diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/element.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/element.py
index 170d1cc465..94a44c246a 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/element.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/element.py
@@ -333,9 +333,12 @@ def get_property(
     for prop in properties or []:
         if prop.Name != name:
             continue
+        is_single_value = False  # For now we pass value type only for single values.
         if prop.is_a("IfcPropertySingleValue"):
             # 2 IfcPropertySingleValue.NominalValue
             result = v.wrappedValue if (v := prop[2]) else None
+            result_type = v.is_a() if v else None
+            is_single_value = True
         elif prop.is_a("IfcPropertyEnumeratedValue"):
             # 2 IfcPropertyEnumeratedValue.EnumerationValues
             result = [v.wrappedValue for v in values] if (values := prop[2]) else None
@@ -355,6 +358,8 @@ def get_property(
             result = data
         if verbose:
             result = {"id": prop.id(), "class": prop.is_a(), "value": result}
+            if is_single_value:
+                result["value_type"] = result_type
         return result
 
 
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/util/test_element.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/util/test_element.py
index 34d8020829..12a444b0a4 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/util/test_element.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/util/test_element.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class TestGetPsetIFC4(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
             "id": 4,
             "class": "IfcPropertySingleValue",
             "value": "b",
+            "value_type": "IfcLabel",
         }
 
     def test_getting_the_psets_of_a_product_type_as_a_dictionary(self):
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class TestGetPsetIFC4(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
                 "id": 3,
                 "class": "IfcPropertySingleValue",
                 "value": "y",
+                "value_type": "IfcLabel",
             },
             "id": pset.id(),
         }