diff --git a/std/thing/properties.c b/std/thing/properties.c
index efbe10e..6fd670d 100644
--- a/std/thing/properties.c
+++ b/std/thing/properties.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #define PROTECTED_DELETE 4
 #define SECURED_SET      5
 #define SECURED_DELETE   6
+#define RAW_ACCESS       7
 nomask private int prop_check_privilege(int drop_priv, int mode,
           int op=PROP_SET)
 {
@@ -85,6 +86,14 @@
       if (geteuid(previous_object()) == ROOTID || ARCH_SECURITY)
         return 1;
 
+    case RAW_ACCESS:
+      // RAW_ACCESS grants access to all properties and their raw, uncopied
+      // data. It is only for very specific objects and they *MUST NOT* change
+      // it or give user-code (or any other) access to it.
+      if (load_name(previous_object()) == "/obj/tools/MGtool")
+        return 1;
+      return 0;
+
     case PROTECTED_DELETE:
     case PROTECTED_SET:
     case PROP_SET:
@@ -383,8 +392,13 @@
 // benoetigt.
 public mixed *__query_properties()
 {
+  // RAW_ACCESS grants access to all properties and their raw, uncopied data.
+  // It is only for very specific objects.
+  if (!prop_check_privilege(extern_call(), 0, RAW_ACCESS))
+    return 0;
+
   if ( pointerp(prop) )
-    return(deep_copy(prop));
+    return prop;
   else
     return allocate(F_PROP_ENTRIES, ([]));
 }