diff --git a/ipalib/public.py b/ipalib/public.py
index 48e19ff40..95ba75549 100644
--- a/ipalib/public.py
+++ b/ipalib/public.py
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ class cmd(plugable.Plugin):
         '__call__',
         'get_doc',
         'options',
-
     ))
     __options = None
     option_classes = tuple()
@@ -248,6 +247,10 @@ class obj(plugable.Plugin):
 
 
 class attr(plugable.Plugin):
+    __public__ = frozenset((
+        'obj',
+        'obj_name',
+    ))
     __obj = None
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -278,17 +281,18 @@ class attr(plugable.Plugin):
 
 
 class mthd(attr, cmd):
-    __public__ = frozenset((
-        'obj',
-        'obj_name',
-    ))
+    __public__ = attr.__public__.union(cmd.__public__)
+
+    def get_options(self):
+        for proxy in cmd.get_options(self):
+            yield proxy
+        if self.obj is not None and self.obj.prop is not None:
+            for proxy in self.obj.prop:
+                yield proxy
 
 
-class prop(attr):
-    __public__ = frozenset((
-        'obj',
-        'obj_name',
-    ))
+class prop(attr, option):
+    __public__ = attr.__public__.union(option.__public__)
 
     def get_doc(self, _):
         return _('prop doc')
diff --git a/ipalib/tests/test_public.py b/ipalib/tests/test_public.py
index d6f3dbbe1..132cd1ccd 100644
--- a/ipalib/tests/test_public.py
+++ b/ipalib/tests/test_public.py
@@ -300,15 +300,24 @@ def test_attr():
     assert read_only(i, 'obj') == 'the user obj'
 
 
-def test_mthd():
-    cls = public.mthd
-    assert issubclass(cls, public.attr)
-    assert issubclass(cls, public.cmd)
+class test_mthd(ClassChecker):
+    """
+    Tests the `mthd` class.
+    """
+    _cls = public.mthd
+
+    def test_class(self):
+        assert self.cls.__bases__ == (public.attr, public.cmd)
+        assert self.cls.implements(public.cmd)
 
 
-def test_prop():
-    cls = public.prop
-    assert issubclass(cls, public.attr)
+class test_prop(ClassChecker):
+    _cls = public.prop
+
+    def test_class(self):
+        assert self.cls.__bases__ == (public.attr, public.option)
+        assert self.cls.implements(public.option)
+
 
 
 def test_PublicAPI():