diff --git a/include/boost/python/class.hpp b/include/boost/python/class.hpp
index 8e921780..ae1705f6 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/class.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/class.hpp
@@ -172,8 +172,13 @@ class class_ : public objects::class_base
         return *this;
     }
 
+    // Property creation
+    self& add_property(char const* name, ref const& fget);
+    self& add_property(char const* name, ref const& fget, ref const& fset);
+
+
     // return the underlying object
-//    ref object() const;
+//    ref object() const; (implemented in base class)
 
  private: // types
     typedef objects::class_id class_id;
@@ -236,6 +241,21 @@ inline class_<T,X1,X2,X3>::class_(char const* name)
         , this->object());
 }
 
+
+template <class T, class X1, class X2, class X3>
+inline class_<T,X1,X2,X3>& class_<T,X1,X2,X3>::add_property(char const* name, ref const& fget)
+{
+    class_base::add_property(name, fget);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+template <class T, class X1, class X2, class X3>
+inline class_<T,X1,X2,X3>& class_<T,X1,X2,X3>::add_property(char const* name, ref const& fget, ref const& fset)
+{
+    class_base::add_property(name, fget, fset);
+    return *this;
+}
+
 namespace detail
 {
   // This is an mpl BinaryMetaFunction object with a runtime behavior,