diff --git a/src/AutoMapper/Mappers/TypeMapObjectMapperRegistry.cs b/src/AutoMapper/Mappers/TypeMapObjectMapperRegistry.cs
index 6b10ca999d..9e52aec3cd 100644
--- a/src/AutoMapper/Mappers/TypeMapObjectMapperRegistry.cs
+++ b/src/AutoMapper/Mappers/TypeMapObjectMapperRegistry.cs
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ private void MapPropertyValue(ResolutionContext context, IMappingEngineRunner ma
 						throw new AutoMapperMappingException(errorContext, ex);
 					}
 
+                    if (result.ShouldIgnore) return;
+
 					if (propertyMap.UseDestinationValue)
 					{
 						destinationValue = propertyMap.DestinationProperty.GetValue(mappedObject);
diff --git a/src/AutoMapper/ResolutionResult.cs b/src/AutoMapper/ResolutionResult.cs
index eee1063f51..41f193461a 100644
--- a/src/AutoMapper/ResolutionResult.cs
+++ b/src/AutoMapper/ResolutionResult.cs
@@ -34,14 +34,20 @@ private ResolutionResult(object value, ResolutionContext context)
 		public Type Type { get { return _type; } }
 		public Type MemberType { get { return _memberType; } }
 		public ResolutionContext Context { get { return _context; } }
-    
-        private Type ResolveType(object value, Type memberType)
+
+        public bool ShouldIgnore { get; set; }
+
+	    private Type ResolveType(object value, Type memberType)
         {
             if (value == null)
                 return memberType;
 
             return value.GetType();
         }
+        public ResolutionResult Ignore()
+        {
+            return new ResolutionResult(Context) { ShouldIgnore = true };
+        }
 
 		public ResolutionResult New(object value)
 		{
diff --git a/src/UnitTests/CustomMapping.cs b/src/UnitTests/CustomMapping.cs
index 3de9207925..93d4868765 100644
--- a/src/UnitTests/CustomMapping.cs
+++ b/src/UnitTests/CustomMapping.cs
@@ -660,6 +660,48 @@ public void Should_use_the_specified_constructor()
 			}
 		}
 
+
+        public class When_custom_resolver_requests_property_to_be_ignored : AutoMapperSpecBase
+        {
+            private Destination _result = new Destination() { Value = 55 };
+
+            public class Source
+            {
+                public int Value { get; set; }
+            }
+
+            public class Destination
+            {
+                public int Value { get; set; }
+            }
+
+            public class CustomValueResolver : IValueResolver
+            {
+                public ResolutionResult Resolve(ResolutionResult source)
+                {
+                    return source.Ignore();
+                }
+            }
+
+            protected override void Establish_context()
+            {
+                Mapper.CreateMap<Source, Destination>()
+                    .ForMember(d => d.Value, opt => opt.ResolveUsing<CustomValueResolver>().FromMember(src => src.Value));
+            }
+
+            protected override void Because_of()
+            {
+                _result = Mapper.Map(new Source { Value = 5 }, _result);
+            }
+
+            [Test]
+            public void Should_not_overwrite_destination_value()
+            {
+                _result.Value.ShouldEqual(55);
+            }
+        }
+
+
 		public class When_specifying_member_and_member_resolver_using_string_property_names : AutoMapperSpecBase
 		{
 			private Destination _result;