diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f3f829129..80ece1a46 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "codepage",
  "encoding_rs",
  "log",
- "quick-xml",
+ "quick-xml 0.19.0",
  "serde",
  "zip",
 ]
@@ -1623,6 +1623,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num 0.4.0",
  "polars",
  "pretty-hex",
+ "quick-xml 0.22.0",
  "rand",
  "rayon",
  "regex",
@@ -2278,6 +2279,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quick-xml"
+version = "0.22.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8533f14c8382aaad0d592c812ac3b826162128b65662331e1127b45c3d18536b"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
 version = "1.0.10"
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml
index 9d78c3cd7..93368e57a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ zip = { version="0.5.9", optional=true }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 strip-ansi-escapes = "0.1.1"
 crossterm = "0.22.1"
+quick-xml = "0.22"
 
 num = {version="0.4.0", optional=true}
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index 31f536732..0ecbff13f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ pub fn create_default_context() -> EngineState {
             ToCsv,
             ToHtml,
             ToMd,
+            ToYaml,
+            ToXml,
             Touch,
             Uniq,
             Use,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/mod.rs
index 22de63f0a..6dab22236 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/mod.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ mod md;
 mod toml;
 mod tsv;
 mod url;
+mod xml;
+mod yaml;
 
 pub use self::csv::ToCsv;
 pub use self::toml::ToToml;
@@ -16,3 +18,5 @@ pub use html::ToHtml;
 pub use json::ToJson;
 pub use md::ToMd;
 pub use tsv::ToTsv;
+pub use xml::ToXml;
+pub use yaml::ToYaml;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/xml.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/xml.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..157c193bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/xml.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Config, Example, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span,
+    Spanned, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+use quick_xml::events::{BytesEnd, BytesStart, BytesText, Event};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::io::Cursor;
+use std::io::Write;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ToXml;
+
+impl Command for ToXml {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "to xml"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("to xml")
+            .named(
+                "pretty",
+                SyntaxShape::Int,
+                "Formats the XML text with the provided indentation setting",
+                Some('p'),
+            )
+            .category(Category::Formats)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Outputs an XML string representing the contents of this table",
+                example: r#"{ "note": { "children": [{ "remember": {"attributes" : {}, "children": [Event]}}], "attributes": {} } } | to xml"#,
+                result: Some(Value::test_string(
+                    "<note><remember>Event</remember></note>",
+                )),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Optionally, formats the text with a custom indentation setting",
+                example: r#"{ "note": { "children": [{ "remember": {"attributes" : {}, "children": [Event]}}], "attributes": {} } } | to xml -p 3"#,
+                result: Some(Value::test_string(
+                    "<note>\n   <remember>Event</remember>\n</note>",
+                )),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Convert table into .xml text"
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+        let config = stack.get_config()?;
+        let pretty: Option<Spanned<i64>> = call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "pretty")?;
+        to_xml(input, head, pretty, &config)
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn add_attributes<'a>(
+    element: &mut quick_xml::events::BytesStart<'a>,
+    attributes: &'a IndexMap<String, String>,
+) {
+    for (k, v) in attributes {
+        element.push_attribute((k.as_str(), v.as_str()));
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn get_attributes(row: &Value, config: &Config) -> Option<IndexMap<String, String>> {
+    if let Value::Record { .. } = row {
+        if let Some(Value::Record { cols, vals, .. }) = row.get_data_by_key("attributes") {
+            let mut h = IndexMap::new();
+            for (k, v) in cols.iter().zip(vals.iter()) {
+                h.insert(k.clone(), v.clone().into_abbreviated_string(config));
+            }
+            return Some(h);
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+pub fn get_children(row: &Value) -> Option<Vec<Value>> {
+    if let Value::Record { .. } = row {
+        if let Some(Value::List { vals, .. }) = row.get_data_by_key("children") {
+            return Some(vals);
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+pub fn is_xml_row(row: &Value) -> bool {
+    if let Value::Record { cols, .. } = &row {
+        let keys: HashSet<&String> = cols.iter().collect();
+        let children: String = "children".to_string();
+        let attributes: String = "attributes".to_string();
+        return keys.contains(&children) && keys.contains(&attributes) && keys.len() == 2;
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+pub fn write_xml_events<W: Write>(
+    current: Value,
+    writer: &mut quick_xml::Writer<W>,
+    config: &Config,
+) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+    match current {
+        Value::Record { cols, vals, span } => {
+            for (k, v) in cols.iter().zip(vals.iter()) {
+                let mut e = BytesStart::owned(k.as_bytes(), k.len());
+                if !is_xml_row(v) {
+                    return Err(ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+                        "Expected a row with 'children' and 'attributes' columns".to_string(),
+                        "missing 'children' and 'attributes' columns ".to_string(),
+                        span,
+                    ));
+                }
+                let a = get_attributes(v, config);
+                if let Some(ref a) = a {
+                    add_attributes(&mut e, a);
+                }
+                writer
+                    .write_event(Event::Start(e))
+                    .expect("Couldn't open XML node");
+                let c = get_children(v);
+                if let Some(c) = c {
+                    for v in c {
+                        write_xml_events(v, writer, config)?;
+                    }
+                }
+                writer
+                    .write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::borrowed(k.as_bytes())))
+                    .expect("Couldn't close XML node");
+            }
+        }
+        Value::List { vals, .. } => {
+            for v in vals {
+                write_xml_events(v, writer, config)?;
+            }
+        }
+        _ => {
+            let s = current.clone().into_abbreviated_string(config);
+            writer
+                .write_event(Event::Text(BytesText::from_plain_str(s.as_str())))
+                .expect("Couldn't write XML text");
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn to_xml(
+    input: PipelineData,
+    head: Span,
+    pretty: Option<Spanned<i64>>,
+    config: &Config,
+) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let mut w = pretty.as_ref().map_or_else(
+        || quick_xml::Writer::new(Cursor::new(Vec::new())),
+        |p| quick_xml::Writer::new_with_indent(Cursor::new(Vec::new()), b' ', p.item as usize),
+    );
+
+    let value = input.into_value(head);
+    let value_type = value.get_type();
+
+    match write_xml_events(value, &mut w, config) {
+        Ok(_) => {
+            let b = w.into_inner().into_inner();
+            let s = if let Ok(s) = String::from_utf8(b) {
+                s
+            } else {
+                return Err(ShellError::NonUtf8(head));
+            };
+            Ok(Value::string(s, head).into_pipeline_data())
+        }
+        Err(_) => Err(ShellError::CantConvert(
+            "XML".into(),
+            value_type.to_string(),
+            head,
+        )),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(ToXml {})
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/yaml.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/yaml.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8525a8a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/yaml.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+use nu_protocol::ast::{Call, PathMember};
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ToYaml;
+
+impl Command for ToYaml {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "to yaml"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("to yaml").category(Category::Formats)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Convert table into .yaml/.yml text"
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "Outputs an YAML string representing the contents of this table",
+            example: r#"[[foo bar]; ["1" "2"]] | to yaml"#,
+            result: Some(Value::test_string("---\n- foo: \"1\"\n  bar: \"2\"\n")),
+        }]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        _engine_state: &EngineState,
+        _stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+        to_yaml(input, head)
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn value_to_yaml_value(v: &Value) -> Result<serde_yaml::Value, ShellError> {
+    Ok(match &v {
+        Value::Bool { val, .. } => serde_yaml::Value::Bool(*val),
+        Value::Int { val, .. } => serde_yaml::Value::Number(serde_yaml::Number::from(*val)),
+        Value::Filesize { val, .. } => serde_yaml::Value::Number(serde_yaml::Number::from(*val)),
+        Value::Duration { val, .. } => serde_yaml::Value::String(val.to_string()),
+        Value::Date { val, .. } => serde_yaml::Value::String(val.to_string()),
+        Value::Range { .. } => serde_yaml::Value::Null,
+        Value::Float { val, .. } => serde_yaml::Value::Number(serde_yaml::Number::from(*val)),
+        Value::String { val, .. } => serde_yaml::Value::String(val.clone()),
+        Value::Record { cols, vals, .. } => {
+            let mut m = serde_yaml::Mapping::new();
+            for (k, v) in cols.iter().zip(vals.iter()) {
+                m.insert(
+                    serde_yaml::Value::String(k.clone()),
+                    value_to_yaml_value(v)?,
+                );
+            }
+            serde_yaml::Value::Mapping(m)
+        }
+        Value::List { vals, .. } => {
+            let mut out = vec![];
+
+            for value in vals {
+                out.push(value_to_yaml_value(value)?);
+            }
+
+            serde_yaml::Value::Sequence(out)
+        }
+        Value::Block { .. } => serde_yaml::Value::Null,
+        Value::Nothing { .. } => serde_yaml::Value::Null,
+        Value::Error { error } => return Err(error.clone()),
+        Value::Binary { val, .. } => serde_yaml::Value::Sequence(
+            val.iter()
+                .map(|x| serde_yaml::Value::Number(serde_yaml::Number::from(*x)))
+                .collect(),
+        ),
+        Value::CellPath { val, .. } => serde_yaml::Value::Sequence(
+            val.members
+                .iter()
+                .map(|x| match &x {
+                    PathMember::String { val, .. } => Ok(serde_yaml::Value::String(val.clone())),
+                    PathMember::Int { val, .. } => {
+                        Ok(serde_yaml::Value::Number(serde_yaml::Number::from(*val)))
+                    }
+                })
+                .collect::<Result<Vec<serde_yaml::Value>, ShellError>>()?,
+        ),
+        Value::CustomValue { .. } => serde_yaml::Value::Null,
+    })
+}
+
+fn to_yaml(input: PipelineData, head: Span) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let value = input.into_value(head);
+
+    let yaml_value = value_to_yaml_value(&value)?;
+    match serde_yaml::to_string(&yaml_value) {
+        Ok(serde_yaml_string) => Ok(Value::String {
+            val: serde_yaml_string,
+            span: head,
+        }
+        .into_pipeline_data()),
+        _ => Ok(Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::CantConvert("YAML".into(), value.get_type().to_string(), head),
+        }
+        .into_pipeline_data()),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(ToYaml {})
+    }
+}