diff --git a/controllers/ExportController.php b/controllers/ExportController.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb387b59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controllers/ExportController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Grocy\Controllers;
+
+use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface as Response;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
+
+class ExportController extends BaseController
+{
+	public function DownloadSql(Request $request, Response $response, array $args) {
+		$databasePath = GROCY_DATAPATH . '/grocy.db';
+
+		if (file_exists($databasePath))
+		{
+			$response = $response->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/octet-stream');
+			$response = $response->withHeader('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="grocy.db"');
+			$response = $response->withHeader('Content-Length', filesize($databasePath));
+			$response->getBody()->write(file_get_contents($databasePath));
+			return $response;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return $response->withStatus(404, 'Database file not found');
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/routes.php b/routes.php
index 16ab88bd..e8b9272d 100644
--- a/routes.php
+++ b/routes.php
@@ -241,7 +241,10 @@ $app->group('/api', function (RouteCollectorProxy $group)
 
 	// Calendar
 	$group->get('/calendar/ical', '\Grocy\Controllers\CalendarApiController:Ical')->setName('calendar-ical');
-	$group->get('/calendar/ical/sharing-link', '\Grocy\Controllers\CalendarApiController:IcalSharingLink');
+	$group->get('/calendar/ical/sharing-link', '\Grocy\Controllers\CalendarApiController:IcalSharingLink');#
+
+	// Export routes
+	$group->get('/export/sql', '\Grocy\Controllers\ExportController:DownloadSql');
 })->add(JsonMiddleware::class);
 
 // Handle CORS preflight OPTIONS requests
diff --git a/views/layout/default.blade.php b/views/layout/default.blade.php
index 7c28f713..e0cc3c8f 100644
--- a/views/layout/default.blade.php
+++ b/views/layout/default.blade.php
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@
 							href="{{ $U('/api') }}"><i class="fa-solid fa-fw fa-book"></i>&nbsp;{{ $__t('REST API browser') }}</a>
 						<a class="dropdown-item discrete-link"
 							href="{{ $U('/barcodescannertesting') }}"><i class="fa-solid fa-fw fa-barcode"></i>&nbsp;{{ $__t('Barcode scanner testing') }}</a>
+						<a class="dropdown-item discrete-link"
+							href="{{ $U('/api/export/sql') }}"><i class="fa-solid fa-fw fa-database"></i>&nbsp;{{ $__t('Download database') }}</a>
 						<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
 						<a class="dropdown-item discrete-link show-as-dialog-link"
 							data-dialog-type="wider"