diff --git a/include/core/typeinfo.h b/include/core/typeinfo.h
index 4a2c005544..8784b686b2 100644
--- a/include/core/typeinfo.h
+++ b/include/core/typeinfo.h
@@ -332,6 +332,11 @@ constexpr bool IsInstantiableType( const KICAD_T aType )
 
     case SCH_SYMBOL_LOCATE_POWER_T:
 
+    case PCB_FIELD_LOCATE_REFERENCE_T:
+    case PCB_FIELD_LOCATE_VALUE_T:
+    case PCB_FIELD_LOCATE_FOOTPRINT_T:
+    case PCB_FIELD_LOCATE_DATASHEET_T:
+
     case PCB_LOCATE_STDVIA_T:
     case PCB_LOCATE_UVIA_T:
     case PCB_LOCATE_BBVIA_T:
@@ -448,6 +453,10 @@ constexpr bool IsPcbnewType( const KICAD_T aType )
     case PCB_NETINFO_T:
     case PCB_GROUP_T:
 
+    case PCB_FIELD_LOCATE_REFERENCE_T:
+    case PCB_FIELD_LOCATE_VALUE_T:
+    case PCB_FIELD_LOCATE_FOOTPRINT_T:
+    case PCB_FIELD_LOCATE_DATASHEET_T:
     case PCB_LOCATE_STDVIA_T:
     case PCB_LOCATE_UVIA_T:
     case PCB_LOCATE_BBVIA_T:
diff --git a/pcbnew/python/swig/footprint.i b/pcbnew/python/swig/footprint.i
index 5b32afc52e..0dcff19357 100644
--- a/pcbnew/python/swig/footprint.i
+++ b/pcbnew/python/swig/footprint.i
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@
 
 
 %template(MAP_STRING_STRING) std::map<wxString, wxString>;
-%rename(GetPropertiesNative) FOOTPRINT::GetProperties;
-%rename(GetPropertyNative) FOOTPRINT::GetProperty;
-%rename(SetPropertiesNative) FOOTPRINT::SetProperties;
+%rename(GetFieldsNative) FOOTPRINT::GetFields;
+%rename(SetFieldsNative) FOOTPRINT::SetFields;
 %feature("flatnested");
 %include footprint.h
 %feature("flatnested", "");
@@ -61,24 +60,24 @@
     # the object in the garbage collector
     #
 
-    def GetProperties(self):
-      """ Returns footprint properties map. """
-      properties = self.GetPropertiesNative()
-      return {str(k): str(v) for k, v in properties.items()}
+    def GetFields(self):
+      """ Returns footprint fields map. """
+      fields = self.GetFieldsNative()
+      return {str(k): str(v) for k, v in fields.items()}
 
-    def GetProperty(self, key):
-      """ Returns property with a given key if it exists, throws KeyError otherwise. """
-      if self.HasProperty(key):
-        return self.GetPropertyNative(key)
+    def GetField(self, key):
+      """ Returns Field with a given key if it exists, throws KeyError otherwise. """
+      if self.HasField(key):
+        return self.GetFieldByName(key)
       else:
-        raise KeyError("Property not found: " + key)
+        raise KeyError("Field not found: " + key)
 
-    def SetProperties(self, properties):
-      """ Sets footprint properties map. """
-      wxproperties = MAP_STRING_STRING()
-      for k, v in properties.items():
-        wxproperties[k] = v
-      self.SetPropertiesNative(wxproperties)
+    def SetFields(self, fields):
+      """ Sets footprint fields map. """
+      wxfields = MAP_STRING_STRING()
+      for k, v in fields.items():
+        wxfields[k] = v
+      self.SetFieldsNative(wxfields)
 
     %}
 }
diff --git a/qa/tests/pcbnewswig/test_002_board_class.py b/qa/tests/pcbnewswig/test_002_board_class.py
index f7de6e6e6a..035c3afb56 100644
--- a/qa/tests/pcbnewswig/test_002_board_class.py
+++ b/qa/tests/pcbnewswig/test_002_board_class.py
@@ -123,15 +123,15 @@ class TestBoardClass:
     def test_footprint_properties(self):
         pcb = LoadBoard("../data/pcbnew/custom_fields.kicad_pcb")
         footprint = pcb.FindFootprintByReference('J1')
-        expected_properties = {
+        expected_fields = {
             'Sheet file': 'custom_fields.kicad_sch',
             'Sheet name': '',
             'myfield': 'myvalue'
         }
-        assert footprint.GetProperties() == expected_properties
-        assert footprint.GetProperty('myfield') == 'myvalue'
-        assert footprint.HasProperty('myfield') == True
-        assert footprint.HasProperty('abcd') == False
-        footprint.SetProperty('abcd', 'efgh')
-        assert footprint.HasProperty('abcd') == True
-        assert footprint.GetProperty('abcd') == 'efgh'
+        assert footprint.GetFields() == expected_fields
+        assert footprint.GetField('myfield') == 'myvalue'
+        assert footprint.HasField('myfield') == True
+        assert footprint.HasField('abcd') == False
+        footprint.SetField('abcd', 'efgh')
+        assert footprint.HasField('abcd') == True
+        assert footprint.GetField('abcd') == 'efgh'