diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/lua_api.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/lua_api.h
index c3833fad27..56ceed72b0 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/lua_api.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/lua_api.h
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ namespace ARDOUR { namespace LuaAPI {
 	 */
 	bool set_plugin_insert_property (std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::PluginInsert> pi, std::string const& uri, luabridge::LuaRef value);
 
+	/** get a plugin property (LV2 plugins only)
+	 *
+	 * @param p two arguments: Plugin-Inster, URI of the property
+	 * @param value the value to set (boolean, integer, float, string/path)
+	 * @returns value, depending on datatype or nil if property is not found
+	 */
+	int get_plugin_insert_property (lua_State *lua);
+
 	/**
 	 * A convenience function to get a Automation Lists and ParameterDescriptor
 	 * for a given plugin control.
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/plugin.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/plugin.h
index 3821d6d652..8e1bc0aaea 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/plugin.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/plugin.h
@@ -358,6 +358,11 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual void set_property (uint32_t key, const Variant& value) {}
 
+	virtual Variant get_property_value (uint32_t) const
+	{
+		return Variant();
+	}
+
 	/** Emit PropertyChanged for all current property values. */
 	virtual void announce_property_values () {}
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/lua_api.cc b/libs/ardour/lua_api.cc
index d72435e19d..f69c9fbb82 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/lua_api.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/lua_api.cc
@@ -320,6 +320,58 @@ ARDOUR::LuaAPI::set_plugin_insert_property (std::shared_ptr<PluginInsert> pi, st
 	return false;
 }
 
+int
+ARDOUR::LuaAPI::get_plugin_insert_property (lua_State* L)
+{
+	typedef std::shared_ptr<PluginInsert> T;
+	int top = lua_gettop (L);
+	if (top < 2) {
+		return luaL_argerror (L, 1, "invalid number of arguments, :get_plugin_insert_property (plugin, uri)");
+	}
+
+	T* const    pi  = luabridge::Userdata::get<T> (L, 1, false);
+	std::string uri = luabridge::Stack<std::string>::get (L, 2);
+	if (!pi) {
+		return luaL_error (L, "Invalid pointer to Ardour:PluginInsert");
+	}
+
+	std::shared_ptr<Plugin> plugin = (*pi)->plugin ();
+	if (!plugin) { return 0; }
+	uint32_t key = URIMap::instance ().uri_to_id (uri.c_str ());
+	plugin->announce_property_values ();
+	wait_for_process_callback (1, 0);
+	Variant v = plugin->get_property_value (key);
+	switch (v.type ()) {
+		case Variant::PATH:
+			luabridge::Stack<std::string>::push (L, v.get_path ());
+			return 1;
+		case Variant::STRING:
+			luabridge::Stack<std::string>::push (L, v.get_string ());
+			return 1;
+		case Variant::URI:
+			luabridge::Stack<std::string>::push (L, v.get_uri ());
+			return 1;
+		case Variant::BOOL:
+			luabridge::Stack<bool>::push (L, v.get_bool ());
+			return 1;
+		case Variant::DOUBLE:
+			luabridge::Stack<double>::push (L, v.get_double ());
+			return 1;
+		case Variant::FLOAT:
+			luabridge::Stack<float>::push (L, v.get_float ());
+			return 1;
+		case Variant::INT:
+			luabridge::Stack<int>::push (L, v.get_int ());
+			return 1;
+		case Variant::LONG:
+			luabridge::Stack<long>::push (L, v.get_long ());
+			return 1;
+		default:
+			break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 bool
 ARDOUR::LuaAPI::set_processor_param (std::shared_ptr<Processor> proc, uint32_t which, float val)
 {
diff --git a/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc b/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc
index b48a626fb0..f428213e98 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc
@@ -3133,6 +3133,7 @@ LuaBindings::common (lua_State* L)
 		.addFunction ("set_processor_param", ARDOUR::LuaAPI::set_processor_param)
 		.addFunction ("set_plugin_insert_param", ARDOUR::LuaAPI::set_plugin_insert_param)
 		.addFunction ("set_plugin_insert_property", ARDOUR::LuaAPI::set_plugin_insert_property)
+		.addCFunction ("get_plugin_insert_property", ARDOUR::LuaAPI::get_plugin_insert_property)
 		.addFunction ("reset_processor_to_default", ARDOUR::LuaAPI::reset_processor_to_default)
 		.addFunction ("set_automation_data", ARDOUR::LuaAPI::set_automation_data)
 		.addRefFunction ("get_processor_param", ARDOUR::LuaAPI::get_processor_param)