diff --git a/src/include/lib3270++.h b/src/include/lib3270++.h
index 14e8f27..254b155 100644
--- a/src/include/lib3270++.h
+++ b/src/include/lib3270++.h
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@
 			}
 
 			// Get properties.
+			virtual void getProperty(const char *name, int &value) const = 0;
+			virtual void getProperty(const char *name, std::string &value) const = 0;
+
 			virtual std::string getVersion() const = 0;
 			virtual std::string getRevision() const = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/lib3270++/ipc/session.cc b/src/lib3270++/ipc/session.cc
index 6ae6b6e..75b23fe 100644
--- a/src/lib3270++/ipc/session.cc
+++ b/src/lib3270++/ipc/session.cc
@@ -137,11 +137,19 @@
 	}
 
 	ProgramMessage IPC::Session::getProgramMessage() const {
-		throw std::system_error(EINVAL, std::system_category());
+
+		int program_message;
+		getProperty("program_message",program_message);
+		return (ProgramMessage) program_message;
+
 	}
 
 	ConnectionState IPC::Session::getConnectionState() const {
-		throw std::system_error(EINVAL, std::system_category());
+
+		int cstate;
+		getProperty("cstate",cstate);
+		return (ConnectionState) cstate;
+
 	}
 
 	/// @brief Set field at current position, jumps to next writable field.
@@ -211,21 +219,38 @@
 
 	}
 
+	void IPC::Session::getProperty(const char *name, int &value) const {
+
+		Request(*this,false,name)
+			.call()
+			.pop(value);
+
+	}
+
+	void IPC::Session::getProperty(const char *name, std::string &value) const {
+
+		Request(*this,false,name)
+			.call()
+			.pop(value);
+
+	}
+
 	/// @brief Get lib3270 version.
 	std::string IPC::Session::getVersion() const {
 
 		string rc;
-
-		Request request{*this,false,"version"};
-		request.call().pop(rc);
-
+		getProperty("version",rc);
 		return rc;
+
 	}
 
 	/// @brief Get lib3270 revision.
 	std::string IPC::Session::getRevision() const {
-		throw std::system_error(ENOTSUP, std::system_category());
-		return "";
+
+		string rc;
+		getProperty("revision",rc);
+		return rc;
+
 	}
 
  }
diff --git a/src/lib3270++/linux/request.cc b/src/lib3270++/linux/request.cc
index e836fea..fcd18c7 100644
--- a/src/lib3270++/linux/request.cc
+++ b/src/lib3270++/linux/request.cc
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@
 
 		}
 
+		dbus_message_iter_next(&msg.iter);
+
 		value.assign(str);
 
 		debug(__FUNCTION__,"= \"",str,"\"");
@@ -184,6 +186,60 @@
 		return *this;
 	}
 
+	static int getIntValue(DBusMessageIter &iter) {
+
+		if(dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) == DBUS_TYPE_INT32) {
+
+			dbus_int32_t rc = 0;
+			dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&iter, &rc);
+			return (int) rc;
+
+		} else if(dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) == DBUS_TYPE_INT16) {
+
+			dbus_int16_t rc = 0;
+			dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&iter, &rc);
+			return (int) rc;
+
+		} else if(dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) == DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT) {
+
+			DBusMessageIter sub;
+			int current_type;
+
+			dbus_message_iter_recurse(&iter, &sub);
+
+			while ((current_type = dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&sub)) != DBUS_TYPE_INVALID) {
+
+				if (current_type == DBUS_TYPE_INT32) {
+
+					dbus_int32_t rc = 0;
+					dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&sub, &rc);
+					return (int) rc;
+
+				} else if (current_type == DBUS_TYPE_INT16) {
+					dbus_int16_t rc = 0;
+					dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&sub, &rc);
+					return (int) rc;
+
+				}
+				dbus_message_iter_next(&sub);
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		debug("Argument type is ", ((char) dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter)) );
+		throw std::runtime_error("Expected an integer data type");
+
+	}
+
+	IPC::Request & IPC::Request::Request::pop(int &value) {
+
+		value = getIntValue(msg.iter);
+		dbus_message_iter_next(&msg.iter);
+		debug(__FUNCTION__,"= \"",value,"\"");
+
+		return *this;
+
+	}
 
  }
 
diff --git a/src/lib3270++/local/session.cc b/src/lib3270++/local/session.cc
index 20edec5..88d688d 100644
--- a/src/lib3270++/local/session.cc
+++ b/src/lib3270++/local/session.cc
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	void Local::Session::getProperty(const char *name, int &value) const {
+		throw std::system_error(ENOTSUP, std::system_category());
+	}
+
+	void Local::Session::getProperty(const char *name, std::string &value) const {
+		throw std::system_error(ENOTSUP, std::system_category());
+	}
+
 	ProgramMessage Local::Session::getProgramMessage() const {
 		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(const_cast<Local::Session *>(this)->sync);
 		return (ProgramMessage) lib3270_get_program_message(this->hSession);
diff --git a/src/lib3270++/private.h b/src/lib3270++/private.h
index eb13e06..889ea5b 100644
--- a/src/lib3270++/private.h
+++ b/src/lib3270++/private.h
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@
 				void waitForReady(time_t timeout = 5)  throw() override;
 
 				// Get properties.
+				void getProperty(const char *name, int &value) const override;
+				void getProperty(const char *name, std::string &value) const override;
+
 				std::string getVersion() const override;
 				std::string getRevision() const override;
 
@@ -270,8 +273,8 @@
 				Request & push(const char *arg);
 
 				// Pop values
-
 				Request & pop(std::string &value);
+				Request & pop(int &value);
 
 			};
 
@@ -307,6 +310,9 @@
 				void waitForReady(time_t timeout = 5)  throw() override;
 
 				// Get properties.
+				void getProperty(const char *name, int &value) const override;
+				void getProperty(const char *name, std::string &value) const override;
+
 				std::string getVersion() const override;
 				std::string getRevision() const override;
 
diff --git a/src/lib3270++/testprogram/testprogram.cc b/src/lib3270++/testprogram/testprogram.cc
index 61da88f..d4f5a7a 100644
--- a/src/lib3270++/testprogram/testprogram.cc
+++ b/src/lib3270++/testprogram/testprogram.cc
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@
 
 	cout
 		<< "Version: " << host.getVersion()
-//		<< " Revision: " << host.getRevision()
+		<< "\tRevision: " << host.getRevision()
+		<< std::endl;
+
+	cout
+		<< "Connection state is " << host.getConnectionState()
+		<< "\tProgram message is " << host.getProgramMessage()
 		<< std::endl;
 
 	// host.connect(getenv("LIB3270_DEFAULT_HOST"));
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