diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/gemstone/component/ComponentParser.java b/src/main/java/gg/gemstone/component/ComponentParser.java
index e37a95b..a6dd665 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/gemstone/component/ComponentParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/gemstone/component/ComponentParser.java
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ static ComponentParser componentParserAmpersand() {
    */
   Builder toBuilder();
 
+  /**
+   * Returns an adapter that lets you use the more complex parsing features of this parser
+   * through the {@link MiniMessage} interface. Useful for dropping in this parser in an
+   * environment that currently expects MiniMessage.
+   *
+   * @return an adapter that exposes this parser's functionality through the MiniMessage interface
+   */
+  MiniMessage asMiniMessage();
+
   /**
    * Builds a {@link ComponentParser} with a custom translator chain and
    * MiniMessage instance.
diff --git a/src/main/java/gg/gemstone/component/ComponentParserImpl.java b/src/main/java/gg/gemstone/component/ComponentParserImpl.java
index dac1f49..9f85cbf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gg/gemstone/component/ComponentParserImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gg/gemstone/component/ComponentParserImpl.java
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+import net.kyori.adventure.pointer.Pointered;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.resolver.TagResolver;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tree.Node;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 
@@ -42,33 +46,17 @@ class ComponentParserImpl implements ComponentParser {
 
   @Override
   public @NotNull Component parse(@NotNull String input) {
-    requireNonNull(input, "input");
-
-    return miniMessage.deserialize(translate(input));
+    return parse(input, MiniMessage::deserialize);
   }
 
   @Override
   public @NotNull String escape(@NotNull String input) {
-    requireNonNull(input, "input");
-
-    String result = input;
-    for (MiniMessageTranslator translator : translators) {
-      result = translator.escape(result);
-    }
-
-    return miniMessage.escapeTags(result);
+    return escape(input, MiniMessage::escapeTags);
   }
 
   @Override
   public @NotNull String strip(@NotNull String input) {
-    requireNonNull(input, "input");
-
-    String result = input;
-    for (MiniMessageTranslator translator : translators) {
-      result = translator.strip(result);
-    }
-
-    return miniMessage.stripTags(result);
+    return strip(input, MiniMessage::stripTags);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -88,6 +76,11 @@ public ComponentParser.Builder toBuilder() {
     return new Builder(translators, miniMessage);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public MiniMessage asMiniMessage() {
+    return new MiniMessageAdapter();
+  }
+
   @VisibleForTesting
   @NotNull String translate(@NotNull String input) {
     String result = input;
@@ -98,6 +91,35 @@ public ComponentParser.Builder toBuilder() {
     return result;
   }
 
+  private <R> @NotNull R parse(@NotNull String input, BiFunction<MiniMessage, String, R> miniMessageFunction) {
+    requireNonNull(input, "input");
+
+    String translated = translate(input);
+    return miniMessageFunction.apply(miniMessage, translated);
+  }
+
+  private <R> @NotNull R escape(@NotNull String input, BiFunction<MiniMessage, String, R> miniMessageFunction) {
+    requireNonNull(input, "input");
+
+    String result = input;
+    for (MiniMessageTranslator translator : translators) {
+      result = translator.escape(result);
+    }
+
+    return miniMessageFunction.apply(miniMessage, result);
+  }
+
+  private <R> @NotNull R strip(@NotNull String input, BiFunction<MiniMessage, String, R> miniMessageFunction) {
+    requireNonNull(input, "input");
+
+    String result = input;
+    for (MiniMessageTranslator translator : translators) {
+      result = translator.strip(result);
+    }
+
+    return miniMessageFunction.apply(miniMessage, result);
+  }
+
   static class Instances {
 
     static final ComponentParser COMPONENT_PARSER = new ComponentParserImpl(
@@ -152,4 +174,89 @@ public ComponentParser build() {
       return new ComponentParserImpl(new ArrayList<>(translators), miniMessage);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Adapts this {@link ComponentParser} to the {@link MiniMessage} interface.
+   */
+  class MiniMessageAdapter implements MiniMessage {
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String escapeTags(@NotNull String input) {
+      return escape(input, MiniMessage::escapeTags);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String escapeTags(@NotNull String input, @NotNull TagResolver tagResolver) {
+      return escape(input, (mm, s) -> mm.escapeTags(s, tagResolver));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String stripTags(@NotNull String input) {
+      return strip(input, MiniMessage::stripTags);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String stripTags(@NotNull String input, @NotNull TagResolver tagResolver) {
+      return strip(input, (mm, s) -> mm.stripTags(s, tagResolver));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull Component deserialize(@NotNull String input) {
+      return parse(input, MiniMessage::deserialize);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull Component deserialize(@NotNull String input, @NotNull Pointered target) {
+      return parse(input, (mm, s) -> mm.deserialize(s, target));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull Component deserialize(@NotNull String input, @NotNull TagResolver tagResolver) {
+      return parse(input, (mm, s) -> mm.deserialize(s, tagResolver));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull Component deserialize(@NotNull String input, @NotNull Pointered target, @NotNull TagResolver tagResolver) {
+      return parse(input, (mm, s) -> mm.deserialize(s, target, tagResolver));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Node.@NotNull Root deserializeToTree(@NotNull String input) {
+      return parse(input, MiniMessage::deserializeToTree);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Node.@NotNull Root deserializeToTree(@NotNull String input, @NotNull Pointered target) {
+      return parse(input, (mm, s) -> mm.deserializeToTree(s, target));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Node.@NotNull Root deserializeToTree(@NotNull String input, @NotNull TagResolver tagResolver) {
+      return parse(input, (mm, s) -> mm.deserializeToTree(s, tagResolver));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Node.@NotNull Root deserializeToTree(@NotNull String input, @NotNull Pointered target, @NotNull TagResolver tagResolver) {
+      return parse(input, (mm, s) -> mm.deserializeToTree(s, target, tagResolver));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean strict() {
+      return miniMessage.strict();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull TagResolver tags() {
+      return miniMessage.tags();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String serialize(@NotNull Component component) {
+      // Serializing can be done straight with the `miniMessage` reference. It does not make
+      // sense to inject other ways of formatting here; the ComponentParser natively supports
+      // the MiniMessage format, so anything serialized here will be able to be deserialized by
+      // any ComponentParser.
+      return miniMessage.serialize(component);
+    }
+  }
 }