diff --git a/include/loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h b/include/loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h
index 7bcaca10..83b01d62 100644
--- a/include/loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h
+++ b/include/loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ public:
    * @param incompatibilities
    *        The files to set.
    */
-  LOOT_API void SetIncompatibilities(const std::vector<File>& incompatibilities);
+  LOOT_API void SetIncompatibilities(
+      const std::vector<File>& incompatibilities);
 
   /**
    * Set the plugin's messages.
@@ -243,11 +244,17 @@ public:
    * matched against it, otherwise the strings will be compared
    * case-insensitively. The given plugin name must be literal, i.e. not a
    * regular expression.
-   * @returns True if the given plugin name matches this metadata's plugin 
+   * @returns True if the given plugin name matches this metadata's plugin
    *          name, false otherwise.
    */
   LOOT_API bool NameMatches(const std::string& pluginName) const;
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Serialises the plugin metadata as YAML.
+   *  @returns The serialised plugin metadata.
+   */
+  LOOT_API std::string AsYaml() const;
+
 private:
   std::string name_;
   std::optional<std::string> group_;
diff --git a/src/api/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp b/src/api/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
index c0ea236e..0f69d5d1 100644
--- a/src/api/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/api/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@
 
 #include "loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h"
 
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <regex>
 
-#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
-
 #include "api/game/game.h"
 #include "api/helpers/collections.h"
 #include "api/helpers/logging.h"
 #include "api/helpers/text.h"
+#include "api/metadata/yaml/plugin_metadata.h"
 
 using std::inserter;
 using std::regex;
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ void PluginMetadata::MergeMetadata(const PluginMetadata& plugin) {
 
   loadAfter_ = mergeVectors(loadAfter_, plugin.loadAfter_);
   requirements_ = mergeVectors(requirements_, plugin.requirements_);
-  incompatibilities_ = mergeVectors(incompatibilities_, plugin.incompatibilities_);
+  incompatibilities_ =
+      mergeVectors(incompatibilities_, plugin.incompatibilities_);
 
   tags_ = mergeVectors(tags_, plugin.tags_);
 
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ PluginMetadata PluginMetadata::NewMetadata(const PluginMetadata& plugin) const {
   // Compare this plugin against the given plugin.
   p.SetLoadAfterFiles(diffVectors(loadAfter_, plugin.loadAfter_));
   p.SetRequirements(diffVectors(requirements_, plugin.requirements_));
-  p.SetIncompatibilities(diffVectors(incompatibilities_, plugin.incompatibilities_));
+  p.SetIncompatibilities(
+      diffVectors(incompatibilities_, plugin.incompatibilities_));
 
   vector<Message> msgs1 = plugin.GetMessages();
   vector<Message> msgs2 = messages_;
@@ -116,7 +118,9 @@ std::vector<File> PluginMetadata::GetLoadAfterFiles() const {
   return loadAfter_;
 }
 
-std::vector<File> PluginMetadata::GetRequirements() const { return requirements_; }
+std::vector<File> PluginMetadata::GetRequirements() const {
+  return requirements_;
+}
 
 std::vector<File> PluginMetadata::GetIncompatibilities() const {
   return incompatibilities_;
@@ -209,4 +213,12 @@ bool PluginMetadata::NameMatches(const std::string& pluginName) const {
 
   return CompareFilenames(name_, pluginName) == 0;
 }
+
+LOOT_API std::string PluginMetadata::AsYaml() const {
+  YAML::Emitter emitter;
+  emitter.SetIndent(2);
+  emitter << *this;
+
+  return std::string(emitter.c_str());
+}
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/api/internals/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h b/src/tests/api/internals/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h
index 59277820..ae12e689 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/internals/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h
+++ b/src/tests/api/internals/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ along with LOOT.  If not, see
 #ifndef LOOT_TESTS_API_INTERNALS_METADATA_PLUGIN_METADATA_TEST
 #define LOOT_TESTS_API_INTERNALS_METADATA_PLUGIN_METADATA_TEST
 
-#include "loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h"
-
-#include "tests/common_game_test_fixture.h"
-
 #include "api/metadata/yaml/plugin_metadata.h"
+#include "loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h"
+#include "tests/common_game_test_fixture.h"
 
 namespace loot {
 namespace test {
@@ -46,8 +44,8 @@ protected:
 // Pass an empty first argument, as it's a prefix for the test instantation,
 // but we only have the one so no prefix is necessary.
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(,
-                        PluginMetadataTest,
-                        ::testing::Values(GameType::tes5));
+                         PluginMetadataTest,
+                         ::testing::Values(GameType::tes5));
 
 TEST_P(
     PluginMetadataTest,
@@ -83,7 +81,8 @@ TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest,
   EXPECT_FALSE(plugin.NameMatches(regex));
 }
 
-TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, nameMatchesShouldUseCaseInsensitiveRegexMatchingForARegexName) {
+TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest,
+       nameMatchesShouldUseCaseInsensitiveRegexMatchingForARegexName) {
   PluginMetadata plugin("Blan.\\.esm");
 
   EXPECT_TRUE(plugin.NameMatches(boost::to_lower_copy(blankEsm)));
@@ -588,6 +587,18 @@ TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest,
   EXPECT_TRUE(plugin.IsRegexPlugin());
 }
 
+TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest,
+       asYamlShouldReturnAStringContainingTheMetadataEmittedAsYaml) {
+  PluginMetadata plugin(blankEsm);
+  plugin.SetLoadAfterFiles({File(blankEsm)});
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(
+      "name: 'Blank.esm'\n"
+      "after:\n"
+      "  - 'Blank.esm'",
+      plugin.AsYaml());
+}
+
 TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest,
        emittingAsYamlShouldOutputAPluginWithNoMetadataAsABlankString) {
   PluginMetadata plugin(blankEsm);