diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/dump.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/dump.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4cb0844a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/dump.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+use super::{BeaconChain, ClientDB, DBError, SlotClock};
+use types::{BeaconBlock, BeaconState, Hash256};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct SlotDump {
+    pub beacon_block: BeaconBlock,
+    pub beacon_block_root: Hash256,
+    pub beacon_state: BeaconState,
+    pub beacon_state_root: Hash256,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum Error {
+    DBError(String),
+    MissingBlock(Hash256),
+}
+
+impl<T, U> BeaconChain<T, U>
+where
+    T: ClientDB,
+    U: SlotClock,
+{
+    pub fn chain_dump(&self) -> Result<Vec<SlotDump>, Error> {
+        let mut dump = vec![];
+
+        let mut last_slot = SlotDump {
+            beacon_block: self.canonical_head().beacon_block.clone(),
+            beacon_block_root: self.canonical_head().beacon_block_root,
+            beacon_state: self.canonical_head().beacon_state.clone(),
+            beacon_state_root: self.canonical_head().beacon_state_root,
+        };
+
+        dump.push(last_slot.clone());
+
+        loop {
+            let beacon_block_root = last_slot.beacon_block.parent_root;
+
+            if beacon_block_root == self.spec.zero_hash {
+                // Genesis has been reached.
+                break;
+            }
+
+            let beacon_block = self
+                .block_store
+                .get_deserialized(&beacon_block_root)?
+                .ok_or_else(|| Error::MissingBlock(beacon_block_root))?;
+            let beacon_state_root = beacon_block.state_root;
+            let beacon_state = self
+                .state_store
+                .get_deserialized(&beacon_state_root)?
+                .ok_or_else(|| Error::MissingBlock(beacon_state_root))?;
+
+            let slot = SlotDump {
+                beacon_block,
+                beacon_block_root,
+                beacon_state,
+                beacon_state_root,
+            };
+
+            dump.push(slot.clone());
+            last_slot = slot;
+        }
+
+        Ok(dump)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<DBError> for Error {
+    fn from(e: DBError) -> Error {
+        Error::DBError(e.message)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs
index e820c4b208..d6058eab76 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod block_graph;
 pub mod block_processing;
 pub mod block_production;
 mod canonical_head;
+pub mod dump;
 mod finalized_head;
 mod info;
 mod lmd_ghost;
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/tests/chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/tests/chain.rs
index af1310cd6c..c4d8062656 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/tests/chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/tests/chain.rs
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ fn it_can_produce_blocks() {
     for _ in 0..blocks {
         rig.produce_next_slot();
     }
+    let dump = rig.chain_dump().expect("Chain dump failed.");
+
+    assert_eq!(dump.len(), blocks + 1); // + 1 for genesis block.
 }
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/tests/utils/test_rig.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/tests/utils/test_rig.rs
index b6aef32901..a3a6417159 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/tests/utils/test_rig.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/tests/utils/test_rig.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use super::TestValidator;
+pub use beacon_chain::dump::{Error as DumpError, SlotDump};
 use beacon_chain::BeaconChain;
 #[cfg(test)]
 use db::{
@@ -82,4 +83,8 @@ impl TestRig {
         self.validators[proposer].set_slot(slot);
         self.validators[proposer].produce_block().unwrap();
     }
+
+    pub fn chain_dump(&self) -> Result<Vec<SlotDump>, DumpError> {
+        self.beacon_chain.chain_dump()
+    }
 }