diff --git a/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c b/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c
index f52b03e4..8ccfaa9a 100644
--- a/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c
+++ b/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c
@@ -2039,6 +2039,108 @@ static const luaL_Reg proc_utils_funcs[] = {
   { NULL, NULL }
 };
 
+/* Properties */
+
+static int
+properties_new (lua_State *L)
+{
+  WpProperties *props;
+
+  if (lua_type (L, 1) != LUA_TNONE && lua_type (L, 1) != LUA_TNIL) {
+    luaL_checktype (L, 1, LUA_TTABLE);
+    props = wplua_table_to_properties (L, 1);
+  } else {
+    props = wp_properties_new_empty ();
+  }
+
+  wplua_pushboxed (L, WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES, props);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+properties_get_boolean (lua_State *L)
+{
+  WpProperties *props = wplua_checkboxed (L, 1, WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES);
+  const char *key = luaL_checkstring (L, 2);
+  const char *val = wp_properties_get (props, key);
+  if (val)
+    lua_pushboolean (L, spa_atob (val));
+  else
+    lua_pushnil (L);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+properties_get_int (lua_State *L)
+{
+  WpProperties *props = wplua_checkboxed (L, 1, WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES);
+  const char *key = luaL_checkstring (L, 2);
+  const char *val = wp_properties_get (props, key);
+  if (val) {
+    gint64 int_val = 0;
+    if (spa_atoi64 (val, &int_val, 10))
+      lua_pushinteger (L, int_val);
+    else
+      lua_pushnil (L);
+  } else {
+    lua_pushnil (L);
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+properties_get_float (lua_State *L)
+{
+  WpProperties *props = wplua_checkboxed (L, 1, WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES);
+  const char *key = luaL_checkstring (L, 2);
+  const char *val = wp_properties_get (props, key);
+  if (val) {
+    double d_val = 0;
+    if (spa_atod (val, &d_val))
+      lua_pushnumber (L, d_val);
+    else
+      lua_pushnil (L);
+  } else {
+    lua_pushnil (L);
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+properties_get_count (lua_State *L)
+{
+  WpProperties *props = wplua_checkboxed (L, 1, WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES);
+  lua_pushinteger (L, wp_properties_get_count (props));
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+properties_copy (lua_State *L)
+{
+  WpProperties *props = wplua_checkboxed (L, 1, WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES);
+  WpProperties *copy = wp_properties_copy (props);
+  wplua_pushboxed (L, WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES, copy);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+properties_parse (lua_State *L)
+{
+  WpProperties *props = wplua_checkboxed (L, 1, WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES);
+  wplua_properties_to_table (L, props);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static const luaL_Reg properties_funcs[] = {
+  { "get_boolean", properties_get_boolean },
+  { "get_int", properties_get_int },
+  { "get_float", properties_get_float },
+  { "get_count", properties_get_count },
+  { "copy", properties_copy },
+  { "parse", properties_parse },
+  { NULL, NULL }
+};
+
 /* WpSettings */
 
 static int
@@ -3013,6 +3115,8 @@ wp_lua_scripting_api_init (lua_State *L)
       NULL, proc_info_funcs);
   wplua_register_type_methods (L, WP_TYPE_ITERATOR,
       NULL, iterator_funcs);
+  wplua_register_type_methods (L, WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES,
+      properties_new, properties_funcs);
 
   if (!wplua_load_uri (L, URI_API, &error) ||
       !wplua_pcall (L, 0, 0, &error)) {
diff --git a/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.lua b/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.lua
index e4e41bcf..fe886bc3 100644
--- a/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.lua
+++ b/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.lua
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ SANDBOX_EXPORT = {
   Conf = WpConf,
   JsonUtils = JsonUtils,
   ProcUtils = ProcUtils,
+  Properties = WpProperties_new,
   SimpleEventHook = WpSimpleEventHook_new,
   AsyncEventHook = WpAsyncEventHook_new,
 }
diff --git a/modules/module-lua-scripting/wplua/boxed.c b/modules/module-lua-scripting/wplua/boxed.c
index 138ec1ad..c327a575 100644
--- a/modules/module-lua-scripting/wplua/boxed.c
+++ b/modules/module-lua-scripting/wplua/boxed.c
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ _wplua_gboxed___index (lua_State *L)
   GValue *obj_v = _wplua_togvalue_userdata_named (L, 1, G_TYPE_BOXED, "GBoxed");
   luaL_argcheck (L, obj_v != NULL, 1,
       "expected userdata storing GValue<GBoxed>");
-  const gchar *key = luaL_checkstring (L, 2);
+  const gchar *key = luaL_tolstring (L, 2, NULL);
   GType type = G_VALUE_TYPE (obj_v);
+  GType boxed_type = type;
   lua_CFunction func = NULL;
   GHashTable *vtables;
 
@@ -53,6 +54,99 @@ _wplua_gboxed___index (lua_State *L)
     lua_pushcfunction (L, func);
     return 1;
   }
+
+  /* If WpProperties type, just return the property value for that key */
+  if (boxed_type == WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES) {
+    WpProperties * props = g_value_get_boxed (obj_v);
+    const gchar *val = wp_properties_get (props, key);
+    lua_pushstring (L, val);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+_wplua_gboxed___newindex (lua_State *L)
+{
+  GValue *obj_v = _wplua_togvalue_userdata_named (L, 1, G_TYPE_BOXED, "GBoxed");
+  luaL_argcheck (L, obj_v != NULL, 1,
+      "expected userdata storing GValue<GBoxed>");
+  const gchar *key = luaL_tolstring (L, 2, NULL);
+  GType type = G_VALUE_TYPE (obj_v);
+
+  /* Set property value */
+  if (type == WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES) {
+    WpProperties * props = g_value_dup_boxed (obj_v);
+    g_autofree gchar *val = NULL;
+    luaL_checkany (L, 3);
+
+    switch (lua_type (L, 3)) {
+      case LUA_TNIL:
+        break;
+      case LUA_TUSERDATA: {
+        GValue *v = lua_touserdata (L, 3);
+        gpointer p = g_value_peek_pointer (v);
+        val = g_strdup_printf ("%p", p);
+        break;
+      }
+      default:
+        val = g_strdup (luaL_tolstring (L, 3, NULL));
+        break;
+    }
+
+    props = wp_properties_ensure_unique_owner (props);
+    wp_properties_set (props, key, val);
+    g_value_take_boxed (obj_v, props);
+  } else {
+    luaL_error (L, "cannot assign property '%s' to boxed type %s",
+        key, g_type_name (type));
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+properties_iterator_next (lua_State *L)
+{
+  WpIterator *it = wplua_checkboxed (L, 1, WP_TYPE_ITERATOR);
+  g_auto (GValue) item = G_VALUE_INIT;
+  if (wp_iterator_next (it, &item)) {
+    WpPropertiesItem *si = g_value_get_boxed (&item);
+    const gchar *k = wp_properties_item_get_key (si);
+    const gchar *v = wp_properties_item_get_value (si);
+    lua_pushstring (L, k);
+    lua_pushstring (L, v);
+    return 2;
+  } else {
+    lua_pushnil (L);
+    lua_pushnil (L);
+    return 2;
+  }
+}
+
+static int
+push_properties_wpiterator (lua_State *L, WpIterator *it)
+{
+  lua_pushcfunction (L, properties_iterator_next);
+  wplua_pushboxed (L, WP_TYPE_ITERATOR, it);
+  return 2;
+}
+
+static int
+_wplua_gboxed___pairs (lua_State *L)
+{
+  GValue *obj_v = _wplua_togvalue_userdata_named (L, 1, G_TYPE_BOXED, "GBoxed");
+  luaL_argcheck (L, obj_v != NULL, 1,
+      "expected userdata storing GValue<GBoxed>");
+  GType type = G_VALUE_TYPE (obj_v);
+
+  if (type == WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES) {
+    WpProperties * props = g_value_get_boxed (obj_v);
+    WpIterator *it = wp_properties_new_iterator (props);
+    return push_properties_wpiterator (L, it);
+  } else {
+    luaL_error (L, "cannot do pairs of boxed type %s", g_type_name (type));
+  }
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -69,6 +163,8 @@ _wplua_init_gboxed (lua_State *L)
     { "__gc", _wplua_gvalue_userdata___gc },
     { "__eq", _wplua_gboxed___eq },
     { "__index", _wplua_gboxed___index },
+    { "__newindex", _wplua_gboxed___newindex },
+    { "__pairs", _wplua_gboxed___pairs },
     { NULL, NULL }
   };
 
diff --git a/tests/wplua/meson.build b/tests/wplua/meson.build
index 5f96ef04..5bbd5e5c 100644
--- a/tests/wplua/meson.build
+++ b/tests/wplua/meson.build
@@ -64,3 +64,9 @@ test(
   args: ['lua-api-tests', 'event-hooks.lua'],
   env: common_env,
 )
+test(
+  'test-lua-properties',
+  script_tester,
+  args: ['lua-api-tests', 'properties.lua'],
+  env: common_env,
+)
diff --git a/tests/wplua/scripts/properties.lua b/tests/wplua/scripts/properties.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3389863a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/wplua/scripts/properties.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+-- create empty properties
+props = Properties ()
+
+-- set nil
+props["key-nil"] = nil
+assert (props["key-nil"] == nil)
+
+-- set bool
+props["key-bool"] = false
+assert (props["key-bool"] == "false")
+assert (props:get_boolean ("key-bool") == false)
+props["key-bool"] = true
+assert (props["key-bool"] == "true")
+assert (props:get_boolean ("key-bool") == true)
+
+-- set int
+props["key-int"] = 4
+assert (props["key-int"] == "4")
+assert (props:get_int ("key-int") == 4)
+
+-- set float
+props["key-float"] = 3.14
+val = props:get_float ("key-float")
+assert (val > 3.13 and val < 3.15)
+
+-- set string
+props["key-string"] = "value"
+assert (props["key-string"] == "value")
+assert (props:get_boolean ("key-string") == false)
+assert (props:get_int ("key-string") == nil)
+assert (props:get_float ("key-string") == nil)
+
+-- copy
+copy = props:copy ()
+assert (copy["key-nil"] == nil)
+assert (copy:get_boolean ("key-bool") == true)
+assert (copy:get_int ("key-int") == 4)
+val = copy:get_float ("key-float")
+assert (val > 3.13 and val < 3.15)
+assert (copy["key-string"] == "value")
+
+-- remove int property
+props["key-int"] = nil
+assert (props["key-int"] == nil)
+assert (copy:get_int ("key-int") == 4)
+
+-- create properties from table
+props = Properties {
+  ["key0"] = nil,
+  ["key1"] = false,
+  ["key2"] = 64,
+  ["key3"] = 2.71,
+  ["key4"] = "string",
+}
+assert (props["key0"] == nil)
+assert (props:get_boolean ("key1") == false)
+assert (props:get_int ("key2") == 64)
+val = props:get_float ("key3")
+assert (val > 2.70 and val < 2.72)
+assert (props["key4"] == "string")
+
+-- count
+assert (props:get_count () == 4)
+
+-- parse
+parsed = props:parse ()
+assert (parsed["key0"] == nil)
+assert (parsed["key1"] == "false")
+assert (tonumber (parsed["key2"]) == 64)
+val = tonumber (parsed["key3"])
+assert (val > 2.70 and val < 2.72)
+assert (parsed["key4"] == "string")
+
+-- pairs
+values = {}
+for k, v in pairs (props) do
+  values [k] = v
+end
+assert (values["key0"] == nil)
+assert (values["key1"] == "false")
+assert (tonumber (values["key2"]) == 64)
+val = tonumber (values["key3"])
+assert (val > 2.70 and val < 2.72)
+assert (values["key4"] == "string")
+
+-- Make sure the reference changes are also updated
+local properties = Properties ()
+properties["key"] = "value"
+assert (properties["key"] == "value")
+local properties2 = properties
+properties2["key"] = "another-value"
+assert (properties2["key"] == "another-value")
+assert (properties["key"] == "another-value")