diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 30f4ba57d..96715f985 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Malli is in well matured [alpha](README.md#alpha).
 * Fix ClojureScript [arithmetic warning](https://github.com/metosin/malli/issues/1093)
 * Distribute `:merge` over `:multi` [#1086](https://github.com/metosin/malli/pull/1086), see [documentation](README.md#distributive-schemas)
 * allow `m/-proxy-schema` child to be a `delay`
+* add `::m/walk-inherit-entry-props` to `-walk` for unwrapping `::val` nodes and inheriting their props after walking
 * Fix `malli.dev.pretty` throws when explaining errors in nested maps [#1094](https://github.com/metosin/malli/issues/1096)
 
 ## 0.16.3 (2024-08-05)
diff --git a/docs/tips.md b/docs/tips.md
index ec28167c9..5154573d9 100644
--- a/docs/tips.md
+++ b/docs/tips.md
@@ -252,20 +252,14 @@ Example 2: if `:cost` is missing, try to calculate it from `:price` and `:qty`:
 
 ## Walking Schema and Entry Properties
 
-1. walk entries on the way in
-2. unwalk entries on the way out
-
 ```clojure
-(defn walk-properties [schema f]
+(defn walk-properties [?schema f & args]
   (m/walk
-    schema
+    ?schema
     (fn [s _ c _]
-      (m/into-schema
-        (m/-parent s)
-        (f (m/-properties s))
-        (cond->> c (m/entries s) (map (fn [[k p s]] [k (f p) (first (m/children s))])))
-        (m/options s)))
-    {::m/walk-entry-vals true}))
+      (apply m/-update-properties (m/-set-children s c) f args))
+    {::m/walk-inherit-entry-props true
+     ::m/walk-entry-vals true}))
 ```
 
 Stripping all swagger-keys:
diff --git a/src/malli/core.cljc b/src/malli/core.cljc
index 05f2fc63c..ecf15db27 100644
--- a/src/malli/core.cljc
+++ b/src/malli/core.cljc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   (-transformer [this transformer method options]
     "returns a function to transform the value for the given schema and method.
     Can also return nil instead of `identity` so that more no-op transforms can be elided.")
-  (-walk [this walker path options] "walks the schema and it's children, ::m/walk-entry-vals, ::m/walk-refs, ::m/walk-schema-refs options effect how walking is done.")
+  (-walk [this walker path options] "walks the schema and it's children, ::m/walk-entry-vals, ::m/walk-refs, ::m/walk-schema-refs, ::m/walk-inherit-entry-props options effect how walking is done.")
   (-properties [this] "returns original schema properties")
   (-options [this] "returns original options")
   (-children [this] "returns schema children")
@@ -338,8 +338,15 @@
 (defn -inner-indexed [walker path children options]
   (-vmap (fn [[i c]] (-inner walker c (conj path i) options)) (map-indexed vector children)))
 
-(defn -inner-entries [walker path entries options]
-  (-vmap (fn [[k s]] [k (-properties s) (-inner walker s (conj path k) options)]) entries))
+(defn -inner-entries [walker path entries {::keys [walk-inherit-entry-props] :as options}]
+  (-vmap (fn [[k s]]
+           (let [s' (-inner walker s (conj path k) options)]
+             (if (and walk-inherit-entry-props
+                      (schema? s')
+                      (= ::val (type s')))
+               [k (-properties s') (-deref s')]
+               [k (-properties s) s'])))
+         entries))
 
 (defn -walk-entries [schema walker path options]
   (when (-accept walker schema path options)
diff --git a/test/malli/util_test.cljc b/test/malli/util_test.cljc
index e0a8c7522..fb91adf75 100644
--- a/test/malli/util_test.cljc
+++ b/test/malli/util_test.cljc
@@ -1044,3 +1044,38 @@
            {}
            {:registry (merge (mu/schemas) (m/default-schemas))}
            (mt/default-value-transformer {::mt/add-optional-keys true})))))
+
+;; not quite ready. does not walk inside registries and pointers expand
+;; when printing their properties.
+(defn walk-properties [?schema f & args]
+  (m/walk
+    ?schema
+    (fn [s _ c _]
+      (apply m/-update-properties (m/-set-children s c) f args))
+    {::m/walk-inherit-entry-props true
+     ::m/walk-entry-vals true}))
+
+(defn remove-swagger-keys [p]
+  (not-empty
+    (reduce-kv
+      (fn [acc k _]
+        (cond-> acc (some #{:swagger} [k (-> k namespace keyword)]) (dissoc k)))
+      p p)))
+
+(deftest walk-properties-test
+  (is (= [:map {:title "Organisation name"} [:ref :string] [:kikka :string]]
+         (m/form
+           (walk-properties
+             [:map {:title "Organisation name"}
+              [:ref {:swagger/description "Reference to the organisation"
+                     :swagger/example "Acme floor polish, Houston TX"} :string]
+              [:kikka [:string {:swagger {:title "kukka"}}]]]
+             remove-swagger-keys))))
+  (is (= [:map {:foo 1} [:a {:foo 1} [:int {:foo 1}]]]
+         (m/form (walk-properties [:map [:a :int]] assoc :foo 1))))
+  (is (= [:map [:a :int]]
+         (m/form (walk-properties [:map {:foo 1} [:a {:foo 1} [:int {:foo 1}]]] dissoc :foo))))
+  (is (= [:map {:foo 1 :registry {:foo :int}} [:a {:foo 1} [:int {:foo 1}]]]
+         (m/form (walk-properties [:map {:registry {:foo :int}} [:a :int]] assoc :foo 1))))
+  (is (= [:map {:registry {:foo :int}} [:a :int]]
+         (m/form (walk-properties [:map {:foo 1 :registry {:foo :int}} [:a {:foo 1} [:int {:foo 1}]]] dissoc :foo)))))