diff --git a/client/dbus-proxy.c b/client/dbus-proxy.c
index 42b8427f..1e50d902 100644
--- a/client/dbus-proxy.c
+++ b/client/dbus-proxy.c
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ static struct l_dbus *dbus;
 static struct l_queue *proxy_interfaces;
 static struct l_queue *proxy_interface_types;
 
-void proxy_properties_display(const struct proxy_interface *proxy,
-				const char *caption, const char *margin,
-				unsigned int name_column_width,
-				unsigned int value_column_width)
+void proxy_properties_display_inline(const struct proxy_interface *proxy,
+					const char *margin,
+					unsigned int name_column_width,
+					unsigned int value_column_width)
 {
 	const void *data;
 	const struct proxy_interface_property *properties;
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ void proxy_properties_display(const struct proxy_interface *proxy,
 	if (!proxy->type->properties)
 		return;
 
-	display_table_header(caption, "%s%-*s  %-*s  %-*s", margin,
-				8, "Settable",
-				name_column_width, "Property",
-				value_column_width, "Value");
-
 	data = proxy_interface_get_data(proxy);
 	properties = proxy->type->properties;
 
@@ -82,6 +77,31 @@ void proxy_properties_display(const struct proxy_interface *proxy,
 	}
 }
 
+void proxy_properties_display_header(const char *caption, const char *margin,
+					unsigned int name_column_width,
+					unsigned int value_column_width)
+{
+	display_table_header(caption, "%s%-*s  %-*s  %-*s", margin,
+				8, "Settable",
+				name_column_width, "Property",
+				value_column_width, "Value");
+}
+
+void proxy_properties_display(const struct proxy_interface *proxy,
+				const char *caption, const char *margin,
+				unsigned int name_column_width,
+				unsigned int value_column_width)
+{
+	if (!proxy->type->properties)
+		return;
+
+	proxy_properties_display_header(caption, margin, name_column_width,
+					value_column_width);
+
+	proxy_properties_display_inline(proxy, margin, name_column_width,
+					value_column_width);
+}
+
 static const void *proxy_interface_property_tostr(
 					const struct proxy_interface *proxy,
 					const char *name)
diff --git a/client/dbus-proxy.h b/client/dbus-proxy.h
index 98b0a2a4..f0a5d38a 100644
--- a/client/dbus-proxy.h
+++ b/client/dbus-proxy.h
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ void proxy_properties_display(const struct proxy_interface *proxy,
 				const char *caption, const char *margin,
 				unsigned int name_column_width,
 				unsigned int value_column_width);
+void proxy_properties_display_inline(const struct proxy_interface *proxy,
+					const char *margin,
+					unsigned int name_column_width,
+					unsigned int value_column_width);
+void proxy_properties_display_header(const char *caption, const char *margin,
+					unsigned int name_column_width,
+					unsigned int value_column_width);
 
 char *proxy_property_str_completion(const struct proxy_interface_type *type,
 					proxy_property_match_func_t function,