diff --git a/bitbake/lib/prserv/db.py b/bitbake/lib/prserv/db.py
index 36c9f7b630..2a86184170 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/prserv/db.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/prserv/db.py
@@ -231,6 +231,14 @@ class PRTable(object):
                 datainfo.append(col)
         return (metainfo, datainfo)
 
+    def dump_db(self, fd):
+        writeCount = 0
+        for line in self.conn.iterdump():
+            writeCount = writeCount + len(line) + 1
+            fd.write(line)
+            fd.write('\n')
+        return writeCount
+
 class PRData(object):
     """Object representing the PR database"""
     def __init__(self, filename, nohist=True):
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/prserv/serv.py b/bitbake/lib/prserv/serv.py
index f588f4dc27..affccd9b3b 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/prserv/serv.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/prserv/serv.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from SimpleXMLRPCServer import SimpleXMLRPCServer, SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler
 import threading
 import Queue
 import socket
+import StringIO
 
 try:
     import sqlite3
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ class PRServer(SimpleXMLRPCServer):
         self.register_function(self.quit, "quit")
         self.register_function(self.ping, "ping")
         self.register_function(self.export, "export")
+        self.register_function(self.dump_db, "dump_db")
         self.register_function(self.importone, "importone")
         self.register_introspection_functions()
 
@@ -115,6 +117,26 @@ class PRServer(SimpleXMLRPCServer):
             logger.error(str(exc))
             return None
 
+    def dump_db(self):
+        """
+        Returns a script (string) that reconstructs the state of the
+        entire database at the time this function is called. The script
+        language is defined by the backing database engine, which is a
+        function of server configuration.
+        Returns None if the database engine does not support dumping to
+        script or if some other error is encountered in processing.
+        """
+        buff = StringIO.StringIO()
+        try:
+            self.table.sync()
+            self.table.dump_db(buff)
+            return buff.getvalue()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.error(str(exc))
+            return None
+        finally:
+            buff.close()
+
     def importone(self, version, pkgarch, checksum, value):
         return self.table.importone(version, pkgarch, checksum, value)
 
@@ -288,6 +310,9 @@ class PRServerConnection(object):
     def export(self,version=None, pkgarch=None, checksum=None, colinfo=True):
         return self.connection.export(version, pkgarch, checksum, colinfo)
 
+    def dump_db(self):
+        return self.connection.dump_db()
+
     def importone(self, version, pkgarch, checksum, value):
         return self.connection.importone(version, pkgarch, checksum, value)