diff --git a/python/opendht.pyx b/python/opendht.pyx
index 75400685..e960326b 100644
--- a/python/opendht.pyx
+++ b/python/opendht.pyx
@@ -118,6 +118,18 @@ cdef class Value(object):
         self._value.reset(new cpp.Value(val, len(val)))
     def __str__(self):
         return self._value.get().toString().decode()
+    property owner:
+        def __get__(self):
+            h = InfoHash()
+            h._infohash = self._value.get().owner.getId()
+            return h
+    property recipient:
+        def __get__(self):
+            h = InfoHash()
+            h._infohash = self._value.get().recipient
+            return h
+        def __set__(self, InfoHash h):
+            self._value.get().recipient = h._infohash
     property data:
         def __get__(self):
             return string(<char*>self._value.get().data.data(), self._value.get().data.size())
diff --git a/python/opendht_cpp.pxd b/python/opendht_cpp.pxd
index c7ac337a..23cde35b 100644
--- a/python/opendht_cpp.pxd
+++ b/python/opendht_cpp.pxd
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@ cdef extern from "opendht/infohash.h" namespace "dht":
         @staticmethod
         InfoHash getRandom()
 
-cdef extern from "opendht/value.h" namespace "dht":
-    cdef cppclass Value:
-        Value() except +
-        Value(vector[uint8_t]) except +
-        Value(const uint8_t* dat_ptr, size_t dat_len) except +
-        string toString() const
-        vector[uint8_t] data
-
 cdef extern from "opendht/crypto.h" namespace "dht::crypto":
     ctypedef pair[shared_ptr[PrivateKey], shared_ptr[Certificate]] Identity
     cdef Identity generateIdentity(string name, Identity ca, unsigned bits)
@@ -63,6 +55,18 @@ cdef extern from "opendht/crypto.h" namespace "dht::crypto":
         Certificate()
         InfoHash getId() const
 
+cdef extern from "opendht/value.h" namespace "dht":
+    cdef cppclass Value:
+        Value() except +
+        Value(vector[uint8_t]) except +
+        Value(const uint8_t* dat_ptr, size_t dat_len) except +
+        string toString() const
+        uint64_t id
+        PublicKey owner
+        InfoHash recipient
+        vector[uint8_t] data
+        string user_type
+
 cdef extern from "opendht/dht.h" namespace "dht":
     cdef cppclass Node:
         Node() except +