diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7424cc2df3..9f43d0048b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangelog.com).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+* Fix crash in [`boolean-prop-naming`] when encountering a required shape prop type ([#1791][] @pcorpet)
+
 ## [7.8.1] - 2018-05-12
 ### Fixed
 * Fix crash in [`no-deprecated`][] when encountering a class constructor ([#1785][] @taddei)
diff --git a/lib/rules/boolean-prop-naming.js b/lib/rules/boolean-prop-naming.js
index ccfdf6f3bb..3d414a724c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/boolean-prop-naming.js
+++ b/lib/rules/boolean-prop-naming.js
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ module.exports = {
       if (node.value.property) {
         const name = node.value.property.name;
         if (name === 'isRequired') {
-          return node.value.object.property.name;
+          if (node.value.object && node.value.object.property) {
+            return node.value.object.property.name;
+          }
+          return null;
         }
         return name;
       }
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/boolean-prop-naming.js b/tests/lib/rules/boolean-prop-naming.js
index f83c8dd999..e90fc39788 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/boolean-prop-naming.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/boolean-prop-naming.js
@@ -348,6 +348,17 @@ ruleTester.run('boolean-prop-naming', rule, {
         hasValue: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
       }
     `
+  }, {
+    // Ensure the rule does not throw when a shape prop isRequired.
+    code: `
+      var Hello = createReactClass({
+        propTypes: {something: PropTypes.shape({}).isRequired},
+        render: function() { return <div />; }
+      });
+    `,
+    options: [{
+      rule: '^is[A-Z]([A-Za-z0-9]?)+'
+    }]
   }],
 
   invalid: [{