diff --git a/app/Makefile.am.inc b/app/Makefile.am.inc
index 7b8839fc..4345864d 100644
--- a/app/Makefile.am.inc
+++ b/app/Makefile.am.inc
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ xdg_app_SOURCES = \
 	app/xdg-app-builtins-list.c \
 	app/xdg-app-builtins-run.c \
 	app/xdg-app-builtins-enter.c \
+	app/xdg-app-builtins-dump.c \
 	app/xdg-app-builtins-build-init.c \
 	app/xdg-app-builtins-build.c \
 	app/xdg-app-builtins-build-finish.c \
@@ -26,6 +27,6 @@ xdg_app_SOURCES = \
 	$(xdp_dbus_built_sources)	\
 	$(NULL)
 
-xdg_app_LDADD = $(BASE_LIBS) $(OSTREE_LIBS) $(SOUP_LIBS) libglnx.la libxdgapp.la
-xdg_app_CFLAGS = $(BASE_CFLAGS) $(OSTREE_CFLAGS) $(SOUP_CFLAGS)
+xdg_app_LDADD = $(BASE_LIBS) $(OSTREE_LIBS) $(SOUP_LIBS) $(LIBARCHIVE_LIBS) libglnx.la libxdgapp.la
+xdg_app_CFLAGS = $(BASE_CFLAGS) $(OSTREE_CFLAGS) $(SOUP_CFLAGS) $(LIBARCHIVE_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/app/xdg-app-builtins-dump.c b/app/xdg-app-builtins-dump.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb3378ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/xdg-app-builtins-dump.c
@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2014 Red Hat, Inc
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.	 See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *       Alexander Larsson <alexl@redhat.com>
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <locale.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "libgsystem.h"
+#include "libglnx/libglnx.h"
+
+#include "xdg-app-builtins.h"
+#include "xdg-app-utils.h"
+
+static char *opt_arch;
+static char *opt_file;
+
+static GOptionEntry options[] = {
+  { "arch", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &opt_arch, "Arch to make current for", "ARCH" },
+  { "file", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &opt_file, "Write to file instead of stdout", "PATH" },
+  { NULL }
+};
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBARCHIVE
+#include <archive.h>
+#include <archive_entry.h>
+
+typedef struct archive write_archive_t;
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(write_archive_t, archive_write_free);
+
+typedef struct archive_entry archive_entry_t;
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(archive_entry_t, archive_entry_free);
+
+static gboolean
+dump_data (GFile *file,
+           struct archive *archive,
+           GCancellable               *cancellable,
+           GError                    **error)
+{
+  char buffer[32*1024];
+  g_autoptr(GFileInputStream) in = NULL;
+  gssize in_buffer;
+
+  in = g_file_read (file, cancellable, error);
+  if (in == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  while (TRUE)
+    {
+      in_buffer = g_input_stream_read (G_INPUT_STREAM (in), buffer, sizeof (buffer), cancellable, error);
+      if (in_buffer == -1)
+        return FALSE;
+
+      if (in_buffer == 0)
+        break;
+
+      if (archive_write_data (archive, buffer, in_buffer) < ARCHIVE_OK)
+        return xdg_app_fail (error, "Can't write tar data");
+    }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+dump_files (GFile *dir,
+            struct archive *archive,
+            GCancellable *cancellable,
+            char *parent,
+            GError **error)
+{
+  g_autoptr(GFileEnumerator) fe = NULL;
+  gboolean ret = TRUE;
+  GFileType type;
+
+  fe = g_file_enumerate_children (dir,
+                                  "standard::name,standard::type,standard::is-symlink,standard::symlink-target,unix::mode,time::*",
+                                  G_FILE_QUERY_INFO_NOFOLLOW_SYMLINKS, cancellable, error);
+  if (fe == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+
+  while (TRUE)
+    {
+      g_autoptr(GFileInfo) info = g_file_enumerator_next_file (fe, cancellable, error);
+      g_autofree char *path = NULL;
+      g_autoptr(GFile) child = NULL;
+      guint32 mode;
+      g_autoptr(archive_entry_t) entry = archive_entry_new2 (archive);
+
+      if (!info)
+        {
+          if (error && *error != NULL)
+            ret = FALSE;
+          break;
+        }
+
+      type = g_file_info_get_file_type (info);
+      mode = g_file_info_get_attribute_uint32 (info, "unix::mode");
+      path = g_build_filename (parent, g_file_info_get_name (info), NULL);
+      child = g_file_enumerator_get_child (fe, info);
+
+      archive_entry_set_pathname (entry, path);
+      archive_entry_set_uid(entry, 0);
+      archive_entry_set_gid(entry, 0);
+      archive_entry_set_perm(entry, mode & 0777);
+      archive_entry_set_mtime(entry, 0, 0);
+
+      switch (type)
+        {
+        case G_FILE_TYPE_SYMBOLIC_LINK:
+          archive_entry_set_filetype (entry, AE_IFLNK);
+          archive_entry_set_symlink (entry, g_file_info_get_symlink_target (info));
+          break;
+
+        case G_FILE_TYPE_REGULAR:
+          archive_entry_set_filetype (entry, AE_IFREG);
+          archive_entry_set_size(entry, g_file_info_get_size (info));
+          break;
+
+        case G_FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY:
+          archive_entry_set_filetype (entry, AE_IFDIR);
+          break;
+
+        default:
+          g_error ("Unhandled type %d\n", type);
+          break;
+        }
+
+      if (archive_write_header (archive, entry) < ARCHIVE_OK)
+        return xdg_app_fail (error, "Can't write tar header");
+
+      if (type == G_FILE_TYPE_REGULAR)
+        {
+          if (!dump_data (child, archive, cancellable, error))
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+
+      if (archive_write_finish_entry (archive) < ARCHIVE_OK)
+        return xdg_app_fail (error, "Can't finish tar entry");
+
+      if (type == G_FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY)
+        {
+          if (!dump_files (child, archive, cancellable, path, error))
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+static const char *extra_dirs[] = {
+  "app",
+  "dev",
+  "home",
+  "proc",
+  "run",
+  "run/host",
+  "run/dbus",
+  "run/media",
+  "run/user",
+  "sys",
+  "usr",
+  "tmp",
+  "var",
+};
+
+static struct {const char *path; const char *target; } extra_symlinks[] = {
+  {"bin", "usr/bin" },
+  {"sbin", "usr/sbin" },
+  {"etc", "usr/etc" },
+  {"lib", "usr/lib" },
+  {"lib32", "usr/lib32" },
+  {"lib64", "usr/lib64" },
+  {"var/run", "/run" },
+  {"var/tmp", "/tmp" },
+};
+
+static gboolean
+dump_runtime (GFile *root, GCancellable *cancellable, GError **error)
+{
+  int i;
+
+  g_autoptr(write_archive_t) archive = NULL;
+  g_autoptr(GFile) files = g_file_get_child (root, "files");
+
+  archive = archive_write_new ();
+  if (archive == NULL)
+    return xdg_app_fail (error, "Can't allocate archive");
+
+  if (archive_write_set_format_gnutar (archive) < ARCHIVE_OK)
+    return xdg_app_fail (error, "Can't set tar format");
+
+  if (archive_write_open_FILE (archive, stdout) < ARCHIVE_OK)
+    return xdg_app_fail (error, "can't open stdout");
+
+  for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS(extra_dirs); i++)
+    {
+      g_autoptr(archive_entry_t) entry = archive_entry_new2 (archive);
+
+      archive_entry_set_pathname (entry, extra_dirs[i]);
+      archive_entry_set_uid(entry, 0);
+      archive_entry_set_gid(entry, 0);
+      archive_entry_set_perm(entry, 0755);
+      archive_entry_set_mtime(entry, 0, 0);
+      archive_entry_set_filetype (entry, AE_IFDIR);
+
+      if (archive_write_header (archive, entry) < ARCHIVE_OK)
+        return xdg_app_fail (error, "Can't write tar header");
+    }
+
+  for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS(extra_symlinks); i++)
+    {
+      g_autoptr(archive_entry_t) entry = NULL;
+      g_autoptr(GFile) dest = g_file_resolve_relative_path (files, extra_symlinks[i].target);
+
+      if (g_str_has_prefix (extra_symlinks[i].target, "usr/"))
+        {
+          g_autoptr(GFile) dest = g_file_resolve_relative_path (files, extra_symlinks[i].target + 4);
+
+          if (!g_file_query_exists (dest, cancellable))
+            continue;
+        }
+
+      entry = archive_entry_new2 (archive);
+
+      archive_entry_set_pathname (entry, extra_symlinks[i].path);
+      archive_entry_set_uid(entry, 0);
+      archive_entry_set_gid(entry, 0);
+      archive_entry_set_perm(entry, 0755);
+      archive_entry_set_mtime(entry, 0, 0);
+      archive_entry_set_filetype (entry, AE_IFLNK);
+      archive_entry_set_symlink (entry, extra_symlinks[i].target);
+
+      if (archive_write_header (archive, entry) < ARCHIVE_OK)
+        return xdg_app_fail (error, "Can't write tar header");
+    }
+
+  if (!dump_files (files, archive, cancellable, "usr", error))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (archive_write_close (archive) < ARCHIVE_OK)
+    return xdg_app_fail (error, "can't close archive");
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+#endif
+
+gboolean
+xdg_app_builtin_dump_runtime (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GError **error)
+{
+  g_autoptr(GOptionContext) context = NULL;
+  g_autoptr(XdgAppDir) dir = NULL;
+  const char *runtime;
+  const char *branch = "master";
+  g_autofree char *ref = NULL;
+  OstreeRepo *repo;
+  g_autofree char *commit = NULL;
+  g_autoptr(GFile) root = NULL;
+
+  context = g_option_context_new ("RUNTIME BRANCH - Make branch of application current");
+
+  if (!xdg_app_option_context_parse (context, options, &argc, &argv, 0, &dir, cancellable, error))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (argc < 3)
+    return usage_error (context, "RUNTIME and BRANCH must be specified", error);
+
+  runtime  = argv[1];
+  branch = argv[2];
+
+  if (!xdg_app_is_valid_name (runtime))
+    return xdg_app_fail (error, "'%s' is not a valid name", runtime);
+
+  if (!xdg_app_is_valid_branch (branch))
+    return xdg_app_fail (error, "'%s' is not a valid branch name", branch);
+
+  ref = xdg_app_build_runtime_ref (runtime, branch, opt_arch);
+
+  repo = xdg_app_dir_get_repo (dir);
+
+  if (!ostree_repo_read_commit (repo, ref,
+                                &root, &commit, cancellable, error))
+    return FALSE;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBARCHIVE
+  return dump_runtime (root, cancellable, error);
+#else
+  return xdg_app_fail (error, "Build without libarchive");
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/app/xdg-app-builtins.h b/app/xdg-app-builtins.h
index 9cfe4fec..2a5ff63a 100644
--- a/app/xdg-app-builtins.h
+++ b/app/xdg-app-builtins.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ BUILTINPROTO(build_export);
 BUILTINPROTO(repo_update);
 BUILTINPROTO(export_file);
 BUILTINPROTO(override);
+BUILTINPROTO(dump_runtime);
 
 #undef BUILTINPROTO
 
diff --git a/app/xdg-app-main.c b/app/xdg-app-main.c
index 2ab0748e..b882199c 100644
--- a/app/xdg-app-main.c
+++ b/app/xdg-app-main.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static XdgAppCommand commands[] = {
   { "build", xdg_app_builtin_build },
   { "build-finish", xdg_app_builtin_build_finish },
   { "build-export", xdg_app_builtin_build_export },
+  { "dump-runtime", xdg_app_builtin_dump_runtime },
   { "repo-update", xdg_app_builtin_repo_update },
   { NULL }
 };
diff --git a/completion/xdg-app b/completion/xdg-app
index 8899ee6a..45b3dcc0 100755
--- a/completion/xdg-app
+++ b/completion/xdg-app
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ _xdg-app() {
         local dir cmd sdk loc
 
         local -A VERBS=(
-                [ALL]='add-remote modify-remote delete-remote ls-remote list-remotes install-runtime update-runtime uninstall-runtime list-runtimes install-app update-app uninstall-app list-apps run override enter export-file build-init build build-finish build-export repo-update make-app-current'
-                [MODE]='add-remote modify-remote delete-remote ls-remote list-remotes install-runtime update-runtime uninstall-runtime list-runtimes install-app update-app uninstall-app list-apps make-app-current'
+                [ALL]='add-remote modify-remote delete-remote ls-remote list-remotes install-runtime update-runtime uninstall-runtime list-runtimes install-app update-app uninstall-app list-apps run override enter export-file build-init build build-finish build-export repo-update make-app-current dump-runtime'
+                [MODE]='add-remote modify-remote delete-remote ls-remote list-remotes install-runtime update-runtime uninstall-runtime list-runtimes install-app update-app uninstall-app list-apps make-app-current dump-runtime'
                 [PERMS]='run override build build-finish'
                 [UNINSTALL]='uninstall-runtime uninstall-app'
                 [ARCH]='build-init install-runtime install-app run uninstall-runtime uninstall-app update-runtime update-app make-app-current'
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ _xdg-app() {
                         comps=''
                         ;;
 
-                update-runtime|uninstall-runtime)
+                update-runtime|uninstall-runtime|dump-runtime)
                         if [[ -z $name ]]; then
                                 comps=$(xdg-app $mode list-runtimes)
                         else
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 039ba114..4f16cb58 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -108,6 +108,34 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(sudo,
               [SUDO_BIN="sudo"], [SUDO_BIN=""])
 AC_SUBST([SUDO_BIN])
 
+LIBARCHIVE_DEPENDENCY="libarchive >= 2.8.0"
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(libarchive,
+	    AS_HELP_STRING([--without-libarchive], [Do not use libarchive]),
+	    :, with_libarchive=maybe)
+
+AS_IF([ test x$with_libarchive != xno ], [
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $LIBARCHIVE_DEPENDENCY])
+    PKG_CHECK_EXISTS($LIBARCHIVE_DEPENDENCY, have_libarchive=yes, have_libarchive=no)
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$have_libarchive])
+    AS_IF([ test x$have_libarchive = xno && test x$with_libarchive != xmaybe ], [
+       AC_MSG_ERROR([libarchive is enabled but could not be found])
+    ])
+    AS_IF([ test x$have_libarchive = xyes], [
+        AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBARCHIVE], 1, [Define if we have libarchive.pc])
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBARCHIVE, $LIBARCHIVE_DEPENDENCY)
+        save_LIBS=$LIBS
+        LIBS=$LIBARCHIVE_LIBS
+        AC_CHECK_FUNCS(archive_read_support_filter_all)
+        LIBS=$save_LIBS
+	with_libarchive=yes
+    ], [
+	with_libarchive=no
+    ])
+], [ with_libarchive=no ])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_LIBARCHIVE, test $with_libarchive != no)
+
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(documentation,
               AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-documentation], [Build documentation]),,
               enable_documentation=yes)