diff --git a/gstreamer/Gir.toml b/gstreamer/Gir.toml
index f894b158a..5dc05b0b9 100644
--- a/gstreamer/Gir.toml
+++ b/gstreamer/Gir.toml
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ manual_traits = ["ChildProxyExtManual"]
     name = "set_property"
     rename = "set_child_property"
     manual = true
+    [[object.function]]
+    name = "lookup"
+    manual = true
 
 [[object]]
 name = "Gst.ClockTime"
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/auto/child_proxy.rs b/gstreamer/src/auto/child_proxy.rs
index 45284df84..a1e0705fd 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/auto/child_proxy.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/auto/child_proxy.rs
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ pub trait ChildProxyExt: 'static {
     //#[doc(alias = "get_valist")]
     //fn valist(&self, first_property_name: &str, var_args: /*Unknown conversion*//*Unimplemented*/Unsupported);
 
-    //#[doc(alias = "gst_child_proxy_lookup")]
-    //fn lookup(&self, name: &str, pspec: /*Ignored*/glib::ParamSpec) -> Option<glib::Object>;
-
     //#[doc(alias = "gst_child_proxy_set")]
     //fn set(&self, first_property_name: &str, : /*Unknown conversion*//*Unimplemented*/Fundamental: VarArgs);
 
@@ -126,10 +123,6 @@ impl<O: IsA<ChildProxy>> ChildProxyExt for O {
     //    unsafe { TODO: call ffi:gst_child_proxy_get_valist() }
     //}
 
-    //fn lookup(&self, name: &str, pspec: /*Ignored*/glib::ParamSpec) -> Option<glib::Object> {
-    //    unsafe { TODO: call ffi:gst_child_proxy_lookup() }
-    //}
-
     //fn set(&self, first_property_name: &str, : /*Unknown conversion*//*Unimplemented*/Fundamental: VarArgs) {
     //    unsafe { TODO: call ffi:gst_child_proxy_set() }
     //}
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/child_proxy.rs b/gstreamer/src/child_proxy.rs
index 96bdde989..acb67f6e8 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/child_proxy.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/child_proxy.rs
@@ -6,62 +6,110 @@ use glib::translate::*;
 use std::ptr;
 
 pub trait ChildProxyExtManual: 'static {
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_child_proxy_lookup")]
+    fn lookup(&self, name: &str) -> Result<(glib::Object, glib::ParamSpec), glib::BoolError>;
+
     #[doc(alias = "get_child_property")]
-    fn child_property(&self, name: &str) -> Option<glib::Value>;
-    fn set_child_property<V: glib::ToValue>(
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_child_proxy_get")]
+    fn child_property<V: for<'b> glib::value::FromValue<'b> + 'static>(&self, name: &str) -> V;
+    #[doc(alias = "get_child_property")]
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_child_proxy_get")]
+    fn child_property_value(&self, name: &str) -> glib::Value;
+    #[doc(alias = "get_child_property")]
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_child_proxy_get")]
+    fn try_child_property<V: for<'b> glib::value::FromValue<'b> + 'static>(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+    ) -> Result<V, glib::BoolError>;
+    #[doc(alias = "get_child_property")]
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_child_proxy_get")]
+    fn try_child_property_value(&self, name: &str) -> Result<glib::Value, glib::BoolError>;
+
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_child_proxy_set")]
+    fn set_child_property<V: glib::ToValue>(&self, name: &str, value: V);
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_child_proxy_set_property")]
+    fn set_child_property_from_value(&self, name: &str, value: &glib::Value);
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_child_proxy_set")]
+    fn try_set_child_property<V: glib::ToValue>(
         &self,
         name: &str,
         value: V,
     ) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError>;
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_child_proxy_set_property")]
+    fn try_set_child_property_from_value(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+        value: &glib::Value,
+    ) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError>;
 }
 
 impl<O: IsA<ChildProxy>> ChildProxyExtManual for O {
-    fn child_property(&self, name: &str) -> Option<glib::Value> {
+    fn lookup(&self, name: &str) -> Result<(glib::Object, glib::ParamSpec), glib::BoolError> {
         unsafe {
-            let found: bool = from_glib(ffi::gst_child_proxy_lookup(
+            let mut target = ptr::null_mut();
+            let mut pspec = ptr::null_mut();
+            let ret = from_glib(ffi::gst_child_proxy_lookup(
                 self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
                 name.to_glib_none().0,
-                ptr::null_mut(),
-                ptr::null_mut(),
+                &mut target,
+                &mut pspec,
             ));
-            if !found {
-                return None;
+            if ret {
+                Ok((from_glib_full(target), from_glib_none(pspec)))
+            } else {
+                Err(glib::bool_error!("Failed to find child property"))
             }
-
-            let mut value = glib::Value::uninitialized();
-            ffi::gst_child_proxy_get_property(
-                self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
-                name.to_glib_none().0,
-                value.to_glib_none_mut().0,
-            );
-            Some(value)
         }
     }
 
-    fn set_child_property<V: glib::ToValue>(
+    fn child_property<V: for<'b> glib::value::FromValue<'b> + 'static>(&self, name: &str) -> V {
+        let (child, pspec) = self.lookup(name).unwrap();
+        child.property(pspec.name())
+    }
+
+    fn child_property_value(&self, name: &str) -> glib::Value {
+        let (child, pspec) = self.lookup(name).unwrap();
+        child.property_value(pspec.name())
+    }
+
+    fn try_child_property<V: for<'b> glib::value::FromValue<'b> + 'static>(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+    ) -> Result<V, glib::BoolError> {
+        let (child, pspec) = self.lookup(name)?;
+        child.try_property(pspec.name())
+    }
+
+    fn try_child_property_value(&self, name: &str) -> Result<glib::Value, glib::BoolError> {
+        let (child, pspec) = self.lookup(name)?;
+        child.try_property_value(pspec.name())
+    }
+
+    fn set_child_property<V: glib::ToValue>(&self, name: &str, value: V) {
+        let (child, pspec) = self.lookup(name).unwrap();
+        child.set_property(pspec.name(), value)
+    }
+
+    fn set_child_property_from_value(&self, name: &str, value: &glib::Value) {
+        let (child, pspec) = self.lookup(name).unwrap();
+        child.set_property_from_value(pspec.name(), value)
+    }
+
+    fn try_set_child_property<V: glib::ToValue>(
         &self,
         name: &str,
         value: V,
     ) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError> {
-        unsafe {
-            let found: bool = from_glib(ffi::gst_child_proxy_lookup(
-                self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
-                name.to_glib_none().0,
-                ptr::null_mut(),
-                ptr::null_mut(),
-            ));
-            if !found {
-                return Err(glib::bool_error!("Child property not found"));
-            }
+        let (child, pspec) = self.lookup(name)?;
+        child.try_set_property(pspec.name(), value)
+    }
 
-            let value = value.to_value();
-            ffi::gst_child_proxy_set_property(
-                self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
-                name.to_glib_none().0,
-                value.to_glib_none().0,
-            );
-
-            Ok(())
-        }
+    fn try_set_child_property_from_value(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+        value: &glib::Value,
+    ) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError> {
+        let (child, pspec) = self.lookup(name)?;
+        child.try_set_property_from_value(pspec.name(), value)
     }
 }