diff --git a/src/errors.h b/src/errors.h
index 2cf29cc..6299ccd 100644
--- a/src/errors.h
+++ b/src/errors.h
@@ -3378,4 +3378,14 @@
 	INIT(= N_("E1329: Cannot get object member type from initializer: %s"));
 EXTERN char e_invalid_type_for_object_member_str[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1330: Invalid type for object member: %s"));
+EXTERN char e_public_must_be_followed_by_this[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1331: Public must be followed by \"this\""));
+EXTERN char e_public_object_member_name_cannot_start_with_underscore_str[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1332: Public object member name cannot start with underscore: %s"));
+EXTERN char e_cannot_access_private_object_member_str[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1333: Cannot access private object member: %s"));
+EXTERN char e_object_member_not_found_str[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1334: Object member not found: %s"));
+EXTERN char e_object_member_is_not_writable_str[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1335: Object member is not writable: %s"));
 #endif
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 286e5af..5baaa99 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -1194,6 +1194,7 @@
     while (*p == '[' || (*p == '.' && p[1] != '=' && p[1] != '.'))
     {
 	if (*p == '.' && lp->ll_tv->v_type != VAR_DICT
+		      && lp->ll_tv->v_type != VAR_OBJECT
 		      && lp->ll_tv->v_type != VAR_CLASS)
 	{
 	    if (!quiet)
@@ -1203,6 +1204,7 @@
 	if (lp->ll_tv->v_type != VAR_LIST
 		&& lp->ll_tv->v_type != VAR_DICT
 		&& lp->ll_tv->v_type != VAR_BLOB
+		&& lp->ll_tv->v_type != VAR_OBJECT
 		&& lp->ll_tv->v_type != VAR_CLASS)
 	{
 	    if (!quiet)
@@ -1509,10 +1511,55 @@
 
 	    lp->ll_tv = &lp->ll_li->li_tv;
 	}
-	else  // v_type == VAR_CLASS
+	else  // v_type == VAR_CLASS || v_type == VAR_OBJECT
 	{
-	    // TODO: check object members and methods if
-	    // "key" points name start, "p" to the end
+	    class_T *cl = (lp->ll_tv->v_type == VAR_OBJECT
+					   && lp->ll_tv->vval.v_object != NULL)
+			    ? lp->ll_tv->vval.v_object->obj_class
+			    : lp->ll_tv->vval.v_class;
+	    // TODO: what if class is NULL?
+	    if (cl != NULL)
+	    {
+		lp->ll_valtype = NULL;
+		for (int i = 0; i < cl->class_obj_member_count; ++i)
+		{
+		    objmember_T *om = cl->class_obj_members + i;
+		    if (STRNCMP(om->om_name, key, p - key) == 0
+						&& om->om_name[p - key] == NUL)
+		    {
+			switch (om->om_access)
+			{
+			    case ACCESS_PRIVATE:
+				    semsg(_(e_cannot_access_private_object_member_str),
+					    om->om_name);
+				    return NULL;
+			    case ACCESS_READ:
+				    if (!(flags & GLV_READ_ONLY))
+				    {
+					semsg(_(e_object_member_is_not_writable_str),
+						om->om_name);
+					return NULL;
+				    }
+				    break;
+			    case ACCESS_ALL:
+				    break;
+			}
+
+			lp->ll_valtype = om->om_type;
+
+			if (lp->ll_tv->v_type == VAR_OBJECT)
+			    lp->ll_tv = ((typval_T *)(
+					    lp->ll_tv->vval.v_object + 1)) + i;
+			// TODO: what about a class?
+			break;
+		    }
+		}
+		if (lp->ll_valtype == NULL)
+		{
+		    semsg(_(e_object_member_not_found_str), key);
+		    return NULL;
+		}
+	    }
 	}
     }
 
@@ -1640,7 +1687,7 @@
     else
     {
 	/*
-	 * Assign to a List or Dictionary item.
+	 * Assign to a List, Dictionary or Object item.
 	 */
 	if ((flags & (ASSIGN_CONST | ASSIGN_FINAL))
 					     && (flags & ASSIGN_FOR_LOOP) == 0)
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 46f9b0c..2f9a782 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -1459,11 +1459,18 @@
     type_T	*type_decl;	    // declared type or equal to type_current
 } type2_T;
 
+typedef enum {
+    ACCESS_PRIVATE,	// read/write only inside th class
+    ACCESS_READ,	// read everywhere, write only inside th class
+    ACCESS_ALL		// read/write everywhere
+} omacc_T;
+
 /*
  * Entry for an object member variable.
  */
 typedef struct {
     char_u	*om_name;   // allocated
+    omacc_T	om_access;
     type_T	*om_type;
     char_u	*om_init;   // allocated
 } objmember_T;
@@ -1720,7 +1727,8 @@
     def_status_T uf_def_status; // UF_NOT_COMPILED, UF_TO_BE_COMPILED, etc.
     int		uf_dfunc_idx;	// only valid if uf_def_status is UF_COMPILED
 
-    class_T	*uf_class;	// for object method and constructor
+    class_T	*uf_class;	// for object method and constructor; does not
+				// count for class_refcount
 
     garray_T	uf_args;	// arguments, including optional arguments
     garray_T	uf_def_args;	// default argument expressions
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
index 79459d1..d30c7b4 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
@@ -283,6 +283,33 @@
   v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1330:')
 enddef
 
+def Test_class_object_member_access()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      class Triple
+         this._one = 1
+         this.two = 2
+         public this.three = 3
+
+         def GetOne(): number
+           return this._one
+         enddef
+      endclass
+
+      var trip = Triple.new()
+      assert_equal(1, trip.GetOne())
+      assert_equal(2, trip.two)
+      assert_equal(3, trip.three)
+      assert_fails('echo trip._one', 'E1333')
+
+      assert_fails('trip._one = 11', 'E1333')
+      assert_fails('trip.two = 22', 'E1335')
+      trip.three = 33
+      assert_equal(33, trip.three)
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+enddef
+
 def Test_class_object_to_string()
   var lines =<< trim END
       vim9script
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5d9ea5d..6951668 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1060,
+/**/
     1059,
 /**/
     1058,
diff --git a/src/vim9class.c b/src/vim9class.c
index 86327b4..da44c3d 100644
--- a/src/vim9class.c
+++ b/src/vim9class.c
@@ -110,19 +110,40 @@
 	    break;
 	}
 
-	// "this.varname"
 	// "this._varname"
-	// TODO:
-	//	"public this.varname"
-	if (STRNCMP(line, "this", 4) == 0)
+	// "this.varname"
+	// "public this.varname"
+	int has_public = FALSE;
+	if (checkforcmd(&p, "public", 3))
 	{
-	    if (line[4] != '.' || !eval_isnamec1(line[5]))
+	    if (STRNCMP(line, "public", 6) != 0)
 	    {
-		semsg(_(e_invalid_object_member_declaration_str), line);
+		semsg(_(e_command_cannot_be_shortened_str), line);
 		break;
 	    }
-	    char_u *varname = line + 5;
+	    has_public = TRUE;
+	    p = skipwhite(line + 6);
+
+	    if (STRNCMP(p, "this", 4) != 0)
+	    {
+		emsg(_(e_public_must_be_followed_by_this));
+		break;
+	    }
+	}
+	if (STRNCMP(p, "this", 4) == 0)
+	{
+	    if (p[4] != '.' || !eval_isnamec1(p[5]))
+	    {
+		semsg(_(e_invalid_object_member_declaration_str), p);
+		break;
+	    }
+	    char_u *varname = p + 5;
 	    char_u *varname_end = to_name_end(varname, FALSE);
+	    if (*varname == '_' && has_public)
+	    {
+		semsg(_(e_public_object_member_name_cannot_start_with_underscore_str), line);
+		break;
+	    }
 
 	    char_u *colon = skipwhite(varname_end);
 	    char_u *type_arg = colon;
@@ -199,6 +220,9 @@
 	    objmember_T *m = ((objmember_T *)objmembers.ga_data)
 							  + objmembers.ga_len;
 	    m->om_name = vim_strnsave(varname, varname_end - varname);
+	    m->om_access = has_public ? ACCESS_ALL
+			    : *varname == '_' ? ACCESS_PRIVATE
+			    : ACCESS_READ;
 	    m->om_type = type;
 	    if (expr_end > expr_start)
 		m->om_init = vim_strnsave(expr_start, expr_end - expr_start);
@@ -551,6 +575,13 @@
 	    objmember_T *m = &cl->class_obj_members[i];
 	    if (STRNCMP(name, m->om_name, len) == 0 && m->om_name[len] == NUL)
 	    {
+		if (*name == '_')
+		{
+		    semsg(_(e_cannot_access_private_object_member_str),
+								   m->om_name);
+		    return FAIL;
+		}
+
 		// The object only contains a pointer to the class, the member
 		// values array follows right after that.
 		object_T *obj = rettv->vval.v_object;
diff --git a/src/vim9expr.c b/src/vim9expr.c
index c8054e5..6c9385c 100644
--- a/src/vim9expr.c
+++ b/src/vim9expr.c
@@ -281,6 +281,13 @@
 	    objmember_T *m = &cl->class_obj_members[i];
 	    if (STRNCMP(name, m->om_name, len) == 0 && m->om_name[len] == NUL)
 	    {
+		if (*name == '_' && cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_class != cl)
+		{
+		    semsg(_(e_cannot_access_private_object_member_str),
+								   m->om_name);
+		    return FAIL;
+		}
+
 		generate_GET_OBJ_MEMBER(cctx, i, m->om_type);
 
 		*arg = name_end;