diff --git a/src/speckleifc/converter/data_object_converter.py b/src/speckleifc/converter/data_object_converter.py
index 79a0b27..13d922d 100644
--- a/src/speckleifc/converter/data_object_converter.py
+++ b/src/speckleifc/converter/data_object_converter.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from ifcopenshell.entity_instance import entity_instance
 from specklepy.objects.base import Base
 from specklepy.objects.data_objects import DataObject
 
+from speckleifc.property_extraction import extract_properties
+
 
 def data_object_to_speckle(
     display_value: list[Base],
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ def data_object_to_speckle(
 
     data_object = DataObject(
         applicationId=guid,
-        properties={},
+        properties=extract_properties(step_element),
         name=name or guid,
         displayValue=display_value,
     )
diff --git a/src/speckleifc/converter/spatial_element_converter.py b/src/speckleifc/converter/spatial_element_converter.py
index d4aebe8..036278a 100644
--- a/src/speckleifc/converter/spatial_element_converter.py
+++ b/src/speckleifc/converter/spatial_element_converter.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from specklepy.objects.base import Base
 from specklepy.objects.data_objects import DataObject
 from specklepy.objects.models.collections.collection import Collection
 
+from speckleifc.property_extraction import extract_properties
+
 
 def spatial_element_to_speckle(
     display_value: list[Base],
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ def _convert_as_data_object(
     name = cast(str, step_element.Name or step_element.LongName or guid)
     data_object = DataObject(
         applicationId=guid,
-        properties={},
+        properties=extract_properties(step_element),
         name=name,
         displayValue=display_value,
     )
diff --git a/src/speckleifc/property_extraction.py b/src/speckleifc/property_extraction.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b13e5cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/speckleifc/property_extraction.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+from typing import Any
+
+from ifcopenshell.entity_instance import entity_instance
+
+
+def extract_properties(element: entity_instance) -> dict[str, object]:
+    result: dict[str, object] = {}
+
+    for rel in getattr(element, "IsDefinedBy", []):
+        if not rel.is_a("IfcRelDefinesByProperties"):
+            continue
+
+        prop_set = rel.RelatingPropertyDefinition
+        if not prop_set.is_a("IfcPropertySet"):
+            continue
+
+        set_name = prop_set.Name
+        properties: dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+        for prop in prop_set.HasProperties:
+            name = prop.Name
+
+            if prop.is_a("IfcPropertySingleValue"):
+                val = prop.NominalValue
+                if val is not None:
+                    properties[name] = (
+                        val.wrappedValue if hasattr(val, "wrappedValue") else val
+                    )
+            elif prop.is_a("IfcPropertyListValue"):
+                values = getattr(prop, "ListValues", None)
+                if values:
+                    properties[name] = [
+                        v.wrappedValue if hasattr(v, "wrappedValue") else v
+                        for v in values
+                    ]
+            elif prop.is_a("IfcPropertyEnumeratedValue"):
+                values = getattr(prop, "EnumerationValues", None)
+                if values:
+                    properties[name] = [
+                        v.wrappedValue if hasattr(v, "wrappedValue") else v
+                        for v in values
+                    ]
+
+            # elif prop.is_a("IfcPropertyTableValue"):
+            #     properties[name] = #not sure if we want to support these...
+
+        if properties:
+            result[set_name] = properties
+
+    return result