diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 45f6b7f..345627b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.22.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/essentialkaos/check v1.4.1
-	github.com/essentialkaos/ek/v13 v13.9.2
+	github.com/essentialkaos/ek/v13 v13.10.0
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 970a51c..581c987 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/essentialkaos/check v1.4.1 h1:SuxXzrbokPGTPWxGRnzy0hXvtb44mtVrdNxgPa1s4c8=
 github.com/essentialkaos/check v1.4.1/go.mod h1:xQOYwFvnxfVZyt5Qvjoa1SxcRqu5VyP77pgALr3iu+M=
-github.com/essentialkaos/ek/v13 v13.9.2 h1:3sXGDUZ5C5+8tSmat1cTj6lhYIzCOlcaHC2ulShF2OQ=
-github.com/essentialkaos/ek/v13 v13.9.2/go.mod h1:6G9EPJ/k4N0mugTLqPuWS/fb7K5JwoEqZSkNSfBCsgg=
+github.com/essentialkaos/ek/v13 v13.10.0 h1:uoLNjiDRJ/bOPAciq8Ff92r+XHgTm+rBI4ItOtZje9k=
+github.com/essentialkaos/ek/v13 v13.10.0/go.mod h1:6G9EPJ/k4N0mugTLqPuWS/fb7K5JwoEqZSkNSfBCsgg=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1/go.mod h1:hoEshYVHaxMs3cyo3Yncou5ZscifuDolrwPKZanG3xk=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
diff --git a/pachca.go b/pachca.go
index e25967f..1e39883 100644
--- a/pachca.go
+++ b/pachca.go
@@ -1541,6 +1541,11 @@ func (c *Client) AddThreadMessage(messageID uint64, message *MessageRequest) (*M
 	return c.AddMessage(message)
 }
 
+// AddThreadMessageText helper to create thread and add new message with given text to it
+func (c *Client) AddThreadMessageText(messageID uint64, text string) (*Message, error) {
+	return c.AddThreadMessage(messageID, &MessageRequest{Content: text})
+}
+
 // FILES //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //
 
 // UploadFile uploads new file and returns key of it
@@ -1658,6 +1663,11 @@ func (p Properties) Names() []string {
 	return result
 }
 
+// IsSet returns true if property has a value
+func (p *Property) IsSet() bool {
+	return p != nil && p.Value != ""
+}
+
 // IsText returns true if property has text type
 func (p *Property) IsText() bool {
 	return p != nil && p.Type == PROP_TYPE_TEXT
diff --git a/pachca_test.go b/pachca_test.go
index 72e2b9c..9614465 100644
--- a/pachca_test.go
+++ b/pachca_test.go
@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@ func (s *PachcaSuite) TestPropertiesHelpers(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(p.Find("test1"), NotNil)
 	c.Assert(p.Has("test1"), Equals, true)
 
+	c.Assert(p.Get(6).IsSet(), Equals, false)
+	c.Assert(p.Get(10).IsSet(), Equals, false)
+	c.Assert(p.Get(1).IsSet(), Equals, true)
+
 	c.Assert(p.FindAny("abcd", "test100", "test"), IsNil)
 	c.Assert(p.HasAny("abcd", "test100", "test"), Equals, false)
 	c.Assert(p.FindAny("abcd", "test4", "test").Name, Equals, "test4")