diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/db/NodeDaoService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/db/NodeDaoService.java
index d895686161..6c30af03da 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/db/NodeDaoService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/db/NodeDaoService.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.ChildAssoc;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.NodeAssoc;
+import org.alfresco.repo.domain.NodePropertyValue;
+import org.alfresco.repo.domain.PropertyMapKey;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.Transaction;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.hibernate.DirtySessionAnnotation;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DataTypeDefinition;
@@ -135,6 +137,17 @@ public interface NodeDaoService
     
     @DirtySessionAnnotation(markDirty=false)
     public Serializable getNodeProperty(Long nodeId, QName propertyQName);
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @param nodeId            the node's ID
+     * @return                  Returns a copy of the low-level properties including auditable properties
+     * @throws ObjectNotFoundException      if the node ID is invalid
+     * 
+     * @see #getNodePair(NodeRef)
+     */
+    @DirtySessionAnnotation(markDirty=false)
+    public Map<PropertyMapKey, NodePropertyValue> getNodePropertiesRaw(Long nodeId);
     
     @DirtySessionAnnotation(markDirty=false)
     public Map<QName, Serializable> getNodeProperties(Long nodeId);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/db/hibernate/HibernateNodeDaoServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/db/hibernate/HibernateNodeDaoServiceImpl.java
index 5019460b90..2b8187b166 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/db/hibernate/HibernateNodeDaoServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/db/hibernate/HibernateNodeDaoServiceImpl.java
@@ -1306,12 +1306,52 @@ public class HibernateNodeDaoServiceImpl extends HibernateDaoSupport implements
         {
             Long nodeTypeQNameId = qnameDAO.getOrCreateQName(nodeTypeQName).getFirst();
             if (!nodeTypeQNameId.equals(node.getTypeQNameId()))
-        {
-                node.setTypeQNameId(nodeTypeQNameId);
-            // We will need to record the change
-            recordNodeUpdate(node);
+            {
+                    node.setTypeQNameId(nodeTypeQNameId);
+                // We will need to record the change
+                recordNodeUpdate(node);
+            }
         }
     }
+    
+    public Map<PropertyMapKey, NodePropertyValue> getNodePropertiesRaw(Long nodeId)
+    {
+        Node node = getNodeNotNull(nodeId);
+        Map<PropertyMapKey, NodePropertyValue> props = node.getProperties();
+        // Copy this for adding
+        props = new HashMap<PropertyMapKey, NodePropertyValue>(props);
+        // Add the auditable properties
+        if (hasNodeAspect(node, ContentModel.ASPECT_AUDITABLE))
+        {
+            AuditableProperties auditable = node.getAuditableProperties();
+            Map<QName, Serializable> auditableProperties = auditable.getAuditableProperties();
+            for (Map.Entry<QName, Serializable> entry : auditableProperties.entrySet())
+            {
+                // Get default locale for the key
+                Pair<Long, Locale> defaultLocalePair = localeDAO.getDefaultLocalePair();
+                if (defaultLocalePair == null)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                
+                QName auditablePropertyQName = entry.getKey();
+                Pair<Long, QName> auditablePropertyQNamePair = qnameDAO.getQName(auditablePropertyQName);
+                if (auditablePropertyQNamePair == null)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                Serializable auditablePropertyValue = entry.getValue();
+                NodePropertyValue npv = new NodePropertyValue(auditablePropertyQName, auditablePropertyValue);
+                PropertyMapKey npk = new PropertyMapKey();
+                npk.setQnameId(auditablePropertyQNamePair.getFirst());
+                npk.setListIndex(HibernateNodeDaoServiceImpl.IDX_NO_COLLECTION);
+                npk.setLocaleId(defaultLocalePair.getFirst());
+                // Add this property to the map
+                props.put(npk, npv);
+            }
+        }
+        // Done
+        return props;
     }
 
     public Serializable getNodeProperty(Long nodeId, QName propertyQName)