diff --git a/src/cpp/h5cpp/dataspace/selections.cpp b/src/cpp/h5cpp/dataspace/selections.cpp
index 08f7bbaf..ef482718 100644
--- a/src/cpp/h5cpp/dataspace/selections.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/h5cpp/dataspace/selections.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 
 namespace {
 
+hdf5::Dimensions get_dimensions(const hdf5::dataspace::Hyperslab &self)
+{
+  return self.dimensions();
+}
+
 hdf5::Dimensions get_offset(const hdf5::dataspace::Hyperslab &self)
 {
   return self.offset();
@@ -102,6 +107,9 @@ void create_selections()
            ((arg("offset"),arg("count"),arg("stride")))
            )
       .add_property("rank",&Hyperslab::rank)
+      .add_property("size",&Hyperslab::size)
+      .add_property("type",&Hyperslab::type)
+      .def("dimensions",get_dimensions)
       .def("offset",get_offset)
       .def("offset",set_entire_offset)
       .def("offset",set_individual_offset)
diff --git a/test/h5cpp_tests/node_tests/dataset_partial_io_test.py b/test/h5cpp_tests/node_tests/dataset_partial_io_test.py
index 3894c57d..1db4e8fc 100644
--- a/test/h5cpp_tests/node_tests/dataset_partial_io_test.py
+++ b/test/h5cpp_tests/node_tests/dataset_partial_io_test.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from pninexus.h5cpp.node import Dataset
 from pninexus.h5cpp.dataspace import Simple
 # from pninexus.h5cpp.dataspace import Scalar
-from pninexus.h5cpp.dataspace import Hyperslab
+from pninexus.h5cpp.dataspace import Hyperslab, SelectionType
 from pninexus.h5cpp.datatype import kInt32
 from pninexus.h5cpp.datatype import String
 from pninexus.h5cpp.property import LinkCreationList
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ def testWriteReadStrips(self):
         # write data
         #
         selection = Hyperslab(offset=(0, 0), block=(1, 5))
+
+        self.assertEqual(selection.rank, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(selection.size, 5)
+        self.assertEqual(selection.dimensions(), (1, 5))
+        self.assertEqual(selection.type, SelectionType.HYPERSLAB)
+
         dataset.write(data_base, selection=selection)
         selection.offset(0, 1)
         dataset.write(2 * data_base, selection=selection)
@@ -140,6 +146,12 @@ def testWriteReadPoints(self):
 
         value = 0
         selection = Hyperslab(offset=(0, 0), block=(1, 1))
+
+        self.assertEqual(selection.rank, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(selection.size, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(selection.dimensions(), (1, 1))
+        self.assertEqual(selection.type, SelectionType.HYPERSLAB)
+
         for i in range(3):
             selection.offset(0, i)
             for j in range(5):