diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index 9a222b26a..57d227a5f 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ macro(addBundledLibraries)
         pkg_search_module(CAPSTONE 4.0.2 REQUIRED capstone)
     endif()
 
+    set(LIBPL_BUILD_CLI_AS_EXECUTABLE OFF)
     add_subdirectory(${EXTERN_LIBS_FOLDER}/pattern_language EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
     set_target_properties(libpl PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
diff --git a/lib/external/pattern_language b/lib/external/pattern_language
index d46faa684..51e64e0e1 160000
--- a/lib/external/pattern_language
+++ b/lib/external/pattern_language
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d46faa68437bd174f54180f08c533f6112588100
+Subproject commit 51e64e0e17fe1c7a767433af3ad88cbf9894c3a5
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt
index ebd5e4c5a..e26d06e08 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ elseif (APPLE)
 endif ()
 
 target_link_libraries(libimhex PRIVATE ${FMT_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(libimhex PUBLIC dl imgui ${NFD_LIBRARIES} magic ${CAPSTONE_LIBRARIES} LLVMDemangle microtar ${NLOHMANN_JSON_LIBRARIES} ${YARA_LIBRARIES} ${LIBCURL_LIBRARIES} ${MBEDTLS_LIBRARIES} ${LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARIES} libpl libpl-gen ${MINIAUDIO_LIBRARIES} libwolv-utils libwolv-io libwolv-hash libwolv-net libwolv-containers)
+target_link_libraries(libimhex PUBLIC dl imgui ${NFD_LIBRARIES} magic ${CAPSTONE_LIBRARIES} LLVMDemangle microtar ${NLOHMANN_JSON_LIBRARIES} ${YARA_LIBRARIES} ${LIBCURL_LIBRARIES} ${MBEDTLS_LIBRARIES} ${LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARIES} plcli libpl libpl-gen ${MINIAUDIO_LIBRARIES} libwolv-utils libwolv-io libwolv-hash libwolv-net libwolv-containers)
 
 
 if (DEFINED IMHEX_COMMIT_HASH_LONG AND DEFINED IMHEX_COMMIT_HASH_SHORT AND DEFINED IMHEX_COMMIT_BRANCH)
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/include/content/command_line_interface.hpp b/plugins/builtin/include/content/command_line_interface.hpp
index 3db0f45ee..50ad1120d 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/include/content/command_line_interface.hpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/include/content/command_line_interface.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
     void handleHashCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
     void handleEncodeCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
     void handleDecodeCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
+    void handleMagicCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
+    void handlePatternLanguageCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
 
 
     void registerCommandForwarders();
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/command_line_interface.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/command_line_interface.cpp
index 6d981956a..81d2722bc 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/command_line_interface.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/command_line_interface.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 #include <hex/helpers/fmt.hpp>
 #include <fmt/color.h>
 
+#include <hex/helpers/magic.hpp>
 #include <hex/helpers/crypto.hpp>
+#include <hex/helpers/literals.hpp>
 #include <romfs/romfs.hpp>
 
 #include <hex/api/plugin_manager.hpp>
@@ -16,8 +18,12 @@
 
 #include "content/helpers/math_evaluator.hpp"
 
+#include <pl/cli/cli.hpp>
+
 namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
+    using namespace hex::literals;
+
     void handleVersionCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args) {
         hex::unused(args);
 
@@ -212,6 +218,50 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         std::exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
     }
 
+    void handleMagicCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args) {
+        if (args.size() != 2) {
+            hex::print("usage: imhex --magic <operation> <file>");
+            std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+
+        if (!magic::compile()) {
+            hex::print("Failed to compile magic database!");
+            std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+
+        const auto &operation  = args[0];
+        const auto &filePath   = std::fs::path(args[1]);
+
+        wolv::io::File file(filePath, wolv::io::File::Mode::Read);
+        if (!file.isValid()) {
+            hex::print("Failed to open file: {}", wolv::util::toUTF8String(filePath));
+            std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+
+        auto data = file.readVector(std::min(file.getSize(), 100_KiB));
+
+        if (operation == "mime") {
+            auto result = magic::getMIMEType(data);
+            hex::print("{}", result);
+        } else if (operation == "desc") {
+            auto result = magic::getDescription(data);
+            hex::print("{}", result);
+        } else {
+            hex::print("Unknown operation: {}", operation);
+            hex::print("Available operations: mime, desc");
+            std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+
+        std::exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+    }
+
+    void handlePatternLanguageCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args) {
+        auto processedArgs = args;
+        processedArgs.insert(processedArgs.begin(), "imhex");
+
+        std::exit(pl::cli::executeCommandLineInterface(processedArgs));
+    }
+
 
     void registerCommandForwarders() {
         hex::subcommands::registerSubCommand("open", [](const std::vector<std::string> &args){
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp
index 5f10b5043..be1a5841d 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/plugin_builtin.cpp
@@ -55,10 +55,12 @@ IMHEX_PLUGIN_SUBCOMMANDS() {
 
     { "open", "Open files passed as argument. [default]", hex::plugin::builtin::handleOpenCommand },
 
-    { "calc",   "Evaluate a mathematical expression",   hex::plugin::builtin::handleCalcCommand     },
-    { "hash",   "Calculate the hash of a file",         hex::plugin::builtin::handleHashCommand     },
-    { "encode", "Encode a string",                      hex::plugin::builtin::handleEncodeCommand   },
-    { "decode", "Decode a string",                      hex::plugin::builtin::handleDecodeCommand   },
+    { "calc",   "Evaluate a mathematical expression",   hex::plugin::builtin::handleCalcCommand             },
+    { "hash",   "Calculate the hash of a file",         hex::plugin::builtin::handleHashCommand             },
+    { "encode", "Encode a string",                      hex::plugin::builtin::handleEncodeCommand           },
+    { "decode", "Decode a string",                      hex::plugin::builtin::handleDecodeCommand           },
+    { "magic",  "Identify file types",                  hex::plugin::builtin::handleMagicCommand            },
+    { "pl",     "Interact with the pattern language",   hex::plugin::builtin::handlePatternLanguageCommand  },
 };
 
 IMHEX_PLUGIN_SETUP("Built-in", "WerWolv", "Default ImHex functionality") {