diff --git a/docs/templating-language.md b/docs/templating-language.md
index 6357b4a05..74057e352 100644
--- a/docs/templating-language.md
+++ b/docs/templating-language.md
@@ -809,6 +809,36 @@ nested/config/value "value"
 Unlike [`ls`](#ls), [`tree`](#tree) returns **all** keys under the prefix, just like the Unix
 [`tree`](#tree) command.
 
+### `treeYAML`
+
+Similarly to  [`tree`](#tree) query [Consul][consul] for all kv pairs at the given key path. It will interpret loaded kv pairs as YAML values inferring a type or parsing value as YAML structure and return data as a structure suitable for other YAML related methods processing
+
+```golang
+{{ treeYAML "<PATH>" }}
+```
+
+For example with following KV data in Consul:
+
+```
+config/applications/debug = false
+config/applications/ports = "- 8080\n- 8480"
+```
+
+the template:
+
+```golang
+{{ treeYAML "config/applications" | toYAML }}
+```
+
+will render:
+
+```yaml
+debug: false
+ports:
+  - 8080
+  - 8480
+```
+
 ### `safeTree`
 
 Same as [`tree`](#tree), but refuse to render template, if the KV prefix query return blank/empty data.
diff --git a/template/funcs.go b/template/funcs.go
index 3635d0b14..5e63588a9 100644
--- a/template/funcs.go
+++ b/template/funcs.go
@@ -673,6 +673,83 @@ func treeFunc(b *Brain, used, missing *dep.Set, emptyIsSafe bool) func(string) (
 	}
 }
 
+// treeYAML returns tree as YAML data performing type inference or yaml unmarshalling of the data.
+func treeYAML(b *Brain, used, missing *dep.Set, emptyIsSafe bool) func(string) (map[interface{}]interface{}, error) {
+	return func(s string) (map[interface{}]interface{}, error) {
+		s = strings.Trim(s, "/")
+
+		result := make(map[interface{}]interface{})
+
+		d, err := dep.NewKVListQuery(s)
+		if err != nil {
+			return result, err
+		}
+
+		used.Add(d)
+
+		// Only return non-empty top-level keys
+		if value, ok := b.Recall(d); ok {
+			for _, pair := range value.([]*dep.KeyPair) {
+				parts := strings.Split(pair.Key, "/")
+				if parts[len(parts)-1] != "" {
+					//result = append(result, pair)
+					var v interface{}
+					if err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(pair.Value), &v); err != nil {
+						return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "treeYAML")
+					}
+
+					result, err = mapInjectHelper(result, parts, v)
+					if err != nil {
+						return nil, err
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			if len(result) == 0 {
+				if emptyIsSafe {
+					// Operator used potentially unsafe tree function in the template instead of the safeTree
+					return result, nil
+				}
+			} else {
+				// non empty result is good so we just return the data
+				return result, nil
+			}
+
+			// If we reach this part of the code result is completely empty as value returned no KV pairs
+			// Operator selected to use safeTree on the specific KV prefix so we will refuse to render template
+			// by marking d as missing
+		}
+
+		// b.Recall either returned an error or safeTree entered unsafe case
+		missing.Add(d)
+
+		return result, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// mapInjectHelper takes a path of YAML leaf node, its value and recursively traverses destination YAML structure to inject the value.
+func mapInjectHelper(dst map[interface{}]interface{}, path []string, v interface{}) (map[interface{}]interface{}, error) {
+	if len(path) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ran out of key parts before finished injection into map")
+	}
+
+	childNode, ok := dst[path[0]]
+	if !ok {
+		if len(path) > 1 {
+			var err error
+			childNode, err = mapInjectHelper(make(map[interface{}]interface{}), path[1:], v)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		} else {
+			childNode = v
+		}
+		dst[path[0]] = childNode
+	}
+
+	return dst, nil
+}
+
 // base64Decode decodes the given string as a base64 string, returning an error
 // if it fails.
 func base64Decode(s string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/template/template.go b/template/template.go
index f43a62dd6..fab09d6bd 100644
--- a/template/template.go
+++ b/template/template.go
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ func funcMap(i *funcMapInput) template.FuncMap {
 		"connect":      connectFunc(i.brain, i.used, i.missing),
 		"services":     servicesFunc(i.brain, i.used, i.missing),
 		"tree":         treeFunc(i.brain, i.used, i.missing, true),
+		"treeYAML":     treeYAML(i.brain, i.used, i.missing, true),
 		"safeTree":     safeTreeFunc(i.brain, i.used, i.missing),
 		"caRoots":      connectCARootsFunc(i.brain, i.used, i.missing),
 		"caLeaf":       connectLeafFunc(i.brain, i.used, i.missing),