diff --git a/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.app.src b/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.app.src
index 7643cbb9f..dcc94db15 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_message_transformation, [
     {description, "EMQX Message Transformation"},
-    {vsn, "0.1.0"},
+    {vsn, "0.1.1"},
     {registered, [emqx_message_transformation_sup, emqx_message_transformation_registry]},
     {mod, {emqx_message_transformation_app, []}},
     {applications, [
diff --git a/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.erl b/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.erl
index 14f44ec1f..cff7e3133 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.erl
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ put_value([<<"user_property">>, Key], Rendered, Context0) ->
     Context = maps:update_with(dirty, fun(D) -> D#{user_property => true} end, Context0),
     maps:update_with(
         user_property,
-        fun(Ps) -> lists:keystore(Key, 1, Ps, {Key, Rendered}) end,
+        fun(Ps) -> maps:put(Key, Rendered, Ps) end,
         Context
     );
 put_value([<<"qos">>], Rendered, Context0) ->
@@ -323,6 +323,12 @@ message_to_context(#message{} = Message, Payload, Transformation) ->
             true -> #{};
             false -> #{payload => true}
         end,
+    UserProperties0 = maps:get(
+        'User-Property',
+        emqx_message:get_header(properties, Message, #{}),
+        []
+    ),
+    UserProperties = maps:from_list(UserProperties0),
     #{
         dirty => Dirty,
         client_attrs => emqx_message:get_header(client_attrs, Message, #{}),
@@ -330,9 +336,7 @@ message_to_context(#message{} = Message, Payload, Transformation) ->
         qos => Message#message.qos,
         retain => emqx_message:get_flag(retain, Message, false),
         topic => Message#message.topic,
-        user_property => maps:get(
-            'User-Property', emqx_message:get_header(properties, Message, #{}), []
-        )
+        user_property => UserProperties
     }.
 
 -spec context_to_message(emqx_types:message(), eval_context(), transformation()) ->
@@ -363,7 +367,9 @@ take_from_context(Context, Message) ->
                 emqx_message:set_flag(retain, maps:get(retain, Context), Acc);
             (user_property, _, Acc) ->
                 Props0 = emqx_message:get_header(properties, Acc, #{}),
-                Props = maps:merge(Props0, #{'User-Property' => maps:get(user_property, Context)}),
+                UserProperties0 = maps:to_list(maps:get(user_property, Context)),
+                UserProperties = lists:keysort(1, UserProperties0),
+                Props = maps:merge(Props0, #{'User-Property' => UserProperties}),
                 emqx_message:set_header(properties, Props, Acc)
         end,
         Message,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_message_transformation/test/emqx_message_transformation_http_api_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_message_transformation/test/emqx_message_transformation_http_api_SUITE.erl
index 5e4d9a0cb..9728ca71d 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_message_transformation/test/emqx_message_transformation_http_api_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_message_transformation/test/emqx_message_transformation_http_api_SUITE.erl
@@ -300,14 +300,19 @@ connect(ClientId, IsPersistent, Opts) ->
 publish(Client, Topic, Payload) ->
     publish(Client, Topic, Payload, _QoS = 0).
 
-publish(Client, Topic, {raw, Payload}, QoS) ->
-    case emqtt:publish(Client, Topic, Payload, QoS) of
+publish(Client, Topic, Payload, QoS) ->
+    publish(Client, Topic, Payload, QoS, _Opts = #{}).
+
+publish(Client, Topic, {raw, Payload}, QoS, Opts) ->
+    Props = maps:get(props, Opts, #{}),
+    case emqtt:publish(Client, Topic, Props, Payload, [{qos, QoS}]) of
         ok -> ok;
         {ok, _} -> ok;
         Err -> Err
     end;
-publish(Client, Topic, Payload, QoS) ->
-    case emqtt:publish(Client, Topic, emqx_utils_json:encode(Payload), QoS) of
+publish(Client, Topic, Payload, QoS, Opts) ->
+    Props = maps:get(props, Opts, #{}),
+    case emqtt:publish(Client, Topic, Props, emqx_utils_json:encode(Payload), [{qos, QoS}]) of
         ok -> ok;
         {ok, _} -> ok;
         Err -> Err
@@ -503,6 +508,7 @@ t_smoke_test(_Config) ->
         operation(topic, <<"concat([topic, '/', payload.t])">>),
         operation(retain, <<"payload.r">>),
         operation(<<"user_property.a">>, <<"payload.u.a">>),
+        operation(<<"user_property.copy">>, <<"user_property.original">>),
         operation(<<"payload">>, <<"payload.p.hello">>)
     ],
     Transformation1 = transformation(Name1, Operations),
@@ -527,7 +533,8 @@ t_smoke_test(_Config) ->
                     t => <<"t">>,
                     u => #{a => <<"b">>}
                 },
-                _QosPub = 0
+                _QosPub = 0,
+                #{props => #{'User-Property' => [{<<"original">>, <<"user_prop">>}]}}
             ),
             ?assertReceive(
                 {publish, #{
@@ -535,7 +542,13 @@ t_smoke_test(_Config) ->
                     qos := QoS,
                     retain := true,
                     topic := <<"t/1/t">>,
-                    properties := #{'User-Property' := [{<<"a">>, <<"b">>}]}
+                    properties := #{
+                        'User-Property' := [
+                            {<<"a">>, <<"b">>},
+                            {<<"copy">>, <<"user_prop">>},
+                            {<<"original">>, <<"user_prop">>}
+                        ]
+                    }
                 }}
             ),
             %% remember to clear retained message
@@ -1534,6 +1547,7 @@ t_dryrun_transformation(_Config) ->
                 operation(topic, <<"concat([topic, '/', payload.t])">>),
                 operation(retain, <<"payload.r">>),
                 operation(<<"user_property.a">>, <<"payload.u.a">>),
+                operation(<<"user_property.copy">>, <<"user_property.original">>),
                 operation(<<"payload">>, <<"payload.p.hello">>)
             ],
             Transformation1 = transformation(Name1, Operations),
@@ -1546,7 +1560,8 @@ t_dryrun_transformation(_Config) ->
                     r => true,
                     t => <<"t">>,
                     u => #{a => <<"b">>}
-                }
+                },
+                user_property => #{<<"original">> => <<"user_prop">>}
             }),
             ?assertMatch(
                 {200, #{
@@ -1554,7 +1569,11 @@ t_dryrun_transformation(_Config) ->
                     <<"qos">> := 1,
                     <<"retain">> := true,
                     <<"topic">> := <<"t/u/v/t">>,
-                    <<"user_property">> := #{<<"a">> := <<"b">>}
+                    <<"user_property">> := #{
+                        <<"a">> := <<"b">>,
+                        <<"original">> := <<"user_prop">>,
+                        <<"copy">> := <<"user_prop">>
+                    }
                 }},
                 dryrun_transformation(Transformation1, Message1)
             ),