diff --git a/lib/serverspec/type/file.rb b/lib/serverspec/type/file.rb
index 0a20b761..340bde8a 100644
--- a/lib/serverspec/type/file.rb
+++ b/lib/serverspec/type/file.rb
@@ -121,7 +121,13 @@ def content_as_json
     end
 
     def content_as_yaml
-      @content_as_yaml = YAML.load(content) if @content_as_yaml.nil?
+      if @content_as_yaml.nil?
+        @content_as_yaml = if YAML.respond_to?(:unsafe_load)
+                             YAML.unsafe_load(content)
+                           else
+                             YAML.load(content)
+                           end
+      end
       @content_as_yaml
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/type/base/file_spec.rb b/spec/type/base/file_spec.rb
index 0b80f8ac..7974f20e 100644
--- a/spec/type/base/file_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/type/base/file_spec.rb
@@ -369,18 +369,22 @@
   let(:stdout) {<<EOF
 ---
 yaml:
-  title: 'this is a yaml'
+  title: &anchor 'this is a yaml'
   array:
     -
       title: 'array 1'
     -
       title: 'array 2'
+  date: 2023-02-03
+  Reuse anchor: *anchor
 EOF
   }
 
   its(:content_as_yaml) { should include('yaml') }
   its(:content_as_yaml) { should include('yaml' => include('title' => 'this is a yaml')) }
   its(:content_as_yaml) { should include('yaml' => include('array' => include('title' => 'array 2'))) }
+  its(:content_as_yaml) { should include('yaml' => include('date' => Date.new(2023, 2, 3))) }
+  its(:content_as_yaml) { should include('yaml' => include('Reuse anchor' => 'this is a yaml')) }
 end