diff --git a/addon/src/properties/property.js b/addon/src/properties/property.js
index b0ff179b..2dba07cf 100644
--- a/addon/src/properties/property.js
+++ b/addon/src/properties/property.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { $ } from '../-private/jquery';
 import { findOne } from '../-private/finders';
 import { getter } from '../macros/index';
 
@@ -52,6 +51,20 @@ export function property(propertyName, selector, userOptions = {}) {
       ...userOptions,
     };
 
-    return $(findOne(this, selector, options)).prop(propertyName);
+    const element = findOne(this, selector, options);
+    const propName = normalizePropertyName(propertyName);
+
+    return element[propName];
   });
 }
+
+const camelCaseMap = {
+  tabindex: 'tabIndex',
+  readonly: 'readOnly',
+  maxlength: 'maxLength',
+  contenteditable: 'contentEditable',
+};
+
+function normalizePropertyName(propertyName) {
+  return camelCaseMap[propertyName] ?? propertyName;
+}
diff --git a/test-app/tests/unit/-private/properties/property-test.ts b/test-app/tests/unit/-private/properties/property-test.ts
index d23e454e..7a2baade 100644
--- a/test-app/tests/unit/-private/properties/property-test.ts
+++ b/test-app/tests/unit/-private/properties/property-test.ts
@@ -158,4 +158,166 @@ module('property', function (hooks) {
 
     assert.ok(page.foo);
   });
+
+  module('jquery compatibility', function () {
+    test('readonly', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+      const page = create({
+        scope: 'input',
+        lowercase: property('readonly'),
+        camelCase: property('readOnly'),
+      });
+
+      await this.createTemplate('<input type="checkbox" readonly>');
+
+      assert.true(page.lowercase, 'lowercase');
+      assert.true(page.camelCase, 'camelCase');
+    });
+
+    test('not readonly', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+      const page = create({
+        scope: 'input',
+        lowecase: property('readonly'),
+        camelCase: property('readOnly'),
+      });
+
+      await this.createTemplate('<input type="checkbox">');
+
+      assert.false(page.lowecase, 'lowercase');
+      assert.false(page.camelCase, 'camelCase');
+    });
+
+    test('maxlength', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+      const page = create({
+        scope: 'input',
+        lowercase: property('maxlength'),
+        camelCase: property('maxLength'),
+      });
+
+      await this.createTemplate('<input type="checkbox" maxlength="1">');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(page.lowercase, 1, 'lowercase');
+      assert.strictEqual(page.camelCase, 1, 'camelCase');
+    });
+
+    test('no maxlength', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+      const page = create({
+        scope: 'input',
+        lowercase: property('maxlength'),
+        camelCase: property('maxLength'),
+      });
+
+      await this.createTemplate('<input type="checkbox">');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(page.lowercase, -1, 'lowercase');
+      assert.strictEqual(page.camelCase, -1, 'camelCase');
+    });
+
+    test('contenteditable', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+      const page = create({
+        scope: 'span',
+        lowercase: property('contenteditable'),
+        camelCase: property('contentEditable'),
+      });
+
+      await this.createTemplate('<span contenteditable>');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(page.lowercase, 'true', 'lowercase');
+      assert.strictEqual(page.camelCase, 'true', 'camelCase');
+    });
+
+    test('not contenteditable', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+      const page = create({
+        scope: 'span',
+        lowercase: property('contenteditable'),
+        camelCase: property('contentEditable'),
+      });
+
+      await this.createTemplate('<span>');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(page.lowercase, 'inherit', 'lowercase');
+      assert.strictEqual(page.camelCase, 'inherit', 'camelCase');
+    });
+
+    test('non-standard', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+      const page = create({
+        scope: 'span',
+        lowercase: property('neverexisted'),
+        camelCase: property('neverExisted'),
+        dasherized: property('never-existed'),
+      });
+
+      await this.createTemplate('<span neverexisted="true">');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(page.lowercase, undefined, 'lowercase');
+      assert.strictEqual(page.camelCase, undefined, 'camelCase');
+      assert.strictEqual(page.dasherized, undefined, 'dash-erized');
+    });
+
+    test('[data-*]', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+      const page = create({
+        scope: 'span',
+        lowercase: property('data-test'),
+        camelCase: property('neverTest'),
+        dasherized: property('never-test'),
+      });
+
+      await this.createTemplate('<span date-test="true">');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(page.lowercase, undefined, 'lowercase');
+      assert.strictEqual(page.camelCase, undefined, 'camelCase');
+      assert.strictEqual(page.dasherized, undefined, 'dash-erized');
+    });
+
+    module('tabindex', function () {
+      test('camelCase', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+        const page = create({
+          foo: property('tabIndex', 'input'),
+        });
+
+        await this.createTemplate('<input type="checkbox" tabindex="2">');
+
+        assert.strictEqual(page.foo, 2);
+      });
+
+      test('explicitly specified', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+        const page = create({
+          foo: property('tabindex', 'input'),
+        });
+
+        await this.createTemplate('<input type="checkbox" tabindex="2">');
+
+        assert.strictEqual(page.foo, 2);
+      });
+
+      test('unspecified on interactive', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+        const page = create({
+          foo: property('tabindex', 'input'),
+        });
+
+        await this.createTemplate('<input type="checkbox">');
+
+        assert.strictEqual(page.foo, 0);
+      });
+
+      test('unspecified on non-interactive', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+        const page = create({
+          foo: property('tabindex', 'span'),
+        });
+
+        await this.createTemplate('<span></span>');
+
+        assert.strictEqual(page.foo, -1);
+      });
+
+      test('uspecified on an interactive link(with href)', async function (this: TestContext, assert) {
+        const page = create({
+          foo: property('tabindex', 'a'),
+        });
+
+        await this.createTemplate('<a href="javascript:;"></a>');
+
+        assert.strictEqual(page.foo, 0);
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });