diff --git a/src/analyze/analyze-security.c b/src/analyze/analyze-security.c
index 7b32fcb7b7..441fb0075c 100644
--- a/src/analyze/analyze-security.c
+++ b/src/analyze/analyze-security.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "analyze-security.h"
 #include "bus-error.h"
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
 #include "bus-unit-util.h"
 #include "bus-util.h"
 #include "env-util.h"
diff --git a/src/analyze/analyze.c b/src/analyze/analyze.c
index 8911d95c07..e42f7ff935 100644
--- a/src/analyze/analyze.c
+++ b/src/analyze/analyze.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "build.h"
 #include "bus-error.h"
 #include "bus-locator.h"
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
 #include "bus-unit-util.h"
 #include "calendarspec.h"
 #include "conf-files.h"
diff --git a/src/hostname/hostnamectl.c b/src/hostname/hostnamectl.c
index e08ab15acd..348d2b0429 100644
--- a/src/hostname/hostnamectl.c
+++ b/src/hostname/hostnamectl.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "alloc-util.h"
 #include "architecture.h"
 #include "bus-error.h"
-#include "bus-util.h"
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
 #include "hostname-util.h"
 #include "main-func.h"
 #include "pretty-print.h"
diff --git a/src/locale/localectl.c b/src/locale/localectl.c
index f00f15f3fe..251901c391 100644
--- a/src/locale/localectl.c
+++ b/src/locale/localectl.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "bus-error.h"
 #include "bus-locator.h"
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
 #include "fd-util.h"
 #include "fileio.h"
 #include "kbd-util.h"
diff --git a/src/login/loginctl.c b/src/login/loginctl.c
index 85b6e162f1..6302589a48 100644
--- a/src/login/loginctl.c
+++ b/src/login/loginctl.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "alloc-util.h"
 #include "bus-error.h"
 #include "bus-locator.h"
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
 #include "bus-unit-procs.h"
 #include "cgroup-show.h"
 #include "cgroup-util.h"
diff --git a/src/machine/machinectl.c b/src/machine/machinectl.c
index bdb384fe58..6d124b418c 100644
--- a/src/machine/machinectl.c
+++ b/src/machine/machinectl.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "bus-common-errors.h"
 #include "bus-error.h"
 #include "bus-locator.h"
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
 #include "bus-unit-procs.h"
 #include "bus-unit-util.h"
 #include "bus-wait-for-jobs.h"
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolvectl.c b/src/resolve/resolvectl.c
index 838da9aae9..b40f159c76 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolvectl.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolvectl.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "bus-common-errors.h"
 #include "bus-error.h"
 #include "bus-locator.h"
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
 #include "dns-domain.h"
 #include "escape.h"
 #include "format-table.h"
diff --git a/src/run/run.c b/src/run/run.c
index 80ddd0f521..6b996015e3 100644
--- a/src/run/run.c
+++ b/src/run/run.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "alloc-util.h"
 #include "bus-error.h"
 #include "bus-locator.h"
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
 #include "bus-unit-util.h"
 #include "bus-wait-for-jobs.h"
 #include "calendarspec.h"
diff --git a/src/shared/bus-map-properties.c b/src/shared/bus-map-properties.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab393c3952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/bus-map-properties.c
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
+
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
+#include "alloc-util.h"
+#include "strv.h"
+#include "bus-message.h"
+
+int bus_map_id128(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata) {
+        sd_id128_t *p = userdata;
+        const void *v;
+        size_t n;
+        int r;
+
+        r = sd_bus_message_read_array(m, SD_BUS_TYPE_BYTE, &v, &n);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        if (n == 0)
+                *p = SD_ID128_NULL;
+        else if (n == 16)
+                memcpy((*p).bytes, v, n);
+        else
+                return -EINVAL;
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int map_basic(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, unsigned flags, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata) {
+        char type;
+        int r;
+
+        r = sd_bus_message_peek_type(m, &type, NULL);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        switch (type) {
+
+        case SD_BUS_TYPE_STRING:
+        case SD_BUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH: {
+                const char **p = userdata;
+                const char *s;
+
+                r = sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, type, &s);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                if (isempty(s))
+                        s = NULL;
+
+                if (flags & BUS_MAP_STRDUP)
+                        return free_and_strdup((char **) userdata, s);
+
+                *p = s;
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        case SD_BUS_TYPE_ARRAY: {
+                _cleanup_strv_free_ char **l = NULL;
+                char ***p = userdata;
+
+                r = bus_message_read_strv_extend(m, &l);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                return strv_extend_strv(p, l, false);
+        }
+
+        case SD_BUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN: {
+                int b;
+
+                r = sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, type, &b);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                if (flags & BUS_MAP_BOOLEAN_AS_BOOL)
+                        *(bool*) userdata = b;
+                else
+                        *(int*) userdata = b;
+
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        case SD_BUS_TYPE_INT32:
+        case SD_BUS_TYPE_UINT32: {
+                uint32_t u, *p = userdata;
+
+                r = sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, type, &u);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                *p = u;
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        case SD_BUS_TYPE_INT64:
+        case SD_BUS_TYPE_UINT64: {
+                uint64_t t, *p = userdata;
+
+                r = sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, type, &t);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                *p = t;
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        case SD_BUS_TYPE_DOUBLE: {
+                double d, *p = userdata;
+
+                r = sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, type, &d);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                *p = d;
+                return 0;
+        }}
+
+        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+int bus_message_map_all_properties(
+                sd_bus_message *m,
+                const struct bus_properties_map *map,
+                unsigned flags,
+                sd_bus_error *error,
+                void *userdata) {
+
+        int r;
+
+        assert(m);
+        assert(map);
+
+        r = sd_bus_message_enter_container(m, SD_BUS_TYPE_ARRAY, "{sv}");
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        while ((r = sd_bus_message_enter_container(m, SD_BUS_TYPE_DICT_ENTRY, "sv")) > 0) {
+                const struct bus_properties_map *prop;
+                const char *member;
+                const char *contents;
+                void *v;
+                unsigned i;
+
+                r = sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, SD_BUS_TYPE_STRING, &member);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                for (i = 0, prop = NULL; map[i].member; i++)
+                        if (streq(map[i].member, member)) {
+                                prop = &map[i];
+                                break;
+                        }
+
+                if (prop) {
+                        r = sd_bus_message_peek_type(m, NULL, &contents);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+
+                        r = sd_bus_message_enter_container(m, SD_BUS_TYPE_VARIANT, contents);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+
+                        v = (uint8_t *)userdata + prop->offset;
+                        if (map[i].set)
+                                r = prop->set(sd_bus_message_get_bus(m), member, m, error, v);
+                        else
+                                r = map_basic(sd_bus_message_get_bus(m), member, m, flags, error, v);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+
+                        r = sd_bus_message_exit_container(m);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+                } else {
+                        r = sd_bus_message_skip(m, "v");
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+                }
+
+                r = sd_bus_message_exit_container(m);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        return sd_bus_message_exit_container(m);
+}
+
+int bus_map_all_properties(
+                sd_bus *bus,
+                const char *destination,
+                const char *path,
+                const struct bus_properties_map *map,
+                unsigned flags,
+                sd_bus_error *error,
+                sd_bus_message **reply,
+                void *userdata) {
+
+        _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *m = NULL;
+        int r;
+
+        assert(bus);
+        assert(destination);
+        assert(path);
+        assert(map);
+        assert(reply || (flags & BUS_MAP_STRDUP));
+
+        r = sd_bus_call_method(
+                        bus,
+                        destination,
+                        path,
+                        "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
+                        "GetAll",
+                        error,
+                        &m,
+                        "s", "");
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = bus_message_map_all_properties(m, map, flags, error, userdata);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        if (reply)
+                *reply = sd_bus_message_ref(m);
+
+        return r;
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/bus-map-properties.h b/src/shared/bus-map-properties.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11b899227b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/bus-map-properties.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "sd-bus.h"
+
+typedef int (*bus_property_set_t) (sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata);
+
+struct bus_properties_map {
+        const char *member;
+        const char *signature;
+        bus_property_set_t set;
+        size_t offset;
+};
+
+enum {
+        BUS_MAP_STRDUP          = 1 << 0, /* If set, each "s" message is duplicated. Thus, each pointer needs to be freed. */
+        BUS_MAP_BOOLEAN_AS_BOOL = 1 << 1, /* If set, each "b" message is written to a bool pointer. If not set, "b" is written to a int pointer. */
+};
+
+int bus_map_id128(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata);
+
+int bus_message_map_all_properties(sd_bus_message *m, const struct bus_properties_map *map, unsigned flags, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata);
+int bus_map_all_properties(sd_bus *bus, const char *destination, const char *path, const struct bus_properties_map *map,
+                           unsigned flags, sd_bus_error *error, sd_bus_message **reply, void *userdata);
diff --git a/src/shared/bus-util.c b/src/shared/bus-util.c
index b018a9e527..fc5ac7a057 100644
--- a/src/shared/bus-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/bus-util.c
@@ -701,229 +701,6 @@ int bus_print_all_properties(
         return bus_message_print_all_properties(reply, func, filter, value, all, found_properties);
 }
 
-int bus_map_id128(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata) {
-        sd_id128_t *p = userdata;
-        const void *v;
-        size_t n;
-        int r;
-
-        r = sd_bus_message_read_array(m, SD_BUS_TYPE_BYTE, &v, &n);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
-        if (n == 0)
-                *p = SD_ID128_NULL;
-        else if (n == 16)
-                memcpy((*p).bytes, v, n);
-        else
-                return -EINVAL;
-
-        return 0;
-}
-
-static int map_basic(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, unsigned flags, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata) {
-        char type;
-        int r;
-
-        r = sd_bus_message_peek_type(m, &type, NULL);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
-        switch (type) {
-
-        case SD_BUS_TYPE_STRING:
-        case SD_BUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH: {
-                const char **p = userdata;
-                const char *s;
-
-                r = sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, type, &s);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-
-                if (isempty(s))
-                        s = NULL;
-
-                if (flags & BUS_MAP_STRDUP)
-                        return free_and_strdup((char **) userdata, s);
-
-                *p = s;
-                return 0;
-        }
-
-        case SD_BUS_TYPE_ARRAY: {
-                _cleanup_strv_free_ char **l = NULL;
-                char ***p = userdata;
-
-                r = bus_message_read_strv_extend(m, &l);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-
-                return strv_extend_strv(p, l, false);
-        }
-
-        case SD_BUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN: {
-                int b;
-
-                r = sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, type, &b);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-
-                if (flags & BUS_MAP_BOOLEAN_AS_BOOL)
-                        *(bool*) userdata = b;
-                else
-                        *(int*) userdata = b;
-
-                return 0;
-        }
-
-        case SD_BUS_TYPE_INT32:
-        case SD_BUS_TYPE_UINT32: {
-                uint32_t u, *p = userdata;
-
-                r = sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, type, &u);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-
-                *p = u;
-                return 0;
-        }
-
-        case SD_BUS_TYPE_INT64:
-        case SD_BUS_TYPE_UINT64: {
-                uint64_t t, *p = userdata;
-
-                r = sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, type, &t);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-
-                *p = t;
-                return 0;
-        }
-
-        case SD_BUS_TYPE_DOUBLE: {
-                double d, *p = userdata;
-
-                r = sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, type, &d);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-
-                *p = d;
-                return 0;
-        }}
-
-        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-}
-
-int bus_message_map_all_properties(
-                sd_bus_message *m,
-                const struct bus_properties_map *map,
-                unsigned flags,
-                sd_bus_error *error,
-                void *userdata) {
-
-        int r;
-
-        assert(m);
-        assert(map);
-
-        r = sd_bus_message_enter_container(m, SD_BUS_TYPE_ARRAY, "{sv}");
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
-        while ((r = sd_bus_message_enter_container(m, SD_BUS_TYPE_DICT_ENTRY, "sv")) > 0) {
-                const struct bus_properties_map *prop;
-                const char *member;
-                const char *contents;
-                void *v;
-                unsigned i;
-
-                r = sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, SD_BUS_TYPE_STRING, &member);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-
-                for (i = 0, prop = NULL; map[i].member; i++)
-                        if (streq(map[i].member, member)) {
-                                prop = &map[i];
-                                break;
-                        }
-
-                if (prop) {
-                        r = sd_bus_message_peek_type(m, NULL, &contents);
-                        if (r < 0)
-                                return r;
-
-                        r = sd_bus_message_enter_container(m, SD_BUS_TYPE_VARIANT, contents);
-                        if (r < 0)
-                                return r;
-
-                        v = (uint8_t *)userdata + prop->offset;
-                        if (map[i].set)
-                                r = prop->set(sd_bus_message_get_bus(m), member, m, error, v);
-                        else
-                                r = map_basic(sd_bus_message_get_bus(m), member, m, flags, error, v);
-                        if (r < 0)
-                                return r;
-
-                        r = sd_bus_message_exit_container(m);
-                        if (r < 0)
-                                return r;
-                } else {
-                        r = sd_bus_message_skip(m, "v");
-                        if (r < 0)
-                                return r;
-                }
-
-                r = sd_bus_message_exit_container(m);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-        }
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
-        return sd_bus_message_exit_container(m);
-}
-
-int bus_map_all_properties(
-                sd_bus *bus,
-                const char *destination,
-                const char *path,
-                const struct bus_properties_map *map,
-                unsigned flags,
-                sd_bus_error *error,
-                sd_bus_message **reply,
-                void *userdata) {
-
-        _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *m = NULL;
-        int r;
-
-        assert(bus);
-        assert(destination);
-        assert(path);
-        assert(map);
-        assert(reply || (flags & BUS_MAP_STRDUP));
-
-        r = sd_bus_call_method(
-                        bus,
-                        destination,
-                        path,
-                        "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
-                        "GetAll",
-                        error,
-                        &m,
-                        "s", "");
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
-        r = bus_message_map_all_properties(m, map, flags, error, userdata);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
-        if (reply)
-                *reply = sd_bus_message_ref(m);
-
-        return r;
-}
-
 int bus_connect_transport(BusTransport transport, const char *host, bool user, sd_bus **ret) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_close_unrefp) sd_bus *bus = NULL;
         int r;
diff --git a/src/shared/bus-util.h b/src/shared/bus-util.h
index db245a791e..8f700c3cfd 100644
--- a/src/shared/bus-util.h
+++ b/src/shared/bus-util.h
@@ -22,26 +22,6 @@ typedef enum BusTransport {
         _BUS_TRANSPORT_INVALID = -1
 } BusTransport;
 
-typedef int (*bus_property_set_t) (sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata);
-
-struct bus_properties_map {
-        const char *member;
-        const char *signature;
-        bus_property_set_t set;
-        size_t offset;
-};
-
-enum {
-        BUS_MAP_STRDUP          = 1 << 0, /* If set, each "s" message is duplicated. Thus, each pointer needs to be freed. */
-        BUS_MAP_BOOLEAN_AS_BOOL = 1 << 1, /* If set, each "b" message is written to a bool pointer. If not set, "b" is written to a int pointer. */
-};
-
-int bus_map_id128(sd_bus *bus, const char *member, sd_bus_message *m, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata);
-
-int bus_message_map_all_properties(sd_bus_message *m, const struct bus_properties_map *map, unsigned flags, sd_bus_error *error, void *userdata);
-int bus_map_all_properties(sd_bus *bus, const char *destination, const char *path, const struct bus_properties_map *map,
-                           unsigned flags, sd_bus_error *error, sd_bus_message **reply, void *userdata);
-
 int bus_async_unregister_and_exit(sd_event *e, sd_bus *bus, const char *name);
 
 typedef bool (*check_idle_t)(void *userdata);
diff --git a/src/shared/bus-wait-for-units.c b/src/shared/bus-wait-for-units.c
index 3ee3c0ccba..7592dcf18d 100644
--- a/src/shared/bus-wait-for-units.c
+++ b/src/shared/bus-wait-for-units.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
 
-#include "bus-util.h"
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
 #include "bus-wait-for-units.h"
 #include "hashmap.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
diff --git a/src/shared/meson.build b/src/shared/meson.build
index 30ece1f193..881e30835e 100644
--- a/src/shared/meson.build
+++ b/src/shared/meson.build
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ shared_sources = files('''
         bus-locator.h
         bus-log-control-api.c
         bus-log-control-api.h
+        bus-map-properties.c
+        bus-map-properties.h
         bus-object.c
         bus-object.h
         bus-polkit.c
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index c937b1e298..3bc32065a5 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "bus-common-errors.h"
 #include "bus-error.h"
 #include "bus-locator.h"
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
 #include "bus-message.h"
 #include "bus-unit-procs.h"
 #include "bus-unit-util.h"
diff --git a/src/timedate/timedatectl.c b/src/timedate/timedatectl.c
index 97768808b7..9ee995802c 100644
--- a/src/timedate/timedatectl.c
+++ b/src/timedate/timedatectl.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "bus-error.h"
 #include "bus-locator.h"
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
 #include "format-table.h"
 #include "in-addr-util.h"
 #include "main-func.h"
diff --git a/src/timedate/timedated.c b/src/timedate/timedated.c
index 8ecd9d5dd3..d7d9305711 100644
--- a/src/timedate/timedated.c
+++ b/src/timedate/timedated.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "bus-error.h"
 #include "bus-locator.h"
 #include "bus-log-control-api.h"
+#include "bus-map-properties.h"
 #include "bus-polkit.h"
 #include "clock-util.h"
 #include "conf-files.h"