diff --git a/src/main/frontend/handler/db_based/property/util.cljs b/src/main/frontend/handler/db_based/property/util.cljs
index 0b42e6607..a9793a9d8 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/handler/db_based/property/util.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/handler/db_based/property/util.cljs
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@
 
 (defn get-property-name
   "Get a property's name given its id"
-  [id]
-  (:block/original-name (db-utils/entity id)))
+  [e]
+  (:block/original-name (if (number? e) (db-utils/pull e) e)))
+
+(defn get-property-value
+  "Get a property's name given its id"
+  [e]
+  (if-let [e (if (number? e) (db-utils/pull e) e)]
+    (or (:block/content e)
+      (:block/original-name e))
+    e))
 
 (defn all-hidden-properties?
   "Checks if the given properties are all hidden properties"
@@ -19,12 +27,22 @@
   "Given a DB graph's properties, returns a readable properties map with keys as
   property names and property values dereferenced where possible. A property's
   value will only be a uuid if it's a page or a block"
-  [properties]
-  (->> properties
-       (map (fn [[k v]]
-              (let [prop-ent (db-utils/entity k)]
-                [(-> prop-ent :block/original-name keyword)
-                (if (set? v)
-                  (set (map db-property/get-property-value-name v))
-                  (db-property/get-property-value-name v))])))
-       (into {})))
+  ([properties] (readable-properties properties true))
+  ([properties original-key?]
+   (->> properties
+     (map (fn [[k v]]
+            (let [prop-ent (db-utils/entity k)]
+              [(if original-key? k (-> prop-ent :block/original-name keyword))
+               (cond
+                 (set? v)
+                 (set (map db-property/get-property-value-name v))
+
+                 (sequential? v)
+                 (map #(get-property-value (or (:db/id %) %)) v)
+
+                 (:db/id v)
+                 (get-property-value (or (:db/id v) v))
+
+                 :else
+                 v)])))
+     (into {}))))
diff --git a/src/main/logseq/api/block.cljs b/src/main/logseq/api/block.cljs
index 87b33ef23..b339ede57 100644
--- a/src/main/logseq/api/block.cljs
+++ b/src/main/logseq/api/block.cljs
@@ -4,10 +4,25 @@
             [frontend.db.utils :as db-utils]
             [cljs-bean.core :as bean]
             [frontend.state :as state]
+            [frontend.config :as config]
             [frontend.modules.outliner.tree :as outliner-tree]
             [frontend.db :as db]
+            [logseq.db.frontend.property :as db-property]
+            [frontend.handler.db-based.property.util :as db-pu]
             [logseq.sdk.utils :as sdk-utils]))
 
+(defn- into-properties
+  [repo block]
+  (if (some-> repo (config/db-based-graph?))
+    (let [props (some->> block
+                  (filter (fn [[k _]] (db-property/property? k)))
+                  (into {})
+                  (db-pu/readable-properties))
+          block (update block :block/properties merge props)
+          block (apply dissoc (concat [block] (keys props)))]
+      block)
+    block))
+
 (defn get_block
   [id-or-uuid ^js opts]
   (when-let [block (if (number? id-or-uuid)
@@ -24,5 +39,6 @@
                       ;; attached shallow children
                       (assoc block :block/children
                              (map #(list :uuid (:block/uuid %))
-                               (db/get-block-immediate-children repo uuid))))]
+                               (db/get-block-immediate-children repo uuid))))
+              block (into-properties repo block)]
           (bean/->js (sdk-utils/normalize-keyword-for-json block)))))))