diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea1b1846b..036d4bc04 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - Bug #562: Fix `ActiveRecordInterface::upsert()` to prioritize passed associative values during updates (@Tigrov)
 - Bug #561: Fix `ActiveRecordInterface::upsert()` with `$updateProperties = false` (@Tigrov)
 - Bug #550: Relation query should be created by related class, not primary model class (@batyrmastyr)
+- Enh #571: Optimize performance of `ActiveRecord::get()` method (@Tigrov)
 
 ## 1.0.2 March 11, 2026
 
diff --git a/src/AbstractActiveRecord.php b/src/AbstractActiveRecord.php
index 9be9d6a16..985f8d90c 100644
--- a/src/AbstractActiveRecord.php
+++ b/src/AbstractActiveRecord.php
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ public function db(): ConnectionInterface
     /**
      * Returns the available property values of an Active Record object.
      *
-     * @return array
+     * @return array The property values (name-value pairs).
      *
      * @psalm-return array<string, mixed>
      */
diff --git a/src/ActiveRecord.php b/src/ActiveRecord.php
index 410d1a5c8..9ee4c107a 100644
--- a/src/ActiveRecord.php
+++ b/src/ActiveRecord.php
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@
  */
 class ActiveRecord extends AbstractActiveRecord
 {
+    public function get(string $propertyName): mixed
+    {
+        return $this->$propertyName ?? null;
+    }
+
     public function propertyNames(): array
     {
         return $this->tableSchema()->getColumnNames();
diff --git a/src/Trait/MagicPropertiesTrait.php b/src/Trait/MagicPropertiesTrait.php
index 3be39cb42..b35346c28 100644
--- a/src/Trait/MagicPropertiesTrait.php
+++ b/src/Trait/MagicPropertiesTrait.php
@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@ public function hasRelationQuery(string $name): bool
         return method_exists($this, "get{$name}Query");
     }
 
+    public function get(string $propertyName): mixed
+    {
+        if ($propertyName !== 'propertyValues' && property_exists($this, $propertyName)) {
+            return $this->$propertyName ?? null;
+        }
+
+        return $this->propertyValues[$propertyName] ?? null;
+    }
+
     public function set(string $propertyName, mixed $value): void
     {
         if ($this->hasProperty($propertyName)) {
diff --git a/src/Trait/PrivatePropertiesTrait.php b/src/Trait/PrivatePropertiesTrait.php
index fb60d3d9a..c931decc5 100644
--- a/src/Trait/PrivatePropertiesTrait.php
+++ b/src/Trait/PrivatePropertiesTrait.php
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
  */
 trait PrivatePropertiesTrait
 {
+    public function get(string $propertyName): mixed
+    {
+        return $this->$propertyName ?? null;
+    }
+
     protected function populateProperty(string $name, mixed $value): void
     {
         $this->$name = $value;