diff --git a/docs/design/effects.txt b/docs/design/effects.txt
index c3a9404a81..9844b21f5a 100644
--- a/docs/design/effects.txt
+++ b/docs/design/effects.txt
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ C. Keyframes
       */
       void ges_track_object_get_child_property (GESTrackObject *object,
                                               const gchar *property_name,
-                                              GValue * value);
+                                              gpointer value);
 
       /**
       * ges_track_object_get_material:
diff --git a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
index 25c17fbd84..6c6719f0e1 100644
--- a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ ges_track_object_get_duration
 ges_track_object_get_priority
 ges_track_object_is_active
 ges_track_object_set_child_property
+ges_track_object_get_child_property
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 GES_TRACK_OBJECT_DURATION
 GES_TRACK_OBJECT_INPOINT
diff --git a/ges/ges-track-object.c b/ges/ges-track-object.c
index f46c655fe2..d87d84f17e 100644
--- a/ges/ges-track-object.c
+++ b/ges/ges-track-object.c
@@ -952,3 +952,34 @@ ges_track_object_set_child_property (GESTrackObject * object,
     GST_DEBUG ("The child properties haven't been set on %p", object);
   }
 }
+
+/**
+* ges_track_object_get_child_property:
+* @object: The origin #GESTrackObject
+* @property_name: The name of the property
+* @value: return location for the property value
+*
+* Gets a property of a child of @object.
+*/
+void
+ges_track_object_get_child_property (GESTrackObject * object,
+    const gchar * property_name, gpointer value)
+{
+  GESTrackObjectPrivate *priv = object->priv;
+
+  if (priv->properties_hashtable) {
+    GstElement *element;
+    gchar **prop_name;
+
+    element = g_hash_table_lookup (priv->properties_hashtable, property_name);
+    if (element) {
+      prop_name = g_strsplit (property_name, "-", 2);
+      g_object_get (G_OBJECT (element), prop_name[1], value, NULL);
+      g_strfreev (prop_name);
+    } else {
+      GST_ERROR ("The %s property doesn't exist", property_name);
+    }
+  } else {
+    GST_DEBUG ("The child properties haven't been set on %p", object);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ges/ges-track-object.h b/ges/ges-track-object.h
index be8cf6fc49..bd35435411 100644
--- a/ges/ges-track-object.h
+++ b/ges/ges-track-object.h
@@ -162,5 +162,8 @@ gboolean ges_track_object_is_active (GESTrackObject * object);
 
 void ges_track_object_set_child_property (GESTrackObject * object,
     const gchar * property_name, GValue * value);
+void ges_track_object_get_child_property (GESTrackObject *object,
+                                          const gchar *property_name,
+                                          gpointer value);
 G_END_DECLS
 #endif /* _GES_TRACK_OBJECT */
diff --git a/tests/check/ges/effects.c b/tests/check/ges/effects.c
index da2f668d20..f5fab1284d 100644
--- a/tests/check/ges/effects.c
+++ b/tests/check/ges/effects.c
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_track_effect_set_properties)
   GESTimelineEffect *tl_effect;
   GESTrackEffect *tck_effect;
   GValue value = { 0 };
+  guint val;
 
   ges_init ();
 
@@ -347,9 +348,11 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_track_effect_set_properties)
 
   g_value_init (&value, G_TYPE_UINT);
   g_value_set_uint (&value, 17);
-
   ges_track_object_set_child_property (GES_TRACK_OBJECT (tck_effect),
       "GstAgingTV-scratch-lines", &value);
+  ges_track_object_get_child_property (GES_TRACK_OBJECT (tck_effect),
+      "GstAgingTV-scratch-lines", &val);
+  fail_unless (val == 17);
 
   ges_timeline_layer_remove_object (layer, (GESTimelineObject *) tl_effect);