diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/Entries.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/Entries.md
index 9b91eb97..1acfbddf 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/Entries.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/Entries.md
@@ -35,3 +35,37 @@ will output
   value: b
 ```
 
+## from_entries map
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+a: 1
+b: 2
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval 'to_entries | from_entries' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+a: 1
+b: 2
+```
+
+## from_entries with numeric key indexes
+from_entries always creates a map, even for numeric keys
+
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+- a
+- b
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval 'to_entries | from_entries' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+0: a
+1: b
+```
+
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/expression_tokeniser.go b/pkg/yqlib/expression_tokeniser.go
index 6d5a8d85..3b6c7e81 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/expression_tokeniser.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/expression_tokeniser.go
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ func initLexer() (*lex.Lexer, error) {
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`fi`), opToken(getFileIndexOpType))
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`path`), opToken(getPathOpType))
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`to_entries`), opToken(toEntriesOpType))
+	lexer.Add([]byte(`from_entries`), opToken(fromEntriesOpType))
 
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`lineComment`), opTokenWithPrefs(getCommentOpType, assignCommentOpType, commentOpPreferences{LineComment: true}))
 
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
index 3f0b074b..0a64ecc8 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ var shortPipeOpType = &operationType{Type: "SHORT_PIPE", NumArgs: 2, Precedence:
 var lengthOpType = &operationType{Type: "LENGTH", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: lengthOperator}
 var collectOpType = &operationType{Type: "COLLECT", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: collectOperator}
 var toEntriesOpType = &operationType{Type: "TO_ENTRIES", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: toEntriesOperator}
+var fromEntriesOpType = &operationType{Type: "TO_ENTRIES", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: fromEntriesOperator}
 var splitDocumentOpType = &operationType{Type: "SPLIT_DOC", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: splitDocumentOperator}
 var getVariableOpType = &operationType{Type: "GET_VARIABLE", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 55, Handler: getVariableOperator}
 var getStyleOpType = &operationType{Type: "GET_STYLE", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: getStyleOperator}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries.go
index 0140180e..e166ed6e 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries.go
@@ -63,5 +63,66 @@ func toEntriesOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Ex
 	}
 
 	return context.ChildContext(results), nil
+}
 
+func parseEntry(d *dataTreeNavigator, entry *yaml.Node, position int) (*yaml.Node, *yaml.Node, error) {
+	prefs := traversePreferences{DontAutoCreate: true}
+	candidateNode := &CandidateNode{Node: entry}
+
+	keyResults, err := traverseMap(Context{}, candidateNode, "key", prefs, false)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	} else if keyResults.Len() != 1 {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Expected to find one 'key' entry but found %v in position %v", keyResults.Len(), position)
+	}
+
+	valueResults, err := traverseMap(Context{}, candidateNode, "value", prefs, false)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	} else if valueResults.Len() != 1 {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Expected to find one 'value' entry but found %v in position %v", valueResults.Len(), position)
+	}
+
+	return keyResults.Front().Value.(*CandidateNode).Node, valueResults.Front().Value.(*CandidateNode).Node, nil
+
+}
+
+func fromEntries(d *dataTreeNavigator, candidateNode * CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error) {
+	var node = &yaml.Node{Kind:  yaml.MappingNode, Tag: "!!map"}
+	var mapCandidateNode = candidateNode.CreateChild(nil, node)
+
+	var contents = unwrapDoc(candidateNode.Node).Content
+
+	for index := 0; index < len(contents); index = index + 1 {
+		key, value, err := parseEntry(d, contents[index], index)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		node.Content = append(node.Content, key, value)
+	}
+	return mapCandidateNode, nil
+}
+
+func fromEntriesOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
+	var results = list.New()
+	for el := context.MatchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
+		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
+		candidateNode := unwrapDoc(candidate.Node)
+
+		switch candidateNode.Kind {
+		case yaml.SequenceNode:
+			mapResult, err :=fromEntries(d, candidate) 
+			if err != nil {
+				return Context{}, err
+			}
+			results.PushBack(mapResult)
+		default:
+			return Context{}, fmt.Errorf("from entries only runs against arrays")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return context.ChildContext(results), nil
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries_test.go
index 3aafd2e9..1bb4755d 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@ var entriesOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- key: 0\n  value: a\n- key: 1\n  value: b\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		description: "from_entries map",
+		document:   `{a: 1, b: 2}`,
+		expression: `to_entries | from_entries`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::a: 1\nb: 2\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "from_entries with numeric key indexes",
+		subdescription: "from_entries always creates a map, even for numeric keys",
+		document:   `[a,b]`,
+		expression: `to_entries | from_entries`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::0: a\n1: b\n",
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 func TestEntriesOperatorScenarios(t *testing.T) {