diff --git a/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp b/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
index 8434447..9c59633 100644
--- a/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
+++ b/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
@@ -717,6 +717,16 @@ void Object::load(QDataStream &stream)
     init();
 }
 
+bool Object::setPropertyRecursive(const QString & name, QVariant value)
+{
+    if (this->metaObject()->indexOfProperty(qPrintable(name)) == -1)
+        return false;
+
+    qDebug() << "Class: " << metaObject()->className() << "took property" << name;
+    setProperty(name, value);
+    return true;
+}
+
 void Object::setProperty(const QString &name, QVariant value)
 {
     QString type;
diff --git a/openbr/openbr_plugin.h b/openbr/openbr_plugin.h
index 639514c..70df7fe 100644
--- a/openbr/openbr_plugin.h
+++ b/openbr/openbr_plugin.h
@@ -597,6 +597,8 @@ public:
     QString argument(int index) const; /*!< \brief A string value for the argument at the specified index. */
     QString description() const; /*!< \brief Returns a string description of the object. */
     void setProperty(const QString &name, QVariant value); /*!< \brief Overload of QObject::setProperty to handle OpenBR data types. */
+    virtual bool setPropertyRecursive(const QString & name, QVariant value); /*!< \brief Recursive version of setProperty, try to set the property on this object, or its children, returns true if successful. */
+
     static QStringList parse(const QString &string, char split = ','); /*!< \brief Splits the string while respecting lexical scoping of <tt>()</tt>, <tt>[]</tt>, <tt>\<\></tt>, and <tt>{}</tt>. */
 
 private:
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/independent.cpp b/openbr/plugins/independent.cpp
index 59c7fb5..224cbe8 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/independent.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/independent.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,20 @@ class IndependentTransform : public MetaTransform
 
     QList<Transform*> transforms;
 
+
+    bool setPropertyRecursive(const QString & name, QVariant value)
+    {
+        if (br::Object::setPropertyRecursive(name, value))
+            return true;
+
+        if (!transform->setPropertyRecursive(name, value))
+            return false;
+
+        for (int i=0;i < transforms.size();i++) {
+            transforms[i]->setPropertyRecursive(name, value);
+        }
+    }
+
     void init()
     {
         transforms.clear();
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/meta.cpp b/openbr/plugins/meta.cpp
index 840efdd..aeaedc6 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/meta.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/meta.cpp
@@ -493,6 +493,12 @@ class LoadStoreTransform : public MetaTransform
 public:
     LoadStoreTransform() : transform(NULL) {}
 
+    bool setPropertyRecursive(const QString & name, QVariant value)
+    {
+        if (br::Object::setPropertyRecursive(name, value))
+            return true;
+        return transform->setPropertyRecursive(name, value);
+    }
 private:
     void init()
     {
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h b/openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h
index 99e4dd2..9a83163 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h
+++ b/openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h
@@ -201,6 +201,13 @@ public:
             this->trainable = transform->trainable;
     }
 
+    bool setPropertyRecursive(const QString & name, QVariant value)
+    {
+        if (br::Object::setPropertyRecursive(name, value))
+            return true;
+
+        return transform->setPropertyRecursive(name, value);
+    }
 };
 
 /*!
@@ -293,6 +300,20 @@ public:
         return output;
     }
 
+    bool setPropertyRecursive(const QString & name, QVariant value)
+    {
+        if (br::Object::setPropertyRecursive(name, value))
+            return true;
+
+        for (int i=0; i < this->transforms.size();i++)
+        {
+            if (transforms[i]->setPropertyRecursive(name, value))
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
 protected:
     bool isTimeVarying;