diff --git a/opm/simulators/linalg/PropertyTree.cpp b/opm/simulators/linalg/PropertyTree.cpp
index a64c4b30c..5f747efc9 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/linalg/PropertyTree.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/linalg/PropertyTree.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace Opm {
 
@@ -95,6 +96,25 @@ PropertyTree::get_child_optional(const std::string& key) const
   return PropertyTree(pt.get());
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+std::optional<std::vector<T>>
+PropertyTree::get_child_items_as_vector(const std::string& child) const
+{
+    auto items = std::optional<std::vector<T>>{};
+
+    auto subTree = this->tree_->get_child_optional(child);
+    if (! subTree) {
+        return items;
+    }
+
+    items.emplace();
+    for (const auto& childItem : *subTree) {
+        items->push_back(childItem.second.template get_value<T>());
+    }
+
+    return items;
+}
+
 PropertyTree& PropertyTree::operator=(const PropertyTree& tree)
 {
   tree_ = std::make_unique<boost::property_tree::ptree>(*tree.tree_);
@@ -121,4 +141,9 @@ template int PropertyTree::get(const std::string& key, const int& defValue) cons
 template std::size_t PropertyTree::get(const std::string& key, const std::size_t& defValue) const;
 template bool PropertyTree::get(const std::string& key, const bool& defValue) const;
 
+template std::optional<std::vector<int>>
+PropertyTree::get_child_items_as_vector(const std::string& child) const;
+template std::optional<std::vector<double>>
+PropertyTree::get_child_items_as_vector(const std::string& child) const;
+
 } // namespace Opm
diff --git a/opm/simulators/linalg/PropertyTree.hpp b/opm/simulators/linalg/PropertyTree.hpp
index 2799eac16..3d6254248 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/linalg/PropertyTree.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/linalg/PropertyTree.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace boost::property_tree {
     template<class T1, class T2, class T3> class basic_ptree;
@@ -128,6 +129,23 @@ public:
     std::optional<PropertyTree>
     get_child_optional(const std::string& key) const;
 
+    /// Retrieve node items as linearised vector.
+    ///
+    /// Assumes that the node's child is an array type of homongeneous
+    /// elements.
+    ///
+    /// \tparam T Array element type.
+    ///
+    /// \param[in] child Property key.  Expected to be in hierarchical
+    /// notation for subtrees--i.e., using periods ('.') to separate
+    /// hierarchy levels.
+    ///
+    /// \return Array of property values.  Nullopt if no node named by \p
+    /// child exists.
+    template <typename T>
+    std::optional<std::vector<T>>
+    get_child_items_as_vector(const std::string& child) const;
+
     /// Emit a textual representation of the property tree in JSON form
     ///
     /// \param[in,out] os Output stream.  Typically a stream opened on a
diff --git a/tests/test_propertytree.cpp b/tests/test_propertytree.cpp
index f75fa8341..6b6891b79 100644
--- a/tests/test_propertytree.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_propertytree.cpp
@@ -259,4 +259,37 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Hierarchy)
     }
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Vector)
+{
+    auto f = TempFile{};
+    f.append(R"({
+ "a" : [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ],
+ "b" : [ 11.22, 33.44 ]
+})");
+
+    const auto t = Opm::PropertyTree { f.name() };
+
+    {
+        const auto a = t.get_child_items_as_vector<int>("a");
+        BOOST_REQUIRE_MESSAGE(a.has_value(), R"(Node "a" must exist)");
+
+        const auto expect = std::vector { 1, 2, 3, 4, };
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS(a    ->begin(), a    ->end(),
+                                      expect.begin(), expect.end());
+    }
+
+    {
+        const auto b = t.get_child_items_as_vector<double>("b");
+        BOOST_REQUIRE_MESSAGE(b.has_value(), R"(Node "b" must exist)");
+
+        const auto expect = std::vector { 11.22, 33.44, };
+        BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(b->size(), expect.size());
+
+        for (auto i = 0*b->size(); i < b->size(); ++i) {
+            BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE("Element " << i);
+            BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE((*b)[i], expect[i], 1.0e-8);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Load_From_File