diff --git a/modules/ve/test/ve.test.js b/modules/ve/test/ve.test.js
index b7668f11a3..e9b06f5422 100644
--- a/modules/ve/test/ve.test.js
+++ b/modules/ve/test/ve.test.js
@@ -429,3 +429,60 @@ QUnit.test( 'getOpeningHtmlTag', 5, function ( assert ) {
 		'escaping of attribute values'
 	);
 } );
+
+QUnit.test( 'getProp', 9, function ( assert ) {
+	var obj = {
+		'foo': 3,
+		'bar': {
+			'baz': null,
+			'quux': {
+				'whee': 'yay'
+			}
+		}
+	};
+	assert.deepEqual(
+		ve.getProp( obj, 'foo' ),
+		3,
+		'single key'
+	);
+	assert.deepEqual(
+		ve.getProp( obj, 'bar' ),
+		{ 'baz': null, 'quux': { 'whee': 'yay' } },
+		'singe key, returns object'
+	);
+	assert.deepEqual(
+		ve.getProp( obj, 'bar', 'baz' ),
+		null,
+		'two keys, returns null'
+	);
+	assert.deepEqual(
+		ve.getProp( obj, 'bar', 'quux', 'whee' ),
+		'yay',
+		'three keys'
+	);
+	assert.deepEqual(
+		ve.getProp( obj, 'x' ),
+		undefined,
+		'missing property returns undefined'
+	);
+	assert.deepEqual(
+		ve.getProp( obj, 'foo', 'bar' ),
+		undefined,
+		'missing 2nd-level property returns undefined'
+	);
+	assert.deepEqual(
+		ve.getProp( obj, 'foo', 'bar', 'baz', 'quux', 'whee' ),
+		undefined,
+		'multiple missing properties don\'t cause an error'
+	);
+	assert.deepEqual(
+		ve.getProp( obj, 'bar', 'baz', 'quux' ),
+		undefined,
+		'accessing property of null returns undefined, doesn\'t cause an error'
+	);
+	assert.deepEqual(
+		ve.getProp( obj, 'bar', 'baz', 'quux', 'whee', 'yay' ),
+		undefined,
+		'accessing multiple properties of null'
+	);
+} );
diff --git a/modules/ve/ve.js b/modules/ve/ve.js
index 02a85dd44d..40fe28fdb1 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ve.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ve.js
@@ -551,6 +551,30 @@
 		ve.batchSplice( dst, offset, 0, src );
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 * Get a deeply nested property of an object using variadic arguments, protecting against
+	 * undefined property errors.
+	 *
+	 * quux = getProp( obj, 'foo', 'bar', 'baz' ); is equivalent to quux = obj.foo.bar.baz;
+	 * except that the former protects against JS errors if one of the intermediate properties
+	 * is undefined. Instead of throwing an error, this function will return undefined in
+	 * that case.
+	 *
+	 * @param {Object} obj
+	 * @returns obj[arguments[1]][arguments[2]].... or undefined
+	 */
+	ve.getProp = function ( obj /*, keys ... */ ) {
+		var retval = obj;
+		for ( i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++ ) {
+			if ( retval === undefined || retval === null ) {
+				// Trying to access a property of undefined or null causes an error
+				return undefined;
+			}
+			retval = retval[arguments[i]];
+		}
+		return retval;
+	};
+
 	/**
 	 * Logs data to the console.
 	 *