diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/UmbracoMembersMembershipProviderBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/UmbracoMembersMembershipProviderBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce56c2708e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/UmbracoMembersMembershipProviderBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using System.Collections.Specialized;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Security
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An interface for exposing the content type properties for storing membership data in when
+    /// a membership provider's data is backed by an Umbraco content type. 
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IUmbracoContentTypeMembershipProvider
+    {
+
+        string LockPropertyTypeAlias { get;  }
+        string LastLockedOutPropertyTypeAlias { get;  }
+        string FailedPasswordAttemptsPropertyTypeAlias { get;  }
+        string ApprovedPropertyTypeAlias { get;  }
+        string CommentPropertyTypeAlias { get;  }
+        string LastLoginPropertyTypeAlias { get;  }
+        string LastPasswordChangedPropertyTypeAlias { get;  }
+        string PasswordRetrievalQuestionPropertyTypeAlias { get;  }
+        string PasswordRetrievalAnswerPropertyTypeAlias { get;  }
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index 5682fd8ec0..b96e6db308 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Security\MembershipProviderExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Security\UmbracoBackOfficeIdentity.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Security\UmbracoMembershipProviderBase.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Security\UmbracoMembersMembershipProviderBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Security\UserData.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Serialization\AbstractSerializationService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Serialization\Formatter.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/MembersMembershipProvider.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/MembersMembershipProvider.cs
index 70cf2201ee..bdbca3fa40 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/MembersMembershipProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/MembersMembershipProvider.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Web.Security;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
+using Umbraco.Core.Security;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership;
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Security.Providers
     /// <summary>
     /// Custom Membership Provider for Umbraco Members (User authentication for Frontend applications NOT umbraco CMS)  
     /// </summary>
-    public class MembersMembershipProvider : UmbracoServiceMembershipProvider<IMembershipMemberService, IMember>
+    public class MembersMembershipProvider : UmbracoServiceMembershipProvider<IMembershipMemberService, IMember>, IUmbracoContentTypeMembershipProvider
     {
         public MembersMembershipProvider()
             : this(ApplicationContext.Current.Services.MemberService)
@@ -49,6 +50,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Security.Providers
             return entity.AsConcreteMembershipUser(Name);
         }
 
+        public string LockPropertyTypeAlias { get; protected set; }
+        public string LastLockedOutPropertyTypeAlias { get; protected set; }
+        public string FailedPasswordAttemptsPropertyTypeAlias { get; protected set; }
+        public string ApprovedPropertyTypeAlias { get; protected set; }
+        public string CommentPropertyTypeAlias { get; protected set; }
+        public string LastLoginPropertyTypeAlias { get; protected set; }
+        public string LastPasswordChangedPropertyTypeAlias { get; protected set; }
+        public string PasswordRetrievalQuestionPropertyTypeAlias { get; protected set; }
+        public string PasswordRetrievalAnswerPropertyTypeAlias { get; protected set; }
+
         public override void Initialize(string name, NameValueCollection config)
         {
             base.Initialize(name, config);
@@ -65,7 +76,49 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Security.Providers
                 {
                     throw new ProviderException("No default MemberType alias is specified in the web.config string. Please add a 'defaultMemberTypeAlias' to the add element in the provider declaration in web.config");
                 }
-            }        
+            }
+
+            // test for approve status
+            if (config["umbracoApprovePropertyTypeAlias"] != null)
+            {
+                ApprovedPropertyTypeAlias = config["umbracoApprovePropertyTypeAlias"];
+            }
+            // test for lock attempts
+            if (config["umbracoLockPropertyTypeAlias"] != null)
+            {
+                LockPropertyTypeAlias = config["umbracoLockPropertyTypeAlias"];
+            }
+            if (config["umbracoLastLockedPropertyTypeAlias"] != null)
+            {
+                LastLockedOutPropertyTypeAlias = config["umbracoLastLockedPropertyTypeAlias"];
+            }
+            if (config["umbracoLastPasswordChangedPropertyTypeAlias"] != null)
+            {
+                LastPasswordChangedPropertyTypeAlias = config["umbracoLastPasswordChangedPropertyTypeAlias"];
+            }
+            if (config["umbracoFailedPasswordAttemptsPropertyTypeAlias"] != null)
+            {
+                FailedPasswordAttemptsPropertyTypeAlias = config["umbracoFailedPasswordAttemptsPropertyTypeAlias"];
+            }
+            // comment property
+            if (config["umbracoCommentPropertyTypeAlias"] != null)
+            {
+                CommentPropertyTypeAlias = config["umbracoCommentPropertyTypeAlias"];
+            }
+            // last login date
+            if (config["umbracoLastLoginPropertyTypeAlias"] != null)
+            {
+                LastLoginPropertyTypeAlias = config["umbracoLastLoginPropertyTypeAlias"];
+            }
+            // password retrieval
+            if (config["umbracoPasswordRetrievalQuestionPropertyTypeAlias"] != null)
+            {
+                PasswordRetrievalQuestionPropertyTypeAlias = config["umbracoPasswordRetrievalQuestionPropertyTypeAlias"];
+            }
+            if (config["umbracoPasswordRetrievalAnswerPropertyTypeAlias"] != null)
+            {
+                PasswordRetrievalAnswerPropertyTypeAlias = config["umbracoPasswordRetrievalAnswerPropertyTypeAlias"];
+            }
         }
 
         public override string DefaultMemberTypeAlias
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/UmbracoServiceMembershipProvider.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/UmbracoServiceMembershipProvider.cs
index 66892d316b..f2e79a769b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/UmbracoServiceMembershipProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/UmbracoServiceMembershipProvider.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Security.Providers
 {
+    
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Abstract Membership Provider that users any implementation of IMembershipMemberService{TEntity} service
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/umbraco.providers/members/UmbracoMembershipProvider.cs b/src/umbraco.providers/members/UmbracoMembershipProvider.cs
index 77ddfac649..8f6a056712 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.providers/members/UmbracoMembershipProvider.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.providers/members/UmbracoMembershipProvider.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace umbraco.providers.members
     /// Custom Membership Provider for Umbraco Members (User authentication for Frontend applications NOT umbraco CMS)  
     /// </summary>
     [Obsolete("This has been superceded by Umbraco.Web.Security.Providers.MembersMembershipProvider")]
-    public class UmbracoMembershipProvider : UmbracoMembershipProviderBase
+    public class UmbracoMembershipProvider : UmbracoMembershipProviderBase, IUmbracoContentTypeMembershipProvider
     {
         public UmbracoMembershipProvider()
         {