diff --git a/utils/environment.sh b/utils/environment.sh
index fb69da52..76b1e6bb 100644
--- a/utils/environment.sh
+++ b/utils/environment.sh
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ export XRAY_BITS2FASM="python3 ${XRAY_UTILS_DIR}/bits2fasm.py"
 export XRAY_FASM2FRAMES="python3 ${XRAY_UTILS_DIR}/fasm2frames.py"
 export XRAY_BITTOOL="${XRAY_TOOLS_DIR}/bittool"
 export XRAY_BLOCKWIDTH="python3 ${XRAY_UTILS_DIR}/blockwidth.py"
+export XRAY_PARSEDB="python3 ${XRAY_UTILS_DIR}/parsedb.py"
 
diff --git a/utils/parsedb.py b/utils/parsedb.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e3837798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/parsedb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from prjxray import util
+
+
+def run(fnin, fnout=None, strict=False, verbose=False):
+    lines = open(fnin, 'r').read().split('\n')
+    tags = set()
+    bitss = set()
+    for line in lines:
+        line = line.strip()
+        if line == '':
+            continue
+        tag, bits, mode = util.parse_db_line(line)
+        if strict:
+            assert not mode, "strict: got ill defined line: %s" % (line, )
+            assert tag not in tags, "strict: got duplicate tag %s (ex: %s)" % (
+                tag, line)
+            assert bits not in bitss, "strict: got duplicate bits %s (ex: %s)" % (
+                bits, line)
+        tags.add(tag)
+        bitss.add(bits)
+
+    if fnout:
+        with open(fnout, "w") as fout:
+            for line in sorted(lines):
+                line = line.strip()
+                if line == '':
+                    continue
+                fout.write(line + '\n')
+
+
+def main():
+    import argparse
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Parse a db, check for consistency")
+
+    util.db_root_arg(parser)
+    parser.add_argument('--verbose', action='store_true', help='')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--strict',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='Complain on unresolved entries (ex: <0 candidates>, <const0>)')
+    parser.add_argument('fin', help='')
+    parser.add_argument('fout', nargs='?', help='')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    run(args.fin, args.fout, strict=args.strict, verbose=args.verbose)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()