diff --git a/modules/sql_cacher/sql_cacher.c b/modules/sql_cacher/sql_cacher.c
index c86fbd7842..b635f9a670 100644
--- a/modules/sql_cacher/sql_cacher.c
+++ b/modules/sql_cacher/sql_cacher.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "../../ipc.h"
 #include "../../status_report.h"
 #include "sql_cacher.h"
+#include "../../lib/csv.h"
 
 static int mod_init(void);
 static void destroy(void);
@@ -44,7 +45,15 @@ int pv_parse_name(pv_spec_p sp, const str *in);
 int pv_init_param(pv_spec_p sp, int param);
 int pv_get_sql_cached_value(struct sip_msg *msg,  pv_param_t *param, pv_value_t *res);
 static int parse_cache_entry(unsigned int type, void *val);
+static void optimize_cdb_decode(pv_name_fix_t *pv_name);
 static void free_c_entry(cache_entry_t *c);
+static int fixup_cache_dump_con(void **param);
+static int fixup_cache_dump_fields(void **param);
+static int fixup_cache_dump_fields_free(void **param);
+static int fixup_cache_dump_ret(void **param);
+static int fixup_cache_dump_ret_free(void **param);
+static int sql_cache_dump(struct sip_msg *msg, db_handlers_t *dbh,
+		pv_name_fix_t *cols, pvname_list_t *dst_avps);
 
 static mi_response_t *mi_reload_1(const mi_params_t *params,
 								struct mi_handler *async_hdl);
@@ -69,6 +78,17 @@ gen_lock_t *queries_lock;
 
 void *sql_srg = NULL;
 
+/* module functions */
+static const cmd_export_t cmds[] = {
+	{"sql_cache_dump", (cmd_function)sql_cache_dump, {
+		{CMD_PARAM_STR, fixup_cache_dump_con, 0},
+		{CMD_PARAM_STR, fixup_cache_dump_fields, fixup_cache_dump_fields_free},
+		{CMD_PARAM_STR|CMD_PARAM_NO_EXPAND, fixup_cache_dump_ret, fixup_cache_dump_ret_free},
+		{0, 0, 0}},
+		ALL_ROUTES},
+	{0, 0, {{0, 0, 0}}, 0}
+};
+
 /* module parameters */
 static const param_export_t mod_params[] = {
 	{"spec_delimiter", STR_PARAM, &spec_delimiter.s},
@@ -118,7 +138,7 @@ struct module_exports exports = {
 	DEFAULT_DLFLAGS,			/* dlopen flags */
 	0,							/* load function */
 	&deps,						/* OpenSIPS module dependencies */
-	0,							/* exported functions */
+	cmds,						/* exported functions */
 	0,							/* exported async functions */
 	mod_params,					/* exported parameters */
 	0,							/* exported statistics */
@@ -1499,7 +1519,7 @@ static int cdb_fetch(pv_name_fix_t *pv_name, str *cdb_res, int *entry_rld_vers)
  *  2 - error
  *  3 - does not match reload version (old value)
  */
-static int cdb_val_decode(pv_name_fix_t *pv_name, str *cdb_val, int reload_version,
+static int cdb_val_decode(const pv_name_fix_t *pv_name, const str *cdb_val, int reload_version,
 							str *str_res, int *int_res)
 {
 	int int_val, next_str_off, i, rc;
@@ -2126,3 +2146,224 @@ static void destroy(void)
 	lock_destroy(queries_lock);
 	lock_dealloc(queries_lock);
 }
+
+/* make the param con @c_entry available during param fields processing */
+static cache_entry_t *c_entry;
+static int fixup_cache_dump_con(void **param)
+{
+	db_handlers_t *it;
+	str s = *(str *)*param;
+
+	for (it = db_hdls_list; it; it = it->next) {
+		if (str_match(&it->c_entry->id, &s)) {
+			*param = it;
+			c_entry = it->c_entry;
+
+			if (!CACHEDB_CAPABILITY(&it->cdbf, CACHEDB_CAP_ITER_KEYS)) {
+				LM_ERR("cacheDB id '%.*s' has no support "
+				       "for key iteration\n", s.len, s.s);
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	LM_ERR("caching id not found: '%.*s'\n", s.len, s.s);
+	return E_UNSPEC;
+}
+
+/* make the param 2 size available during param 3 processing */
+static int ncols;
+
+static int fixup_cache_dump_fields(void **param)
+{
+	pv_name_fix_t *fixed_cols;
+	csv_record *cols, *col;
+	int i, len;
+	char *p;
+	str s = *(str *)*param;
+
+	cols = parse_csv_record(&s);
+	if (!cols) {
+		LM_ERR("oom\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	len = 0;
+	for (col = cols; col; col = col->next, ncols++) {
+		if (col->s.len == 0) {
+			LM_ERR("empty-string column in cache: '%.*s'\n", s.len, s.s);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		len += col->s.len;
+	}
+
+	fixed_cols = pkg_malloc((ncols + 1) * sizeof *fixed_cols + len);
+	if (!fixed_cols) {
+		LM_ERR("oom\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	memset(fixed_cols, 0, (ncols + 1) * sizeof *fixed_cols);
+	p = (char *)fixed_cols + (ncols + 1) * sizeof *fixed_cols;
+
+	for (i = 0, col = cols; col; col = col->next, i++) {
+		memcpy(p, col->s.s, col->s.len);
+		fixed_cols[i].id.len = -1; /* hack: signifies 'reload-version' */
+		fixed_cols[i].col.s = p;
+		fixed_cols[i].col.len = col->s.len;
+		fixed_cols[i].c_entry = c_entry;
+		p += col->s.len;
+	}
+	free_csv_record(cols);
+	c_entry = NULL;
+
+	*param = (void *)fixed_cols;
+	return 0;
+}
+static int fixup_cache_dump_fields_free(void **param)
+{
+	pkg_free(*param);
+	*param = NULL;
+	return 0;
+}
+static int fixup_cache_dump_ret(void **param)
+{
+	int i;
+	pvname_list_t *avp_list, *avp;
+	str s = *(str *)*param;
+
+	avp_list = parse_pvname_list(&s, PVT_AVP);
+	if (!avp_list) {
+		LM_ERR("failed to parse AVP list: %s\n", s.s);
+		return E_UNSPEC;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0, avp = avp_list; avp; i++, avp = avp->next)
+		;
+
+	if (i != ncols) {
+		LM_ERR("number of columns (%d) differs from number of AVPs (%d)\n",
+		       ncols, i);
+		return E_UNSPEC;
+	}
+
+	ncols = 0;
+	*param = (void *)avp_list;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int fixup_cache_dump_ret_free(void **param)
+{
+	pvname_list_t *l = (pvname_list_t *)*param, *next;
+
+	while (l) {
+		next = l->next;
+		pkg_free(l);
+		l = next;
+	}
+
+	*param = NULL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const pv_name_fix_t *_selected_cols;
+static pvname_list_t *_out_avps;
+static int _rld_ver;
+static struct sip_msg *_sip_msg;
+static int decode_kv2avps(const str *key, const str *value)
+{
+	static pv_value_t val_null = {str_init("<null>"), 0, PV_VAL_STR};
+	const pv_name_fix_t *col;
+	pvname_list_t *avp;
+	pv_value_t val;
+	str str_res;
+	int rc, int_res;
+
+	LM_DBG("called for key %.*s, val: %.*s\n", key->len, key->s, value->len, value->s);
+
+	/* skip internal keys (not part of the SQL table dataset) */
+	if (key->s[_selected_cols->c_entry->id.len] == '_')
+		return -1;
+
+	/* each column offset is pre-computed; fill in the AVPs ASAP! */
+	for (col = _selected_cols, avp = _out_avps; col->c_entry;
+	         col++, avp = avp->next) {
+
+		str_res = STR_NULL;
+		int_res = 0;
+		rc = cdb_val_decode(col, value, _rld_ver, &str_res, &int_res);
+		switch (rc) {
+		case 0:
+			if (is_str_column(col)) {
+				val.rs = str_res;
+				val.flags = PV_VAL_STR;
+			} else {
+				val.ri = int_res;
+				val.flags = PV_VAL_INT|PV_TYPE_INT;
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case 1:
+			val = val_null;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			LM_ERR("failed to decode key: '%.*s', val: '%.*s' (%d)\n",
+			       key->len, key->s, value->len, value->s, rc);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		if (avp->sname.setf(_sip_msg, &avp->sname.pvp, 0, &val) != 0) {
+			LM_ERR("failed to set AVP\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int sql_cache_dump(struct sip_msg *msg, db_handlers_t *dbh,
+		pv_name_fix_t *cols, pvname_list_t *dst_avps)
+{
+	cache_entry_t *cache = dbh->c_entry;
+	int i, n, ver;
+
+	LM_DBG("dumping data from cache: %.*s\n", cache->id.len, cache->id.s);
+
+	lock_start_read(cache->ref_lock);
+
+	ver = get_rld_vers_from_cache(cache, dbh);
+	if (ver < 0) {
+		lock_stop_read(cache->ref_lock);
+		LM_ERR("failed to get reload version\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (cols[0].id.len != ver) {
+		for (i = 0; cols[i].c_entry; i++) {
+			optimize_cdb_decode(&cols[i]);
+			LM_DBG("optimized fields for col '%.*s': %d/%d/%d\n",
+					cols[i].col.len, cols[i].col.s, cols[i].col_offset,
+					cols[i].col_nr, cols[i].last_str);
+		}
+
+		cols[0].id.len = ver;
+	}
+
+	_selected_cols = cols;
+	_out_avps = dst_avps;
+	_rld_ver = ver;
+	_sip_msg = msg;
+
+	n = dbh->cdbf.iter_keys(dbh->cdbcon, decode_kv2avps);
+	if (n < 0) {
+		lock_stop_read(cache->ref_lock);
+		LM_ERR("failed to fully iterate through cache '%.*s'\n",
+		       cache->id.len, cache->id.s);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	lock_stop_read(cache->ref_lock);
+
+	return n == 0 ? -2 : n;
+}