diff --git a/docs/source/user_docs.rst b/docs/source/user_docs.rst
index 06ec1d5..05ac0cd 100644
--- a/docs/source/user_docs.rst
+++ b/docs/source/user_docs.rst
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ for code readability.
 .. autofunction:: wysdom.schema
 
 
+Other convenience functions
+---------------------------
+
+.. autofunction:: wysdom.properties
+
+
 Mixins
 ======
 
diff --git a/features/dict.feature b/features/dict.feature
index 4d116e0..dccba1c 100644
--- a/features/dict.feature
+++ b/features/dict.feature
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ Feature: Test dictionary DOM objects
       example_dict_output == example_dict_input
       copy.copy(example).to_builtin() == example_dict_input
       copy.deepcopy(example).to_builtin() == example_dict_input
+      set(properties(example).keys()) == {"first_name", "last_name", "current_address", "previous_addresses", "vehicles"}
       """
     And the list walk_elements contains the following tuples:
       | element                       | document | parent                        | element_key          |
diff --git a/features/steps/steps.py b/features/steps/steps.py
index 19cba35..f608f5b 100644
--- a/features/steps/steps.py
+++ b/features/steps/steps.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from behave import *
 
 import wysdom
-from wysdom import document, parent, key, schema
+from wysdom import document, parent, key, schema, properties
 
 import os
 import importlib.util
diff --git a/wysdom/__init__.py b/wysdom/__init__.py
index 33f92a6..ebca75e 100644
--- a/wysdom/__init__.py
+++ b/wysdom/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 from . import dom
 from .base_schema import Schema, SchemaType, SchemaNone, SchemaPrimitive, SchemaAnything, SchemaConst
 from .object_schema import SchemaArray, SchemaDict, SchemaAnyOf, SchemaObject
-from .user_objects import UserProperty, UserObject
+from .user_objects import UserProperty, UserObject, properties
 from .mixins import ReadsJSON, ReadsYAML, RegistersSubclasses
 
diff --git a/wysdom/user_objects/__init__.py b/wysdom/user_objects/__init__.py
index f38c7e4..701ebda 100644
--- a/wysdom/user_objects/__init__.py
+++ b/wysdom/user_objects/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 from .UserObject import UserObject, UserProperties
 from .UserProperty import UserProperty
+from .functions import properties
diff --git a/wysdom/user_objects/functions.py b/wysdom/user_objects/functions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..681f07c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wysdom/user_objects/functions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from typing import Dict
+
+from ..base_schema import Schema
+from .UserObject import UserObject
+
+
+def properties(user_object: UserObject) -> Dict[str, Schema]:
+    """
+    Retrieve the property names and their associated :class:`~wysdom.base_schema.Schema`
+    objects for a particular `:class:`~wysdom.user_objects.UserObject.
+
+    :param user_object: A `:class:`~wysdom.user_objects.UserObject
+    :return:            A dictionary mapping property names to their :class:`~wysdom.base_schema.Schema`
+    """
+    return user_object.__json_schema_properties__.properties