diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index c0b53c65..27b58273 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 ## Version 2.3.0 (dev)
 
 * Added `AliasGroupList::toArray`
+* Added `StatementList::getMainSnaks`
+* Added `StatementList::getWithPropertyId`
 * `BestStatementsFinder::getBestStatementsForProperty` no longer throws an `OutOfBounds` exception
 
 ## Version 2.2.0 (2014-11-10)
diff --git a/src/Statement/StatementList.php b/src/Statement/StatementList.php
index bfadc275..97a16d5e 100644
--- a/src/Statement/StatementList.php
+++ b/src/Statement/StatementList.php
@@ -38,14 +38,15 @@ class StatementList implements IteratorAggregate, Comparable, Countable {
 	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
 	 */
 	public function __construct( $statements = array() ) {
-		$this->addStatements( $statements );
-	}
-
-	private function addStatements( $statements ) {
 		$this->assertAreStatements( $statements );
 
-		foreach ( $statements as $statement ) {
-			$this->statements[] = $statement;
+		if ( is_array( $statements ) ) {
+			$this->statements = $statements;
+		}
+		else {
+			foreach ( $statements as $statement ) {
+				$this->statements[] = $statement;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -125,6 +126,25 @@ public function getWithUniqueMainSnaks() {
 		return new self( $statements );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @since 2.3
+	 *
+	 * @param PropertyId $id
+	 *
+	 * @return StatementList
+	 */
+	public function getWithPropertyId( PropertyId $id ) {
+		$statements = array();
+
+		foreach ( $this->statements as $statement ) {
+			if ( $statement->getPropertyId()->equals( $id ) ) {
+				$statements[] = $statement;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return new self( $statements );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns a list of all Snaks on this StatementList. This includes at least the main snaks of
 	 * Claims, the snaks from Claim qualifiers, and the snaks from Statement References.
@@ -148,6 +168,21 @@ public function getAllSnaks() {
 		return $snaks;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @since 2.3
+	 *
+	 * @return Snak[]
+	 */
+	public function getMainSnaks() {
+		$snaks = array();
+
+		foreach ( $this->statements as $statement ) {
+			$snaks[] = $statement->getMainSnak();
+		}
+
+		return $snaks;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return Traversable
 	 */
diff --git a/tests/unit/Statement/StatementListTest.php b/tests/unit/Statement/StatementListTest.php
index fbfb3bef..af27c0eb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Statement/StatementListTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Statement/StatementListTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 use Wikibase\DataModel\Claim\Claim;
 use Wikibase\DataModel\Claim\Claims;
 use Wikibase\DataModel\Entity\PropertyId;
+use Wikibase\DataModel\Snak\PropertyNoValueSnak;
+use Wikibase\DataModel\Snak\PropertySomeValueSnak;
 use Wikibase\DataModel\Snak\PropertyValueSnak;
 use Wikibase\DataModel\Snak\SnakList;
 use Wikibase\DataModel\Statement\Statement;
@@ -394,9 +396,53 @@ public function testEmptyListIsEmpty() {
 	public function testNonEmptyListIsNotEmpty() {
 		$list = new StatementList( array(
 			$this->getStatementWithSnak( 1, 'foo' ),
-		));
+		) );
 
 		$this->assertFalse( $list->isEmpty() );
 	}
 
+	public function testGetMainSnaks() {
+		$list = new StatementList();
+
+		$list->addNewStatement( new PropertyNoValueSnak( 42 ) );
+		$list->addNewStatement( new PropertyNoValueSnak( 1337 ), array( new PropertyNoValueSnak( 32202 ) ) );
+		$list->addNewStatement( new PropertyNoValueSnak( 9001 ) );
+
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			array(
+				new PropertyNoValueSnak( 42 ),
+				new PropertyNoValueSnak( 1337 ),
+				new PropertyNoValueSnak( 9001 ),
+			),
+			$list->getMainSnaks()
+		);
+	}
+
+	public function testGivenNotKnownPropertyId_getWithPropertyIdReturnsEmptyList() {
+		$list = new StatementList();
+		$list->addNewStatement( new PropertyNoValueSnak( 42 ) );
+
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			new StatementList(),
+			$list->getWithPropertyId( new PropertyId( 'P2' ) )
+		);
+	}
+
+	public function testGivenKnownPropertyId_getWithPropertyIdReturnsListWithOnlyMatchingStatements() {
+		$list = new StatementList();
+		$list->addNewStatement( new PropertyNoValueSnak( 42 ) );
+		$list->addNewStatement( new PropertyNoValueSnak( 9001 ) );
+		$list->addNewStatement( new PropertySomeValueSnak( 42 ) );
+		$list->addNewStatement( new PropertySomeValueSnak( 9001 ) );
+
+		$expected = new StatementList();
+		$expected->addNewStatement( new PropertyNoValueSnak( 42 ) );
+		$expected->addNewStatement( new PropertySomeValueSnak( 42 ) );
+
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			$expected,
+			$list->getWithPropertyId( new PropertyId( 'P42' ) )
+		);
+	}
+
 }