diff --git a/man/man8/zfs-program.8 b/man/man8/zfs-program.8
index 617f0aa2cec9..7c58af0d25c2 100644
--- a/man/man8/zfs-program.8
+++ b/man/man8/zfs-program.8
@@ -474,6 +474,13 @@ snapshot (string)
 .Bd -ragged -compact -offset "xxxx"
 Must be a valid snapshot.
 .Ed
+.It Em zfs.list.properties(dataset)
+An alias for zfs.list.user_properties (see relevant entry).
+.Pp
+dataset (string)
+.Bd -ragged -compact -offset "xxxx"
+Must be a valid filesystem, snapshot, or volume.
+.Ed
 .It Em zfs.list.user_properties(dataset)
 Iterate through all user properties for the given dataset. For each
 step of the iteration, output the property name, its value, and its source.
diff --git a/module/zfs/zcp_iter.c b/module/zfs/zcp_iter.c
index eef0de45d4e4..7600e662dfbb 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zcp_iter.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zcp_iter.c
@@ -375,6 +375,28 @@ static zcp_list_info_t zcp_user_props_list_info = {
 	}
 };
 
+/*
+ * 'properties' was the initial name for 'user_properties' seen
+ * above. 'user_properties' is a better name as it distinguishes
+ * these properties from 'system_properties' which are different.
+ * In order to avoid breaking compatibility between different
+ * versions of ZFS, we declare 'properties' as an alias for
+ * 'user_properties'.
+ */
+static zcp_list_info_t zcp_props_list_info = {
+	.name = "properties",
+	.func = zcp_user_props_list,
+	.gc = zcp_user_props_list_gc,
+	.pargs = {
+	    { .za_name = "filesystem | snapshot | volume",
+	    .za_lua_type = LUA_TSTRING},
+	    {NULL, 0}
+	},
+	.kwargs = {
+	    {NULL, 0}
+	}
+};
+
 static int
 zcp_user_props_list(lua_State *state)
 {
@@ -693,6 +715,7 @@ zcp_load_list_lib(lua_State *state)
 		&zcp_children_list_info,
 		&zcp_snapshots_list_info,
 		&zcp_user_props_list_info,
+		&zcp_props_list_info,
 		&zcp_clones_list_info,
 		&zcp_system_props_list_info,
 		&zcp_bookmarks_list_info,
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/cleanup.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/cleanup.ksh
index 281f639a4276..59f69ca8b488 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/cleanup.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/cleanup.ksh
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@
 . $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
 
 default_cleanup
+destroy_pool testpool2
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/setup.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/setup.ksh
index 2516b6b8ad9e..5837bf1a14c7 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/setup.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/setup.ksh
@@ -18,4 +18,8 @@
 
 DISK=${DISKS%% *}
 
-default_setup ${DISK}
+TESTPOOLDISK=${DISKS%% *}
+TESTPOOL2DISK=${DISKS##* }
+
+default_setup ${TESTPOOLDISK}
+create_pool testpool2 ${TESTPOOL2DISK}
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/tst.list_bookmarks.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/tst.list_bookmarks.ksh
index 4dd57240e8de..7456177f725b 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/tst.list_bookmarks.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/tst.list_bookmarks.ksh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ EOF
 
 # Can't look in a different pool than the one specified on command line
 log_mustnot_program $TESTPOOL - <<-EOF
-	zfs.list.bookmarks("rpool")
+	zfs.list.bookmarks("testpool2")
 	return 0
 EOF
 
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/tst.list_holds.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/tst.list_holds.ksh
index 7905cb084bf1..2a471bdecbfc 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/tst.list_holds.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/tst.list_holds.ksh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ EOF
 
 # Can't look in a different pool than the one specified on command line
 log_mustnot_program $TESTPOOL - <<-EOF
-	zfs.list.holds("rpool")
+	zfs.list.holds("testpool2")
 	return 0
 EOF
 
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/tst.list_user_props.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/tst.list_user_props.ksh
index 08cca9b021af..34fdbd56d924 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/tst.list_user_props.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/channel_program/synctask_core/tst.list_user_props.ksh
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 # DESCRIPTION:
 #       Listing zfs user properties should work correctly.
 #
+#       Note, that this file tests both zfs.list.user_properties
+#       and it's alias zfs.list.properties.
+#
 
 verify_runnable "global"
 
@@ -45,6 +48,14 @@ log_must_program $TESTPOOL - <<-EOF
 	assert(n == 0)
 	return 0
 EOF
+log_must_program $TESTPOOL - <<-EOF
+	n = 0
+	for p in zfs.list.properties("$TESTPOOL/$TESTFS") do
+		n = n + 1
+	end
+	assert(n == 0)
+	return 0
+EOF
 
 # Add a single user property
 log_must zfs set $TESTPROP="$TESTVAL" $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS
@@ -59,6 +70,16 @@ log_must_program $TESTPOOL - <<-EOF
 	assert(n == 1)
 	return 0
 EOF
+log_must_program $TESTPOOL - <<-EOF
+	n = 0
+	for p,v in zfs.list.properties("$TESTPOOL/$TESTFS") do
+		assert(p == "$TESTPROP")
+		assert(v == "$TESTVAL")
+		n = n + 1
+	end
+	assert(n == 1)
+	return 0
+EOF
 
 log_must zfs set $TESTPROP1="$TESTVAL1" $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS
 log_must zfs set $TESTPROP2="$TESTVAL2" $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS
@@ -94,5 +115,33 @@ log_must_program $TESTPOOL - <<-EOF
 	    a["$TESTPROP4"])
 	return 0
 EOF
+log_must_program $TESTPOOL - <<-EOF
+	a = {}
+	a["$TESTPROP"] = false
+	a["$TESTPROP1"] = false
+	a["$TESTPROP2"] = false
+	a["$TESTPROP3"] = false
+	a["$TESTPROP4"] = false
+	m = {}
+	m["$TESTPROP"] = "$TESTVAL"
+	m["$TESTPROP1"] = "$TESTVAL1"
+	m["$TESTPROP2"] = "$TESTVAL2"
+	m["$TESTPROP3"] = "$TESTVAL3"
+	m["$TESTPROP4"] = "$TESTVAL4"
+	n = 0
+	for p,v in zfs.list.properties("$TESTPOOL/$TESTFS") do
+		assert(not a[p])
+		a[p] = true
+		assert(v == m[p])
+		n = n + 1
+	end
+	assert(n == 5)
+	assert(a["$TESTPROP"] and
+	    a["$TESTPROP1"] and
+	    a["$TESTPROP2"] and
+	    a["$TESTPROP3"] and
+	    a["$TESTPROP4"])
+	return 0
+EOF
 
 log_pass "Listing zfs user properies should work correctly."