diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index 16b48a0a..7ef02062 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ alpm_list_t *alpm_pkg_get_deltas(pmpkg_t *pkg);
 alpm_list_t *alpm_pkg_get_replaces(pmpkg_t *pkg);
 alpm_list_t *alpm_pkg_get_files(pmpkg_t *pkg);
 alpm_list_t *alpm_pkg_get_backup(pmpkg_t *pkg);
+pmdb_t *alpm_pkg_get_db(pmpkg_t *pkg);
 void *alpm_pkg_changelog_open(pmpkg_t *pkg);
 size_t alpm_pkg_changelog_read(void *ptr, size_t size,
 		const pmpkg_t *pkg, const void *fp);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/package.c b/lib/libalpm/package.c
index eaef688d..13020041 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/package.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/package.c
@@ -423,6 +423,15 @@ alpm_list_t SYMEXPORT *alpm_pkg_get_backup(pmpkg_t *pkg)
 	return pkg->backup;
 }
 
+pmdb_t SYMEXPORT *alpm_pkg_get_db(pmpkg_t *pkg)
+{
+	/* Sanity checks */
+	ASSERT(pkg != NULL, return(NULL));
+	ASSERT(pkg->origin == PKG_FROM_CACHE, return(NULL));
+
+	return(pkg->origin_data.db);
+}
+
 /**
  * Open a package changelog for reading. Similar to fopen in functionality,
  * except that the returned 'file stream' could really be from an archive