diff --git a/src/App/PropertyLinks.cpp b/src/App/PropertyLinks.cpp
index 390a773a79..b936c9665e 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyLinks.cpp
+++ b/src/App/PropertyLinks.cpp
@@ -4337,6 +4337,14 @@ void PropertyXLinkList::setPyObject(PyObject *value)
     PropertyXLinkSubList::setPyObject(value);
 }
 
+//for consistency with PropertyLinkList
+const std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> PropertyXLinkList::getValues(void) const
+{
+    std::vector<DocumentObject*> xLinks;
+    getLinks(xLinks);
+    return(xLinks);
+}
+
 //**************************************************************************
 // PropertyXLinkContainer
 //++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
diff --git a/src/App/PropertyLinks.h b/src/App/PropertyLinks.h
index 9dfa74e8ec..183cfcbfba 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyLinks.h
+++ b/src/App/PropertyLinks.h
@@ -1309,6 +1309,9 @@ public:
 
     virtual PyObject *getPyObject(void) override;
     virtual void setPyObject(PyObject *) override;
+
+    //for consistency with PropertyLinkList
+    const std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> getValues(void) const;
 };