diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index dd05c95..e942577 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 package writefreely
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/schema"
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
 	"github.com/manifoldco/promptui"
+	"github.com/writeas/go-mysqldump"
 	stripmd "github.com/writeas/go-strip-markdown"
 	"github.com/writeas/impart"
 	"github.com/writeas/web-core/auth"
@@ -640,6 +642,17 @@ func CreateSchema(apper Apper) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func Dump(apper Apper) error {
+	apper.LoadConfig()
+	connectToDatabase(apper.App())
+	defer shutdown(apper.App())
+	err := adminDumpDatabase(apper.App())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Migrate runs all necessary database migrations.
 func Migrate(apper Apper) error {
 	apper.LoadConfig()
@@ -881,3 +894,22 @@ func adminInitDatabase(app *App) error {
 	log.Info("Done.")
 	return nil
 }
+
+func adminDumpDatabase(app *App) error {
+	if app.db.driverName != driverMySQL {
+		return fmt.Errorf("database dump only supports %s driver right now", driverMySQL)
+	}
+
+	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	dumper, err := mysqldump.Register(app.db.DB, out)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error registering database:", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	err = dumper.Dump()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("%s", out)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/writefreely/main.go b/cmd/writefreely/main.go
index 7fc2342..3217871 100644
--- a/cmd/writefreely/main.go
+++ b/cmd/writefreely/main.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func main() {
 	deleteUsername := flag.String("delete-user", "", "Delete a user with the given username")
 	resetPassUser := flag.String("reset-pass", "", "Reset the given user's password")
 	outputVersion := flag.Bool("v", false, "Output the current version")
+	dump := flag.Bool("dump", false, "Dump all database data (MySQL-only)")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	app := writefreely.NewApp(*configFile)
@@ -49,6 +50,13 @@ func main() {
 	if *outputVersion {
 		writefreely.OutputVersion()
 		os.Exit(0)
+	} else if *dump {
+		err := writefreely.Dump(app)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		os.Exit(0)
 	} else if *createConfig {
 		err := writefreely.CreateConfig(app)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5da3da4..a3be95c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0
 	github.com/writeas/activity v0.1.2
 	github.com/writeas/activityserve v0.0.0-20191115095800-dd6d19cc8b89
+	github.com/writeas/go-mysqldump v0.5.2-0.20200224191309-1bf29d35e962
 	github.com/writeas/go-strip-markdown v2.0.1+incompatible
 	github.com/writeas/go-webfinger v0.0.0-20190106002315-85cf805c86d2
 	github.com/writeas/httpsig v1.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2d433ec..90f415e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ code.as/core/socks v1.0.0 h1:SPQXNp4SbEwjOAP9VzUahLHak8SDqy5n+9cm9tpjZOs=
 code.as/core/socks v1.0.0/go.mod h1:BAXBy5O9s2gmw6UxLqNJcVbWY7C/UPs+801CcSsfWOY=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1 h1:WXkYYl6Yr3qBf1K79EBnL4mak0OimBfB0XUf9Vl28OQ=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
+github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.3.0 h1:ljjRxlddjfChBJdFKJs5LuCwCWPLaC1UZLwAo3PBBMk=
+github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.3.0/go.mod h1:f/Ixk793poVmq4qj/V1dPUg2JEAKC73Q5eFN3EC/SaM=
 github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter v2.0.11+incompatible/go.mod h1:qfIpQGGz3d+NmgyPBqv+LSh50emm1pt72EtcX2vKYQk=
 github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter v3.0.0+incompatible h1:e9Zfvfytsw/e6Kd/PYd75wggK+/kX5Xn8IYDUKyc5fU=
 github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter v3.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:qfIpQGGz3d+NmgyPBqv+LSh50emm1pt72EtcX2vKYQk=
@@ -132,6 +134,8 @@ github.com/writeas/activityserve v0.0.0-20191011072627-3a81f7784d5b h1:rd2wX/bTq
 github.com/writeas/activityserve v0.0.0-20191011072627-3a81f7784d5b/go.mod h1:Kz62mzYsCnrFTSTSFLXFj3fGYBQOntmBWTDDq57b46A=
 github.com/writeas/activityserve v0.0.0-20191115095800-dd6d19cc8b89 h1:NJhzq9aTccL3SSSZMrcnYhkD6sObdY9otNZ1X6/ZKNE=
 github.com/writeas/activityserve v0.0.0-20191115095800-dd6d19cc8b89/go.mod h1:Kz62mzYsCnrFTSTSFLXFj3fGYBQOntmBWTDDq57b46A=
+github.com/writeas/go-mysqldump v0.5.2-0.20200224191309-1bf29d35e962 h1:UGcFuq/0VQ6y5uX37AFfCkwYTIg89S8B0d/R94q8DxE=
+github.com/writeas/go-mysqldump v0.5.2-0.20200224191309-1bf29d35e962/go.mod h1:Zuj7/A1hkMz7k0B8arb9bjzMYgfhsfcxCfqE8SyF0Vk=
 github.com/writeas/go-strip-markdown v2.0.1+incompatible h1:IIqxTM5Jr7RzhigcL6FkrCNfXkvbR+Nbu1ls48pXYcw=
 github.com/writeas/go-strip-markdown v2.0.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:Rsyu10ZhbEK9pXdk8V6MVnZmTzRG0alMNLMwa0J01fE=
 github.com/writeas/go-webfinger v0.0.0-20190106002315-85cf805c86d2 h1:DUsp4OhdfI+e6iUqcPQlwx8QYXuUDsToTz/x82D3Zuo=