diff --git a/bindings/wsman-client_opt.i b/bindings/wsman-client_opt.i
index ce21897..6ba667c 100644
--- a/bindings/wsman-client_opt.i
+++ b/bindings/wsman-client_opt.i
@@ -452,6 +452,19 @@
   {
     wsmc_add_property($self, key, value);
   }
+  
+  /*
+   * Add a string property as key/value pair (an 'add_property' analogue for adding array items)
+   * * Input parameters to 'invoke'd methods are represented as ClientOption properties
+   *
+   * call-seq:
+   *   options.add_property( "Key", "Value" )
+   *
+   */
+  void add_property_array_item(const char *key, const char *value)
+  {
+    wsmc_add_property_array_item($self, key, value);
+  }
 
   /*
    * Add an EndPointReference property as key/value pair
diff --git a/include/wsman-client-api.h b/include/wsman-client-api.h
index 0dd2807..00c4587 100644
--- a/include/wsman-client-api.h
+++ b/include/wsman-client-api.h
@@ -764,6 +764,10 @@
 
 	void wsmc_add_selector_epr(client_opt_t * options,
 				       const char *key, const epr_t *value);
+        
+        void wsmc_add_property_array_item(client_opt_t * options,
+                                       const char *key,
+                                       const char *value);
 
 	void wsmc_add_property(client_opt_t * options,
 				       const char *key, const char *value);
diff --git a/src/lib/wsman-client.c b/src/lib/wsman-client.c
index 981af71..94a520e 100644
--- a/src/lib/wsman-client.c
+++ b/src/lib/wsman-client.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <wsman_config.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #endif
 
 #include "u/libu.h"
@@ -381,13 +382,15 @@
  * Add key/value to list_t (e.g. options->properties or ->selectors)
  * either as char* (string set, epr == NULL)
  * or as epr_t (string == NULL, epr set)
+ * if (useArray == true) then value will be added without duplicate key checking
  */
 
 static void
 _wsmc_add_key_value(list_t **list_ptr,
 		const char *key,
 		const char *string,
-		const epr_t *epr)
+		const epr_t *epr,
+                bool useArray)
 {
   key_value_t *kv;
   list_t *list = *list_ptr;
@@ -404,7 +407,7 @@
     list = list_create(LISTCOUNT_T_MAX);
     *list_ptr = list;
   }
-  if (list_find(list, key, _list_key_compare)) {
+  if (!useArray && list_find(list, key, _list_key_compare)) {
     error("duplicate key not added to list");
     return;
   }
@@ -421,6 +424,18 @@
   list_append(list, lnode);
 }
 
+/*
+ * add a char* as an array type property (an array item)
+ *
+ */
+
+void
+wsmc_add_property_array_item(client_opt_t * options,
+		const char *key,
+		const char *value)
+{
+  _wsmc_add_key_value(&(options->properties), key, value, NULL, true);
+}
 
 /*
  * add a char* as property
@@ -432,7 +447,7 @@
 		const char *key,
 		const char *value)
 {
-  _wsmc_add_key_value(&(options->properties), key, value, NULL);
+  _wsmc_add_key_value(&(options->properties), key, value, NULL, false);
 }
 
 
@@ -446,7 +461,7 @@
 		const char *key,
 		const epr_t *value)
 {
-  _wsmc_add_key_value(&(options->properties), key, NULL, value);
+  _wsmc_add_key_value(&(options->properties), key, NULL, value, false);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -478,7 +493,7 @@
 		const char *key,
 		const char *value)
 {
-  _wsmc_add_key_value(&(options->selectors), key, value, NULL);
+  _wsmc_add_key_value(&(options->selectors), key, value, NULL, false);
 }
 
 void
@@ -486,7 +501,7 @@
 		const char *key,
 		const epr_t *value)
 {
-  _wsmc_add_key_value(&(options->selectors), key, NULL, value);
+  _wsmc_add_key_value(&(options->selectors), key, NULL, value, false);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -509,7 +524,7 @@
       _wsmc_add_key_value(list_ptr,
                           (char *)hnode_getkey(hn),
                           (char *)hnode_get(hn),
-                          NULL);
+                          NULL, false);
     }
     hash_free(query);
   }