diff --git a/src/ioc/db/Makefile b/src/ioc/db/Makefile
index c957842cb..5d58542fe 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/Makefile
+++ b/src/ioc/db/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ INC += dbLink.h
 INC += dbLock.h
 INC += dbNotify.h
 INC += dbScan.h
+INC += dbServer.h
 INC += dbTest.h
 INC += dbCaTest.h
 INC += db_test.h
@@ -86,4 +87,5 @@ dbCore_SRCS += templateInstances.cpp
 dbCore_SRCS += dbIocRegister.c
 dbCore_SRCS += chfPlugin.c
 dbCore_SRCS += dbState.c
+dbCore_SRCS += dbServer.c
 
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbServer.c b/src/ioc/db/dbServer.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc1094ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbServer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2014 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+*     National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ *  Author: Andrew Johnson <anj@aps.anl.gov>
+ */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#include "ellLib.h"
+#include "epicsStdio.h"
+
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#include "dbServer.h"
+
+static ELLLIST serverList = ELLLIST_INIT;
+
+
+void dbRegisterServer(dbServer *psrv)
+{
+    if (ellNext(&psrv->node)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "dbRegisterServer: '%s' registered twice?\n",
+            psrv->name);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ellAdd(&serverList, &psrv->node);
+}
+
+void dbsr(unsigned level)
+{
+    dbServer *psrv = (dbServer *)ellFirst(&serverList);
+
+    while (psrv) {
+        printf("Server '%s':\n", psrv->name);
+        if (psrv->report)
+            psrv->report(level);
+        psrv = (dbServer *)ellNext(&psrv->node);
+    }
+}
+
+int dbServerClient(char *pBuf, size_t bufSize)
+{
+    dbServer *psrv = (dbServer *)ellFirst(&serverList);
+
+    while (psrv) {
+        if (psrv->client &&
+            psrv->client(pBuf, bufSize) == 0)
+            return 0;
+        psrv = (dbServer *)ellNext(&psrv->node);
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbServer.h b/src/ioc/db/dbServer.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..345468676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbServer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2014 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+*     National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ *  Author: Andrew Johnson <anj@aps.anl.gov>
+ */
+
+#ifndef INC_dbServer_H
+#define INC_dbServer_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#include "ellLib.h"
+#include "shareLib.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Server information structure */
+
+typedef struct dbServer {
+    ELLNODE node;
+    const char *name;
+
+    /* Print level-dependent status report to stdout */
+    void (* report) (unsigned level);
+
+    /* Get number of channels and clients connected */
+    void (* stats) (unsigned *channels, unsigned *clients);
+
+    /* Get identity of client initiating the calling thread */
+    /* Must return 0 (OK), or -1 (ERROR) from unknown threads */
+    int (* client) (char *pBuf, size_t bufSize);
+} dbServer;
+
+
+epicsShareFunc void dbRegisterServer(dbServer *psrv);
+
+/* Extra routines could be added if/when needed:
+ *
+ * epicsShareFunc const dbServer* dbFindServer(const char *name);
+ * epicsShareFunc void dbIterateServers(srvIterFunc func, void *user);
+ */
+
+epicsShareFunc void dbsr(unsigned level);
+
+epicsShareFunc int dbServerClient(char *pBuf, size_t bufSize);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* INC_dbServer_H */