diff --git a/src/compiler/hxb/hxbWriterConfig.ml b/src/compiler/hxb/hxbWriterConfig.ml
index 68a4f4223c7..0dbe9b58b1c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/hxb/hxbWriterConfig.ml
+++ b/src/compiler/hxb/hxbWriterConfig.ml
@@ -73,6 +73,23 @@ end
 
 module WriterConfigReaderJson = WriterConfigReader(JsonDataApi.JsonReaderApi)
 
+module WriterConfigWriter (API : DataWriterApi.DataWriterApi) = struct
+	let write_target_config config =
+		API.write_object [
+			"generate",API.write_bool config.generate;
+			"exclude",API.write_array (List.map (fun sl -> API.write_string (String.concat "." sl)) config.exclude);
+			"include",API.write_array (List.map (fun sl -> API.write_string (String.concat "." sl)) config.include');
+			"hxbVersion",API.write_int config.hxb_version;
+		]
+
+	let write_writer_config config =
+		API.write_object [
+			"archivePath",API.write_string config.archive_path;
+			"targetConfig",write_target_config config.target_config;
+			"macroConfig",write_target_config config.macro_config;
+		]
+end
+
 let process_json config target_name json =
 	WriterConfigReaderJson.read_writer_config config target_name json
 
diff --git a/src/core/data/dataWriterApi.ml b/src/core/data/dataWriterApi.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf04eafd274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/data/dataWriterApi.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module type DataWriterApi = sig
+	type data
+
+	val write_optional : data option -> data
+
+	val write_object : (string * data) list -> data
+
+	val write_array : data list -> data
+
+	val write_string : string -> data
+
+	val write_bool : bool -> data
+
+	val write_int : int -> data
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/macro/eval/evalDataApi.ml b/src/macro/eval/evalDataApi.ml
index 75c282158af..3814ab8827e 100644
--- a/src/macro/eval/evalDataApi.ml
+++ b/src/macro/eval/evalDataApi.ml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 open EvalValue
 open EvalContext
-open EvalDecode
 
 module EvalReaderApi = struct
+	open EvalDecode
+
 	type data = value
 
 	let read_optional v f = match v with
@@ -30,4 +31,31 @@ module EvalReaderApi = struct
 
 	let data_to_string v =
 		(EvalPrinting.s_value 0 v).sstring
+end
+
+module EvalWriterApi = struct
+	open EvalEncode
+
+	type data = value
+
+	let write_optional vo = match vo with
+		| None -> vnull
+		| Some v -> v
+
+	let write_object fl =
+		encode_obj (List.map (fun (s,v) ->
+			EvalHash.hash s,v
+		) fl)
+
+	let write_array vl =
+		encode_array vl
+
+	let write_string s =
+		encode_string s
+
+	let write_bool b =
+		vbool b
+
+	let write_int i =
+		vint i
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/macro/macroApi.ml b/src/macro/macroApi.ml
index bc69e9934b6..b15f86b8488 100644
--- a/src/macro/macroApi.ml
+++ b/src/macro/macroApi.ml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ type 'value compiler_api = {
 	with_imports : 'a . import list -> placed_name list list -> (unit -> 'a) -> 'a;
 	with_options : 'a . compiler_options -> (unit -> 'a) -> 'a;
 	exc_string : 'a . string -> 'a;
+	get_hxb_writer_config : unit -> 'value;
 	set_hxb_writer_config : 'value -> unit;
 }
 
@@ -2406,6 +2407,9 @@ let macro_api ccom get_api =
 				vbool false
 			end
 		);
+		"get_hxb_writer_config", vfun0 (fun () ->
+			(get_api()).get_hxb_writer_config ()
+		);
 		"set_hxb_writer_config", vfun1 (fun v ->
 			(get_api()).set_hxb_writer_config v;
 			vnull
diff --git a/src/typing/macroContext.ml b/src/typing/macroContext.ml
index 88ead171703..cccc32c9f60 100644
--- a/src/typing/macroContext.ml
+++ b/src/typing/macroContext.ml
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ module Interp = struct
 end
 
 
-module HxbWriterConfigReaderJson = HxbWriterConfig.WriterConfigReader(EvalDataApi.EvalReaderApi)
+module HxbWriterConfigReaderEval = HxbWriterConfig.WriterConfigReader(EvalDataApi.EvalReaderApi)
+module HxbWriterConfigWriterEval = HxbWriterConfig.WriterConfigWriter(EvalDataApi.EvalWriterApi)
 
 let macro_interp_cache = ref None
 
@@ -308,13 +309,24 @@ let make_macro_com_api com mcom p =
 			com.warning ~depth w [] msg p
 		);
 		exc_string = Interp.exc_string;
-		set_hxb_writer_config = (fun v ->
+		get_hxb_writer_config = (fun () ->
 			match com.hxb_writer_config with
 			| Some config ->
-				HxbWriterConfigReaderJson.read_writer_config config (platform_name com.platform) v
+				HxbWriterConfigWriterEval.write_writer_config config
 			| None ->
-				()
-		)
+				VNull
+		);
+		set_hxb_writer_config = (fun v ->
+			let config = match com.hxb_writer_config with
+				| Some config ->
+					config
+				| None ->
+					let config = HxbWriterConfig.create () in
+					com.hxb_writer_config <- Some config;
+					config
+				in
+			HxbWriterConfigReaderEval.read_writer_config config (platform_name com.platform) v
+		);
 	}
 
 let make_macro_api ctx mctx p =
diff --git a/std/haxe/macro/Compiler.hx b/std/haxe/macro/Compiler.hx
index 4c93a19ee69..a6fbce44855 100644
--- a/std/haxe/macro/Compiler.hx
+++ b/std/haxe/macro/Compiler.hx
@@ -578,6 +578,14 @@ class Compiler {
 	}
 	#end
 
+	static public function getHxbWriterConfiguration():Null<WriterConfig> {
+		#if macro
+		return load("get_hxb_writer_config", 0)();
+		#else
+		return null;
+		#end
+	}
+
 	static public function setHxbWriterConfiguration(config:WriterConfig) {
 		#if macro
 		load("set_hxb_writer_config", 1)(config);