diff --git a/usr/src/common/zfs/zfs_prop.c b/usr/src/common/zfs/zfs_prop.c
index 7d181dbfd333..31f242288a2b 100644
--- a/usr/src/common/zfs/zfs_prop.c
+++ b/usr/src/common/zfs/zfs_prop.c
@@ -391,6 +391,10 @@ zfs_prop_init(void)
 	zprop_register_number(ZFS_PROP_SNAPSHOT_COUNT, "snapshot_count",
 	    UINT64_MAX, PROP_READONLY, ZFS_TYPE_FILESYSTEM | ZFS_TYPE_VOLUME,
 	    "<count>", "SSCOUNT");
+	zprop_register_number(ZFS_PROP_GUID, "guid", 0, PROP_READONLY,
+	    ZFS_TYPE_DATASET | ZFS_TYPE_BOOKMARK, "<uint64>", "GUID");
+	zprop_register_number(ZFS_PROP_CREATETXG, "createtxg", 0, PROP_READONLY,
+	    ZFS_TYPE_DATASET | ZFS_TYPE_BOOKMARK, "<uint64>", "CREATETXG");
 
 	/* default number properties */
 	zprop_register_number(ZFS_PROP_QUOTA, "quota", 0, PROP_DEFAULT,
@@ -418,8 +422,6 @@ zfs_prop_init(void)
 	    ZFS_TYPE_FILESYSTEM, "512 to 1M, power of 2", "RECSIZE");
 
 	/* hidden properties */
-	zprop_register_hidden(ZFS_PROP_CREATETXG, "createtxg", PROP_TYPE_NUMBER,
-	    PROP_READONLY, ZFS_TYPE_DATASET | ZFS_TYPE_BOOKMARK, "CREATETXG");
 	zprop_register_hidden(ZFS_PROP_REMAPTXG, "remaptxg", PROP_TYPE_NUMBER,
 	    PROP_READONLY, ZFS_TYPE_DATASET, "REMAPTXG");
 	zprop_register_hidden(ZFS_PROP_NUMCLONES, "numclones", PROP_TYPE_NUMBER,
@@ -431,8 +433,6 @@ zfs_prop_init(void)
 	zprop_register_hidden(ZFS_PROP_STMF_SHAREINFO, "stmf_sbd_lu",
 	    PROP_TYPE_STRING, PROP_INHERIT, ZFS_TYPE_VOLUME,
 	    "STMF_SBD_LU");
-	zprop_register_hidden(ZFS_PROP_GUID, "guid", PROP_TYPE_NUMBER,
-	    PROP_READONLY, ZFS_TYPE_DATASET | ZFS_TYPE_BOOKMARK, "GUID");
 	zprop_register_hidden(ZFS_PROP_USERACCOUNTING, "useraccounting",
 	    PROP_TYPE_NUMBER, PROP_READONLY, ZFS_TYPE_DATASET,
 	    "USERACCOUNTING");
diff --git a/usr/src/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_dataset.c b/usr/src/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_dataset.c
index c48f633355c0..243565f46375 100644
--- a/usr/src/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_dataset.c
+++ b/usr/src/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_dataset.c
@@ -2753,6 +2753,7 @@ zfs_prop_get(zfs_handle_t *zhp, zfs_prop_t prop, char *propbuf, size_t proplen,
 		break;
 
 	case ZFS_PROP_GUID:
+	case ZFS_PROP_CREATETXG:
 		/*
 		 * GUIDs are stored as numbers, but they are identifiers.
 		 * We don't want them to be pretty printed, because pretty
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1m/zfs.1m b/usr/src/man/man1m/zfs.1m
index 62ffd63404fe..6097c4b733a3 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man1m/zfs.1m
+++ b/usr/src/man/man1m/zfs.1m
@@ -550,6 +550,13 @@ Compression can be turned on by running:
 .Nm zfs Cm set Sy compression Ns = Ns Sy on Ar dataset .
 The default value is
 .Sy off .
+.It Sy createtxg
+The transaction group (txg) in which the dataset was created.
+Bookmarks have the same
+.Sy createtxg
+as the snapshot they are initially tied to.
+This property is suitable for ordering a list of snapshots,
+e.g. for incremental send and receive.
 .It Sy creation
 The time this dataset was created.
 .It Sy clones
@@ -581,6 +588,14 @@ the dataset tree.
 This value is only available when a
 .Sy filesystem_limit
 has been set somewhere in the tree under which the dataset resides.
+.It Sy guid
+The 64 bit GUID of this dataset or bookmark which does not change over its
+entire lifetime.
+When a snapshot is sent to another pool, the received snapshot has the same
+GUID.
+Thus, the
+.Sy guid
+is suitable to identify a snapshot across pools.
 .It Sy logicalreferenced
 The amount of space that is
 .Qq logically
diff --git a/usr/src/uts/common/sys/fs/zfs.h b/usr/src/uts/common/sys/fs/zfs.h
index 4325a502fe51..f85062f66bfd 100644
--- a/usr/src/uts/common/sys/fs/zfs.h
+++ b/usr/src/uts/common/sys/fs/zfs.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	ZFS_PROP_SNAPDIR,
 	ZFS_PROP_ACLMODE,
 	ZFS_PROP_ACLINHERIT,
-	ZFS_PROP_CREATETXG,		/* not exposed to the user */
+	ZFS_PROP_CREATETXG,
 	ZFS_PROP_NAME,			/* not exposed to the user */
 	ZFS_PROP_CANMOUNT,
 	ZFS_PROP_ISCSIOPTIONS,		/* not exposed to the user */