diff --git a/docs/properties.md b/docs/properties.md
index 37aef6d4..01d04b16 100644
--- a/docs/properties.md
+++ b/docs/properties.md
@@ -82,5 +82,27 @@ Cool! This phing-ism is what powers our environment-specific property layering a
 
 [More info](../tasks/acquia.xml#L32-L59)
 
+### DB Loading
+
+| Property | Default value | What is it? |
+|---|---|---|
+| `db.load.export_pattern` | `artifacts/*` | Pattern to match gzipped database dump files. |
+| `db.load.mysql_command` | `drush sqlc` | Command with which to load stuff into Drupal. |
+| `db.load.file` |  | Load a specific file rather than one matching the `export_pattern`. |
+
+Example usage:
+
+```
+    <import file="vendor/palantirnet/the-build/tasks/lib/db.xml" />
+
+    <target name="load">
+        <phingcall target="load-db">
+            <property name="db.load.export_prefix" value="artifacts/prod-*" />
+        </phingcall>
+    </target>
+```
+
+[More info](../tasks/lib/db.xml)
+
 ----
 Copyright 2016 Palantir.net, Inc.
diff --git a/tasks/lib/db.xml b/tasks/lib/db.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d29862e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/lib/db.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<project name="db" default="status">
+
+
+    <target name="status">
+        <echo>Hello world.</echo>
+    </target>
+
+
+    <!-- Target: load-db -->
+    <target name="load-db" description="Load a database export.">
+        <property name="db.load.export_pattern" value="artifacts/*" />
+        <property name="db.load.mysql_command" value="drush sqlc" />
+
+        <exec dir="${build.dir}" command="ls ${db.load.export_pattern}.sql.gz | tail -1" outputProperty="db.load.file" />
+
+        <if>
+          <equals arg1="${load.db}" arg2="" />
+          <then>
+              <echo>Missing database export at '${db.load.export_pattern}.sql.gz'
+
+Please download a database export to:
+  ${db.load.export_pattern}.sql.gz
+
+Alternatively, you can specify the export file prefix; for example:
+  vendor/bin/phing [YOUR-TARGET] -Ddb.load.export_pattern=artifacts/prod-*
+
+Or, you can specify the export file directly:
+  vendor/bin/phing [YOUR-TARGET] -Ddb.load.file=artifacts/my_db.sql.gz
+              </echo>
+              <fail message="Missing database export." />
+          </then>
+        </if>
+
+        <echo>Loading the `${db.load.file}` database...</echo>
+        <exec dir="${build.dir}" command="gunzip -c ${db.load.file} | ${db.load.mysql_command}" checkreturn="true" logoutput="true" />
+    </target>
+
+
+</project>