diff --git a/Lib/inspect.py b/Lib/inspect.py
index c2a1ed4148e749..a982fc724ba13d 100644
--- a/Lib/inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/inspect.py
@@ -347,7 +347,10 @@ def getmembers(object, predicate=None):
         # like calling their __get__ (see bug #1785), so fall back to
         # looking in the __dict__.
         try:
-            value = getattr(object, key)
+            if isinstance(getattr_static(object, key), property):
+                value = getattr_static(object, key)
+            else:
+                value = getattr(object, key)
             # handle the duplicate key
             if key in processed:
                 raise AttributeError
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_inspect.py b/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
index 9d28d5ad570d11..350fb30227ad3b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
@@ -1191,6 +1191,27 @@ def f(self):
         self.assertIn(('f', b.f), inspect.getmembers(b))
         self.assertIn(('f', b.f), inspect.getmembers(b, inspect.ismethod))
 
+    def test_getmembers_static(self):
+        class Foo:
+            def __init__(self, bar):
+                self._bar = bar
+
+            @property
+            def bar(self):
+                # This property should not be called by getmembers
+                raise NotImplementedError
+
+        foobar = Foo(42)
+        try:
+            members = inspect.getmembers(foobar)
+            property_member = ('bar', inspect.getattr_static(foobar, 'bar'))
+            self.assertIn(property_member, members)
+            class_members = inspect.getmembers(Foo)
+            property_class_member = ('bar', inspect.getattr_static(Foo, 'bar'))
+            self.assertIn(property_member, class_members)
+        except NotImplementedError:
+            self.fail('getmembers() called property!')
+
     def test_getmembers_VirtualAttribute(self):
         class M(type):
             def __getattr__(cls, name):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-10-01-12-23-37.bpo-38337.QmLSXW.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-10-01-12-23-37.bpo-38337.QmLSXW.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..17ab1751ea39e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-10-01-12-23-37.bpo-38337.QmLSXW.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Prevent :func:`inspect.getmembers` from calling descriptors.