diff --git a/changelog.d/9797-array-hole-inherited-setters.md b/changelog.d/9797-array-hole-inherited-setters.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f0b92eb2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/9797-array-hole-inherited-setters.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix numeric writes into array holes bypassing inherited setters and read-only properties on `Array.prototype` and `Object.prototype`. Existing own elements and arrays with unmodified prototype chains keep their fast path.
diff --git a/crates/perry-runtime/src/array/indexing.rs b/crates/perry-runtime/src/array/indexing.rs
index 6d128ebb52..530ac70e32 100644
--- a/crates/perry-runtime/src/array/indexing.rs
+++ b/crates/perry-runtime/src/array/indexing.rs
@@ -1027,14 +1027,15 @@ pub(crate) unsafe fn try_strict_dense_number_store(
     // proves there are no holes and keeps its bit-for-bit old hot path; every
     // other admitted layout proves ownership with the slot Perry is about to
     // overwrite.
-    // The process latch leads: an array can only have an inherited index when
-    // SOME array has been retargeted, so a program that never calls
-    // `Object.setPrototypeOf` on an array keeps this lane bit-for-bit as it was
-    // (one relaxed load of a static bool, and the slot is never read here).
-    // `new Array(n)` fills are holey and would otherwise all fall off the lane.
+    // #9787: the shared invalidation byte covers indexed properties on both
+    // default prototypes as well as retargeted arrays. Checking only whether
+    // an array was retargeted misses Array.prototype / Object.prototype
+    // descriptors and lets this lane create an own element over a setter.
+    // Ordinary `new Array(n)` fills still pay one relaxed load and never read
+    // the old slot while all three prototype conditions remain clear.
     let may_have_holes = flags & crate::gc::GC_ARRAY_RAW_F64_LAYOUT == 0
         || flags & crate::gc::GC_ARRAY_RAW_F64_HOLES != 0;
-    if crate::object::prototype_chain::array_static_proto_recorded()
+    if PERRY_ARRAY_INDEX_FAST_PATH_INVALIDATED.load(Ordering::Relaxed) != 0
         && may_have_holes
         && ptr::read(slot) == crate::value::TAG_HOLE
     {
diff --git a/crates/perry-runtime/src/array/strict_store_tests.rs b/crates/perry-runtime/src/array/strict_store_tests.rs
index 96f753086d..97ef10dbf2 100644
--- a/crates/perry-runtime/src/array/strict_store_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/perry-runtime/src/array/strict_store_tests.rs
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ fn strict_dense_number_store_fast_lane_matches_the_general_path() {
 
         // #9220: an in-bounds hole is not an own property. The number lane
         // must decline it so the strict entry can consult an inherited index
-        // setter / non-writable data descriptor before creating an element —
-        // but ONLY once some array has been retargeted. With the process latch
-        // clear (the overwhelmingly common case, including every `new Array(n)`
-        // fill) the lane keeps filling holes exactly as it did before #9220.
+        // setter / non-writable data descriptor before creating an element.
+        // #9787: a default-prototype descriptor invalidates this lane even
+        // without a retargeted array. With the summary byte clear, ordinary
+        // `new Array(n)` fills retain their fast path.
         //
         // Indices 4 and 5 are the SAME shape — two in-bounds holes on one
         // array — so the latch is the only variable between the two arms.
@@ -142,15 +142,27 @@ fn strict_dense_number_store_fast_lane_matches_the_general_path() {
         assert!(!array_has_own_index(out, 5));
         let latch_was =
             crate::object::prototype_chain::test_swap_array_static_proto_recorded(false);
+        let summary_was = super::test_swap_array_index_fast_path_invalidated(0);
+        struct RestorePrototypeFlags(bool, u8);
+        impl Drop for RestorePrototypeFlags {
+            fn drop(&mut self) {
+                crate::object::prototype_chain::test_swap_array_static_proto_recorded(self.0);
+                super::test_swap_array_index_fast_path_invalidated(self.1);
+            }
+        }
+        let _restore = RestorePrototypeFlags(latch_was, summary_was);
         assert!(
             lane(out, 4, 8.0),
-            "no recorded array prototype: the hole fill stays on the fast lane"
+            "unmodified prototype chains: the hole fill stays on the fast lane"
         );
         assert!(array_has_own_index(out, 4));
-        crate::object::prototype_chain::test_swap_array_static_proto_recorded(true);
+        super::test_swap_array_index_fast_path_invalidated(1);
         assert!(!lane(out, 5, 8.0), "hole slot requires the [[Set]] walk");
         assert!(!array_has_own_index(out, 5));
-        crate::object::prototype_chain::test_swap_array_static_proto_recorded(latch_was);
+        assert!(
+            lane(out, 4, 9.0),
+            "an existing own element still bypasses inherited descriptors"
+        );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/perry/tests/issue_9249_array_prototype_define_property.rs b/crates/perry/tests/issue_9249_array_prototype_define_property.rs
index 9aa254290d..5a977e95e6 100644
--- a/crates/perry/tests/issue_9249_array_prototype_define_property.rs
+++ b/crates/perry/tests/issue_9249_array_prototype_define_property.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,30 @@ console.log(hits, nums.length, nums[7]);
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn default_array_prototype_setter_intercepts_in_bounds_holes() {
+    compile_and_run(
+        include_str!("../../../test-files/test_gap_9787_array_hole_inherited_setter.ts"),
+        "true:31 false array-proto-three 1\n\
+         true:31,true:37 false array-proto-three 5\n\
+         own 2 true 41 4\n\
+         deleted true:31,true:37,true:43 false array-proto-three 4\n\
+         removed true 47 5\n",
+        "array_prototype_holes",
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn default_object_prototype_descriptors_intercept_in_bounds_holes() {
+    compile_and_run(
+        include_str!("../../../test-files/test_gap_9787_object_prototype_hole_setter.ts"),
+        "1 true 53 false object-proto-eight 10\n\
+         TypeError false getter-only 10\n\
+         TypeError false locked 10\n",
+        "object_prototype_holes",
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn define_properties_array_prototype_index_setter_intercepts_boolean_store() {
     compile_and_run(
diff --git a/test-files/test_gap_9787_array_hole_inherited_setter.ts b/test-files/test_gap_9787_array_hole_inherited_setter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33f25dd423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-files/test_gap_9787_array_hole_inherited_setter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// An in-bounds hole has no own property: it must consult inherited setters.
+"use strict";
+
+const calls: string[] = [];
+Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, "3", {
+  configurable: true,
+  get() { return "array-proto-three"; },
+  set(this: any, value: any) { calls.push(`${Array.isArray(this)}:${value}`); },
+});
+
+try {
+  const outOfBounds: any[] = [0];
+  outOfBounds[3] = 31;
+  console.log(calls.join(","), Object.hasOwn(outOfBounds, 3), outOfBounds[3], outOfBounds.length);
+
+  const inBoundsHole: any[] = new Array(5);
+  inBoundsHole[3] = 37;
+  console.log(calls.join(","), Object.hasOwn(inBoundsHole, 3), inBoundsHole[3], inBoundsHole.length);
+
+  // An own undefined value is not a hole and must bypass the inherited setter.
+  const own: any[] = [0, 1, 2, undefined];
+  own[3] = 41;
+  console.log("own", calls.length, Object.hasOwn(own, 3), own[3], own.length);
+
+  // Deletion creates the same obligation as new Array(n)'s initial holes.
+  delete own[3];
+  own[3] = 43;
+  console.log("deleted", calls.join(","), Object.hasOwn(own, 3), own[3], own.length);
+} finally {
+  delete (Array.prototype as any)[3];
+}
+
+// The invalidation latch stays set after deletion, but no setter remains.
+const plain: any[] = new Array(5);
+plain[3] = 47;
+console.log("removed", Object.hasOwn(plain, 3), plain[3], plain.length);
diff --git a/test-files/test_gap_9787_object_prototype_hole_setter.ts b/test-files/test_gap_9787_object_prototype_hole_setter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84922be313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-files/test_gap_9787_object_prototype_hole_setter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Object.prototype alone must invalidate the numeric hole-store fast path.
+"use strict";
+
+let calls = 0;
+let receiverIsArray = false;
+let assigned = 0;
+Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "8", {
+  configurable: true,
+  get() { return "object-proto-eight"; },
+  set(this: any, value: number) {
+    calls++;
+    receiverIsArray = Array.isArray(this);
+    assigned = value;
+  },
+});
+
+let setterResult = "";
+try {
+  const holes: any[] = new Array(10);
+  holes[8] = 53;
+  setterResult = [calls, receiverIsArray, assigned, Object.hasOwn(holes, 8), holes[8], holes.length].join(" ");
+} finally {
+  delete (Object.prototype as any)[8];
+}
+console.log(setterResult);
+
+Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "8", {
+  configurable: true,
+  get() { return "getter-only"; },
+});
+let getterResult = "";
+try {
+  const holes: any[] = new Array(10);
+  let error = "none";
+  try { holes[8] = 59; } catch (e) { error = (e as Error).constructor.name; }
+  getterResult = [error, Object.hasOwn(holes, 8), holes[8], holes.length].join(" ");
+} finally {
+  delete (Object.prototype as any)[8];
+}
+console.log(getterResult);
+
+Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "8", {
+  configurable: true, value: "locked", writable: false,
+});
+let lockedResult = "";
+try {
+  const holes: any[] = new Array(10);
+  let error = "none";
+  try { holes[8] = 61; } catch (e) { error = (e as Error).constructor.name; }
+  lockedResult = [error, Object.hasOwn(holes, 8), holes[8], holes.length].join(" ");
+} finally {
+  delete (Object.prototype as any)[8];
+}
+console.log(lockedResult);