diff --git a/include/RequestManagerSystem.h b/include/RequestManagerSystem.h
index 697221acac..08f55a4c38 100644
--- a/include/RequestManagerSystem.h
+++ b/include/RequestManagerSystem.h
@@ -97,6 +97,47 @@ public:
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+class SystemSqlQuery: public RequestManagerSystem
+{
+public:
+    SystemSqlQuery():RequestManagerSystem("one.system.sqlquery",
+            "Executes SQL queries on the DB backend","A:ss")
+    {
+        auth_op = AuthRequest::ADMIN;
+    };
+
+    ~SystemSqlQuery(){};
+
+    void request_execute(xmlrpc_c::paramList const& _paramList,
+                         RequestAttributes& att);
+private:
+
+    class select_cb : public Callbackable
+    {
+    public:
+        void set_callback()
+        {
+            oss.str("");
+
+            Callbackable::set_callback(
+                    static_cast<Callbackable::Callback>(&select_cb::callback));
+        }
+
+        std::string get_result()
+        {
+            return oss.str();
+        }
+
+        virtual int callback(void *nil, int num, char **values, char **names);
+
+    private:
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+    };
+};
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 class UserQuotaInfo : public RequestManagerSystem
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/oca/ruby/opennebula/system.rb b/src/oca/ruby/opennebula/system.rb
index 7a5c9ac104..45e77d05d0 100644
--- a/src/oca/ruby/opennebula/system.rb
+++ b/src/oca/ruby/opennebula/system.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ module OpenNebula
             :groupquotaupdate   => "groupquota.update",
             :version            => "system.version",
             :config             => "system.config",
-            :sql                => "system.sql"
+            :sql                => "system.sql",
+            :sqlquery           => "system.sqlquery"
         }
 
         #######################################################################
@@ -57,6 +58,22 @@ module OpenNebula
             return @client.call(SYSTEM_METHODS[:sql], sql, federate)
         end
 
+        # Executes a SQL query command on OpenNebula DB
+        #   @param [String] Sql string
+        #   @return [String, OpenNebula::Error] Sql execution result in XML 
+        #   format in case of success, Error otherwise
+        #   <QUERY>
+        #     the query sent to oned
+        #   </QUERY>
+        #   <RESULT>
+        #     <ROW>
+        #       <column_name>column_value</column_name>
+        #       ...
+        #     </ROW>
+        #   </RESULT>
+        def sql_query_command(sql)
+            return @client.call(SYSTEM_METHODS[:sqlquery], sql)
+        end
         #
         # Gets the oned version
         #
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManager.cc b/src/rm/RequestManager.cc
index 202e84352e..da6cdab644 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManager.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManager.cc
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ void RequestManager::register_xml_methods()
     xmlrpc_c::methodPtr system_version(new SystemVersion());
     xmlrpc_c::methodPtr system_config(new SystemConfig());
     xmlrpc_c::methodPtr system_sql(new SystemSql());
+    xmlrpc_c::methodPtr system_sqlquery(new SystemSqlQuery());
 
     // Rename Methods
     xmlrpc_c::methodPtr vm_rename(new VirtualMachineRename());
@@ -1065,6 +1066,7 @@ void RequestManager::register_xml_methods()
     RequestManagerRegistry.addMethod("one.system.version", system_version);
     RequestManagerRegistry.addMethod("one.system.config", system_config);
     RequestManagerRegistry.addMethod("one.system.sql", system_sql);
+    RequestManagerRegistry.addMethod("one.system.sqlquery", system_sqlquery);
 };
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerSystem.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerSystem.cc
index 87bb51e5f0..7a958c78ae 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerSystem.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerSystem.cc
@@ -114,6 +114,93 @@ void SystemSql::request_execute(xmlrpc_c::paramList const& paramList,
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+int SystemSqlQuery::select_cb::callback(void *nil, int num, char **values,
+        char **names)
+{
+    oss << "<ROW>";
+
+    for ( int i = 0 ; i < num ; ++i )
+    {
+        if (values[i] != 0 && values[i][0] == '<')
+        {
+            std::string val(values[i]);
+            std::string * val64 = one_util::base64_encode(val);
+
+            if ( val64 != 0 )
+            {
+                oss << "<" << names[i] << "64>"
+                    << "<![CDATA[" << *val64 << "]]>"
+                    << "</"<< names[i] << "64>";
+
+                delete val64;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            oss << "<" << names[i] << ">"
+                << "<![CDATA[" << values[i] << "]]>"
+                << "</"<< names[i] << ">";
+        }
+    }
+
+    oss << "</ROW>";
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void SystemSqlQuery::request_execute(xmlrpc_c::paramList const& paramList,
+                                 RequestAttributes& att)
+{
+    std::string sql = xmlrpc_c::value_string(paramList.getString(1));
+
+    Nebula& nd    = Nebula::instance();
+    LogDB * logdb = nd.get_logdb();
+
+    SystemSqlQuery::select_cb cb;
+
+    std::ostringstream oss(sql);
+
+    std::string result;
+
+    if ( att.uid != 0 )
+    {
+        att.resp_id  = -1;
+
+        failure_response(AUTHORIZATION, att);
+        return;
+    }
+
+
+    cb.set_callback();
+
+    int rc = logdb->exec_rd(oss, &cb);
+
+    result = cb.get_result();
+
+    cb.unset_callback();
+
+    if ( rc == 0 )
+    {
+        oss.str("");
+
+        oss << "<SQL_COMMAND><QUERY><![CDATA[" << sql << "]]></QUERY>"
+            << "<RESULT>" << result << "</RESULT></SQL_COMMAND>";
+
+        success_response(oss.str(), att);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        att.resp_id = rc;
+        failure_response(ACTION, att);
+    }
+
+    return;
+}
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 void UserQuotaInfo::request_execute(xmlrpc_c::paramList const& paramList,
                                  RequestAttributes& att)
 {