diff --git a/include/cutils/properties.h b/include/cutils/properties.h
index 2c70165..798db8b 100644
--- a/include/cutils/properties.h
+++ b/include/cutils/properties.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <sys/system_properties.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -44,6 +45,64 @@
 */
 int property_get(const char *key, char *value, const char *default_value);
 
+/* property_get_bool: returns the value of key coerced into a
+** boolean. If the property is not set, then the default value is returned.
+**
+* The following is considered to be true (1):
+**   "1", "true", "y", "yes", "on"
+**
+** The following is considered to be false (0):
+**   "0", "false", "n", "no", "off"
+**
+** The conversion is whitespace-sensitive (e.g. " off" will not be false).
+**
+** If no property with this key is set (or the key is NULL) or the boolean
+** conversion fails, the default value is returned.
+**/
+int8_t property_get_bool(const char *key, int8_t default_value);
+
+/* property_get_int64: returns the value of key truncated and coerced into a
+** int64_t. If the property is not set, then the default value is used.
+**
+** The numeric conversion is identical to strtoimax with the base inferred:
+** - All digits up to the first non-digit characters are read
+** - The longest consecutive prefix of digits is converted to a long
+**
+** Valid strings of digits are:
+** - An optional sign character + or -
+** - An optional prefix indicating the base (otherwise base 10 is assumed)
+**   -- 0 prefix is octal
+**   -- 0x / 0X prefix is hex
+**
+** Leading/trailing whitespace is ignored. Overflow/underflow will cause
+** numeric conversion to fail.
+**
+** If no property with this key is set (or the key is NULL) or the numeric
+** conversion fails, the default value is returned.
+**/
+int64_t property_get_int64(const char *key, int64_t default_value);
+
+/* property_get_int32: returns the value of key truncated and coerced into an
+** int32_t. If the property is not set, then the default value is used.
+**
+** The numeric conversion is identical to strtoimax with the base inferred:
+** - All digits up to the first non-digit characters are read
+** - The longest consecutive prefix of digits is converted to a long
+**
+** Valid strings of digits are:
+** - An optional sign character + or -
+** - An optional prefix indicating the base (otherwise base 10 is assumed)
+**   -- 0 prefix is octal
+**   -- 0x / 0X prefix is hex
+**
+** Leading/trailing whitespace is ignored. Overflow/underflow will cause
+** numeric conversion to fail.
+**
+** If no property with this key is set (or the key is NULL) or the numeric
+** conversion fails, the default value is returned.
+**/
+int32_t property_get_int32(const char *key, int32_t default_value);
+
 /* property_set: returns 0 on success, < 0 on failure
 */
 int property_set(const char *key, const char *value);
diff --git a/libcutils/properties.c b/libcutils/properties.c
index 28d8b2f..bfbd1b8 100644
--- a/libcutils/properties.c
+++ b/libcutils/properties.c
@@ -15,17 +15,94 @@
  */
 
 #define LOG_TAG "properties"
+// #define LOG_NDEBUG 0
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include "loghack.h"
 
+int8_t property_get_bool(const char *key, int8_t default_value) {
+    if (!key) {
+        return default_value;
+    }
+
+    int8_t result = default_value;
+    char buf[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX] = {'\0',};
+
+    int len = property_get(key, buf, "");
+    if (len == 1) {
+        char ch = buf[0];
+        if (ch == '0' || ch == 'n') {
+            result = false;
+        } else if (ch == '1' || ch == 'y') {
+            result = true;
+        }
+    } else if (len > 1) {
+         if (!strcmp(buf, "no") || !strcmp(buf, "false") || !strcmp(buf, "off")) {
+            result = false;
+        } else if (!strcmp(buf, "yes") || !strcmp(buf, "true") || !strcmp(buf, "on")) {
+            result = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+// Convert string property to int (default if fails); return default value if out of bounds
+static intmax_t property_get_imax(const char *key, intmax_t lower_bound, intmax_t upper_bound,
+        intmax_t default_value) {
+    if (!key) {
+        return default_value;
+    }
+
+    intmax_t result = default_value;
+    char buf[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX] = {'\0',};
+    char *end = NULL;
+
+    int len = property_get(key, buf, "");
+    if (len > 0) {
+        int tmp = errno;
+        errno = 0;
+
+        // Infer base automatically
+        result = strtoimax(buf, &end, /*base*/0);
+        if ((result == INTMAX_MIN || result == INTMAX_MAX) && errno == ERANGE) {
+            // Over or underflow
+            result = default_value;
+            ALOGV("%s(%s,%lld) - overflow", __FUNCTION__, key, default_value);
+        } else if (result < lower_bound || result > upper_bound) {
+            // Out of range of requested bounds
+            result = default_value;
+            ALOGV("%s(%s,%lld) - out of range", __FUNCTION__, key, default_value);
+        } else if (end == buf) {
+            // Numeric conversion failed
+            result = default_value;
+            ALOGV("%s(%s,%lld) - numeric conversion failed", __FUNCTION__, key, default_value);
+        }
+
+        errno = tmp;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+int64_t property_get_int64(const char *key, int64_t default_value) {
+    return (int64_t)property_get_imax(key, INT64_MIN, INT64_MAX, default_value);
+}
+
+int32_t property_get_int32(const char *key, int32_t default_value) {
+    return (int32_t)property_get_imax(key, INT32_MIN, INT32_MAX, default_value);
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBC_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES
 
 #define _REALLY_INCLUDE_SYS__SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_H_
@@ -44,10 +121,13 @@
     if(len > 0) {
         return len;
     }
-    
     if(default_value) {
         len = strlen(default_value);
-        memcpy(value, default_value, len + 1);
+        if (len >= PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX) {
+            len = PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX - 1;
+        }
+        memcpy(value, default_value, len);
+        value[len] = '\0';
     }
     return len;
 }
diff --git a/libcutils/tests/Android.mk b/libcutils/tests/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9d3ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcutils/tests/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+test_src_files := \
+    PropertiesTest.cpp \
+
+shared_libraries := \
+    libutils
+
+static_libraries := \
+    libcutils
+
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(shared_libraries)
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := $(static_libraries)
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(test_src_files)
+LOCAL_MODULE := libcutils_test
+include $(BUILD_NATIVE_TEST)
diff --git a/libcutils/tests/PropertiesTest.cpp b/libcutils/tests/PropertiesTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..659821c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcutils/tests/PropertiesTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "Properties_test"
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace android {
+
+#define STRINGIFY_INNER(x) #x
+#define STRINGIFY(x) STRINGIFY_INNER(x)
+#define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x)/sizeof((x)[0]))
+#define ASSERT_OK(x) ASSERT_EQ(0, (x))
+#define EXPECT_OK(x) EXPECT_EQ(0, (x))
+
+#define PROPERTY_TEST_KEY "libcutils.test.key"
+#define PROPERTY_TEST_VALUE_DEFAULT "<<<default_value>>>"
+
+template <typename T>
+static std::string HexString(T value) {
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << "0x" << std::hex << std::uppercase << value;
+    return ss.str();
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+static ::testing::AssertionResult AssertEqualHex(const char *mExpr,
+        const char *nExpr,
+        T m,
+        T n) {
+    if (m == n) {
+        return ::testing::AssertionSuccess();
+    }
+
+    return ::testing::AssertionFailure()
+        << mExpr << " and " << nExpr << " (expected: " << HexString(m) <<
+        ", actual: " << HexString(n) << ") are not equal";
+}
+
+class PropertiesTest : public testing::Test {
+public:
+    PropertiesTest() : mValue() {}
+protected:
+    virtual void SetUp() {
+        EXPECT_OK(property_set(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, /*value*/NULL));
+    }
+
+    virtual void TearDown() {
+        EXPECT_OK(property_set(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, /*value*/NULL));
+    }
+
+    char mValue[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+
+    template <typename T>
+    static std::string ToString(T value) {
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        ss << value;
+
+        return ss.str();
+    }
+
+    // Return length of property read; value is written into mValue
+    int SetAndGetProperty(const char* value, const char* defaultValue = PROPERTY_TEST_VALUE_DEFAULT) {
+        EXPECT_OK(property_set(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, value)) << "value: '" << value << "'";
+        return property_get(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, mValue, defaultValue);
+    }
+
+    void ResetValue(unsigned char c = 0xFF) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mValue); ++i) {
+            mValue[i] = (char) c;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+TEST_F(PropertiesTest, SetString) {
+
+    // Null key -> unsuccessful set
+    {
+        // Null key -> fails
+        EXPECT_GT(0, property_set(/*key*/NULL, PROPERTY_TEST_VALUE_DEFAULT));
+    }
+
+    // Null value -> returns default value
+    {
+        // Null value -> OK , and it clears the value
+        EXPECT_OK(property_set(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, /*value*/NULL));
+        ResetValue();
+
+        // Since the value is null, default value will be returned
+        int len = property_get(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, mValue, PROPERTY_TEST_VALUE_DEFAULT);
+        EXPECT_EQ(strlen(PROPERTY_TEST_VALUE_DEFAULT), len);
+        EXPECT_STREQ(PROPERTY_TEST_VALUE_DEFAULT, mValue);
+    }
+
+    // Trivial case => get returns what was set
+    {
+        int len = SetAndGetProperty("hello_world");
+        EXPECT_EQ(strlen("hello_world"), len) << "hello_world key";
+        EXPECT_STREQ("hello_world", mValue);
+        ResetValue();
+    }
+
+    // Set to empty string => get returns default always
+    {
+        const char* EMPTY_STRING_DEFAULT = "EMPTY_STRING";
+        int len = SetAndGetProperty("", EMPTY_STRING_DEFAULT);
+        EXPECT_EQ(strlen(EMPTY_STRING_DEFAULT), len) << "empty key";
+        EXPECT_STREQ(EMPTY_STRING_DEFAULT, mValue);
+        ResetValue();
+    }
+
+    // Set to max length => get returns what was set
+    {
+        std::string maxLengthString = std::string(PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX-1, 'a');
+
+        int len = SetAndGetProperty(maxLengthString.c_str());
+        EXPECT_EQ(PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX-1, len) << "max length key";
+        EXPECT_STREQ(maxLengthString.c_str(), mValue);
+        ResetValue();
+    }
+
+    // Set to max length + 1 => set fails
+    {
+        const char* VALID_TEST_VALUE = "VALID_VALUE";
+        ASSERT_OK(property_set(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, VALID_TEST_VALUE));
+
+        std::string oneLongerString = std::string(PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX, 'a');
+
+        // Expect that the value set fails since it's too long
+        EXPECT_GT(0, property_set(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, oneLongerString.c_str()));
+        int len = property_get(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, mValue, PROPERTY_TEST_VALUE_DEFAULT);
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(strlen(VALID_TEST_VALUE), len) << "set should've failed";
+        EXPECT_STREQ(VALID_TEST_VALUE, mValue);
+        ResetValue();
+    }
+}
+
+TEST_F(PropertiesTest, GetString) {
+
+    // Try to use a default value that's too long => set fails
+    {
+        ASSERT_OK(property_set(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, ""));
+
+        std::string maxLengthString = std::string(PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX-1, 'a');
+        std::string oneLongerString = std::string(PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX, 'a');
+
+        // Expect that the value is truncated since it's too long (by 1)
+        int len = property_get(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, mValue, oneLongerString.c_str());
+        EXPECT_EQ(PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX-1, len);
+        EXPECT_STREQ(maxLengthString.c_str(), mValue);
+        ResetValue();
+    }
+}
+
+TEST_F(PropertiesTest, GetBool) {
+    /**
+     * TRUE
+     */
+    const char *valuesTrue[] = { "1", "true", "y", "yes", "on", };
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(valuesTrue); ++i) {
+        ASSERT_OK(property_set(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, valuesTrue[i]));
+        bool val = property_get_bool(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, /*default_value*/false);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(val) << "Property should've been TRUE for value: '" << valuesTrue[i] << "'";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * FALSE
+     */
+    const char *valuesFalse[] = { "0", "false", "n", "no", "off", };
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(valuesFalse); ++i) {
+        ASSERT_OK(property_set(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, valuesFalse[i]));
+        bool val = property_get_bool(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, /*default_value*/true);
+        EXPECT_FALSE(val) << "Property shoud've been FALSE For string value: '" << valuesFalse[i] << "'";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * NEITHER
+     */
+    const char *valuesNeither[] = { "x0", "x1", "2", "-2", "True", "False", "garbage", "", " ",
+            "+1", "  1  ", "  true", "  true  ", "  y  ", "  yes", "yes  ",
+            "+0", "-0", "00", "  00  ", "  false", "false  ",
+    };
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(valuesNeither); ++i) {
+        ASSERT_OK(property_set(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, valuesNeither[i]));
+
+        // The default value should always be used
+        bool val = property_get_bool(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, /*default_value*/true);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(val) << "Property should've been NEITHER (true) for string value: '" << valuesNeither[i] << "'";
+
+        val = property_get_bool(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, /*default_value*/false);
+        EXPECT_FALSE(val) << "Property should've been NEITHER (false) for string value: '" << valuesNeither[i] << "'";
+    }
+}
+
+TEST_F(PropertiesTest, GetInt64) {
+    const int64_t DEFAULT_VALUE = INT64_C(0xDEADBEEFBEEFDEAD);
+
+    const std::string longMaxString = ToString(INT64_MAX);
+    const std::string longStringOverflow = longMaxString + "0";
+
+    const std::string longMinString = ToString(INT64_MIN);
+    const std::string longStringUnderflow = longMinString + "0";
+
+    const char* setValues[] = {
+        // base 10
+        "1", "2", "12345", "-1", "-2", "-12345",
+        // base 16
+        "0xFF", "0x0FF", "0xC0FFEE",
+        // base 8
+        "0", "01234", "07",
+        // corner cases
+        "       2", "2      ", "+0", "-0", "  +0   ", longMaxString.c_str(), longMinString.c_str(),
+        // failing cases
+        NULL, "", " ", "    ", "hello", "     true     ", "y",
+        longStringOverflow.c_str(), longStringUnderflow.c_str(),
+    };
+
+    int64_t getValues[] = {
+        // base 10
+        1, 2, 12345, -1, -2, -12345,
+        // base 16
+        0xFF, 0x0FF, 0xC0FFEE,
+        // base 8
+        0, 01234, 07,
+        // corner cases
+        2, 2, 0, 0, 0, INT64_MAX, INT64_MIN,
+        // failing cases
+        DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE,
+        DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE,
+    };
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(ARRAY_SIZE(setValues), ARRAY_SIZE(getValues));
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(setValues); ++i) {
+        ASSERT_OK(property_set(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, setValues[i]));
+
+        int64_t val = property_get_int64(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, DEFAULT_VALUE);
+        EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(AssertEqualHex, getValues[i], val) << "Property was set to '" << setValues[i] << "'";
+    }
+}
+
+TEST_F(PropertiesTest, GetInt32) {
+    const int32_t DEFAULT_VALUE = INT32_C(0xDEADBEEF);
+
+    const std::string intMaxString = ToString(INT32_MAX);
+    const std::string intStringOverflow = intMaxString + "0";
+
+    const std::string intMinString = ToString(INT32_MIN);
+    const std::string intStringUnderflow = intMinString + "0";
+
+    const char* setValues[] = {
+        // base 10
+        "1", "2", "12345", "-1", "-2", "-12345",
+        // base 16
+        "0xFF", "0x0FF", "0xC0FFEE", "0Xf00",
+        // base 8
+        "0", "01234", "07",
+        // corner cases
+        "       2", "2      ", "+0", "-0", "  +0   ", intMaxString.c_str(), intMinString.c_str(),
+        // failing cases
+        NULL, "", " ", "    ", "hello", "     true     ", "y",
+        intStringOverflow.c_str(), intStringUnderflow.c_str(),
+    };
+
+    int32_t getValues[] = {
+        // base 10
+        1, 2, 12345, -1, -2, -12345,
+        // base 16
+        0xFF, 0x0FF, 0xC0FFEE, 0Xf00,
+        // base 8
+        0, 01234, 07,
+        // corner cases
+        2, 2, 0, 0, 0, INT32_MAX, INT32_MIN,
+        // failing cases
+        DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE,
+        DEFAULT_VALUE, DEFAULT_VALUE,
+    };
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(ARRAY_SIZE(setValues), ARRAY_SIZE(getValues));
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(setValues); ++i) {
+        ASSERT_OK(property_set(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, setValues[i]));
+
+        int32_t val = property_get_int32(PROPERTY_TEST_KEY, DEFAULT_VALUE);
+        EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(AssertEqualHex, getValues[i], val) << "Property was set to '" << setValues[i] << "'";
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace android