diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 `hslua-list` uses [PVP Versioning](https://pvp.haskell.org).
 
+## hslua-list-1.1.1
+
+Released 2023-03-17.
+
+-   Conversion to strings: added a `__tostring` that lists all
+    elements separated by commas and a space, surrounded by braces
+    and prefixed with the metatable's name.
+
 ## hslua-list-1.1.0.1
 
 Released 2023-01-23.
@@ -11,7 +19,7 @@
 
 ## hslua-list-1.1.0
 
-Release pending.
+Released 2023-03-13.
 
 -   Removed `pushPandocList`. The function was a left-over from
     pandoc-lua-marshal, the place where this package originated.
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright © 2021-2022 Albert Krewinkel
+Copyright © 2021-2023 Albert Krewinkel
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
 copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
diff --git a/cbits/listmod.c b/cbits/listmod.c
--- a/cbits/listmod.c
+++ b/cbits/listmod.c
@@ -264,7 +264,40 @@
   return 1;
 }
 
+
+static void addfield (lua_State *L, luaL_Buffer *b, lua_Integer i) {
+  lua_geti(L, 1, i);
+  luaL_tolstring(L, -1, NULL);
+  lua_remove(L, -2);  /* element */
+  luaL_addvalue(b);
+}
+
 /*
+** Convert the list to a string.
+*/
+static int list_tostring(lua_State *L) {
+  luaL_Buffer b;
+  lua_Integer len = luaL_len(L, 1);
+  luaL_buffinit(L, &b);
+  /* Prefix the string with name from metatable */
+  if (luaL_getmetafield(L, 1, "__name") != LUA_TNIL) {
+    luaL_addvalue(&b);
+    luaL_addchar(&b, ' ');
+  }
+  luaL_addchar(&b, '{');
+  lua_Integer i = 1;
+  for (; i < len; i++) {
+    addfield(L, &b, i);
+    luaL_addstring(&b, ", ");
+  }
+  if (i == len)  /* add last value (if interval was not empty) */
+    addfield(L, &b, i);
+  luaL_addchar(&b, '}');
+  luaL_pushresult(&b);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+/*
 ** Pushes the standard `table` module to the stack.
 */
 static void pushtablemodule (lua_State *L) {
@@ -309,6 +342,7 @@
 static const luaL_Reg list_funcs[] = {
   {"__concat", list_concat},
   {"__eq", list_eq},
+  {"__tostring", list_tostring},
   {"clone", list_clone},
   {"extend", list_extend},
   {"filter", list_filter},
diff --git a/hslua-list.cabal b/hslua-list.cabal
--- a/hslua-list.cabal
+++ b/hslua-list.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       2.2
 name:                hslua-list
-version:             1.1.0.1
+version:             1.1.1
 synopsis:            Opinionated, but extensible Lua list type.
 description:         List type for Lua, with a Haskell interface.
 homepage:            https://hslua.org/
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 license:             MIT
 license-file:        LICENSE
 author:              Albert Krewinkel
-maintainer:          Albert Krewinkel <albert@hslua.org>
-copyright:           © 2022 Albert Krewinkel
+maintainer:          Albert Krewinkel <tarleb@hslua.org>
+copyright:           © 2022-2023 Albert Krewinkel
 category:            Foreign
 build-type:          Simple
 extra-doc-files:     README.md
diff --git a/src/HsLua/List.hs b/src/HsLua/List.hs
--- a/src/HsLua/List.hs
+++ b/src/HsLua/List.hs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase           #-}
 {- |
-Copyright  : © 2021-2022 Albert Krewinkel
+Copyright  : © 2021-2023 Albert Krewinkel
 License    : MIT
-Maintainer : Albert Krewinkel <tarleb+pandoc@moltkeplatz.de>
+Maintainer : Albert Krewinkel <tarleb@hslua.org>
 
 Lua lists with additional methods.
 -}
diff --git a/test/test-hslua-list.hs b/test/test-hslua-list.hs
--- a/test/test-hslua-list.hs
+++ b/test/test-hslua-list.hs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications    #-}
 {-|
 Module      : Main
-Copyright   : © 2021-2022 Albert Krewinkel
+Copyright   : © 2021-2023 Albert Krewinkel
 License     : MIT
-Maintainer  : Albert Krewinkel <albert@hslua.org>
+Maintainer  : Albert Krewinkel <tarleb@hslua.org>
 
 Tests for the list type.
 -}
diff --git a/test/test-list.lua b/test/test-list.lua
--- a/test/test-list.lua
+++ b/test/test-list.lua
@@ -312,6 +312,20 @@
           "abc"
         )
       end),
+    },
+    group 'tostring' {
+      test('lists all elements', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(
+          tostring(List {5, 23, 42}),
+          'List {5, 23, 42}'
+        )
+      end),
+      test('empty list', function ()
+        assert.are_equal(
+          tostring(List {}),
+          'List {}'
+        )
+      end),
     }
   },
 }