diff --git a/taglib/ogg/vorbis/vorbisproperties.cpp b/taglib/ogg/vorbis/vorbisproperties.cpp
index c67e1677..ef07e08f 100644
--- a/taglib/ogg/vorbis/vorbisproperties.cpp
+++ b/taglib/ogg/vorbis/vorbisproperties.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ int Vorbis::Properties::bitrateMinimum() const
   return d->bitrateMinimum;
 }
 
+String Vorbis::Properties::toString() const
+{
+  StringList desc;
+  desc.append("Ogg Vorbis audio (version " + String::number(vorbisVersion()) + ")");
+  desc.append(String::number(length()) + " seconds");
+  desc.append(String::number(bitrate()) + " kbps");
+  return desc.toString(", ");
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // private members
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/taglib/ogg/vorbis/vorbisproperties.h b/taglib/ogg/vorbis/vorbisproperties.h
index de46985b..256eb9b1 100644
--- a/taglib/ogg/vorbis/vorbisproperties.h
+++ b/taglib/ogg/vorbis/vorbisproperties.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ namespace TagLib {
       virtual int bitrate() const;
       virtual int sampleRate() const;
       virtual int channels() const;
+      virtual String toString() const;
 
       /*!
        * Returns the Vorbis version, currently "0" (as specified by the spec).
diff --git a/taglib/ogg/xiphcomment.cpp b/taglib/ogg/xiphcomment.cpp
index 0f0af75c..84d206b1 100644
--- a/taglib/ogg/xiphcomment.cpp
+++ b/taglib/ogg/xiphcomment.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,17 @@ ByteVector Ogg::XiphComment::render(bool addFramingBit) const
   return data;
 }
 
+String Ogg::XiphComment::toString() const
+{
+  StringList desc;
+  for(FieldListMap::ConstIterator i = d->fieldListMap.begin(); i != d->fieldListMap.end(); i++) {
+    for(StringList::ConstIterator j = i->second.begin(); j != i->second.end(); j++) {
+      desc.append(i->first + "=" + *j);
+    }
+  }
+  return desc.toString("\n");
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // protected members
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/taglib/ogg/xiphcomment.h b/taglib/ogg/xiphcomment.h
index 476e9833..7fbc151d 100644
--- a/taglib/ogg/xiphcomment.h
+++ b/taglib/ogg/xiphcomment.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ namespace TagLib {
       virtual void setTrack(uint i);
 
       virtual bool isEmpty() const;
+      virtual String toString() const;
 
       /*!
        * Returns the number of fields present in the comment.