diff --git a/arangosh/V8Client/arangodump.cpp b/arangosh/V8Client/arangodump.cpp
index 21751107b0..7a1d27819f 100644
--- a/arangosh/V8Client/arangodump.cpp
+++ b/arangosh/V8Client/arangodump.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ static uint64_t TickEnd = 0;
 
 static uint64_t BatchId = 0;
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief cluster mode flag
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+static bool clusterMode = false;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief statistics
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -190,6 +196,7 @@ static void ParseProgramOptions (int argc, char* argv[]) {
     ("progress", &Progress, "show progress")
     ("tick-start", &TickStart, "only include data after this tick")
     ("tick-end", &TickEnd, "last tick to be included in data dump")
+    ("cluster", &clusterMode, "dump data from a cluster via a coordinator")
   ;
 
   BaseClient.setupGeneral(description);
@@ -809,6 +816,226 @@ static int RunDump (string& errorMsg) {
   return TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief dump data from cluster via a coordinator
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+static int RunClusterDump (string& errorMsg) {
+  map<string, string> headers;
+
+  const string url = "/_api/replication/clusterInventory?includeSystem=" + 
+                     string(IncludeSystemCollections ? "true" : "false");
+
+  SimpleHttpResult* response = Client->request(HttpRequest::HTTP_REQUEST_GET, 
+                                               url,
+                                               0, 
+                                               0,  
+                                               headers); 
+
+  if (response == 0 || ! response->isComplete()) {
+    errorMsg = "got invalid response from server: " + Client->getErrorMessage();
+
+    if (response != 0) {
+      delete response;
+    }
+
+    return TRI_ERROR_INTERNAL;
+  }
+ 
+  if (response->wasHttpError()) {
+    errorMsg = "got invalid response from server: HTTP " + 
+               StringUtils::itoa(response->getHttpReturnCode()) + ": " +
+               response->getHttpReturnMessage();
+    delete response;
+    
+    return TRI_ERROR_INTERNAL;
+  }
+
+
+  const StringBuffer& data = response->getBody();
+
+    
+  TRI_json_t* json = TRI_JsonString(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, data.c_str());
+
+  delete response;
+
+  if (! JsonHelper::isArray(json)) {
+    if (json != 0) {
+      TRI_FreeJson(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, json);
+    }
+
+    errorMsg = "got malformed JSON response from server";
+
+    return TRI_ERROR_INTERNAL;
+  }
+
+  TRI_json_t const* collections = JsonHelper::getArrayElement(json, "collections");
+
+  if (! JsonHelper::isList(collections)) {
+    TRI_FreeJson(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, json);
+    errorMsg = "got malformed JSON response from server";
+
+    return TRI_ERROR_INTERNAL;
+  }
+
+  const string tickString = JsonHelper::getStringValue(json, "tick", "");
+
+  if (tickString == "") {
+    TRI_FreeJson(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, json);
+    errorMsg = "got malformed JSON response from server";
+
+    return TRI_ERROR_INTERNAL;
+  }
+
+  cout << "Last tick provided by server is: " << tickString << endl;
+
+  // read the server's max tick value
+  uint64_t maxTick = StringUtils::uint64(tickString);
+
+  // check if the user specific a max tick value
+  if (TickEnd > 0 && maxTick > TickEnd) {
+    maxTick = TickEnd;
+  }
+
+  // create a lookup table for collections
+  map<string, bool> restrictList;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < Collections.size(); ++i) {
+    restrictList.insert(pair<string, bool>(Collections[i], true));
+  }
+
+  // iterate over collections
+  const size_t n = collections->_value._objects._length;
+
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+    TRI_json_t const* collection = (TRI_json_t const*) TRI_AtVector(&collections->_value._objects, i);
+
+    if (! JsonHelper::isArray(collection)) {
+      TRI_FreeJson(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, json);
+      errorMsg = "got malformed JSON response from server";
+
+      return TRI_ERROR_INTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    TRI_json_t const* parameters = JsonHelper::getArrayElement(collection, "parameters");
+
+    if (! JsonHelper::isArray(parameters)) {
+      TRI_FreeJson(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, json);
+      errorMsg = "got malformed JSON response from server";
+
+      return TRI_ERROR_INTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    const string cid   = JsonHelper::getStringValue(parameters, "cid", "");
+    const string name  = JsonHelper::getStringValue(parameters, "name", "");
+    const bool deleted = JsonHelper::getBooleanValue(parameters, "deleted", false);
+
+    if (cid == "" || name == "") {
+      TRI_FreeJson(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, json);
+      errorMsg = "got malformed JSON response from server";
+
+      return TRI_ERROR_INTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    if (deleted) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (name[0] == '_' && ! IncludeSystemCollections) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (restrictList.size() > 0 &&
+        restrictList.find(name) == restrictList.end()) {
+      // collection name not in list
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // found a collection!
+    if (Progress) {
+      cout << "dumping collection '" << name << "'..." << endl;
+    }
+
+    // now save the collection meta data and/or the actual data
+    Stats._totalCollections++;
+
+    {
+      // save meta data
+      string fileName;
+      fileName = OutputDirectory + TRI_DIR_SEPARATOR_STR + name + ".structure.json";
+
+      int fd;
+      
+      // remove an existing file first
+      if (TRI_ExistsFile(fileName.c_str())) {
+        TRI_UnlinkFile(fileName.c_str());
+      }
+      
+      fd = TRI_CREATE(fileName.c_str(), O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_RDWR, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+
+      if (fd < 0) {
+        errorMsg = "cannot write to file '" + fileName + "'";
+        TRI_FreeJson(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, json);
+
+        return TRI_ERROR_CANNOT_WRITE_FILE;
+      }
+
+      const string collectionInfo = JsonHelper::toString(collection);
+
+      if (! TRI_WritePointer(fd, collectionInfo.c_str(), collectionInfo.size())) {
+        TRI_CLOSE(fd);
+        errorMsg = "cannot write to file '" + fileName + "'";
+        TRI_FreeJson(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, json);
+
+        return TRI_ERROR_CANNOT_WRITE_FILE;
+      }
+
+      TRI_CLOSE(fd);
+    }
+
+
+    if (DumpData) {
+      // save the actual data
+      string fileName;
+      fileName = OutputDirectory + TRI_DIR_SEPARATOR_STR + name + ".data.json";
+
+      int fd;
+
+      // remove an existing file first
+      if (TRI_ExistsFile(fileName.c_str())) {
+        TRI_UnlinkFile(fileName.c_str());
+      }
+
+      fd = TRI_CREATE(fileName.c_str(), O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_RDWR, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+
+      if (fd < 0) {
+        errorMsg = "cannot write to file '" + fileName + "'";
+        TRI_FreeJson(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, json);
+
+        return TRI_ERROR_CANNOT_WRITE_FILE;
+      }
+
+      ExtendBatch();
+      int res = DumpCollection(fd, cid, name, parameters, maxTick, errorMsg); 
+
+      TRI_CLOSE(fd);
+
+      if (res != TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
+        if (errorMsg.empty()) {
+          errorMsg = "cannot write to file '" + fileName + "'";
+        }
+        TRI_FreeJson(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, json);
+
+        return res;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  TRI_FreeJson(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, json);
+
+  return TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief request location rewriter (injects database name)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -971,17 +1198,23 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
   string errorMsg = "";
 
-  int res = StartBatch(errorMsg);
-  if (res != TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR && Force) {
-    res = TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
-  }
+  int res;
+  if (!clusterMode) {
+    res = StartBatch(errorMsg);
+    if (res != TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR && Force) {
+      res = TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
+    }
 
-  if (res == TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
-    res = RunDump(errorMsg);
-  }
+    if (res == TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR) {
+      res = RunDump(errorMsg);
+    }
   
-  if (BatchId > 0) {
-    EndBatch();
+    if (BatchId > 0) {
+      EndBatch();
+    }
+  }
+  else {   // clusterMode == true
+    res = RunClusterDump(errorMsg);
   }
   
   if (Progress) {