diff --git a/docs/_guide/properties.md b/docs/_guide/properties.md
index 4394646e..2a6d465c 100644
--- a/docs/_guide/properties.md
+++ b/docs/_guide/properties.md
@@ -385,56 +385,65 @@ this.myProp = 'hi'; // invokes myProp's generated property accessor
 
 Generated accessors automatically call `requestUpdate`, initiating an update if one has not already begun.
 
-### Create custom property accessors {#accessors-custom}
+### Create your own property accessors {#accessors-custom}
 
-To specify how getting and setting works for a property, create custom accessors instead of using automatically generated accessors:
+To specify how getting and setting works for a property, you can define your own property accessors. For example:
 
 ```js
 // Declare a property
 static get properties() { return { myProp: { type: String } }; }
 
-// Custom accessors
+// Define accessors
 set myProp(value) {
   // Capture old value
   const oldValue = this.myProp;
-  // Implement custom setter logic
+  // Implement setter logic
   ...
   // Pass the old value to request an update
   this.requestUpdate('myProp', oldValue);
 } 
-get myProp() { ... /* Custom getter */ }
+get myProp() { ... }
 
 ...
 
 // Later, set the property
-this.myProp = 'hi'; // Invokes custom accessor
+this.myProp = 'hi'; // Invokes your accessor
 ```
 
-If your class defines custom property accessors for a declared property directly on its prototype (i.e., not inherited from a superclass), LitElement will not overwrite them with generated accessors.  Such custom setters must manually request an update, supplying the property name and its old value to the update lifecycle by calling `requestUpdate`.
+If your class defines its own accessors for a property, LitElement will not overwrite them with generated accessors. If your class does not define accessors for a property, LitElement will generate them, even if a superclass has defined the property or accessors.
+
+The setters that LitElement generates automatically call `requestUpdate`. If you write your own setter you must call `requestUpdate` manually, supplying the property name and its old value.
+
+**Example: Define your own property accessors** 
+
+```js
+{% include projects/properties/customsetter/my-element.js %}
+```
+
+{% include project.html folder="properties/customsetter" openFile="my-element.js" %}
 
 ### Prevent LitElement from generating a property accessor {#accessors-noaccessor}
 
-To prevent LitElement from generating property accessors, set `noAccessor` to `true` in the property declaration:
+In rare cases, a subclass may need to change or add property options for a property that exists on its superclass.
+
+To prevent LitElement from generating a property accessor that overwrites the superclass's defined accessor, set `noAccessor` to `true` in the property declaration:
 
 ```js
 static get properties() { return { 
-  // Don't generate accessors for myProp
+  // Don't generate accessor for myProp
   myProp: { type: Number, noAccessor: true } 
-
-  // Do generate accessors for aProp
-  aProp: { type: String }
 }; }
 ```
 
-In rare cases, a subclass may need to change or add property options for a custom property accessor that exists on its superclass. In these cases, setting `noAccessor` to `true` will prevent LitElement from creating a generated accessor on the subclass that overwrites the superclass's custom accessor.
+**Example: Property accessors with subclassing** 
 
-**Example: Custom property accessors** 
+**Subclass element**
 
 ```js
-{% include projects/properties/customsetter/my-element.js %}
+{% include projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/sub-element.js %}
 ```
 
-{% include project.html folder="properties/customsetter" openFile="my-element.js" %}
+{% include project.html folder="properties/accessorssubclassing" openFile="sub-element.js" %}
 
 ## Configure property changes
 
diff --git a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/index.html b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/index.html
index 205b902b..3a5498d2 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/index.html
+++ b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/index.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 </head>
 
   <body>
-    <my-element></my-element>
+    <sub-element prop="6.2344235"></sub-element>
   </body>
 
 </html>
diff --git a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/index.ts b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/index.ts
index 63f0dd76..4c350674 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/index.ts
+++ b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 import './super-element.js';
-import './my-element.js';
+import './sub-element.js';
diff --git a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/manifest.json b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/manifest.json
index 6c2bc4b9..f99f3674 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/manifest.json
+++ b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/manifest.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "title": "lit-element code sample",
   "description": "lit-element code sample",
   "files": [
-    "my-element.js",
     "super-element.js",
+    "sub-element.js",
     "index.html",
     "index.ts"
   ],
diff --git a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/my-element.js b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/my-element.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c90bdda2..00000000
--- a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/my-element.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-import SuperElement from './super-element.js';
-
-class MyElement extends SuperElement {  
-  static get properties() { return {}; };
-  
-  get prop1() {
-    return this._prop1;
-  }
-
-  set prop1(value) {
-    console.log('MyElement custom setter');
-    this._prop1 = Math.floor(value/10)*2;
-  }
-}
-
-customElements.define('my-element', MyElement);
diff --git a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/sub-element.js b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/sub-element.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..873aec61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/sub-element.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { SuperElement } from './super-element.js';
+
+class SubElement extends SuperElement {  
+  static get properties() { 
+    return { prop: { reflectToAttribute: true, noAccessor: true } };
+  }
+}
+
+customElements.define('sub-element', SubElement);
diff --git a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/super-element.js b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/super-element.js
index b2f346f2..58b30a58 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/super-element.js
+++ b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/accessorssubclassing/super-element.js
@@ -1,37 +1,30 @@
 import { LitElement, html } from 'lit-element';
 
 export class SuperElement extends LitElement {
-  static get properties() { return {
-    prop1: { type: Number }
-  };}
-
-  get prop1() {
-    console.log('custom getter');
-    return this._prop1;
+  static get properties() {
+    return { prop: { type: Number } };
   }
 
-  set prop1(value) {
-    console.log('custom setter');
-    this._prop1 = Math.floor(value/10);
+  set prop(val) {
+    let oldVal = this._prop;
+    this._prop = Math.floor(val);
+    this.requestUpdate('prop', oldVal);
   }
 
+  get prop() { return this._prop; }
+
   constructor() {
     super();
-    this.prop1 = 0;
+    this._prop = 0;
   }
 
   render() {
-    return html`
-      <p>prop1: ${this.prop1}</p>
-      <button @click="${this.changeProperty}">change property</button>
-    `;
-  }
-
-  changeProperty() {
-    let randy = Math.floor(Math.random()*100);
-    console.log('Setting to:', randy);
-    this.prop1 = randy;
+    return html`  
+      <p>prop: ${this.prop}</p>
+      <button @click="${() => { this.prop = Math.random()*10; }}">
+        change prop
+      </button>
+  `;
   }
 }
-
 customElements.define('super-element', SuperElement);
diff --git a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/customsetter/my-element.js b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/customsetter/my-element.js
index 8b042a85..74fc4077 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/projects/properties/customsetter/my-element.js
+++ b/docs/_includes/projects/properties/customsetter/my-element.js
@@ -1,52 +1,30 @@
 import { LitElement, html } from 'lit-element';
 
 class MyElement extends LitElement {
-  static get properties() { return {
-    prop1: { type: Number, noAccessors: true },
-    prop2: { type: Number },
-    prop3: { type: Number, noAccessors: true },
-  };}
+  static get properties() { 
+    return { prop: { type: Number } };
+  }
 
-  set prop1(newVal) { this._prop1 = Math.floor(newVal); }
-  set prop2(newVal) { this._prop2 = Math.floor(newVal); }
-  set prop3(newVal) {
-    let oldVal = this._prop3;
-    this._prop3 = Math.floor(newVal);
-    this.requestUpdate('prop3', oldVal);
+  set prop(val) {
+    let oldVal = this._prop;
+    this._prop = Math.floor(val);
+    this.requestUpdate('prop', oldVal);
   }
 
-  get prop1() { return this._prop1; }
-  get prop2() { return this._prop2; }
-  get prop3() { return this._prop3; }
+  get prop() { return this._prop; }
 
   constructor() {
     super();
-    this._prop1 = 0;
-    this._prop2 = 0;
-    this._prop3 = 0;
+    this._prop = 0;
   }
 
   render() {
     return html`
-      <p>prop1: ${this.prop1}</p>
-      <p>prop2: ${this.prop2}</p>
-      <p>prop3: ${this.prop3}</p>
-
-      <button @click="${this.getNewVal}">change properties</button>
+      <p>prop: ${this.prop}</p>
+      <button @click="${() =>  { this.prop = Math.random()*10; }}">
+        change prop
+      </button>
     `;
   }
-
-  updated(changedProperties) {
-    changedProperties.forEach((oldValue, propName) => {
-      console.log(`${propName} changed. oldValue: ${oldValue}`);
-    });
-  }
-
-  getNewVal() {
-    let newVal = Math.random()*10;
-    this.prop1 = newVal;
-    this.prop2 = newVal;
-    this.prop3 = newVal;
-  }
 }
 customElements.define('my-element', MyElement);