diff --git a/test/T610-message-property.sh b/test/T610-message-property.sh
index 74b3f5a1..0abef824 100755
--- a/test/T610-message-property.sh
+++ b/test/T610-message-property.sh
@@ -256,4 +256,63 @@ id:4EFC743A.3060609@april.org
 EOF
 test_expect_equal_file EXPECTED OUTPUT
 
+test_begin_subtest "msg.get_property (python)"
+test_python <<'EOF'
+import notmuch
+db = notmuch.Database(mode=notmuch.Database.MODE.READ_WRITE)
+msg = db.find_message("4EFC743A.3060609@april.org")
+print("testkey1 = {0}".format(msg.get_property("testkey1")))
+print("testkey3 = {0}".format(msg.get_property("testkey3")))
+EOF
+cat <<'EOF' > EXPECTED
+testkey1 = alice
+testkey3 = alice3
+EOF
+test_expect_equal_file EXPECTED OUTPUT
+
+test_begin_subtest "msg.get_properties (python)"
+test_python <<'EOF'
+import notmuch
+db = notmuch.Database(mode=notmuch.Database.MODE.READ_ONLY)
+msg = db.find_message("4EFC743A.3060609@april.org")
+for (key,val) in msg.get_properties("testkey1"):
+        print("{0} = {1}".format(key,val))
+EOF
+cat <<'EOF' > EXPECTED
+testkey1 = alice
+testkey1 = bob
+testkey1 = testvalue1
+testkey1 = testvalue2
+EOF
+test_expect_equal_file EXPECTED OUTPUT
+
+test_begin_subtest "msg.get_properties (python, prefix)"
+test_python <<'EOF'
+import notmuch
+db = notmuch.Database(mode=notmuch.Database.MODE.READ_ONLY)
+msg = db.find_message("4EFC743A.3060609@april.org")
+for (key,val) in msg.get_properties("testkey"):
+        print("{0} = {1}".format(key,val))
+EOF
+cat <<'EOF' > EXPECTED
+testkey1 = alice
+testkey1 = bob
+testkey1 = testvalue1
+testkey1 = testvalue2
+testkey3 = alice3
+testkey3 = bob3
+testkey3 = testvalue3
+EOF
+test_expect_equal_file EXPECTED OUTPUT
+
+test_begin_subtest "msg.get_properties (python, exact)"
+test_python <<'EOF'
+import notmuch
+db = notmuch.Database(mode=notmuch.Database.MODE.READ_ONLY)
+msg = db.find_message("4EFC743A.3060609@april.org")
+for (key,val) in msg.get_properties("testkey",True):
+        print("{0} = {1}".format(key,val))
+EOF
+test_expect_equal_file /dev/null OUTPUT
+
 test_done