diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy.java
index 91587479..c34c0563 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy.java
@@ -102,12 +102,19 @@ public List<Named> getNamedExceptions() {
     @NonNull
     @Override
     public List<BranchProperty> getPropertiesFor(SCMHead head) {
+        List<BranchProperty> properties = new ArrayList<>();
+
         for (Named named : namedExceptions) {
             if (named.isMatch(head)) {
-                return new ArrayList<>(named.getProps());
+                properties.addAll(named.getProps());
             }
         }
-        return new ArrayList<>(defaultProperties);
+
+        if (properties.isEmpty()) {
+            // if no one defined adds default
+            properties.addAll(defaultProperties);
+        }
+        return properties;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/resources/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy/config.jelly
index 2c713d1e..3ece8c17 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy/config.jelly
@@ -35,11 +35,15 @@
        </f:entry>
     </div>
   </f:repeatable>
+  <f:helpLink url="${descriptor.getHelpFile('named')}" featureName="${%Exceptions}"/>
+  <f:helpArea/>
   </f:block>
   </f:section>
   <f:section title="${%Defaults}">
   <f:block>
     <f:repeatableHeteroProperty field="defaultProperties" hasHeader="true" oneEach="true" honorOrder="true" addCaption="${%Add property}" deleteCaption="${%Delete property}"/>
+    <f:helpLink url="${descriptor.helpFile}" featureName="${%Defaults}"/>
+    <f:helpArea/>
   </f:block>
   </f:section>
 </j:jelly>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy/help-named.html b/src/main/resources/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy/help-named.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6731b6d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy/help-named.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<!--
+ ~ The MIT License
+ ~
+ ~ Copyright (c) 2020, Nikolas Falco
+ ~
+ ~ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ ~ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ ~ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ ~ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ ~ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ ~ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ ~
+ ~ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ ~ all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ ~
+ ~ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ ~ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ ~ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ ~ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ ~ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ ~ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ ~ THE SOFTWARE.
+ -->
+<div>
+    Properties are collected from all exceptions that matches the current branch name.
+    In case different exceptions define the same property but different configuration both
+    of them will be are applied.
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy/help.html b/src/main/resources/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy/help.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..557132e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy/help.html
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<!--
+ ~ The MIT License
+ ~
+ ~ Copyright (c) 2020, Nikolas Falco
+ ~
+ ~ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ ~ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ ~ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ ~ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ ~ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ ~ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ ~
+ ~ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ ~ all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ ~
+ ~ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ ~ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ ~ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ ~ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ ~ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ ~ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ ~ THE SOFTWARE.
+ -->
+<div>
+    If no exceptions matches than defaults are used.
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategyTest.java b/src/test/java/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategyTest.java
index 2e51252a..6d65f9f2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategyTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/jenkins/branch/NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategyTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package jenkins.branch;
 
+import java.util.List;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import jenkins.branch.NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy.Named;
+import jenkins.scm.api.SCMHead;
 
 import static jenkins.branch.NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy.Named.isMatch;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
@@ -10,6 +15,27 @@
  * @author Stephen Connolly
  */
 public class NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategyTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void test_that_strategy_aggregates_properties_from_matching_branches() throws Exception {
+        BranchProperty defaultProp = Mockito.mock(BranchProperty.class);
+
+        BranchProperty prop1 = Mockito.mock(BranchProperty.class);
+        BranchProperty prop2 = Mockito.mock(BranchProperty.class);
+        BranchProperty prop3 = Mockito.mock(BranchProperty.class);
+
+        BranchPropertyStrategy strategy = new NamedExceptionsBranchPropertyStrategy( //
+            new BranchProperty[] { defaultProp }, //
+            new Named[] { //
+                          new Named("master", new BranchProperty[] { prop1 }), //
+                          new Named("master,support/*", new BranchProperty[] { prop2 }), //
+                          new Named("support/*", new BranchProperty[] { prop3 }), //
+            });
+
+        List<BranchProperty> matches = strategy.getPropertiesFor(new SCMHead("master"));
+        assertThat(matches, Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(prop1, prop2));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void examplesFromHelpText() throws Exception {
         // "production"  matches one and only one branch