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diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi/osgi/src/org/osgi/framework/ServiceReference.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi/osgi/src/org/osgi/framework/ServiceReference.java
index d561e9049..a5717304f 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi/osgi/src/org/osgi/framework/ServiceReference.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi/osgi/src/org/osgi/framework/ServiceReference.java
@@ -181,4 +181,34 @@ public interface ServiceReference<S> extends Comparable<Object> {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public int compareTo(Object reference);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a copy of the properties of the service referenced by this
+	 * {@code ServiceReference} object.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This method will continue to return the properties after the service has
+	 * been unregistered. This is so references to unregistered services (for
+	 * example, {@code ServiceReference} objects stored in the log) can still be
+	 * interrogated.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The returned {@code Dictionary} object:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>Must map property values by using property keys in a
+	 * <i>case-insensitive manner</i>.</li>
+	 * <li>Must return property keys is a <i>case-preserving</i> manner. This
+	 * means that the keys must have the same case as the corresponding key in
+	 * the properties {@code Dictionary} that was passed to the
+	 * {@link BundleContext#registerService(String[],Object,Dictionary)} or
+	 * {@link ServiceRegistration#setProperties(Dictionary)} methods.</li>
+	 * <li>Is the property of the caller and can be modified by the caller but
+	 * any changes are not reflected in the properties of the service.
+	 * {@link ServiceRegistration#setProperties(Dictionary)} must be called to
+	 * modify the properties of the service.</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * 
+	 * @return A copy of the properties of the service referenced by this
+	 *         {@code ServiceReference} object
+	 * @since 1.9
+	 */
+	public Dictionary<String,Object> getProperties();
 }