diff --git a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2pl2/pl2.go b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2pl2/pl2.go
index 2023cff0..79db5c21 100644
--- a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2pl2/pl2.go
+++ b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2pl2/pl2.go
@@ -41,3 +41,15 @@ func Load(data []byte) (*PL2, error) {
 
 	return result, nil
 }
+
+// Marshal encodes PL2 back into byte slice
+func (p *PL2) Marshal() []byte {
+	restruct.EnableExprBeta()
+
+	data, err := restruct.Pack(binary.LittleEndian, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return data
+}
diff --git a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2pl2/pl2_test.go b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2pl2/pl2_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87be05ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2pl2/pl2_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package d2pl2
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func exampleData() *PL2 {
+	result := &PL2{
+		BasePalette:       PL2Palette{},
+		SelectedUintShift: PL2PaletteTransform{},
+		RedTones:          PL2PaletteTransform{},
+		GreenTones:        PL2PaletteTransform{},
+		BlueTones:         PL2PaletteTransform{},
+		DarkendColorShift: PL2PaletteTransform{},
+	}
+
+	result.BasePalette.Colors[0].R = 8
+	result.DarkendColorShift.Indices[0] = 123
+
+	return result
+}
+
+func TestPL2_MarshalUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	pl2 := exampleData()
+
+	data := pl2.Marshal()
+
+	newPL2, err := Load(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if newPL2.BasePalette.Colors[0] != pl2.BasePalette.Colors[0] {
+		t.Fatal("unexpected length")
+	}
+
+	if pl2.DarkendColorShift.Indices[0] != newPL2.DarkendColorShift.Indices[0] {
+		t.Fatal("unexpected index set")
+	}
+}