diff --git a/lib/wp/proxy.c b/lib/wp/proxy.c
index 34d44762..453b8426 100644
--- a/lib/wp/proxy.c
+++ b/lib/wp/proxy.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ wp_proxy_finalize (GObject * object)
 }
 
 static void
-wp_proxy_set_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
+wp_proxy_set_gobj_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
     const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
 {
   WpProxy *self = WP_PROXY (object);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ wp_proxy_set_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
 }
 
 static void
-wp_proxy_get_property (GObject * object, guint property_id, GValue * value,
+wp_proxy_get_gobj_property (GObject * object, guint property_id, GValue * value,
     GParamSpec * pspec)
 {
   WpProxy *self = WP_PROXY (object);
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ wp_proxy_class_init (WpProxyClass * klass)
 
   object_class->dispose = wp_proxy_dispose;
   object_class->finalize = wp_proxy_finalize;
-  object_class->get_property = wp_proxy_get_property;
-  object_class->set_property = wp_proxy_set_property;
+  object_class->get_property = wp_proxy_get_gobj_property;
+  object_class->set_property = wp_proxy_set_gobj_property;
 
   klass->augment = wp_proxy_default_augment;
   klass->param = wp_proxy_default_param;
@@ -664,6 +664,8 @@ wp_proxy_get_pw_proxy (WpProxy * self)
  * wp_proxy_get_info:
  * @self: the proxy
  *
+ * Requires %WP_PROXY_FEATURE_INFO
+ *
  * Returns: the pipewire info structure of this object
  *    (pw_node_info, pw_port_info, etc...)
  */
@@ -683,6 +685,8 @@ wp_proxy_get_info (WpProxy * self)
  * wp_proxy_get_properties:
  * @self: the proxy
  *
+ * Requires %WP_PROXY_FEATURE_INFO
+ *
  * Returns: (transfer full): the pipewire properties of this object;
  *   normally these are the properties that are part of the info structure
  */
@@ -698,6 +702,34 @@ wp_proxy_get_properties (WpProxy * self)
       WP_PROXY_GET_CLASS (self)->get_properties (self) : NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * wp_proxy_get_property:
+ * @self: the proxy
+ * @key: the property name
+ *
+ * Returns the value of a single pipewire property. This is the same as getting
+ * the whole properties structure with wp_proxy_get_properties() and accessing
+ * a single property with wp_properties_get(), but saves one call
+ * and having to clean up the #WpProperties reference count afterwards.
+ *
+ * The value is owned by the proxy, but it is guaranteed to stay alive
+ * until execution returns back to the event loop.
+ *
+ * Requires %WP_PROXY_FEATURE_INFO
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none) (nullable): the value of the pipewire property @key
+ *   or %NULL if the property doesn't exist
+ */
+const gchar *
+wp_proxy_get_property (WpProxy * self, const gchar * key)
+{
+  /* the proxy always keeps a ref to the data, so it's safe
+     to discard the ref count of the WpProperties */
+  g_autoptr (WpProperties) props = NULL;
+  props = wp_proxy_get_properties (self);
+  return props ? wp_properties_get (props, key) : NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * wp_proxy_get_bound_id:
  * @self: the proxy
diff --git a/lib/wp/proxy.h b/lib/wp/proxy.h
index 98b7f8ec..a6c67b76 100644
--- a/lib/wp/proxy.h
+++ b/lib/wp/proxy.h
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ gconstpointer wp_proxy_get_info (WpProxy * self);
 WP_API
 WpProperties * wp_proxy_get_properties (WpProxy * self);
 
+WP_API
+const gchar * wp_proxy_get_property (WpProxy * self, const gchar * key);
+
 /* the bound id (aka global id, requires FEATURE_BOUND) */
 
 WP_API
diff --git a/modules/module-session-settings.c b/modules/module-session-settings.c
index 6e297846..2ea71963 100644
--- a/modules/module-session-settings.c
+++ b/modules/module-session-settings.c
@@ -106,12 +106,8 @@ find_highest_prio (WpSession * session, WpDirection dir)
 
   for (; wp_iterator_next (it, &val); g_value_unset (&val)) {
     WpProxy *ep = g_value_get_object (&val);
-    g_autoptr (WpProperties) props = wp_proxy_get_properties (ep);
-    const gchar *prio_str;
-    gint prio;
-
-    prio_str = wp_properties_get (props, "endpoint.priority");
-    prio = atoi (prio_str);
+    const gchar *prio_str = wp_proxy_get_property (ep, "endpoint.priority");
+    gint prio = atoi (prio_str);
 
     if (prio > highest_prio || id == 0) {
       highest_prio = prio;
diff --git a/tests/wp/endpoint.c b/tests/wp/endpoint.c
index 2ee9b4bb..027b8788 100644
--- a/tests/wp/endpoint.c
+++ b/tests/wp/endpoint.c
@@ -343,13 +343,8 @@ test_endpoint_basic (TestEndpointFixture *fixture, gconstpointer data)
   g_assert_cmpuint (wp_proxy_get_bound_id (fixture->proxy_endpoint), ==,
       wp_proxy_get_bound_id (fixture->impl_endpoint));
 
-  {
-    g_autoptr (WpProperties) props =
-        wp_proxy_get_properties (fixture->proxy_endpoint);
-
-    g_assert_cmpstr (wp_properties_get (props, "test.property"), ==,
-        "test-value");
-  }
+  g_assert_cmpstr (wp_proxy_get_property (fixture->proxy_endpoint,
+          "test.property"), ==, "test-value");
 
   {
     g_autoptr (WpProperties) props =