diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/zellij_exports.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/zellij_exports.rs
index 5fba8aaaef..c384f3626e 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/zellij_exports.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/zellij_exports.rs
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ fn host_run_plugin_command(caller: Caller<'_, PluginEnv>) {
                     },
                     PluginCommand::WatchFilesystem => watch_filesystem(env),
                     PluginCommand::DumpSessionLayout => dump_session_layout(env),
+                    PluginCommand::DumpScreen(full) => dump_screen(env, full),
                     PluginCommand::CloseSelf => close_self(env),
                     PluginCommand::Reconfigure(new_config, write_config_to_disk) => {
                         reconfigure(env, new_config, write_config_to_disk)?
@@ -1496,6 +1497,16 @@ fn dump_session_layout(env: &PluginEnv) {
         .map(|sender| sender.send(ScreenInstruction::DumpLayoutToPlugin(env.plugin_id)));
 }
 
+fn dump_screen(env: &PluginEnv, full: bool) {
+    let _ = env.senders.to_screen.as_ref().map(|sender| {
+        sender.send(ScreenInstruction::DumpScreenToPlugin(
+            env.plugin_id,
+            env.client_id,
+            full,
+        ))
+    });
+}
+
 fn list_clients(env: &PluginEnv) {
     let _ = env.senders.to_screen.as_ref().map(|sender| {
         sender.send(ScreenInstruction::ListClientsToPlugin(
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/screen.rs b/zellij-server/src/screen.rs
index 7f1e044a2d..61a2e0dac9 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/screen.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/screen.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ pub enum ScreenInstruction {
     DumpLayout(Option<PathBuf>, ClientId), // PathBuf is the default configured
     // shell
     DumpLayoutToPlugin(PluginId),
+    DumpScreenToPlugin(PluginId, ClientId, bool),
     EditScrollback(ClientId),
     ScrollUp(ClientId),
     ScrollUpAt(Position, ClientId),
@@ -471,6 +472,7 @@ impl From<&ScreenInstruction> for ScreenContext {
             ScreenInstruction::Exit => ScreenContext::Exit,
             ScreenInstruction::ClearScreen(..) => ScreenContext::ClearScreen,
             ScreenInstruction::DumpScreen(..) => ScreenContext::DumpScreen,
+            ScreenInstruction::DumpScreenToPlugin(..) => ScreenContext::DumpScreenToPlugin,
             ScreenInstruction::DumpLayout(..) => ScreenContext::DumpLayout,
             ScreenInstruction::DumpLayoutToPlugin(..) => ScreenContext::DumpLayoutToPlugin,
             ScreenInstruction::EditScrollback(..) => ScreenContext::EditScrollback,
@@ -3161,6 +3163,32 @@ pub(crate) fn screen_thread_main(
                 screen.render(None)?;
                 screen.unblock_input()?;
             },
+            ScreenInstruction::DumpScreenToPlugin(plugin_id, client_id, full) => {
+                let err_context = || format!("Failed to dump screen");
+                let mut dump = None;
+                active_tab_and_connected_client_id!(
+                    screen,
+                    client_id,
+                    |tab: &mut Tab, client_id: ClientId| {
+                        if let Some(active_pane) =
+                            tab.get_active_pane_or_floating_pane_mut(client_id)
+                        {
+                            dump = Some(active_pane.dump_screen(full));
+                        }
+                    }
+                );
+                if let Some(dump) = dump {
+                    screen
+                        .bus
+                        .senders
+                        .send_to_plugin(PluginInstruction::Update(vec![(
+                            Some(plugin_id),
+                            Some(client_id),
+                            Event::ScreenContents(dump),
+                        )]))
+                        .with_context(err_context)?;
+                }
+            },
             ScreenInstruction::DumpLayout(default_shell, client_id) => {
                 let err_context = || format!("Failed to dump layout");
                 let session_layout_metadata = screen.get_layout_metadata(default_shell);
diff --git a/zellij-tile/src/shim.rs b/zellij-tile/src/shim.rs
index 5a97a44295..75d0865762 100644
--- a/zellij-tile/src/shim.rs
+++ b/zellij-tile/src/shim.rs
@@ -854,6 +854,14 @@ pub fn dump_session_layout() {
     unsafe { host_run_plugin_command() };
 }
 
+/// Get the screen contents as a ScreenContents event
+pub fn dump_screen(full: bool) {
+    let plugin_command = PluginCommand::DumpScreen(full);
+    let protobuf_plugin_command: ProtobufPluginCommand = plugin_command.try_into().unwrap();
+    object_to_stdout(&protobuf_plugin_command.encode_to_vec());
+    unsafe { host_run_plugin_command() };
+}
+
 /// Get a list of clients, their focused pane and running command or focused plugin back as an
 /// Event::ListClients (note: this event must be subscribed to)
 pub fn list_clients() {
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/prost/api.event.rs b/zellij-utils/assets/prost/api.event.rs
index b6572a4156..dd1d80f874 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/prost/api.event.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/prost/api.event.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub struct Event {
     pub name: i32,
     #[prost(
         oneof = "event::Payload",
-        tags = "2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25"
+        tags = "2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26"
     )]
     pub payload: ::core::option::Option<event::Payload>,
 }
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ pub mod event {
         HostFolderChangedPayload(super::HostFolderChangedPayload),
         #[prost(message, tag = "25")]
         FailedToChangeHostFolderPayload(super::FailedToChangeHostFolderPayload),
+        #[prost(string, tag = "26")]
+        ScreenContentsPayload(::prost::alloc::string::String),
     }
 }
 #[allow(clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq)]
@@ -486,6 +488,7 @@ pub enum EventType {
     ListClients = 26,
     HostFolderChanged = 27,
     FailedToChangeHostFolder = 28,
+    ScreenContents = 29,
 }
 impl EventType {
     /// String value of the enum field names used in the ProtoBuf definition.
@@ -523,6 +526,7 @@ impl EventType {
             EventType::ListClients => "ListClients",
             EventType::HostFolderChanged => "HostFolderChanged",
             EventType::FailedToChangeHostFolder => "FailedToChangeHostFolder",
+            EventType::ScreenContents => "ScreenContents",
         }
     }
     /// Creates an enum from field names used in the ProtoBuf definition.
@@ -557,6 +561,7 @@ impl EventType {
             "ListClients" => Some(Self::ListClients),
             "HostFolderChanged" => Some(Self::HostFolderChanged),
             "FailedToChangeHostFolder" => Some(Self::FailedToChangeHostFolder),
+            "ScreenContents" => Some(Self::ScreenContents),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/prost/api.plugin_command.rs b/zellij-utils/assets/prost/api.plugin_command.rs
index ac5d2c9649..33fa15a396 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/prost/api.plugin_command.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/prost/api.plugin_command.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub struct PluginCommand {
     pub name: i32,
     #[prost(
         oneof = "plugin_command::Payload",
-        tags = "2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91"
+        tags = "2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92"
     )]
     pub payload: ::core::option::Option<plugin_command::Payload>,
 }
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ pub mod plugin_command {
         SetFloatingPanePinnedPayload(super::SetFloatingPanePinnedPayload),
         #[prost(message, tag = "91")]
         StackPanesPayload(super::StackPanesPayload),
+        #[prost(bool, tag = "92")]
+        DumpScreenPayload(bool),
     }
 }
 #[allow(clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq)]
@@ -747,6 +749,7 @@ pub enum CommandName {
     ChangeHostFolder = 114,
     SetFloatingPanePinned = 115,
     StackPanes = 116,
+    DumpScreen = 117,
 }
 impl CommandName {
     /// String value of the enum field names used in the ProtoBuf definition.
@@ -874,6 +877,7 @@ impl CommandName {
             CommandName::ChangeHostFolder => "ChangeHostFolder",
             CommandName::SetFloatingPanePinned => "SetFloatingPanePinned",
             CommandName::StackPanes => "StackPanes",
+            CommandName::DumpScreen => "DumpScreen",
         }
     }
     /// Creates an enum from field names used in the ProtoBuf definition.
@@ -998,6 +1002,7 @@ impl CommandName {
             "ChangeHostFolder" => Some(Self::ChangeHostFolder),
             "SetFloatingPanePinned" => Some(Self::SetFloatingPanePinned),
             "StackPanes" => Some(Self::StackPanes),
+            "DumpScreen" => Some(Self::DumpScreen),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/prost/api.plugin_permission.rs b/zellij-utils/assets/prost/api.plugin_permission.rs
index 54b7de32e2..1eba55cc3a 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/prost/api.plugin_permission.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/prost/api.plugin_permission.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub enum PermissionType {
     MessageAndLaunchOtherPlugins = 8,
     Reconfigure = 9,
     FullHdAccess = 10,
+    ReadScreen = 11,
 }
 impl PermissionType {
     /// String value of the enum field names used in the ProtoBuf definition.
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ impl PermissionType {
             }
             PermissionType::Reconfigure => "Reconfigure",
             PermissionType::FullHdAccess => "FullHdAccess",
+            PermissionType::ReadScreen => "ReadScreen",
         }
     }
     /// Creates an enum from field names used in the ProtoBuf definition.
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ impl PermissionType {
             "MessageAndLaunchOtherPlugins" => Some(Self::MessageAndLaunchOtherPlugins),
             "Reconfigure" => Some(Self::Reconfigure),
             "FullHdAccess" => Some(Self::FullHdAccess),
+            "ReadScreen" => Some(Self::ReadScreen),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/data.rs b/zellij-utils/src/data.rs
index de14de0296..f2aa816915 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/data.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/data.rs
@@ -914,6 +914,7 @@ pub enum Event {
     ListClients(Vec<ClientInfo>),
     HostFolderChanged(PathBuf),               // PathBuf -> new host folder
     FailedToChangeHostFolder(Option<String>), // String -> the error we got when changing
+    ScreenContents(String),
 }
 
 #[derive(
@@ -945,6 +946,7 @@ pub enum Permission {
     MessageAndLaunchOtherPlugins,
     Reconfigure,
     FullHdAccess,
+    ReadScreen,
 }
 
 impl PermissionType {
@@ -967,6 +969,9 @@ impl PermissionType {
             },
             PermissionType::Reconfigure => "Change Zellij runtime configuration".to_owned(),
             PermissionType::FullHdAccess => "Full access to the hard-drive".to_owned(),
+            PermissionType::ReadScreen => {
+                "Read contents of the terminal screen and scrollback".to_owned()
+            },
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1857,6 +1862,7 @@ pub enum PluginCommand {
     ScanHostFolder(PathBuf),   // TODO: rename to ScanHostFolder
     WatchFilesystem,
     DumpSessionLayout,
+    DumpScreen(bool),
     CloseSelf,
     NewTabsWithLayoutInfo(LayoutInfo),
     Reconfigure(String, bool), // String -> stringified configuration, bool -> save configuration
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/errors.rs b/zellij-utils/src/errors.rs
index bd82b61c94..e63e4957dd 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/errors.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/errors.rs
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ pub enum ScreenContext {
     Exit,
     ClearScreen,
     DumpScreen,
+    DumpScreenToPlugin,
     DumpLayout,
     EditScrollback,
     ScrollUp,
@@ -425,6 +426,7 @@ pub enum PluginContext {
     PluginSubscribedToEvents,
     PermissionRequestResult,
     DumpLayout,
+    DumpScreen,
     LogLayoutToHd,
     CliPipe,
     Message,
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/event.proto b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/event.proto
index be09507ef3..83dbdafad6 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/event.proto
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/event.proto
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ enum EventType {
     ListClients = 26;
     HostFolderChanged = 27;
     FailedToChangeHostFolder = 28;
+    ScreenContents = 29;
 }
 
 message EventNameList {
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ message Event {
     ListClientsPayload list_clients_payload = 23;
     HostFolderChangedPayload host_folder_changed_payload = 24;
     FailedToChangeHostFolderPayload failed_to_change_host_folder_payload = 25;
+    string ScreenContentsPayload = 26;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/event.rs b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/event.rs
index b1ab0e8e24..8e0e11004e 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/event.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/event.rs
@@ -349,6 +349,12 @@ impl TryFrom<ProtobufEvent> for Event {
                 )),
                 _ => Err("Malformed payload for the FailedToChangeHostFolder Event"),
             },
+            Some(ProtobufEventType::ScreenContents) => match protobuf_event.payload {
+                Some(ProtobufEventPayload::ScreenContentsPayload(dump)) => {
+                    Ok(Event::ScreenContents(dump))
+                },
+                _ => Err("Malformed payload for the ScreenContents Event"),
+            },
             None => Err("Unknown Protobuf Event"),
         }
     }
@@ -713,6 +719,10 @@ impl TryFrom<Event> for ProtobufEvent {
                     FailedToChangeHostFolderPayload { error_message },
                 )),
             }),
+            Event::ScreenContents(dump) => Ok(ProtobufEvent {
+                name: ProtobufEventType::ScreenContents as i32,
+                payload: Some(event::Payload::ScreenContentsPayload(dump)),
+            }),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1260,6 +1270,7 @@ impl TryFrom<ProtobufEventType> for EventType {
             ProtobufEventType::ListClients => EventType::ListClients,
             ProtobufEventType::HostFolderChanged => EventType::HostFolderChanged,
             ProtobufEventType::FailedToChangeHostFolder => EventType::FailedToChangeHostFolder,
+            ProtobufEventType::ScreenContents => EventType::ScreenContents,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -1297,6 +1308,7 @@ impl TryFrom<EventType> for ProtobufEventType {
             EventType::ListClients => ProtobufEventType::ListClients,
             EventType::HostFolderChanged => ProtobufEventType::HostFolderChanged,
             EventType::FailedToChangeHostFolder => ProtobufEventType::FailedToChangeHostFolder,
+            EventType::ScreenContents => ProtobufEventType::ScreenContents,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_command.proto b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_command.proto
index 7572476da6..04e953f309 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_command.proto
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_command.proto
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ enum CommandName {
   ChangeHostFolder = 114;
   SetFloatingPanePinned = 115;
   StackPanes = 116;
+  DumpScreen = 117;
 }
 
 message PluginCommand {
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ message PluginCommand {
     ChangeHostFolderPayload change_host_folder_payload = 89;
     SetFloatingPanePinnedPayload set_floating_pane_pinned_payload = 90;
     StackPanesPayload stack_panes_payload = 91;
+    bool dump_screen_payload = 92;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_command.rs b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_command.rs
index 2621502a93..75774c1b6d 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_command.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_command.rs
@@ -982,6 +982,10 @@ impl TryFrom<ProtobufPluginCommand> for PluginCommand {
                 Some(_) => Err("DumpSessionLayout should have no payload, found a payload"),
                 None => Ok(PluginCommand::DumpSessionLayout),
             },
+            Some(CommandName::DumpScreen) => match protobuf_plugin_command.payload {
+                Some(Payload::DumpScreenPayload(full)) => Ok(PluginCommand::DumpScreen(full)),
+                _ => Err("Mismatched payload for DumpScreen"),
+            },
             Some(CommandName::CloseSelf) => match protobuf_plugin_command.payload {
                 Some(_) => Err("CloseSelf should have no payload, found a payload"),
                 None => Ok(PluginCommand::CloseSelf),
@@ -1897,6 +1901,10 @@ impl TryFrom<PluginCommand> for ProtobufPluginCommand {
                 name: CommandName::DumpSessionLayout as i32,
                 payload: None,
             }),
+            PluginCommand::DumpScreen(full) => Ok(ProtobufPluginCommand {
+                name: CommandName::DumpScreen as i32,
+                payload: Some(Payload::DumpScreenPayload(full)),
+            }),
             PluginCommand::CloseSelf => Ok(ProtobufPluginCommand {
                 name: CommandName::CloseSelf as i32,
                 payload: None,
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_permission.proto b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_permission.proto
index 4f1f90f9ac..35e26e3c84 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_permission.proto
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_permission.proto
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ enum PermissionType {
   MessageAndLaunchOtherPlugins = 8;
   Reconfigure = 9;
   FullHdAccess = 10;
+  ReadScreen = 11;
 }
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_permission.rs b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_permission.rs
index 5b6a831fb0..46adabf0c6 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_permission.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/plugin_permission.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ impl TryFrom<ProtobufPermissionType> for PermissionType {
             },
             ProtobufPermissionType::Reconfigure => Ok(PermissionType::Reconfigure),
             ProtobufPermissionType::FullHdAccess => Ok(PermissionType::FullHdAccess),
+            ProtobufPermissionType::ReadScreen => Ok(PermissionType::ReadScreen),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ impl TryFrom<PermissionType> for ProtobufPermissionType {
             },
             PermissionType::Reconfigure => Ok(ProtobufPermissionType::Reconfigure),
             PermissionType::FullHdAccess => Ok(ProtobufPermissionType::FullHdAccess),
+            PermissionType::ReadScreen => Ok(ProtobufPermissionType::ReadScreen),
         }
     }
 }