diff --git a/libpkg/data/config.cpp b/libpkg/data/config.cpp
index 6c38428..34eeb22 100644
--- a/libpkg/data/config.cpp
+++ b/libpkg/data/config.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ void LibPkg::Config::rebuildDb()
     aur.rebuildDb();
 }
 
+void Config::dumpDb(const std::optional<std::regex> &filterRegex)
+{
+    assert(m_storage != nullptr);
+    for (auto &db : databases) {
+        db.dumpDb(filterRegex);
+    }
+    aur.dumpDb(filterRegex);
+}
+
 std::size_t Config::cachedPackages() const
 {
     return m_storage ? m_storage->packageCache().size() : 0;
diff --git a/libpkg/data/config.h b/libpkg/data/config.h
index f88fb6f..fac74df 100644
--- a/libpkg/data/config.h
+++ b/libpkg/data/config.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <memory>
 #include <set>
+#include <regex>
 
 namespace LibPkg {
 
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ struct LIBPKG_EXPORT Config : public Lockable, public ReflectiveRapidJSON::Binar
     // storage and caching
     void initStorage(const char *path = "libpkg.db", std::uint32_t maxDbs = 0);
     void rebuildDb();
+    void dumpDb(const std::optional<std::regex> &filterRegex);
     std::size_t cachedPackages() const;
     void setPackageCacheLimit(std::size_t limit);
     std::unique_ptr<StorageDistribution> &storage();
diff --git a/libpkg/data/database.cpp b/libpkg/data/database.cpp
index a38ca17..dba681e 100644
--- a/libpkg/data/database.cpp
+++ b/libpkg/data/database.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,28 @@ void LibPkg::Database::rebuildDb()
     txn.commit();
 }
 
+void Database::dumpDb(const std::optional<std::regex> &filterRegex)
+{
+    std::cout << "db: " << name << '@' << arch << '\n';
+    auto txn = m_storage->packages.getROTransaction();
+    auto end = txn.end();
+    std::cout << "packages (" << txn.size() << "):\n";
+    for (auto i = txn.begin(); i != end; ++i) {
+        if (const auto &value = i.value(); !filterRegex.has_value() || std::regex_match(value.name, filterRegex.value())) {
+            const auto key = i.getKey().get<LMDBSafe::IDType>();
+            std::cout << key << ':' << ' ' << value.name << '\n';
+        }
+    }
+    std::cout << "index (" << txn.size<0>() << "):\n";
+    for (auto i = txn.begin<0>(); i != end; ++i) {
+        if (const auto key = i.getKey().get<std::string_view>(); !filterRegex.has_value() || std::regex_match(key.cbegin(), key.cend(), filterRegex.value())) {
+            const auto value = i.getID();
+            std::cout << key << ':' << ' ' << value << '\n';
+        }
+    }
+    std::cout << '\n';
+}
+
 void LibPkg::Database::deducePathsFromLocalDirs()
 {
     if (localDbDir.empty()) {
diff --git a/libpkg/data/database.h b/libpkg/data/database.h
index 51cc59e..ba85cf0 100644
--- a/libpkg/data/database.h
+++ b/libpkg/data/database.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <atomic>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <optional>
+#include <regex>
 #include <unordered_set>
 
 namespace LibPkg {
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ struct LIBPKG_EXPORT Database : public ReflectiveRapidJSON::JsonSerializable<Dat
 
     void initStorage(StorageDistribution &storage);
     void rebuildDb();
+    void dumpDb(const std::optional<std::regex> &filterRegex);
     void deducePathsFromLocalDirs();
     void resetConfiguration(bool keepLocalPaths = false);
     void clearPackages();
diff --git a/librepomgr/serversetup.cpp b/librepomgr/serversetup.cpp
index 5d6bf92..71778b4 100644
--- a/librepomgr/serversetup.cpp
+++ b/librepomgr/serversetup.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string_view>
+#include <regex>
 #include <unordered_set>
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -885,6 +886,25 @@ int ServiceSetup::fixDb()
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+int ServiceSetup::dumpDb(std::string_view filterRegex)
+{
+#ifndef CPP_UTILITIES_DEBUG_BUILD
+    try {
+#endif
+        loadConfigFiles(true);
+        config.dumpDb(filterRegex.empty() ? std::nullopt : std::optional(std::regex(filterRegex.begin(), filterRegex.end())));
+#ifndef CPP_UTILITIES_DEBUG_BUILD
+    } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+        cerr << Phrases::ErrorMessage << "Exception occurred: " << Phrases::End << "  " << e.what() << Phrases::EndFlush;
+        return EXIT_FAILURE + 5;
+    } catch (...) {
+        cerr << Phrases::ErrorMessage << "Unknown error occurred." << Phrases::EndFlush;
+        return EXIT_FAILURE + 5;
+    }
+#endif
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 void ServiceSetup::Locks::clear()
 {
     auto log = LogContext();
diff --git a/librepomgr/serversetup.h b/librepomgr/serversetup.h
index f49670e..cefff29 100644
--- a/librepomgr/serversetup.h
+++ b/librepomgr/serversetup.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct LIBREPOMGR_EXPORT ServiceSetup : public LibPkg::Lockable {
     void initStorage();
     int run();
     int fixDb();
+    int dumpDb(std::string_view filterRegex);
     ServiceStatus computeStatus();
 
     // variables relevant for the web server; only changed when (re)loading config
diff --git a/srv/main.cpp b/srv/main.cpp
index e01c6d3..86d7f24 100644
--- a/srv/main.cpp
+++ b/srv/main.cpp
@@ -41,9 +41,18 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
         }
         exitCode = setup.fixDb();
     });
+    OperationArgument dumpDb("dump-db", '\0', "dumps package database entries");
+    ConfigValueArgument filterRegexArg("filter-regex", 'r', "dump only packages which name matches the specified regex", { "regex" });
+    dumpDb.setSubArguments({ &filterRegexArg, &configFileArg });
+    dumpDb.setCallback([&setup, &exitCode, &filterRegexArg, &configFileArg](const ArgumentOccurrence &) {
+        if (const auto configFilePath = configFileArg.firstValue()) {
+            setup.configFilePath = configFilePath;
+        }
+        exitCode = setup.dumpDb(filterRegexArg.isPresent() ? std::string_view(filterRegexArg.firstValue()) : std::string_view());
+    });
     HelpArgument helpArg(parser);
     NoColorArgument noColorArg;
-    parser.setMainArguments({ &runArg, &fixDb, &noColorArg, &helpArg });
+    parser.setMainArguments({ &runArg, &fixDb, &dumpDb, &noColorArg, &helpArg });
     parser.setDefaultArgument(&runArg);
     parser.parseArgs(argc, argv);
     return exitCode;