diff --git a/src/runmode-unix-socket.c b/src/runmode-unix-socket.c
index e318060475..c302519464 100644
--- a/src/runmode-unix-socket.c
+++ b/src/runmode-unix-socket.c
@@ -763,6 +763,15 @@ TmEcode UnixSocketDatasetRemove(json_t *cmd, json_t* answer, void *data)
     }
 }
 
+TmEcode UnixSocketDatasetDump(json_t *cmd, json_t *answer, void *data)
+{
+    SCEnter();
+    SCLogDebug("Going to dump datasets");
+    DatasetsSave();
+    json_object_set_new(answer, "message", json_string("datasets dump done"));
+    SCReturnInt(TM_ECODE_OK);
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Command to add a tenant handler
  *
diff --git a/src/runmode-unix-socket.h b/src/runmode-unix-socket.h
index ded10349f0..31c59ee2f5 100644
--- a/src/runmode-unix-socket.h
+++ b/src/runmode-unix-socket.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ float MemcapsGetPressure(void);
 #ifdef BUILD_UNIX_SOCKET
 TmEcode UnixSocketDatasetAdd(json_t *cmd, json_t* answer, void *data);
 TmEcode UnixSocketDatasetRemove(json_t *cmd, json_t* answer, void *data);
+TmEcode UnixSocketDatasetDump(json_t *cmd, json_t *answer, void *data);
 TmEcode UnixSocketRegisterTenantHandler(json_t *cmd, json_t* answer, void *data);
 TmEcode UnixSocketUnregisterTenantHandler(json_t *cmd, json_t* answer, void *data);
 TmEcode UnixSocketRegisterTenant(json_t *cmd, json_t* answer, void *data);
diff --git a/src/unix-manager.c b/src/unix-manager.c
index 1d408e4af2..4d0203d933 100644
--- a/src/unix-manager.c
+++ b/src/unix-manager.c
@@ -1088,6 +1088,7 @@ int UnixManagerInit(void)
     UnixManagerRegisterCommand("dataset-remove", UnixSocketDatasetRemove, &command, UNIX_CMD_TAKE_ARGS);
     UnixManagerRegisterCommand(
             "get-flow-stats-by-id", UnixSocketGetFlowStatsById, &command, UNIX_CMD_TAKE_ARGS);
+    UnixManagerRegisterCommand("dataset-dump", UnixSocketDatasetDump, NULL, 0);
 
     return 0;
 }