diff --git a/common/implementation/src/test/java/MetaTest.java b/common/implementation/src/test/java/MetaTest.java
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+import com.dfsek.tectonic.annotations.Value;
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.config.ConfigTemplate;
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.config.Configuration;
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.loading.ConfigLoader;
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.yaml.YamlConfiguration;
+import com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta.Meta;
+import com.dfsek.terra.config.preprocessor.MetaValuePreprocessor;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class MetaTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testMetaList() {
+        Configuration meta = new YamlConfiguration(MetaTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/meta.yml"), "meta.yml");
+        Configuration metaTarget = new YamlConfiguration(MetaTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/metaTarget.yml"), "metaTarget.yml");
+
+        Map<String, Configuration> configurationMap = new HashMap<>();
+
+        configurationMap.put(meta.getName(), meta);
+        configurationMap.put(metaTarget.getName(), metaTarget);
+
+        ConfigLoader loader = new ConfigLoader();
+        loader.registerPreprocessor(Meta.class, new MetaValuePreprocessor(configurationMap));
+
+        loader.load(new ConfigTest(), meta).list.forEach(System.out::println);
+    }
+
+    private static final class ConfigTest implements ConfigTemplate {
+        @Value("list")
+        private @Meta List<@Meta String> list;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/implementation/src/test/resources/meta.yml b/common/implementation/src/test/resources/meta.yml
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+list:
+  - ONE
+  - "<< metaTarget.yml:list"
+  - FOUR
+  - FIVE
+  - SIX
+  - "<< metaTarget.yml:list2"
+  - NINE
+  - TEN
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diff --git a/common/implementation/src/test/resources/metaTarget.yml b/common/implementation/src/test/resources/metaTarget.yml
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+list:
+  - TWO
+  - THREE
+list2:
+  - SEVEN
+  - EIGHT
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