyType
+ ignoreMissingFields:(BOOL)ignoreMissingFields;
 
 + (void) setProperty:(EKPropertyMapping *)propertyMapping
             onObject:(id)object
   fromRepresentation:(NSDictionary *)representation
            inContext:(NSManagedObjectContext *)context
- respectPropertyType:(BOOL)respectPropertyType;
+ respectPropertyType:(BOOL)respectPropertyType
+ ignoreMissingFields:(BOOL)ignoreMissingFields;
 
 + (id)getValueOfProperty:(EKPropertyMapping *)propertyMapping
-      fromRepresentation:(NSDictionary *)representation;
+      fromRepresentation:(NSDictionary *)representation
+     ignoreMissingFields:(BOOL)ignoreMissingFields;
 
 + (id)getValueOfManagedProperty:(EKPropertyMapping *)mapping
              fromRepresentation:(NSDictionary *)representation
diff --git a/EasyMapping/EKPropertyHelper.m b/EasyMapping/EKPropertyHelper.m
index 27e7268..e1b84fe 100644
--- a/EasyMapping/EKPropertyHelper.m
+++ b/EasyMapping/EKPropertyHelper.m
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ + (id)propertyRepresentation:(id)value forObject:(id)object withPropertyName:(NS
 #pragma mark Property accessor methods 
 
 + (void)setProperty:(EKPropertyMapping *)propertyMapping onObject:(id)object
- fromRepresentation:(NSDictionary *)representation respectPropertyType:(BOOL)respectPropertyType
+ fromRepresentation:(NSDictionary *)representation respectPropertyType:(BOOL)respectPropertyType ignoreMissingFields:(BOOL)ignoreMIssingFields
 {
-    id value = [self getValueOfProperty:propertyMapping fromRepresentation:representation];
+    id value = [self getValueOfProperty:propertyMapping fromRepresentation:representation ignoreMissingFields:ignoreMIssingFields];
     if (value == (id)[NSNull null]) {
         if (![self propertyNameIsScalar:propertyMapping.property fromObject:object]) {
             [self setValue:nil onObject:object forKeyPath:propertyMapping.property];
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ + (void) setProperty:(EKPropertyMapping *)propertyMapping
   fromRepresentation:(NSDictionary *)representation
            inContext:(NSManagedObjectContext *)context
  respectPropertyType:(BOOL)respectPropertyType
+ignoreMissingFields:(BOOL)ignoreMissingFields
 {
     id value = [self getValueOfManagedProperty:propertyMapping
                             fromRepresentation:representation
@@ -174,12 +175,15 @@ +(void)addValue:(id)value onObject:(id)object forKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath
     }
 }
 
-+ (id)getValueOfProperty:(EKPropertyMapping *)propertyMapping fromRepresentation:(NSDictionary *)representation
++ (id)getValueOfProperty:(EKPropertyMapping *)propertyMapping fromRepresentation:(NSDictionary *)representation ignoreMissingFields:(BOOL)ignoreMissingFields
 {
     id value = nil;
     
     if (propertyMapping.valueBlock) {
-        value = propertyMapping.valueBlock(propertyMapping.keyPath, [representation valueForKeyPath:propertyMapping.keyPath]);
+        value = [representation valueForKeyPath:propertyMapping.keyPath];
+        if (value != nil || !ignoreMissingFields) {
+            value = propertyMapping.valueBlock(propertyMapping.keyPath, value);
+        }
     }
     else {
         value = [representation valueForKeyPath:propertyMapping.keyPath];
diff --git a/EasyMappingExample/Classes/Providers/MappingProvider.h b/EasyMappingExample/Classes/Providers/MappingProvider.h
index 73743fd..3edaa99 100644
--- a/EasyMappingExample/Classes/Providers/MappingProvider.h
+++ b/EasyMappingExample/Classes/Providers/MappingProvider.h
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@
 + (EKObjectMapping *)personWithRelativeMapping;
 + (EKObjectMapping *)addressMapping;
 + (EKObjectMapping *)nativeMappingWithNullPropertie;
++ (EKObjectMapping *)personMappingThatAssertsOnNilInValueBlock;
 
 @end
diff --git a/EasyMappingExample/Classes/Providers/MappingProvider.m b/EasyMappingExample/Classes/Providers/MappingProvider.m
index 3bbebdb..d42ca00 100644
--- a/EasyMappingExample/Classes/Providers/MappingProvider.m
+++ b/EasyMappingExample/Classes/Providers/MappingProvider.m
@@ -112,6 +112,25 @@ + (EKObjectMapping *)personMapping
     }];
 }
 
++(EKObjectMapping *)personMappingThatAssertsOnNilInValueBlock
+{
+    return [EKObjectMapping mappingForClass:[Person class] withBlock:^(EKObjectMapping *mapping) {
+        NSDictionary *genders = @{ @"male": @(GenderMale), @"female": @(GenderFemale) };
+        [mapping mapPropertiesFromArray:@[@"name", @"email"]];
+        [mapping mapKeyPath:@"gender" toProperty:@"gender" withValueBlock:^(NSString *key, id value) {
+            if (value == nil) { [[[NSException alloc] initWithName:@"Received nil value" reason:@"In value block when ignore missing fields is turned on" userInfo:nil] raise]; }
+            return genders[value];
+        } reverseBlock:^id(id value) {
+            return [genders allKeysForObject:value].lastObject;
+        }];
+        [mapping hasOne:[Car class] forKeyPath:@"car"];
+        [mapping hasMany:[Phone class] forKeyPath:@"phones"];
+        [mapping mapKeyPath:@"socialURL" toProperty:@"socialURL"
+             withValueBlock:[EKMappingBlocks urlMappingBlock]
+               reverseBlock:[EKMappingBlocks urlReverseMappingBlock]];
+    }];
+}
+
 + (EKObjectMapping *)personWithCarMapping
 {
     return [EKObjectMapping mappingForClass:[Person class] withBlock:^(EKObjectMapping *mapping) {
diff --git a/EasyMappingExample/Tests/XCTests/EKMappingTestCase.m b/EasyMappingExample/Tests/XCTests/EKMappingTestCase.m
index accc52b..05a3f6a 100644
--- a/EasyMappingExample/Tests/XCTests/EKMappingTestCase.m
+++ b/EasyMappingExample/Tests/XCTests/EKMappingTestCase.m
@@ -138,4 +138,23 @@ - (void)testIgnoreMissingFieldsProperty
     XCTAssertNotNil(person.phones);
 }
 
+- (void) testIgnoreMissingFieldsWorksForProperties {
+    NSDictionary *externalRepresentation = [CMFixture buildUsingFixture:@"Person"];
+    
+    [Person registerMapping:[MappingProvider personMappingThatAssertsOnNilInValueBlock]];
+    [Car registerMapping:[MappingProvider carMapping]];
+    [Phone registerMapping:[MappingProvider phoneMapping]];
+    EKObjectMapping *personMapping = [Person objectMapping];
+    
+    Person *person = [EKMapper objectFromExternalRepresentation:externalRepresentation
+                                                    withMapping:personMapping];
+    
+    personMapping.ignoreMissingFields = YES;
+    XCTAssertNotNil(person.car);
+    XCTAssertNotNil(person.phones);
+    [EKMapper fillObject:person fromExternalRepresentation:@{@"id":@23,@"name":@"Lucas"} withMapping:personMapping];
+    XCTAssert(person.gender == GenderMale);
+    XCTAssert([person.socialURL.absoluteString isEqual:@"https://www.twitter.com/EasyMapping"]);
+}
+
 @end