diff --git a/pelix/ipopo/contexts.py b/pelix/ipopo/contexts.py
index 6699e95d..922f6b41 100644
--- a/pelix/ipopo/contexts.py
+++ b/pelix/ipopo/contexts.py
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ class ComponentContext(object):
     Represents the data stored in a component instance
     """
     # Try to reduce memory footprint (many instances)
-    __slots__ = ('factory_context', 'name', 'properties', 'hidden_properties')
+    __slots__ = ('factory_context', 'name', 'properties', '__hidden_properties')
 
     def __init__(self, factory_context, name, properties):
         """
@@ -445,8 +445,8 @@ def __init__(self, factory_context, name, properties):
         hidden_props_keys = set(properties).intersection(
             factory_context.hidden_properties)
 
-        self.hidden_properties = factory_context.hidden_properties.copy()
-        self.hidden_properties.update({
+        self.__hidden_properties = factory_context.hidden_properties.copy()
+        self.__hidden_properties.update({
             key: value for key, value in properties.items()
             if key in hidden_props_keys})
 
@@ -510,3 +510,24 @@ def get_handler(self, handler_id):
         :return: The handler configuration, or None
         """
         return self.factory_context.get_handler(handler_id, None)
+
+    def has_hidden_properties(self):
+        """
+        Returns True if the component must support hidden properties
+        """
+        return bool(self.__hidden_properties)
+
+    def grab_hidden_properties(self):
+        """
+        A one-shot access to hidden properties (the field is then destroyed)
+
+        :return: A copy of the hidden properties dictionary on the first call
+        :raise AttributeError: On any call after the first one
+        """
+        # Copy properties
+        result = self.__hidden_properties.copy()
+
+        # Destroy the field
+        self.__hidden_properties.clear()
+        del self.__hidden_properties
+        return result
diff --git a/pelix/ipopo/handlers/properties.py b/pelix/ipopo/handlers/properties.py
index c0bc7786..35d1e7f6 100644
--- a/pelix/ipopo/handlers/properties.py
+++ b/pelix/ipopo/handlers/properties.py
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ def _field_property_generator(self, public_properties):
             properties = stored_instance.context.properties
             update_notifier = stored_instance.update_property
         else:
-            properties = stored_instance.context.hidden_properties
+            # Copy Hidden properties and remove them from the context
+            properties = stored_instance.context.grab_hidden_properties()
             update_notifier = stored_instance.update_hidden_property
 
         def get_value(_, name):
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ def manipulate(self, stored_instance, component_instance):
             flags_to_generate.add(True)
 
         # (False for hidden ones)
-        if stored_instance.context.hidden_properties:
+        if stored_instance.context.has_hidden_properties():
             flags_to_generate.add(False)
 
         # Inject properties getters and setters