diff --git a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
index f601bf71cf..a76a0c48c9 100644
--- a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
@@ -743,6 +743,12 @@ var ValueTree::getProperty (const Identifier& name, const var& defaultReturnValu
                              : object->properties.getWithDefault (name, defaultReturnValue);
 }
 
+const var* ValueTree::getPropertyPointer (const Identifier& name) const noexcept
+{
+    return object == nullptr ? nullptr
+                             : object->properties.getVarPointer (name);
+}
+
 ValueTree& ValueTree::setProperty (const Identifier& name, const var& newValue, UndoManager* undoManager)
 {
     jassert (name.toString().isNotEmpty()); // Must have a valid property name!
diff --git a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.h b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.h
index c65a08150a..edb611ddf7 100644
--- a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.h
+++ b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.h
@@ -145,17 +145,23 @@ public:
     /** Returns the value of a named property.
         If no such property has been set, this will return a void variant.
         You can also use operator[] to get a property.
-        @see var, setProperty, hasProperty
+        @see var, setProperty, getPropertyPointer, hasProperty
     */
     const var& getProperty (const Identifier& name) const noexcept;
 
-    /** Returns the value of a named property, or a user-specified default if the property doesn't exist.
-        If no such property has been set, this will return the value of defaultReturnValue.
+    /** Returns the value of a named property, or the value of defaultReturnValue
+        if the property doesn't exist.
         You can also use operator[] and getProperty to get a property.
-        @see var, getProperty, setProperty, hasProperty
+        @see var, getProperty, getPropertyPointer, setProperty, hasProperty
     */
     var getProperty (const Identifier& name, const var& defaultReturnValue) const;
 
+    /** Returns a pointer to the value of a named property, or nullptr if the property
+        doesn't exist.
+        @see var, getProperty, setProperty, hasProperty
+    */
+    const var* getPropertyPointer (const Identifier& name) const noexcept;
+
     /** Returns the value of a named property.
         If no such property has been set, this will return a void variant. This is the same as
         calling getProperty().