diff --git a/src/engine/database.h b/src/engine/database.h
--- a/src/engine/database.h
+++ b/src/engine/database.h
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@
      */
     QString path() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Copy the database to specified path
+     * @param destination Copy destination
+     * @param omitFreePages Use MDB_CP_COMPACT to omit free pages
+     *
+     * @return true if copy was successful
+     */
+    bool copy(const QString& destination, bool omitFreePages) const;
 private:
     /**
      * serialize access, as open might be called from multiple threads
diff --git a/src/engine/database.cpp b/src/engine/database.cpp
--- a/src/engine/database.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/database.cpp
@@ -235,3 +235,11 @@
     QMutexLocker locker(&m_mutex);
     return m_path;
 }
+
+bool Database::copy(const QString& destination, bool omitFreePages) const
+{
+    // Copying
+    int rc = mdb_env_copy2(m_env, destination.toLocal8Bit().data(), omitFreePages ? MDB_CP_COMPACT : 0);
+    Q_ASSERT_X(rc == 0, "Database::copy", mdb_strerror(rc));
+    return rc == 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/balooctl/main.cpp b/src/tools/balooctl/main.cpp
--- a/src/tools/balooctl/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/balooctl/main.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
     parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("config"), i18n("Modify the Baloo configuration"));
     parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("monitor"), i18n("Monitor the file indexer"));
     parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("indexSize"), i18n("Display the disk space used by index"));
+    parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("copy"), i18n("Copy the database omitting free pages"));
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("f") << QStringLiteral("format"), 
         i18n("Output format <%1|%2|%3>.\nOnly applies to \"%4\"", 
              QStringLiteral("json"), 
@@ -322,6 +323,38 @@
         return mon.exec(parser);
     }
 
+    if (command == QStringLiteral("copy")) {
+        QString destination;
+        if (parser.positionalArguments().size() == 1) {
+            QTemporaryDir dir;
+            dir.setAutoRemove(false);
+            if (!dir.isValid()) {
+                out << "Unable to create temporary directory" << endl;
+                return 1;
+            }
+            destination = dir.path() + QStringLiteral("/index");
+        } else {
+            destination = parser.positionalArguments().at(1);
+        }
+        if (QFile::exists(destination)) {
+            out << "File already exists" << endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+        Database* db = globalDatabaseInstance();
+        if (!db->open(Database::ReadOnlyDatabase)) {
+            out << "Baloo Index could not be opened" << endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+        if (!db->copy(destination, true)) {
+            out << "Copy failed" << endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+        out << "Index successfully copied to " << destination << endl
+            << "To restore the copy, overwrite the file " << db->path() << "/index" << endl
+            << "Make sure Baloo isn't running when doing so" << endl;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     /*
      TODO: Make separate executable
      if (command == QStringLiteral("checkDb")) {