diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockServiceReference.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockServiceReference.java
index 7d286ba..f08e920 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockServiceReference.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockServiceReference.java
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public Dictionary<String, Object> getProperties() {
+        return this.serviceRegistration.getProperties();
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public Object getProperty(final String key) {
         return this.serviceRegistration.getProperties().get(key);
     }
@@ -129,9 +134,4 @@
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Dictionary<String, Object> getProperties() {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockServiceReferenceTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockServiceReferenceTest.java
index 23d8a55..d9aed78 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockServiceReferenceTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockServiceReferenceTest.java
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
         // mandatory properties set by the container
         assertNotNull(this.serviceReference.getProperty(Constants.SERVICE_ID));
         assertArrayEquals((String[]) this.serviceReference.getProperty(Constants.OBJECTCLASS), new String[] { String.class.getName() });
+
+        // via dictionary
+        assertEquals(3, this.serviceReference.getProperties().size());
+        assertEquals("value1", this.serviceReference.getProperties().get("customProp1"));
     }
 
 }