diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 83a183b3..329afbd0 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   give all classes non-default ctors/dtors/copy/op=, and dpointers?
 
 * finish API:
-  ability to set arbitrary properties in a provider (string+variant pairs?)
   finish qcaprovider.h
 
 * build system:
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@
   create qt4 qmake .prf for auto-discovery by applications
 
 * finish code for APIs:
+  core: properties
   cert: rfc 2818 hostname validation
   keystore
   tls
diff --git a/include/QtCrypto/qca_core.h b/include/QtCrypto/qca_core.h
index 453ca600..83d25d07 100644
--- a/include/QtCrypto/qca_core.h
+++ b/include/QtCrypto/qca_core.h
@@ -313,6 +313,16 @@ namespace QCA
 	 */
 	QCA_EXPORT void unloadAllPlugins();
 
+	/**
+	 * Set a global property
+	 */
+	QCA_EXPORT void setProperty(const QString &name, const QVariant &value);
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve a global property
+	 */
+	QCA_EXPORT QVariant getProperty(const QString &name);
+
 	/**
 	 * Return the Random provider that is currently set to be the
 	 * global random number generator.
diff --git a/src/qca_core.cpp b/src/qca_core.cpp
index adc1f8e2..641adde1 100644
--- a/src/qca_core.cpp
+++ b/src/qca_core.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,22 @@ void unloadAllPlugins()
 	global->manager.unloadAll();
 }
 
+void setProperty(const QString &name, const QVariant &value)
+{
+	QMutexLocker lock(&global->manager_mutex);
+
+	Q_UNUSED(name);
+	Q_UNUSED(value);
+}
+
+QVariant getProperty(const QString &name)
+{
+	QMutexLocker lock(&global->manager_mutex);
+
+	Q_UNUSED(name);
+	return QVariant();
+}
+
 Random & globalRNG()
 {
 	if(!global->rng)