diff --git a/ctdb/common/ctdb_client.c b/ctdb/common/ctdb_client.c
index 990c3d4dddc..4dd21ecc599 100644
--- a/ctdb/common/ctdb_client.c
+++ b/ctdb/common/ctdb_client.c
@@ -1009,6 +1009,32 @@ int ctdb_cleardb(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, uint32_t destnode, TALLOC_CTX *mem_c
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+  pull a db from a remote node
+ */
+int ctdb_pulldb(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, uint32_t destnode, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, uint32_t dbid, uint32_t from_vnn)
+{
+	int ret;
+	TDB_DATA indata, outdata;
+	int32_t res;
+
+	indata.dsize = 2*sizeof(uint32_t);
+	indata.dptr = (unsigned char *)talloc_array(mem_ctx, uint32_t, 2);
+
+	((uint32_t *)(&indata.dptr[0]))[0] = dbid;
+	((uint32_t *)(&indata.dptr[0]))[1] = from_vnn;
+
+	ret = ctdb_control(ctdb, destnode, 0, 
+			   CTDB_CONTROL_PULL_DB, indata, 
+			   mem_ctx, &outdata, &res);
+	if (ret != 0 || res != 0) {
+		DEBUG(0,(__location__ " ctdb_control for pulldb failed\n"));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
   ping a node
  */
diff --git a/ctdb/common/ctdb_control.c b/ctdb/common/ctdb_control.c
index eab6cf5af44..b26d84ac571 100644
--- a/ctdb/common/ctdb_control.c
+++ b/ctdb/common/ctdb_control.c
@@ -311,6 +311,49 @@ static int32_t ctdb_control_dispatch(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	case CTDB_CONTROL_PULL_DB: {
+		uint32_t dbid, from_vnn;
+		struct ctdb_db_context *ctdb_db;
+		struct ctdb_key_list keys;
+		int i, ret;
+
+		dbid = ((uint32_t *)(&indata.dptr[0]))[0];
+		ctdb_db = find_ctdb_db(ctdb, dbid);
+		if (!ctdb_db) {
+			DEBUG(0,(__location__ " Unknown db 0x%08x\n",dbid));
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		from_vnn = ((uint32_t *)(&indata.dptr[0]))[1];
+
+		outdata->dsize = 0;
+		outdata->dptr = NULL;
+
+		ret = ctdb_getkeys(ctdb, from_vnn, dbid, outdata, &keys);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			DEBUG(0, (__location__ "Unable to pull keys from node %u\n", from_vnn));
+			return -1;
+		}
+		
+		for(i=0;i<keys.num;i++){
+			ret = ctdb_ltdb_lock(ctdb_db, keys.keys[i]);
+			if (ret != 0) {
+				DEBUG(0, (__location__ "Unable to lock db\n"));
+				ctdb_ltdb_unlock(ctdb_db, keys.keys[i]);
+				return -1;
+			}
+			ret = ctdb_ltdb_store(ctdb_db, keys.keys[i], &keys.headers[i], keys.data[i]);
+			if (ret != 0) {
+				DEBUG(0, (__location__ "Unable to store record\n"));
+				ctdb_ltdb_unlock(ctdb_db, keys.keys[i]);
+				return -1;
+			}
+			ctdb_ltdb_unlock(ctdb_db, keys.keys[i]);
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	case CTDB_CONTROL_CONFIG: {
 		CHECK_CONTROL_DATA_SIZE(0);
 		outdata->dptr = (uint8_t *)ctdb;
diff --git a/ctdb/include/ctdb.h b/ctdb/include/ctdb.h
index bf8643f22dd..f7eb16b75e5 100644
--- a/ctdb/include/ctdb.h
+++ b/ctdb/include/ctdb.h
@@ -271,4 +271,9 @@ int ctdb_setdmaster(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, uint32_t destnode, TALLOC_CTX *me
  */
 int ctdb_cleardb(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, uint32_t destnode, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, uint32_t dbid);
 
+/*
+  pull a db from a remote node
+ */
+int ctdb_pulldb(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, uint32_t destnode, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, uint32_t dbid, uint32_t from_vnn);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
index 5207bea9709..ce47f9948da 100644
--- a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
+++ b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ enum ctdb_controls {CTDB_CONTROL_PROCESS_EXISTS,
 		    CTDB_CONTROL_GET_NODEMAP,
 		    CTDB_CONTROL_GET_KEYS,
 		    CTDB_CONTROL_SET_DMASTER,
-		    CTDB_CONTROL_CLEAR_DB};
+		    CTDB_CONTROL_CLEAR_DB,
+		    CTDB_CONTROL_PULL_DB};
 
 enum call_state {CTDB_CALL_WAIT, CTDB_CALL_DONE, CTDB_CALL_ERROR};
 
diff --git a/ctdb/tools/ctdb_control.c b/ctdb/tools/ctdb_control.c
index f96fad8af1e..4fb3ff80dec 100644
--- a/ctdb/tools/ctdb_control.c
+++ b/ctdb/tools/ctdb_control.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static void usage(void)
 	printf("  getkeys <vnn> <dbid>               lists all keys in a remote tdb\n");
 	printf("  setdmaster <vnn> <dbid> <dmaster>  sets new dmaster for all records in the database\n");
 	printf("  cleardb <vnn> <dbid>               deletes all records in a db\n");
+	printf("  pulldb <vnn> <dbid> <from vnn>     pull a db from a remote node\n");
 	exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -345,6 +346,30 @@ static int control_cleardb(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, int argc, const char **arg
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+  pull all records from a remote database to the local node
+ */
+static int control_pulldb(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	uint32_t vnn, dbid, fromvnn;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (argc < 3) {
+		usage();
+	}
+
+	vnn     = strtoul(argv[0], NULL, 0);
+	dbid    = strtoul(argv[1], NULL, 0);
+	fromvnn = strtoul(argv[2], NULL, 0);
+
+	ret = ctdb_pulldb(ctdb, vnn, ctdb, dbid, fromvnn);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		printf("Unable to pull db for node %u db:0x%08x\n", vnn, dbid);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
   ping all node
  */
@@ -477,6 +502,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		ret = control_setdmaster(ctdb, extra_argc-1, extra_argv+1);
 	} else if (strcmp(control, "cleardb") == 0) {
 		ret = control_cleardb(ctdb, extra_argc-1, extra_argv+1);
+	} else if (strcmp(control, "pulldb") == 0) {
+		ret = control_pulldb(ctdb, extra_argc-1, extra_argv+1);
 	} else if (strcmp(control, "ping") == 0) {
 		ret = control_ping(ctdb, extra_argc-1, extra_argv+1);
 	} else if (strcmp(control, "debug") == 0) {