diff --git a/src/e1cap_dump.c b/src/e1cap_dump.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e91191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/e1cap_dump.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+#include <osmocom/core/signal.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/logging.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/application.h>
+
+#include "storage.h"
+#include "recorder.h"
+
+struct e1_recorder g_recorder;
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct osmo_e1cap_file *f;
+	struct osmo_e1cap_pkthdr *pkt;
+
+	printf("sizeof(timeval) = %zu\n", sizeof(struct timeval));
+	printf("sizeof(osmo_e1cap_pkthdr) = %zu\n", sizeof(*pkt));
+
+	if (argc < 2)
+		exit(2);
+
+	f = osmo_e1cap_open(NULL, argv[1]);
+	if (!f)
+		exit(1);
+
+	while ((pkt = osmo_e1cap_read_next(f))) {
+		printf("%lu:%lu %02u/%02u %u (%u): %s\n",
+			pkt->ts.tv_sec, pkt->ts.tv_usec,
+			pkt->line_nr, pkt->ts_nr, pkt->capture_mode,
+			pkt->len,
+			osmo_hexdump_nospc(pkt->data, pkt->len));
+		talloc_free(pkt);
+	}
+}