diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index eeadadad..e108213b 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -1289,6 +1289,12 @@ int alpm_unregister_all_syncdbs(alpm_handle_t *handle);
  */
 int alpm_db_unregister(alpm_db_t *db);
 
+/** Get the handle of a package database.
+ * @param db pointer to the package database
+ * @return the alpm handle that the package database belongs to
+ */
+alpm_handle_t *alpm_db_get_handle(alpm_db_t *db);
+
 /** Get the name of a package database.
  * @param db pointer to the package database
  * @return the name of the package database, NULL on error
@@ -2430,6 +2436,12 @@ int alpm_pkg_should_ignore(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_pkg_t *pkg);
  * @{
  */
 
+/** Gets the handle of a package
+ * @param pkg a pointer to package
+ * @return the alpm handle that the package belongs to
+ */
+alpm_handle_t *alpm_pkg_get_handle(alpm_pkg_t *pkg);
+
 /** Gets the name of the file from which the package was loaded.
  * @param pkg a pointer to package
  * @return a reference to an internal string
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/db.c b/lib/libalpm/db.c
index 41814abb..7fd1c03d 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/db.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/db.c
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_db_remove_server(alpm_db_t *db, const char *url)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+alpm_handle_t SYMEXPORT *alpm_db_get_handle(alpm_db_t *db)
+{
+	ASSERT(db != NULL, return NULL);
+	return db->handle;
+}
+
 const char SYMEXPORT *alpm_db_get_name(const alpm_db_t *db)
 {
 	ASSERT(db != NULL, return NULL);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/package.c b/lib/libalpm/package.c
index 9f6f478e..f53e139a 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/package.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/package.c
@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ const char SYMEXPORT *alpm_pkg_get_base(alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
 	return pkg->ops->get_base(pkg);
 }
 
+alpm_handle_t SYMEXPORT *alpm_pkg_get_handle(alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
+{
+	ASSERT(pkg != NULL, return NULL);
+	pkg->handle->pm_errno = ALPM_ERR_OK;
+	return pkg->handle;
+}
+
 const char SYMEXPORT *alpm_pkg_get_name(alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
 {
 	ASSERT(pkg != NULL, return NULL);