diff --git a/src/ska_tango_base/base/base_device.py b/src/ska_tango_base/base/base_device.py
index 77d057d16545bef853cf217606f5a0fa98124a88..73eaaee9dd8f0950e7de92d51aa75c00b60af4de 100644
--- a/src/ska_tango_base/base/base_device.py
+++ b/src/ska_tango_base/base/base_device.py
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ class SKABaseDevice(Device):
 
         :return: tasks in the device queue
         """
-        return self.component_manager.queue_manager.tasks_in_queue
+        return self.component_manager.tasks_in_queue
 
     def read_longRunningCommandIDsInQueue(self):
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKABaseDevice.longRunningCommandIDsInQueue_read) ENABLED START #
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ class SKABaseDevice(Device):
 
         :return: ID, status pairs of the currently executing commands
         """
-        return self.component_manager.queue_manager.task_status
+        return self.component_manager.task_status
 
     def read_longRunningCommandProgress(self):
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKABaseDevice.longRunningCommandProgress_read) ENABLED START #
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ class SKABaseDevice(Device):
 
         :return: ID, progress of the currently executing command.
         """
-        return self.component_manager.queue_manager.task_progress
+        return self.component_manager.task_progress
 
     def read_longRunningCommandResult(self):
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKABaseDevice.longRunningCommandResult_read) ENABLED START #
@@ -1156,9 +1156,9 @@ class SKABaseDevice(Device):
 
         :return: ID, ResultCode, result.
         """
-        if not self.component_manager.queue_manager.task_result:
+        if not self.component_manager.task_result:
             return []
-        return list(self.component_manager.queue_manager.task_result)
+        return list(self.component_manager.task_result)
 
     # --------
     # Commands
diff --git a/src/ska_tango_base/base/component_manager.py b/src/ska_tango_base/base/component_manager.py
index 9061b4572a62606c99ccdc1754f53f3dd48d091c..ce3eacd0f98bbe332440c6ffd95ae0ea7716e32d 100644
--- a/src/ska_tango_base/base/component_manager.py
+++ b/src/ska_tango_base/base/component_manager.py
@@ -126,6 +126,53 @@ class BaseComponentManager:
         """
         raise NotImplementedError("BaseComponentManager is abstract.")
 
+    @property
+    def tasks_in_queue(self):
+        """
+        Read the long running commands in the queue.
+
+        :return: tasks in the device queue
+        """
+        return self.queue_manager.tasks_in_queue
+
+    @property
+    def task_ids_in_queue(self):
+        """
+        Read the IDs of the long running commands in the queue.
+
+        :return: unique ids for the enqueued commands
+        """
+        return self.queue_manager.task_ids_in_queue
+
+    @property
+    def task_status(self):
+        """
+        Read the status of the currently executing long running commands.
+
+        :return: ID, status pairs of the currently executing commands
+        """
+        return self.queue_manager.task_status
+
+    @property
+    def task_progress(self):
+        """
+        Read the progress of the currently executing long running command.
+
+        :return: ID, progress of the currently executing command.
+        """
+        return self.queue_manager.task_progress
+
+    @property
+    def task_result(self):
+        """
+        Read the result of the completed long running command.
+
+        :return: ID, ResultCode, result.
+        """
+        if not self.queue_manager.task_result:
+            return []
+        return list(self.queue_manager.task_result)
+
     def off(self):
         """Turn the component off."""
         raise NotImplementedError("BaseComponentManager is abstract.")