diff --git a/Source/cmState.cxx b/Source/cmState.cxx
index 04f07cecf..d2cfaba71 100644
--- a/Source/cmState.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmState.cxx
@@ -246,6 +246,14 @@ void cmState::SetCacheEntryBoolProperty(std::string const& key,
   it.SetProperty(propertyName, value);
 }
 
+std::vector<std::string> cmState::GetCacheEntryPropertyList(
+  const std::string& key)
+{
+  cmCacheManager::CacheIterator it =
+    this->CacheManager->GetCacheIterator(key.c_str());
+  return it.GetPropertyList();
+}
+
 const char* cmState::GetCacheEntryProperty(std::string const& key,
                                            std::string const& propertyName)
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmState.h b/Source/cmState.h
index 18c45b83f..935faecda 100644
--- a/Source/cmState.h
+++ b/Source/cmState.h
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ public:
                              std::string const& value);
   void SetCacheEntryBoolProperty(std::string const& key,
                                  std::string const& propertyName, bool value);
+  std::vector<std::string> GetCacheEntryPropertyList(std::string const& key);
   const char* GetCacheEntryProperty(std::string const& key,
                                     std::string const& propertyName);
   bool GetCacheEntryPropertyAsBool(std::string const& key,