diff --git a/exec/apidef.c b/exec/apidef.c
index 5746b484..656a6988 100644
--- a/exec/apidef.c
+++ b/exec/apidef.c
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ static struct corosync_api_v1 apidef_corosync_api_v1 = {
 	.plugin_interface_release = lcr_ifact_release,
 	.error_memory_failure = _corosync_out_of_memory_error,
 	.fatal_error = _corosync_public_exit_error,
-	.request_shutdown = corosync_request_shutdown
+	.request_shutdown = corosync_request_shutdown,
+	.state_dump = corosync_state_dump
 };
 
 void apidef_init (struct objdb_iface_ver0 *objdb) {
diff --git a/exec/main.c b/exec/main.c
index 65116b6a..cfdf8129 100644
--- a/exec/main.c
+++ b/exec/main.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ hdb_handle_t corosync_poll_handle;
 
 struct sched_param global_sched_param;
 
-static void sigusr2_handler (int num)
+void corosync_state_dump (void)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -135,6 +135,15 @@ static void sigusr2_handler (int num)
 	}
 }
 
+static void sigusr2_handler (int num)
+{
+	/*
+	 * TODO remove this from sigusr2 handler and access via cfg service
+	 * engine api - corosync-cfgtool
+	 */
+	corosync_state_dump ();
+}
+
 /*
  * TODO this function needs some love
  */
diff --git a/exec/main.h b/exec/main.h
index bc76dc87..a26c064f 100644
--- a/exec/main.h
+++ b/exec/main.h
@@ -66,4 +66,6 @@ extern int message_source_is_local (const mar_message_source_t *source);
 
 extern void corosync_request_shutdown (void);
 
+extern void corosync_state_dump (void);
+
 #endif /* MAIN_H_DEFINED */
diff --git a/include/corosync/engine/coroapi.h b/include/corosync/engine/coroapi.h
index bee174a0..f3a1c983 100644
--- a/include/corosync/engine/coroapi.h
+++ b/include/corosync/engine/coroapi.h
@@ -576,6 +576,8 @@ struct corosync_api_v1 {
 	void (*fatal_error) (cs_fatal_error_t err, const char *file, unsigned int line);
 
 	void (*request_shutdown) (void);
+
+	void (*state_dump) (void);
 };
 
 #define SERVICE_ID_MAKE(a,b) ( ((a)<<16) | (b) )