diff --git a/lisp/org-exp.el b/lisp/org-exp.el
index b4f6ab900..1f6ebf27c 100644
--- a/lisp/org-exp.el
+++ b/lisp/org-exp.el
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ modified) list.")
 	;; Add macro definitions
 	(setq p (plist-put p :macro-date "(eval (format-time-string \"$1\"))"))
 	(setq p (plist-put p :macro-time "(eval (format-time-string \"$1\"))"))
+	(setq p (plist-put p :macro-property "(eval (org-entry-get nil \"$1\" 'selective))"))
 	(setq p (plist-put
 		 p :macro-modification-time
 		 (and (buffer-file-name)