diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/media_object.h b/include/libcamera/internal/media_object.h
index d80d5f4574c7..9356d204d6e5 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/media_object.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/media_object.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ public:
 	unsigned int flags() const { return flags_; }
 	int setEnabled(bool enable);
 
+	std::string toString() const;
+
 private:
 	LIBCAMERA_DISABLE_COPY_AND_MOVE(MediaLink)
 
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ private:
 	unsigned int flags_;
 };
 
+std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const MediaLink &link);
+
 class MediaPad : public MediaObject
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/libcamera/media_object.cpp b/src/libcamera/media_object.cpp
index 25f16707ab73..3e3772a628c2 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/media_object.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/media_object.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,31 @@ MediaLink::MediaLink(const struct media_v2_link *link, MediaPad *source,
 {
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Generate a string representation of the MediaLink
+ * \return A string representing the MediaLink
+ */
+std::string MediaLink::toString() const
+{
+	std::stringstream ss;
+	ss << *this;
+
+	return ss.str();
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Insert a text representation of a Link into an output stream
+ * \param[in] out The output stream
+ * \param[in] link The MediaLink
+ * \return The output stream \a out
+ */
+std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const MediaLink &link)
+{
+	out << *link.source() << " -> " << *link.sink();
+
+	return out;
+}
+
 /**
  * \fn MediaLink::source()
  * \brief Retrieve the link's source pad