diff --git a/docs/scarpet/api/BlocksAndWorldAccess.md b/docs/scarpet/api/BlocksAndWorldAccess.md
index 0aa6031d..1cd183ec 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/api/BlocksAndWorldAccess.md
+++ b/docs/scarpet/api/BlocksAndWorldAccess.md
@@ -235,22 +235,32 @@ pos_offset(block(0,5,0), 'up', 2)  => l(0,7,0)
 pos_offset(l(0,5,0), 'up', -2 ) => l(0,3,0)
 </pre>
 
-### `block_properties(pos)`
+### `(Deprecated) block_properties(pos)`
 
-Returns a list of available block properties for a particular block. If a block has no properties, returns an empty list.
+Deprecated by `keys(block_state(pos))`.
 
-### `property(pos, name)`
+### `(Deprecated) property(pos, name)`
 
-Returns property of block at `pos`, or specified by `block` argument. If a block doesn't have that property, `null` 
-value is returned. Returned values are always strings. It is expected from the user to know what to expect and convert 
-values to numbers using `number()` function or booleans using `bool()` function.
+Deprecated by `block_state(pos, name)`
+
+### `block_state(block)`, `block_state(block, property)`
+
+If used with a `block` argument only, it returns a map of block properties and their values.  If a block has no properties, returns an
+empty map.
+
+If `property` is specified, returns value of that property, or `null` if property is not applicable.
+
+Returned values or properties are always strings. It is expected from the user to know what to expect and convert 
+values to numbers using `number()` function or booleans using `bool()` function. Returned string values can be directly used
+back in state definition in various applications where block properties are required.
 
 <pre>
-set(x,y,z,'iron_trapdoor','half','top'); property(x,y,z,'half')  => top
-set(x,y,z,'air'); property(x,y,z,'half')  => null
-property(block('iron_trapdoor[half=top]'),'half')  => top
-property(block('iron_trapdoor[half=top]'),'powered')  => false
-bool(property(block('iron_trapdoor[half=top]'),'powered'))  => 0
+set(x,y,z,'iron_trapdoor','half','top'); block_state(x,y,z)  => {waterlogged: false, half: top, open: false, ...}
+set(x,y,z,'iron_trapdoor','half','top'); block_state(x,y,z,'half')  => top
+set(x,y,z,'air'); block_state(x,y,z,'half')  => null
+block_state(block('iron_trapdoor[half=top]'),'half')  => top
+block_state(block('iron_trapdoor[half=top]'),'powered')  => false
+bool(block_state(block('iron_trapdoor[half=top]'),'powered'))  => 0
 </pre>
 
 ### `block_data(pos)`
diff --git a/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/idea/2.txt b/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/idea/2.txt
index db277164..012ad76f 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/idea/2.txt
+++ b/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/idea/2.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ blast_resistance
 block
 block_data
 block_light
-block_properties
 block_sound
+block_state
 block_tick
 blocks_daylight
 blocks_movement
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ poi
 pos
 pos_offset
 power
-property
 query
 random_tick
 recipe_data
diff --git a/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/npp/scarpet.xml b/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/npp/scarpet.xml
index 2a04dbef..cad62780 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/npp/scarpet.xml
+++ b/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/npp/scarpet.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                 transparent opacity blocks_daylight emitted_light light block_light sky_light see_sky brightness
                 hardness blast_resistance top loaded suffocates power ticks_randomly update block_tick random_tick in_slime_chunk
                 set without_updates
-                blocks_movement block_sound material map_colour property block_properties block_data poi set_poi
+                blocks_movement block_sound material map_colour block_state block_data poi set_poi
                 place_item set_biome biome loaded_status generation_status inhabited_time spawn_potential chunk_tickets
                 structure_eligibility structures structure_references set_structure reset_chunk reload_chunk custom_dimension
                 add_chunk_ticket
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/api/WorldAccess.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/api/WorldAccess.java
index d01f0d28..d0216e25 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/api/WorldAccess.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/api/WorldAccess.java
@@ -958,6 +958,8 @@ public class WorldAccess {
                 stateStringQuery(c, "map_colour", lv, (s, p) ->
                         BlockInfo.mapColourName.get(s.getTopMaterialColor(((CarpetContext)c).s.getWorld(), p))));
 
+
+        // Deprecated for block_state()
         expression.addLazyFunction("property", -1, (c, t, lv) ->
         {
             BlockArgument locator = BlockArgument.findIn((CarpetContext) c, lv, 0);
@@ -973,6 +975,7 @@ public class WorldAccess {
             return (_c, _t) -> retval;
         });
 
+        // Deprecated for block_state()
         expression.addLazyFunction("block_properties", -1, (c, t, lv) ->
         {
             BlockArgument locator = BlockArgument.findIn((CarpetContext) c, lv, 0);
@@ -984,6 +987,31 @@ public class WorldAccess {
             return (_c, _t) -> res;
         });
 
+        // block_state(block)
+        // block_state(block, property)
+        expression.addLazyFunction("block_state", -1, (c, t, lv) ->
+        {
+            BlockArgument locator = BlockArgument.findIn((CarpetContext) c, lv, 0);
+            BlockState state = locator.block.getBlockState();
+            StateManager<Block, BlockState> states = state.getBlock().getStateManager();
+            if (locator.offset == lv.size())
+            {
+                Map<Value,Value> properties = new HashMap<>();
+                for(Property<?> p : states.getProperties())
+                {
+                    properties.put(StringValue.of(p.getName()), ValueConversions.fromProperty(state, p));// ValueConversions.fromObject(state.get(p), false));
+                }
+                Value ret = MapValue.wrap(properties);
+                return (_c, _t) -> ret;
+            }
+            String tag = lv.get(locator.offset).evalValue(c).getString();
+            Property<?> property = states.getProperty(tag);
+            if (property == null)
+                return LazyValue.NULL;
+            Value retval = ValueConversions.fromProperty(state, property);
+            return (_c, _t) -> retval;
+        });
+
         expression.addLazyFunction("biome", -1, (c, t, lv) -> {
             CarpetContext cc = (CarpetContext)c;
             BlockArgument locator = BlockArgument.findIn(cc, lv, 0);
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/value/ValueConversions.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/value/ValueConversions.java
index 91f6c77e..cb8d7535 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/value/ValueConversions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/value/ValueConversions.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package carpet.script.value;
 
 import carpet.script.exception.InternalExpressionException;
 import carpet.utils.BlockInfo;
+import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.block.MaterialColor;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.ai.brain.LookTarget;
@@ -17,10 +18,12 @@ import net.minecraft.scoreboard.ScoreboardObjective;
 import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
 import net.minecraft.server.world.ServerWorld;
 
+import net.minecraft.state.property.Property;
 import net.minecraft.structure.StructurePiece;
 import net.minecraft.structure.StructureStart;
 import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
 
+import net.minecraft.util.StringIdentifiable;
 import net.minecraft.util.dynamic.GlobalPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockBox;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
@@ -316,4 +319,15 @@ public class ValueConversions
         ret.put(new StringValue("pieces"), ListValue.wrap(pieces));
         return MapValue.wrap(ret);
     }
+
+    public static Value fromProperty(BlockState state, Property<?> p)
+    {
+        Comparable<?> object = state.get(p);
+        if (object instanceof Boolean || object instanceof Number) return StringValue.of(object.toString());
+        if (object instanceof StringIdentifiable)
+        {
+            return StringValue.of(((StringIdentifiable) object).asString());
+        }
+        throw new InternalExpressionException("Unknown property type: "+p.getName());
+    }
 }