diff --git a/libraries/entropy/client/services/ugc/commands.py b/libraries/entropy/client/services/ugc/commands.py
index 91909090d..9aabfacdb 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/client/services/ugc/commands.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/client/services/ugc/commands.py
@@ -343,6 +343,18 @@ class Client(Base):
         )
         return self.do_generic_handler(cmd, session_id, tries = 5)
 
+    def get_repository_metadata(self, session_id, repository, arch, product):
+
+        cmd = "%s %s %s %s %s %s" % (
+            session_id,
+            'repository_server:get_repository_metadata',
+            repository,
+            arch,
+            product,
+            self.SystemSettings['repositories']['branch'],
+        )
+        return self.do_generic_handler(cmd, session_id, tries = 5)
+
     def get_package_information(self, session_id, idpackages, repository, arch, product):
 
         cmd = "%s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s" % (
diff --git a/libraries/entropy/services/repository/commands.py b/libraries/entropy/services/repository/commands.py
index d19d5cf35..cf63bbefa 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/services/repository/commands.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/services/repository/commands.py
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ class Repository(SocketCommands):
                 'desc': "returns repository package sets metadata",
                 'syntax': "<SESSION_ID> repository_server:get_package_sets <repository> <arch> <product> <branch>",
                 'from': unicode(self), # from what class
+            },
+            'repository_server:get_repository_metadata': {
+                'auth': False,
+                'built_in': False,
+                'cb': self.docmd_repository_metadata,
+                'args': ["myargs"],
+                'as_user': False,
+                'desc': "returns repository metadata (package sets, treeupdates, libraries <=> idpackages map)",
+                'syntax': "<SESSION_ID> repository_server:get_repository_metadata <repository> <arch> <product> <branch>",
+                'from': unicode(self), # from what class
             }
         }
 
@@ -114,6 +124,43 @@ class Repository(SocketCommands):
 
         return {'removed': removed_ids, 'added': added_ids, 'checksum': mychecksum}
 
+    def docmd_repository_metadata(self, myargs):
+
+        self.trash_old_databases()
+
+        if len(myargs) < 4:
+            return None
+        repository = myargs[0]
+        arch = myargs[1]
+        product = myargs[2]
+        try:
+            branch = str(myargs[3])
+        except (UnicodeEncodeError,UnicodeDecodeError,):
+            return None
+
+        x = (repository,arch,product,branch,)
+        valid = self.HostInterface.is_repository_available(x)
+        if not valid:
+            return valid
+
+        cached = self.HostInterface.get_dcache((repository, arch, product, branch, 'docmd_repository_metadata'), repository)
+        if cached != None:
+            return cached
+
+        metadata = {}
+        dbpath = self.get_database_path(repository, arch, product, branch)
+        dbconn = self.HostInterface.open_db(dbpath, docache = False)
+        metadata['sets'] = dbconn.retrievePackageSets()
+        metadata['treeupdates_actions'] = dbconn.listAllTreeUpdatesActions()
+        metadata['treeupdates_digest'] = dbconn.retrieveRepositoryUpdatesDigest(repository)
+        metadata['library_idpackages'] = dbconn.retrieveNeededLibraryIdpackages()
+
+        self.HostInterface.set_dcache((repository, arch, product, branch, 'docmd_repository_metadata'), data, repository)
+        dbconn.closeDB()
+
+        return metadata
+
+
     def docmd_package_sets(self, myargs):
 
         self.trash_old_databases()