diff --git a/src/apfl.h b/src/apfl.h
index 47593e1..71ed0cb 100644
--- a/src/apfl.h
+++ b/src/apfl.h
@@ -655,6 +655,8 @@ enum apfl_value_type apfl_get_type(apfl_ctx, apfl_stackidx);
 
 // Drop a value from the stack
 void apfl_drop(apfl_ctx, apfl_stackidx);
+// Move a value to the top of the stack
+void apfl_move_to_top_of_stack(apfl_ctx, apfl_stackidx);
 // Push a nil onto the stack
 void apfl_push_nil(apfl_ctx);
 // Push a boolean onto the stack
@@ -684,6 +686,8 @@ size_t apfl_len(apfl_ctx, apfl_stackidx);
 // Get a string view into a APFL_VALUE_STRING value. The value stays on the stack.
 // The returned string view is only guaranteed to be valid, as long as the value is on the stack.
 struct apfl_string_view apfl_get_string(apfl_ctx, apfl_stackidx);
+// Pops a value off the stack and turns it into a string.
+void apfl_tostring(apfl_ctx, apfl_stackidx);
 // Pops a value from the stack and returns whether is was truthy. All values except false and nil are truthy.
 bool apfl_is_truthy(apfl_ctx, apfl_stackidx);
 // Pops a number from the stack and returns it.
diff --git a/src/context.c b/src/context.c
index 70a2592..3bdbb04 100644
--- a/src/context.c
+++ b/src/context.c
@@ -419,6 +419,14 @@ current_stack_move_to_top(apfl_ctx ctx, apfl_stackidx index)
     return true;
 }
 
+void
+apfl_move_to_top_of_stack(apfl_ctx ctx, apfl_stackidx index)
+{
+    if (!current_stack_move_to_top(ctx, index)) {
+        apfl_raise_invalid_stackidx(ctx);
+    }
+}
+
 void
 apfl_stack_clear(apfl_ctx ctx)
 {
@@ -1102,6 +1110,33 @@ apfl_get_type(apfl_ctx ctx, apfl_stackidx index)
     return apfl_value_type_to_abstract_type(value.type);
 }
 
+void
+apfl_tostring(apfl_ctx ctx, apfl_stackidx index)
+{
+    apfl_move_to_top_of_stack(ctx, index);
+    struct apfl_value value = apfl_stack_must_get(ctx, -1);
+    if (apfl_value_type_to_abstract_type(value.type) == APFL_VALUE_STRING) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    struct apfl_string_builder sb = apfl_string_builder_init(ctx->gc.allocator);
+    if (!apfl_value_format(value, apfl_format_string_writer(&sb))) {
+        apfl_string_builder_deinit(&sb);
+        apfl_stack_drop(ctx, -1);
+        apfl_raise_alloc_error(ctx);
+    }
+
+    struct apfl_string str = apfl_string_builder_move_string(&sb);
+    apfl_string_builder_deinit(&sb);
+    if (!apfl_move_string_onto_stack(ctx, str)) {
+        apfl_string_deinit(ctx->gc.allocator, &str);
+        apfl_stack_drop(ctx, -1);
+        apfl_raise_alloc_error(ctx);
+    }
+
+    apfl_stack_drop(ctx, -2); // Drop original value
+}
+
 bool
 apfl_is_truthy(apfl_ctx ctx, apfl_stackidx index)
 {
diff --git a/src/globals.c b/src/globals.c
index 99480cc..c510808 100644
--- a/src/globals.c
+++ b/src/globals.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ print(apfl_ctx ctx)
         }
 
         apfl_get_list_member_by_index(ctx, 0, i);
+        apfl_tostring(ctx, -1);
         struct apfl_string_view sv = apfl_get_string(ctx, -1);
         TRY_FORMAT(ctx, apfl_format_put_string(w, sv));
         apfl_drop(ctx, -1);
@@ -204,6 +205,19 @@ disasm(apfl_ctx ctx)
     }
 }
 
+static void
+tostring(apfl_ctx ctx)
+{
+    size_t len = apfl_len(ctx, 0);
+    if (len != 1) {
+        apfl_raise_const_error(ctx, APFL_RESULT_ERR, "tostring needs exactly 1 argument");
+    }
+
+    apfl_get_list_member_by_index(ctx, 0, 0);
+    apfl_drop(ctx, 0);
+    apfl_tostring(ctx, -1);
+}
+
 static const struct global_def globals[] = {
     {"if", impl_if},
     {"==", impl_eq},
@@ -214,6 +228,7 @@ static const struct global_def globals[] = {
     {"print", print},
     {"dump", dump},
     {"disasm", disasm},
+    {"tostring", tostring},
     {NULL, NULL},
 };
 
diff --git a/src/value.c b/src/value.c
index 9db9e75..19c8460 100644
--- a/src/value.c
+++ b/src/value.c
@@ -274,10 +274,16 @@ apfl_value_move(struct apfl_value *src)
     return out;
 }
 
+bool
+apfl_value_format(struct apfl_value value, struct apfl_format_writer w)
+{
+    return format(0, w, value, false);
+}
+
 bool
 apfl_value_print(struct apfl_value value, struct apfl_format_writer w)
 {
-    TRY(format(0, w, value, false));
+    TRY(apfl_value_format(value, w));
     TRY(apfl_format_put_string(w, "\n"));
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/value.h b/src/value.h
index 98a2d89..0dbe8be 100644
--- a/src/value.h
+++ b/src/value.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ enum apfl_value_type apfl_value_type_to_abstract_type(enum value_type);
 
 bool apfl_value_eq(const struct apfl_value, const struct apfl_value);
 struct apfl_value apfl_value_move(struct apfl_value *src);
+bool apfl_value_format(struct apfl_value, struct apfl_format_writer);
 bool apfl_value_print(struct apfl_value, struct apfl_format_writer);
 apfl_hash apfl_value_hash(const struct apfl_value);