diff --git a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
index fb57a72..983860f 100644
--- a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
+++ b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
@@ -7472,7 +7472,7 @@ mdb_cursor_put(MDB_cursor *mc, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data,
 
 	dkey.mv_size = 0;
 
-	if (flags == MDB_CURRENT) {
+	if (flags & MDB_CURRENT) {
 		if (!(mc->mc_flags & C_INITIALIZED))
 			return EINVAL;
 		rc = MDB_SUCCESS;
@@ -7865,7 +7865,7 @@ put_sub:
 			xdata.mv_size = 0;
 			xdata.mv_data = "";
 			leaf = NODEPTR(mc->mc_pg[mc->mc_top], mc->mc_ki[mc->mc_top]);
-			if (flags & MDB_CURRENT) {
+			if (flags == MDB_CURRENT) {
 				xflags = MDB_CURRENT|MDB_NOSPILL;
 			} else {
 				mdb_xcursor_init1(mc, leaf);
diff --git a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_load.1 b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_load.1
index 998acc1..a2f8373 100644
--- a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_load.1
+++ b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_load.1
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ option below.
 .BR \-V
 Write the library version number to the standard output, and exit.
 .TP
+.BR \-a
+Append all records in the order they appear in the input. The input is assumed to already be
+in correctly sorted order and no sorting or checking for redundant values will be performed.
+This option must be used to reload data that was produced by running
+.B mdb_dump
+on a database that uses custom compare functions.
+.TP
 .BR \-f \ file
 Read from the specified file instead of from the standard input.
 .TP
diff --git a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_load.c b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_load.c
index 74d87b9..73788a3 100644
--- a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_load.c
+++ b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_load.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ static int Eof;
 static MDB_envinfo info;
 
 static MDB_val kbuf, dbuf;
+static MDB_val k0buf;
 
 #define Yu	MDB_PRIy(u)
 
@@ -275,10 +276,15 @@ badend:
 
 static void usage(void)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-V] [-f input] [-n] [-s name] [-N] [-T] dbpath\n", prog);
+	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-V] [-a] [-f input] [-n] [-s name] [-N] [-T] dbpath\n", prog);
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
+static int greater(const MDB_val *a, const MDB_val *b)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int i, rc;
@@ -287,8 +293,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	MDB_cursor *mc;
 	MDB_dbi dbi;
 	char *envname;
-	int envflags = 0, putflags = 0;
-	int dohdr = 0;
+	int envflags = MDB_NOSYNC, putflags = 0;
+	int dohdr = 0, append = 0;
+	MDB_val prevk;
 
 	prog = argv[0];
 
@@ -296,19 +303,23 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		usage();
 	}
 
-	/* -f: load file instead of stdin
+	/* -a: append records in input order
+	 * -f: load file instead of stdin
 	 * -n: use NOSUBDIR flag on env_open
 	 * -s: load into named subDB
 	 * -N: use NOOVERWRITE on puts
 	 * -T: read plaintext
 	 * -V: print version and exit
 	 */
-	while ((i = getopt(argc, argv, "f:ns:NTV")) != EOF) {
+	while ((i = getopt(argc, argv, "af:ns:NTV")) != EOF) {
 		switch(i) {
 		case 'V':
 			printf("%s\n", MDB_VERSION_STRING);
 			exit(0);
 			break;
+		case 'a':
+			append = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'f':
 			if (freopen(optarg, "r", stdin) == NULL) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: reopen: %s\n",
@@ -367,11 +378,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	kbuf.mv_size = mdb_env_get_maxkeysize(env) * 2 + 2;
-	kbuf.mv_data = malloc(kbuf.mv_size);
+	kbuf.mv_data = malloc(kbuf.mv_size * 2);
+	k0buf.mv_size = kbuf.mv_size;
+	k0buf.mv_data = (char *)kbuf.mv_data + kbuf.mv_size;
+	prevk.mv_data = k0buf.mv_data;
 
 	while(!Eof) {
 		MDB_val key, data;
 		int batch = 0;
+		flags = 0;
+		int appflag;
 
 		if (!dohdr) {
 			dohdr = 1;
@@ -389,6 +405,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			fprintf(stderr, "mdb_open failed, error %d %s\n", rc, mdb_strerror(rc));
 			goto txn_abort;
 		}
+		prevk.mv_size = 0;
+		if (append) {
+			mdb_set_compare(txn, dbi, greater);
+			if (flags & MDB_DUPSORT)
+				mdb_set_dupsort(txn, dbi, greater);
+		}
 
 		rc = mdb_cursor_open(txn, dbi, &mc);
 		if (rc) {
@@ -407,7 +429,20 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				goto txn_abort;
 			}
 
-			rc = mdb_cursor_put(mc, &key, &data, putflags);
+			if (append) {
+				appflag = MDB_APPEND;
+				if (flags & MDB_DUPSORT) {
+					if (prevk.mv_size == key.mv_size && !memcmp(prevk.mv_data, key.mv_data, key.mv_size))
+						appflag = MDB_CURRENT|MDB_APPENDDUP;
+					else {
+						memcpy(prevk.mv_data, key.mv_data, key.mv_size);
+						prevk.mv_size = key.mv_size;
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				appflag = 0;
+			}
+			rc = mdb_cursor_put(mc, &key, &data, putflags|appflag);
 			if (rc == MDB_KEYEXIST && putflags)
 				continue;
 			if (rc) {
@@ -432,6 +467,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 					fprintf(stderr, "mdb_cursor_open failed, error %d %s\n", rc, mdb_strerror(rc));
 					goto txn_abort;
 				}
+				if (appflag & MDB_APPENDDUP) {
+					MDB_val k, d;
+					mdb_cursor_get(mc, &k, &d, MDB_LAST);
+				}
 				batch = 0;
 			}
 		}