diff --git a/aegisub/src/ass_dialogue.cpp b/aegisub/src/ass_dialogue.cpp
index a2331a1e1..a60133c51 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/ass_dialogue.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/ass_dialogue.cpp
@@ -233,13 +233,13 @@ wxString AssDialogue::GetSSAText () const {
 	return GetData(true);
 }
 
-void AssDialogue::ParseASSTags() {
-	ClearBlocks();
+std::vector<AssDialogueBlock*> AssDialogue::ParseTags() const {
+	std::vector<AssDialogueBlock*> Blocks;
 
 	// Empty line, make an empty block
 	if (Text.empty()) {
 		Blocks.push_back(new AssDialogueBlockPlain);
-		return;
+		return Blocks;
 	}
 
 	int drawingLevel = 0;
@@ -304,6 +304,13 @@ void AssDialogue::ParseASSTags() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	return Blocks;
+}
+
+void AssDialogue::ParseASSTags() {
+	ClearBlocks();
+	Blocks = ParseTags();
 }
 
 void AssDialogue::StripTags () {
diff --git a/aegisub/src/ass_dialogue.h b/aegisub/src/ass_dialogue.h
index 2e209e658..b555c0422 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/ass_dialogue.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/ass_dialogue.h
@@ -178,8 +178,13 @@ public:
 	/// @param version ASS version to try first (4, 4+, ASS2)
 	/// @return Did it successfully parse?
 	bool Parse(wxString data,int version=1);
+
 	/// Parse text as ASS to generate block information
 	void ParseASSTags();
+
+	/// Parse text as ASS and return block information
+	std::vector<AssDialogueBlock*> ParseTags() const;
+
 	/// Clear all blocks, ALWAYS call this after you're done processing tags
 	void ClearBlocks();