diff --git a/src/loaders/loader-metadata-reader.ts b/src/loaders/loader-metadata-reader.ts
index 0fd968f..3226a02 100644
--- a/src/loaders/loader-metadata-reader.ts
+++ b/src/loaders/loader-metadata-reader.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ForgeMetadataReader } from "./forge/forge-metadata-reader";
 import { LoaderMetadata } from "./loader-metadata";
 import { LoaderType } from "./loader-type";
 import { QuiltMetadataReader } from "./quilt/quilt-metadata-reader";
+import { NeoForgeMetadataReader } from "./neoforge/neoforge-metadata-reader";
 
 /**
  * Defines a structure for reading metadata files.
@@ -61,12 +62,14 @@ export function createLoaderMetadataReader(loader: LoaderType): LoaderMetadataRe
             return new FabricMetadataReader();
 
         case LoaderType.FORGE:
-        case LoaderType.NEOFORGE:
             return new ForgeMetadataReader();
 
         case LoaderType.QUILT:
             return new QuiltMetadataReader();
 
+        case LoaderType.NEOFORGE:
+            return new NeoForgeMetadataReader();
+
         default:
             throw new Error(`Unknown mod loader '${LoaderType.format(loader)}'.`);
     }
diff --git a/src/loaders/neoforge/neoforge-metadata-reader.ts b/src/loaders/neoforge/neoforge-metadata-reader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3d8670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/loaders/neoforge/neoforge-metadata-reader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { PathLike } from "node:fs";
+import { parse as parseToml } from "toml";
+import { readAllZippedText } from "@/utils/io/file-info";
+import { LoaderType } from "../loader-type";
+import { LoaderMetadataReader } from "../loader-metadata-reader";
+import { NeoForgeMetadata } from "./neoforge-metadata";
+import { MODS_TOML } from "./raw-neoforge-metadata";
+
+/**
+ * A metadata reader that is able to read NeoForge mod metadata from a zipped file.
+ */
+export class NeoForgeMetadataReader implements LoaderMetadataReader<NeoForgeMetadata> {
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    async readMetadataFile(path: PathLike): Promise<NeoForgeMetadata> {
+        const metadataText = await readAllZippedText(path, MODS_TOML);
+        const metadata = NeoForgeMetadata.from(parseToml(metadataText));
+        if (!metadata.dependencies.some(x => x.id === LoaderType.NEOFORGE)) {
+            throw new Error("A NeoForge metadata file must contain a 'neoforge' dependency");
+        }
+
+        return metadata;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/loaders/neoforge/neoforge-metadata-reader.spec.ts b/tests/unit/loaders/neoforge/neoforge-metadata-reader.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd9252b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/loaders/neoforge/neoforge-metadata-reader.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { zipFile } from "@/../tests/utils/zip-utils";
+import mockFs from "mock-fs";
+import { NeoForgeMetadata } from "@/loaders/neoforge/neoforge-metadata";
+import { NeoForgeMetadataReader } from "@/loaders/neoforge/neoforge-metadata-reader";
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+    mockFs({
+        "neoforge.mod.jar": await zipFile([__dirname, "../../../content/neoforge/mods.toml"], "META-INF/mods.toml"),
+        "text.txt": "",
+    });
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+    mockFs.restore();
+});
+
+describe("NeoForgeMetadataReader", () => {
+    test("successfully reads mods.toml", async () => {
+        const reader = new NeoForgeMetadataReader();
+
+        const metadata = await reader.readMetadataFile("neoforge.mod.jar");
+
+        expect(metadata).toBeInstanceOf(NeoForgeMetadata);
+    });
+
+    test("throws if file is not a NeoForge mod", async () => {
+        const reader = new NeoForgeMetadataReader();
+
+        await expect(reader.readMetadataFile("text.txt")).rejects.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    test("throws if file does not exist", async () => {
+        const reader = new NeoForgeMetadataReader();
+
+        await expect(reader.readMetadataFile("text.json")).rejects.toThrow();
+    });
+});