diff --git a/src/actions/actions-object.cpp b/src/actions/actions-object.cpp
index 5f2a4b4fe55e86786d19c6e3e970392f77a2a985..efa45366c940c72ee8777e068cb4b254b05d9c69 100644
--- a/src/actions/actions-object.cpp
+++ b/src/actions/actions-object.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,44 @@ void object_trace(Glib::VariantBase const &value, InkscapeApplication *app)
     mainloop->run();
 }
 
+
+void
+object_get_attribute(const Glib::VariantBase& value, InkscapeApplication *app)
+{
+    SPDocument* document = nullptr;
+    Inkscape::Selection* selection = nullptr;
+    if (!get_document_and_selection(app, &document, &selection)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    auto const attribute = Glib::VariantBase::cast_dynamic<Glib::Variant<Glib::ustring>>(value).get();
+
+    for (auto obj : selection->objects()) {
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = obj->getRepr();
+        auto value = repr->attribute(attribute.c_str());
+        show_output(value ? Glib::strescape(value) : "", false);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void
+object_get_property(const Glib::VariantBase& value, InkscapeApplication *app)
+{
+    SPDocument* document = nullptr;
+    Inkscape::Selection* selection = nullptr;
+    if (!get_document_and_selection(app, &document, &selection)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    auto const attribute = Glib::VariantBase::cast_dynamic<Glib::Variant<Glib::ustring>>(value).get();
+
+    for (auto obj : selection->objects()) {
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = obj->getRepr();
+        SPCSSAttr *css = sp_repr_css_attr(repr, "style");
+        auto value = sp_repr_css_property(css, attribute.c_str(), "");
+        show_output(value ? Glib::strescape(value) : "", false);
+        sp_repr_css_attr_unref(css);
+    }
+}
+
 // No sanity checking is done... should probably add.
 void
 object_set_attribute(const Glib::VariantBase& value, InkscapeApplication *app)
@@ -378,6 +416,8 @@ std::vector<std::vector<Glib::ustring>> raw_data_object =
     // clang-format off
     {"app.object-set-attribute",      N_("Set Attribute"),           SECTION, N_("Set or update an attribute of selected objects; usage: object-set-attribute:attribute name, attribute value;")},
     {"app.object-set-property",       N_("Set Property"),            SECTION, N_("Set or update a property on selected objects; usage: object-set-property:property name, property value;")},
+    {"app.object-get-attribute",      N_("Get Attribute"),           SECTION, N_("Get the value of an attribute of selected objects; usage: object-get-attribute:attribute name;")},
+    {"app.object-get-property",       N_("Get Property"),            SECTION, N_("Get the value of a property on selected objects; usage: object-get-property:property name;")},
 
     {"app.object-unlink-clones",      N_("Unlink Clones"),           SECTION, N_("Unlink clones and symbols")},
     {"app.object-to-path",            N_("Object To Path"),          SECTION, N_("Convert shapes to paths")},
@@ -422,6 +462,8 @@ add_actions_object(InkscapeApplication* app)
     // clang-format off
     gapp->add_action_with_parameter( "object-set-attribute",            String, sigc::bind(sigc::ptr_fun(&object_set_attribute),  app));
     gapp->add_action_with_parameter( "object-set-property",             String, sigc::bind(sigc::ptr_fun(&object_set_property),   app));
+    gapp->add_action_with_parameter( "object-get-attribute",            String, sigc::bind(sigc::ptr_fun(&object_get_attribute),  app));
+    gapp->add_action_with_parameter( "object-get-property",             String, sigc::bind(sigc::ptr_fun(&object_get_property),   app));
     gapp->add_action_with_parameter( "object-trace",                    String, sigc::bind(sigc::ptr_fun(&object_trace),          app));
 
     gapp->add_action(                "object-unlink-clones",            sigc::bind(sigc::ptr_fun(&object_unlink_clones),          app));
diff --git a/testfiles/cli_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/testfiles/cli_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b0b9cf5e6e54e7c9c91fd4cf4fe9e7cc765d537f..180c4401508f23d442e5b41c6722e20dc040cac2 100644
--- a/testfiles/cli_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testfiles/cli_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -813,12 +813,30 @@ add_cli_test(actions-object-set-attribute  INPUT_FILENAME rects.svg
                                            OUTPUT_FILENAME actions-object-set-attribute.png
                                            REFERENCE_FILENAME actions-object-set-attribute_expected.png)
 
+# object-get-attribute
+add_cli_test(actions-object-get-attribute              INPUT_FILENAME rects.svg
+                                                       PARAMETERS --actions=select-by-id:rect1$<SEMICOLON>object-get-attribute:x
+                                                       PASS_FOR_OUTPUT "10\n$")
+
+add_cli_test(actions-object-get-attribute_nonexistant  INPUT_FILENAME rects.svg
+                                                       PARAMETERS --actions=select-by-id:rect1$<SEMICOLON>object-get-attribute:z
+                                                       PASS_FOR_OUTPUT "\n$")
+
 # object-set-property
 add_cli_test(actions-object-set-property   INPUT_FILENAME areas.svg
                                            PARAMETERS --actions=select-by-id:MyRect$<SEMICOLON>object-set-property:fill,gold
                                            OUTPUT_FILENAME actions-object-set-property.svg
                                            TEST_SCRIPT match_regex.sh actions-object-set-property.svg "style=\"fill:gold\"")
 
+# object-get-property
+add_cli_test(actions-object-get-property               INPUT_FILENAME areas.svg
+                                                       PARAMETERS --actions=select-by-id:MyStar$<SEMICOLON>object-get-attribute:fill
+                                                       PASS_FOR_OUTPUT "red\n$")
+
+add_cli_test(actions-object-get-property_nonexistant   INPUT_FILENAME areas.svg
+                                                       PARAMETERS --actions=select-by-id:MyStar$<SEMICOLON>object-get-attribute:full
+                                                       PASS_FOR_OUTPUT "\n$")
+
 # path-simplify
 add_cli_test(actions-path-simplify         INPUT_FILENAME path.svg
                                            PARAMETERS --actions=select-by-id:gates$<SEMICOLON>path-simplify$<SEMICOLON>export-id:gates$<SEMICOLON>export-id-only