diff --git a/lib/src/core/implementation/exposed_thing.dart b/lib/src/core/implementation/exposed_thing.dart
index 94ab6051..5d15cbe6 100644
--- a/lib/src/core/implementation/exposed_thing.dart
+++ b/lib/src/core/implementation/exposed_thing.dart
@@ -30,22 +30,60 @@ class ExposedThing implements scripting_api.ExposedThing, ExposableThing {
   final Map<String, scripting_api.PropertyWriteHandler> _propertyWriteHandlers =
       {};
 
+  final Map<String, scripting_api.PropertyReadHandler>
+      _propertyObserveHandlers = {};
+
+  final Map<String, scripting_api.PropertyReadHandler>
+      _propertyUnobserveHandlers = {};
+
   final Map<String, scripting_api.ActionHandler> _actionHandlers = {};
 
+  Property _obtainProperty(String name) {
+    final property = thingDescription.properties?[name];
+
+    if (property == null) {
+      throw ArgumentError(
+        "Property $name does not exist in ExposedThing "
+        "with title ${thingDescription.title}.",
+      );
+    }
+
+    return property;
+  }
+
+  void _checkReadableProperty(String name) {
+    final property = _obtainProperty(name);
+
+    if (property.writeOnly) {
+      final title = property.title ?? "without title";
+      throw ArgumentError("Property $title is not readable.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _checkWritableProperty(String name) {
+    final property = _obtainProperty(name);
+
+    if (property.readOnly) {
+      final title = property.title ?? "without title";
+      throw ArgumentError("Property $title is not writable.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _checkObservableProperty(String name) {
+    final property = _obtainProperty(name);
+
+    if (!property.observable) {
+      final title = property.title ?? "without title";
+      throw ArgumentError("Property $title is not observable.");
+    }
+  }
+
   @override
   Future<void> emitPropertyChange(String name) {
     // TODO(JKRhb): implement emitPropertyChange
     throw UnimplementedError();
   }
 
-  @override
-  void setPropertyWriteHandler(
-    String name,
-    scripting_api.PropertyWriteHandler handler,
-  ) {
-    _propertyWriteHandlers[name] = handler;
-  }
-
   @override
   Future<void> destroy() async {
     _servient.destroyThing(this);
@@ -62,23 +100,31 @@ class ExposedThing implements scripting_api.ExposedThing, ExposableThing {
 
   @override
   void setActionHandler(String name, scripting_api.ActionHandler handler) {
+    if (thingDescription.actions?[name] == null) {
+      throw ArgumentError("ExposedThing does not an Action with the key $name");
+    }
+
     _actionHandlers[name] = handler;
   }
 
   @override
-  void setEventHandler(
+  void setPropertyReadHandler(
     String name,
-    scripting_api.EventListenerHandler handler,
+    scripting_api.PropertyReadHandler handler,
   ) {
-    // TODO(JKRhb): implement setEventHandler
+    _checkReadableProperty(name);
+
+    _propertyReadHandlers[name] = handler;
   }
 
   @override
-  void setEventSubscribeHandler(
+  void setPropertyWriteHandler(
     String name,
-    scripting_api.EventSubscriptionHandler handler,
+    scripting_api.PropertyWriteHandler handler,
   ) {
-    // TODO(JKRhb): implement setEventSubscribeHandler
+    _checkWritableProperty(name);
+
+    _propertyWriteHandlers[name] = handler;
   }
 
   @override
@@ -86,24 +132,27 @@ class ExposedThing implements scripting_api.ExposedThing, ExposableThing {
     String name,
     scripting_api.PropertyReadHandler handler,
   ) {
-    // TODO(JKRhb): implement setPropertyObserveHandler
+    _checkObservableProperty(name);
+
+    _propertyObserveHandlers[name] = handler;
   }
 
   @override
-  void setPropertyReadHandler(
+  void setPropertyUnobserveHandler(
     String name,
     scripting_api.PropertyReadHandler handler,
   ) {
-    // TODO: Ensure that the property is actually readable.
-    _propertyReadHandlers[name] = handler;
+    _checkObservableProperty(name);
+
+    _propertyUnobserveHandlers[name] = handler;
   }
 
   @override
-  void setPropertyUnobserveHandler(
+  void setEventSubscribeHandler(
     String name,
-    scripting_api.PropertyReadHandler handler,
+    scripting_api.EventSubscriptionHandler handler,
   ) {
-    // TODO(JKRhb): implement setPropertyUnobserveHandler
+    // TODO(JKRhb): implement setEventSubscribeHandler
   }
 
   @override