Index: xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/javabean/BeanProvider.java
===================================================================
--- xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/javabean/BeanProvider.java	(revision 1488)
+++ xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/javabean/BeanProvider.java	(working copy)
@@ -72,9 +72,12 @@
             PropertyDescriptor property = propertyDescriptors[i];
             try {
                 Method readMethod = property.getReadMethod();
-                Object value = readMethod.invoke(object, new Object[0]);
-                visitor.visit(property.getName(), property.getPropertyType(), readMethod
-                    .getDeclaringClass(), value);
+
+                if (visitor.shouldVisit(property.getName(), readMethod.getDeclaringClass())) {
+                    Object value = readMethod.invoke(object, new Object[0]);
+                    visitor.visit(property.getName(), property.getPropertyType(), readMethod.getDeclaringClass(), value);
+                }
+
             } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                 throw new ObjectAccessException("Could not get property "
                     + object.getClass()
@@ -199,5 +202,6 @@
 
     interface Visitor {
         void visit(String name, Class type, Class definedIn, Object value);
+        boolean shouldVisit(String name, Class definedIn);
     }
 }
Index: xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/javabean/JavaBeanConverter.java
===================================================================
--- xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/javabean/JavaBeanConverter.java	(revision 1488)
+++ xstream/src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/javabean/JavaBeanConverter.java	(working copy)
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@
                 }
             }
 
+            public boolean shouldVisit(String propertyName, Class definedIn) {
+                return mapper.shouldSerializeMember(definedIn, propertyName);
+            }
+
             private void writeField(String propertyName, Class fieldType, Object newObj, Class definedIn) {
                 String serializedMember = mapper.serializedMember(source.getClass(), propertyName);
 				ExtendedHierarchicalStreamWriterHelper.startNode(writer, serializedMember, fieldType);
@@ -147,4 +151,4 @@
             super(msg);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
Index: xstream/src/test/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/javabean/JavaBeanConverterTest.java
===================================================================
--- xstream/src/test/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/javabean/JavaBeanConverterTest.java	(revision 1488)
+++ xstream/src/test/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/javabean/JavaBeanConverterTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
  */
 package com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.javabean;
 
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import java.util.Comparator;
-
 import com.thoughtworks.acceptance.objects.StandardObject;
 import com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream;
 
@@ -241,6 +241,28 @@
             this.trans = trans;
         }
     }
+    
+    public static class OmittedJavaBeanClass {
+        
+        private int id;
+        
+        public int getId() {
+            return id;
+        }
+        
+        public void setId(int id) {
+            this.id = id;
+        }
+        
+        public String getIgnore() {
+            throw new RuntimeException();
+        }
+        
+        public void setIgnore(String p) {
+            
+        }
+        
+    }
 
     public void testDoesNotSerializeStaticFields() {
         TypesOfFields fields = new TypesOfFields();
@@ -326,6 +348,21 @@
         TypesOfFields unmarshalledFields = (TypesOfFields)xstream.fromXML(xml);  
         assertEquals(fields, unmarshalledFields);
     }
+    
+    public void testDoesNotSerializeOmittedJavaBeanField() {
+        OmittedJavaBeanClass c = new OmittedJavaBeanClass();
+        XStream xstream = new XStream();
+        xstream.registerConverter(new JavaBeanConverter(xstream.getMapper()), XStream.PRIORITY_VERY_LOW);
+        xstream.alias("omitted", OmittedJavaBeanClass.class);
+        xstream.omitField(OmittedJavaBeanClass.class, "ignore");
+        
+        String xml = "" 
+            + "<omitted>\n" 
+            + "  <id>0</id>\n" 
+            + "</omitted>";
+        
+        assertEquals(xml, xstream.toXML(c));
+    }
 
     static class Person {
         private String fName;