diff --git a/pachca.go b/pachca.go
index e25967f..75f2301 100644
--- a/pachca.go
+++ b/pachca.go
@@ -1658,6 +1658,11 @@ 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")