diff --git a/web/database/worker/db-worker.js b/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
--- a/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
+++ b/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
@@ -148,6 +148,17 @@
 async function processAppRequest(
   message: WorkerRequestMessage,
 ): Promise<?WorkerResponseMessage> {
+  // testing
+  if (message.type === workerRequestMessageTypes.GET_DB_FILE) {
+    if (!dbModule) {
+      throw new Error(`Database not initialized, unable export database file`);
+    }
+    return {
+      type: workerResponseMessageTypes.GET_DB_FILE,
+      file: exportDatabaseContent(dbModule, COMM_SQLITE_DATABASE_PATH),
+    };
+  }
+
   // non-database operations
   if (message.type === workerRequestMessageTypes.PING) {
     return {
diff --git a/web/settings/account-settings.react.js b/web/settings/account-settings.react.js
--- a/web/settings/account-settings.react.js
+++ b/web/settings/account-settings.react.js
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 import TunnelbrokerTestScreen from './tunnelbroker-test.react.js';
 import EditUserAvatar from '../avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js';
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
+import { getDatabaseModule } from '../database/database-module-provider.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
+import { workerRequestMessageTypes } from '../types/worker-types.js';
 import { useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils.js';
 
 function AccountSettings(): React.Node {
@@ -82,6 +84,27 @@
     [popModal, pushModal],
   );
 
+  const downloadDatabaseFile = React.useCallback(async () => {
+    const databaseModule = await getDatabaseModule();
+    const response = await databaseModule.schedule({
+      type: workerRequestMessageTypes.GET_DB_FILE,
+    });
+    if (!response) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const { file } = response;
+    const blob = new Blob([file]);
+    const a = document.createElement('a');
+    const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    a.href = url;
+    a.download = 'web.sqlite';
+
+    document.body?.appendChild(a);
+    a.click();
+    document.body?.removeChild(a);
+    window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+  }, []);
+
   const showAppearanceModal = React.useCallback(
     () => pushModal(<AppearanceChangeModal />),
     [pushModal],
@@ -170,6 +193,24 @@
       </div>
     );
   }
+  let dbDownload;
+  if (staffCanSee) {
+    dbDownload = (
+      <div className={css.preferencesContainer}>
+        <h4 className={css.preferencesHeader}>Database menu</h4>
+        <div className={css.content}>
+          <ul>
+            <li>
+              <span>Database file</span>
+              <Button variant="text" onClick={downloadDatabaseFile}>
+                <p className={css.buttonText}>Download</p>
+              </Button>
+            </li>
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
 
   return (
     <div className={css.container}>
@@ -205,6 +246,7 @@
         {preferences}
         {tunnelbroker}
         {backup}
+        {dbDownload}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/web/types/worker-types.js b/web/types/worker-types.js
--- a/web/types/worker-types.js
+++ b/web/types/worker-types.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   REMOVE_PERSIST_STORAGE_ITEM: 9,
   CLEAR_SENSITIVE_DATA: 10,
   BACKUP_RESTORE: 11,
+  GET_DB_FILE: 99999,
 });
 
 export const workerWriteRequests: $ReadOnlyArray<number> = [
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@
   +backupLogDataKey: string,
 };
 
+export type GetDBFileRequestMessage = {
+  +type: 99999,
+};
+
 export type WorkerRequestMessage =
   | PingWorkerRequestMessage
   | InitWorkerRequestMessage
@@ -105,7 +110,8 @@
   | SetPersistStorageItemRequestMessage
   | RemovePersistStorageItemRequestMessage
   | ClearSensitiveDataRequestMessage
-  | BackupRestoreRequestMessage;
+  | BackupRestoreRequestMessage
+  | GetDBFileRequestMessage;
 
 export type WorkerRequestProxyMessage = {
   +id: number,
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@
   CLIENT_STORE: 1,
   GET_CURRENT_USER_ID: 2,
   GET_PERSIST_STORAGE_ITEM: 3,
+  GET_DB_FILE: 99999,
 });
 
 export type PongWorkerResponseMessage = {
@@ -140,11 +147,17 @@
   +item: string,
 };
 
+export type GetDBFileResponseMessage = {
+  +type: 99999,
+  +file: Uint8Array,
+};
+
 export type WorkerResponseMessage =
   | PongWorkerResponseMessage
   | ClientStoreResponseMessage
   | GetCurrentUserIDResponseMessage
-  | GetPersistStorageItemResponseMessage;
+  | GetPersistStorageItemResponseMessage
+  | GetDBFileResponseMessage;
 
 export type WorkerResponseProxyMessage = {
   +id?: number,