diff --git a/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_chain.cc b/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_chain.cc
index 45823447129d8e4b90d08829578ab1ee6323cbe3..36ed2b471f3a3658a9622d3fa907dc019725326f 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_chain.cc
+++ b/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_chain.cc
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ void export_Chain()
     .add_property("is_polynucleotide", &ChainBase::IsPolynucleotide)
     .add_property("is_polysaccharide", &ChainBase::IsPolysaccharide)
     .add_property("is_polymer", &ChainBase::IsPolymer)
+    .add_property("type", &ChainBase::GetType)
+    .add_property("description", &ChainBase::GetDescription)
   ;
   generic_prop_def<ChainBase>(chain_base);
   class_<ChainHandle, bases<ChainBase> >("ChainHandle", init<>())