diff --git a/src/cpp/database/SqliteDatabase.cpp b/src/cpp/database/SqliteDatabase.cpp
index de3dbab2d4..c1167606af 100644
--- a/src/cpp/database/SqliteDatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/database/SqliteDatabase.cpp
@@ -291,11 +291,19 @@ int SqliteStatement::size(int column)
 	return sqlite3_column_bytes(statement, column);
 }
 
-const void* SqliteStatement::getBlob(int column)
+const void* SqliteStatement::peekBlob(int column)
 {
 	return sqlite3_column_blob(statement, column);
 }
 
+std::vector<unsigned char> SqliteStatement::getBlob(int column)
+{
+	int size = sqlite3_column_bytes(statement, column);
+	std::vector<unsigned char> ret(size);
+	memcpy(&(ret.front()), sqlite3_column_blob(statement, column), size);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 std::string SqliteStatement::getString(int column)
 {
 	return reinterpret_cast<const char *>(sqlite3_column_text(statement, column));
diff --git a/src/cpp/database/SqliteDatabase.h b/src/cpp/database/SqliteDatabase.h
index e860c61447..09ffc25c52 100644
--- a/src/cpp/database/SqliteDatabase.h
+++ b/src/cpp/database/SqliteDatabase.h
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ public:
 
 	int size(int column);
 
-	const void* getBlob(int column);
+	const void* peekBlob(int column);
+	std::vector<unsigned char> getBlob(int column);
+
 	std::string getString(int column);
 	const char* peekString(int column);
 	uint32 getUInt32(int column);