diff --git a/app/models/spree/product_decorator.rb b/app/models/spree/product_decorator.rb
index c127977823..8587bf7f7b 100644
--- a/app/models/spree/product_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/product_decorator.rb
@@ -111,15 +111,18 @@ Spree::Product.class_eval do
   def properties_h
     # Product properties override producer properties
     ps = product_properties.all
-    supplier.producer_properties.each do |producer_property|
-      unless ps.find { |product_property| product_property.property.presentation == producer_property.property.presentation }
-        ps << producer_property
+
+    if inherits_properties
+      supplier.producer_properties.each do |producer_property|
+        unless ps.find { |product_property| product_property.property.presentation == producer_property.property.presentation }
+          ps << producer_property
+        end
       end
     end
 
     ps.
       sort_by { |pp| pp.position }.
-      map { |pp| {presentation: pp.property.presentation, value: pp.value} }
+      map { |pp| {id: pp.property.id, value: pp.value} }
   end
 
   def in_distributor?(distributor)
diff --git a/spec/models/spree/product_spec.rb b/spec/models/spree/product_spec.rb
index 400f92754b..fee2e92c7d 100644
--- a/spec/models/spree/product_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/spree/product_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Spree
       it { should belong_to(:primary_taxon) }
       it { should have_many(:product_distributions) }
     end
-    
+
     describe "validations and defaults" do
       it "is valid when built from factory" do
         build(:product).should be_valid
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ module Spree
         end
       end
     end
-    
+
 
     describe "scopes" do
       describe "in_supplier" do
@@ -316,8 +316,9 @@ module Spree
       it "returns product properties as a hash" do
         product = create(:simple_product)
         product.set_property 'Organic Certified', 'NASAA 12345'
+        property = product.properties.last
 
-        product.properties_h.should == [{presentation: 'Organic Certified', value: 'NASAA 12345'}]
+        product.properties_h.should == [{id: property.id, value: 'NASAA 12345'}]
       end
 
       it "returns producer properties as a hash" do
@@ -325,8 +326,9 @@ module Spree
         product = create(:simple_product, supplier: supplier)
 
         supplier.set_producer_property 'Organic Certified', 'NASAA 54321'
+        property = supplier.properties.last
 
-        product.properties_h.should == [{presentation: 'Organic Certified', value: 'NASAA 54321'}]
+        product.properties_h.should == [{id: property.id, value: 'NASAA 54321'}]
       end
 
       it "overrides producer properties with product properties" do
@@ -335,8 +337,32 @@ module Spree
 
         product.set_property 'Organic Certified', 'NASAA 12345'
         supplier.set_producer_property 'Organic Certified', 'NASAA 54321'
+        property = product.properties.last
 
-        product.properties_h.should == [{presentation: 'Organic Certified', value: 'NASAA 12345'}]
+        product.properties_h.should == [{id: property.id, value: 'NASAA 12345'}]
+      end
+
+      context "when product has an inherit_properties value set to true" do
+        let(:supplier) { create(:supplier_enterprise) }
+        let(:product) { create(:simple_product, supplier: supplier, inherits_properties: true) }
+
+        it "inherits producer properties" do
+          supplier.set_producer_property 'Organic Certified', 'NASAA 54321'
+          property = supplier.properties.last
+
+          product.properties_h.should == [{id: property.id, value: 'NASAA 54321'}]
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when product has an inherit_properties value set to true" do
+        let(:supplier) { create(:supplier_enterprise) }
+        let(:product) { create(:simple_product, supplier: supplier, inherits_properties: false) }
+
+        it "does not inherit producer properties" do
+          supplier.set_producer_property 'Organic Certified', 'NASAA 54321'
+
+          product.properties_h.should == []
+        end
       end
 
       it "sorts by position" do
@@ -352,9 +378,9 @@ module Spree
         supplier.producer_properties.create!({property_id: pb.id, value: '2', position: 2}, {without_protection: true})
 
         product.properties_h.should ==
-          [{presentation: 'A', value: '1'},
-           {presentation: 'B', value: '2'},
-           {presentation: 'C', value: '3'}]
+          [{id: pa.id, value: '1'},
+           {id: pb.id, value: '2'},
+           {id: pc.id, value: '3'}]
       end
     end