diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index e000ee0a3..a1ad57894 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII, and 80-char wide.
 # Do not insert empty lines here, update check depends on it.
 - SVN
+  - feature: configdb export added for data security (betateilchen)
   - feature: new module 38_netatmo.pm added (justme1968)
   - change:  09_CUL_FHTTK.pm: clean up code to avoid "Use of uninitialized 
              value in concatenation.."
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/98_configdb.pm b/fhem/FHEM/98_configdb.pm
index 30f0de195..5966bbc20 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/98_configdb.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/98_configdb.pm
@@ -175,11 +175,20 @@ sub CommandConfigdb($$) {
 		}
 
 		when ('diff') {
-			return "Syntax: configdb diff <device> <version>" if @a != 3;
+			return "\n Syntax: configdb diff <device> <version>" if @a != 3;
 			Log3('configdb', 4, "configdb: diff requested for device: $param1 in version $param2.");
 			$ret = _cfgDB_Diff($param1, $param2);
 		}
 
+		when ('export') {
+			return "\n Syntax: configdb export <targetFilename> [version]" if @a <2;
+			$param2 = $param2 ? $param2 : 0;
+			my $logtext = "configDB: database backup started into file $param1";
+			$logtext .= " for version $param2";
+			Log3 ('configDB', 4, $logtext);
+			$ret = _cfgDB_Export($param1, $param2);
+		}
+
 		when ('info') {
 			Log3('configdb', 4, "info requested.");
 			$ret = _cfgDB_Info;
@@ -193,13 +202,13 @@ sub CommandConfigdb($$) {
 		}
 
 		when ('migrate') {
-			return "Migration not possible. Already running with configDB!" if $configfile eq 'configDB';
+			return "\n Migration not possible. Already running with configDB!" if $configfile eq 'configDB';
 			Log3('configdb', 4, "configdb: migration requested.");
 			$ret = _cfgDB_Migrate;
 		}
 
 		when ('recover') {
-			return "Syntax: configdb recover <version>" if @a != 2;
+			return "\n Syntax: configdb recover <version>" if @a != 2;
 			Log3('configdb', 4, "configdb: recover for version $param1 requested.");
 			$ret = _cfgDB_Recover($param1);
 		}
@@ -386,6 +395,12 @@ compare device: telnetPort in current version 0 (left) to version: 1 (right)
 * 2|attr telnetPort room telnet           *  |                                      |
 +--+--------------------------------------+--+--------------------------------------+</pre>
 
+		<li><code>configdb export &lt;targetFilename&gt; [version];</code></li><br/>
+			Exports specified version from config database into file &lt;targetFilename&gt;<br/>
+			Default version if not specified = 0<br/>
+			The target file can be imported again, if needed.<br/>
+<br/>
+
 		<li><code>configdb info</code></li><br/>
 			Returns some database statistics<br/>
 <pre>
@@ -623,6 +638,12 @@ compare device: telnetPort in current version 0 (left) to version: 1 (right)
 * 2|attr telnetPort room telnet           *  |                                      |
 +--+--------------------------------------+--+--------------------------------------+</pre>
 
+		<li><code>configdb export &lt;zielDateiname&gt; [version];</code></li><br/>
+			Exportiert die angegebene Version aus der Konfigurationsdatenbank in die Datei &lt;zielDateiname&gt;<br/>
+			Standardversion, falls nicht angegeben = 0<br/>
+			Die Zieldatei kann sp&auml;ter f&uuml;r die Wiederherstellung verwendet werden.<br/>
+<br/>
+
 		<li><code>configdb info</code></li><br/>
 			Liefert eine Datenbankstatistik<br/>
 <pre>
diff --git a/fhem/configDB.pm b/fhem/configDB.pm
index 0a7deaeed..f3f2b0abb 100644
--- a/fhem/configDB.pm
+++ b/fhem/configDB.pm
@@ -608,6 +608,34 @@ sub _cfgDB_Diff($$) {
 	return $ret;
 }
 
+# backup database
+sub _cfgDB_Export($$) {
+	my ($filename,$version) = @_;
+	my ($counter, $ret);
+
+	my $sql =	"select command,device,p1,p2 from fhemconfig".
+						" as c join fhemversions as v ON v.versionuuid=c.versionuuid ".
+						"WHERE v.version = '$version' ORDER BY command DESC";
+
+	my $fhem_dbh = _cfgDB_Connect;
+	my $sth=$fhem_dbh->prepare( $sql );
+	$sth->execute();
+
+	open( FILE, ">./$filename" );
+	while ( my $row = $sth->fetchrow_arrayref ) {
+		$counter++;
+		print FILE join( "|", @$row ), "\n";
+	}
+	close ( FILE );
+
+	$sth->finish();
+	$fhem_dbh->disconnect();
+
+	$ret  = "\n $counter records exported ";
+	$ret .= "from version $version ";
+	$ret .= "to $filename";
+}
+
 1;
 
 =pod