diff --git a/src/kinetics/Reaction.cpp b/src/kinetics/Reaction.cpp
index fc9426856..b2c19e868 100644
--- a/src/kinetics/Reaction.cpp
+++ b/src/kinetics/Reaction.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ Arrhenius readArrhenius(const XML_Node& arrhenius_node)
                      getFloat(arrhenius_node, "E", "actEnergy") / GasConstant);
 }
 
-Arrhenius readArrhenius(const Reaction& R, const AnyValue& rate_node,
+Arrhenius readArrhenius(const Reaction& R, const AnyValue& rate,
                         const Kinetics& kin, const UnitSystem& units,
                         int pressure_dependence=0)
 {
@@ -314,10 +314,10 @@ Arrhenius readArrhenius(const Reaction& R, const AnyValue& rate_node,
     len_dim += pressure_dependence * reaction_phase_ndim;
     quantity_dim -= pressure_dependence;
 
-    const auto& rate = rate_node.asVector<AnyValue>();
-    double A = units.convert(rate[0], Units(1.0, 0, len_dim, -1, 0, 0, quantity_dim));
-    double b = rate[1].asDouble();
-    double Ta = units.convertMolarEnergy(rate[2], "K");
+    auto& rate_vec = rate.asVector<AnyValue>();
+    double A = units.convert(rate_vec[0], Units(1.0, 0, len_dim, -1, 0, 0, quantity_dim));
+    double b = rate_vec[1].asDouble();
+    double Ta = units.convertMolarEnergy(rate_vec[2], "K");
     return Arrhenius(A, b, Ta);
 }
 
@@ -665,6 +665,19 @@ void setupPlogReaction(PlogReaction& R, const XML_Node& rxn_node)
     setupReaction(R, rxn_node);
 }
 
+void setupPlogReaction(PlogReaction& R, const AnyMap& node,
+                       const Kinetics& kin, const UnitSystem& units)
+{
+    setupReaction(R, node);
+    std::multimap<double, Arrhenius> rates;
+    for (const auto& rate : node.at("rate-constants").asVector<AnyValue>()) {
+        const auto& p_rate = rate.asVector<AnyValue>();
+        rates.insert({units.convert(p_rate[0], "Pa"),
+                      readArrhenius(R, p_rate[1], kin, units)});
+    }
+    R.rate = Plog(rates);
+}
+
 void PlogReaction::validate()
 {
     Reaction::validate();
@@ -896,6 +909,10 @@ unique_ptr<Reaction> newReaction(const AnyMap& node, const Kinetics& kin,
         unique_ptr<ChemicallyActivatedReaction> R(new ChemicallyActivatedReaction());
         setupFalloffReaction(*R, node, kin, units);
         return unique_ptr<Reaction>(move(R));
+    } else if (type == "pressure-dependent-Arrhenius") {
+        unique_ptr<PlogReaction> R(new PlogReaction());
+        setupPlogReaction(*R, node, kin, units);
+        return unique_ptr<Reaction>(move(R));
     } else {
         throw CanteraError("newReaction", "Unknown reaction type '{}'", type);
     }
diff --git a/test/kinetics/kineticsFromYaml.cpp b/test/kinetics/kineticsFromYaml.cpp
index bc0a59810..7c69d0a9e 100644
--- a/test/kinetics/kineticsFromYaml.cpp
+++ b/test/kinetics/kineticsFromYaml.cpp
@@ -117,3 +117,27 @@ TEST(Reaction, ChemicallyActivatedFromYaml)
     EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(CAR.low_rate.preExponentialFactor(), 2.82320078e2);
     EXPECT_EQ(CAR.falloff->nParameters(), (size_t) 0);
 }
+
+TEST(Reaction, PlogFromYaml)
+{
+    IdealGasMix gas("gri30.xml");
+    AnyMap rxn = AnyMap::fromYamlString(
+        "equation: 'H + CH4 <=> H2 + CH3'\n"
+        "type: pressure-dependent-Arrhenius\n"
+        "rate-constants:\n"
+        "- [0.039474, [2.720000e+09 cm^3/mol/s, 1.2, 6834.0]]\n"
+        "- [1.0 atm, [1.260000e+20, -1.83, 15003.0]]\n"
+        "- [1.0 atm, [1.230000e+04, 2.68, 6335.0]]\n"
+        "- [1.01325 MPa, [1.680000e+16, -0.6, 14754.0]]");
+
+    UnitSystem U({"atm"});
+    auto R = newReaction(rxn, gas, U);
+    auto PR = dynamic_cast<PlogReaction&>(*R);
+    const auto& rates = PR.rate.rates();
+    EXPECT_EQ(rates.size(), (size_t) 4);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(rates[0].first, 0.039474 * OneAtm, 1e-6);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(rates[2].first, OneAtm, 1e-6);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(rates[3].first, 10 * OneAtm, 1e-6);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(rates[0].second.preExponentialFactor(), 2.72e6);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(rates[3].second.preExponentialFactor(), 1.68e16);
+}