diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f063735..4506574 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-### 0.12.3 (2019-07-19)
+### Added
+
+* `DB::get_updates_since()` to iterate write batches in a given sequence (nlfiedler).
+
+## 0.12.3 (2019-07-19)
+
+### Changes
 
 * Enabled sse4.2/pclmul for accelerated crc32c (yjh0502)
 * Added `set_db_write_buffer_size` to the Options API (rnarubin)
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 539282e..67d59fc 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,69 @@ pub struct DBRawIterator<'a> {
     db: PhantomData<&'a DB>,
 }
 
+/// Iterates the batches of writes since a given sequence number.
+///
+/// `DBWALIterator` is returned by `DB::get_updates_since()` and will return the
+/// batches of write operations that have occurred since a given sequence number
+/// (see `DB::latest_sequence_number()`). This iterator cannot be constructed by
+/// the application.
+///
+/// The iterator item type is a tuple of (`u64`, `WriteBatch`) where the first
+/// value is the sequence number of the associated write batch.
+///
+pub struct DBWALIterator {
+    inner: *mut ffi::rocksdb_wal_iterator_t,
+}
+
+impl DBWALIterator {
+    /// Returns `true` if the iterator is valid. An iterator is invalidated when
+    /// it reaches the end of its defined range, or when it encounters an error.
+    ///
+    /// To check whether the iterator encountered an error after `valid` has
+    /// returned `false`, use the [`status`](DBWALIterator::status) method.
+    /// `status` will never return an error when `valid` is `true`.
+    pub fn valid(&self) -> bool {
+        unsafe { ffi::rocksdb_wal_iter_valid(self.inner) != 0 }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns an error `Result` if the iterator has encountered an error
+    /// during operation. When an error is encountered, the iterator is
+    /// invalidated and [`valid`](DBWALIterator::valid) will return `false` when
+    /// called.
+    pub fn status(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        unsafe {
+            ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_wal_iter_status(self.inner,));
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Iterator for DBWALIterator {
+    type Item = (u64, WriteBatch);
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<(u64, WriteBatch)> {
+        // Seek to the next write batch.
+        unsafe {
+            ffi::rocksdb_wal_iter_next(self.inner);
+        }
+        if self.valid() {
+            let mut seq: u64 = 0;
+            let inner = unsafe { ffi::rocksdb_wal_iter_get_batch(self.inner, &mut seq) };
+            Some((seq, WriteBatch { inner }))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for DBWALIterator {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            ffi::rocksdb_wal_iter_destroy(self.inner);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// An iterator over a database or column family, with specifiable
 /// ranges and direction.
 ///
@@ -1573,6 +1636,66 @@ impl DB {
     pub fn latest_sequence_number(&self) -> u64 {
         unsafe { ffi::rocksdb_get_latest_sequence_number(self.inner) }
     }
+
+    /// Iterate over batches of write operations since a given sequence.
+    ///
+    /// Produce an iterator that will provide the batches of write operations
+    /// that have occurred since the given sequence (see
+    /// `latest_sequence_number()`). Use the provided iterator to retrieve each
+    /// (`u64`, `WriteBatch`) tuple, and then gather the individual puts and
+    /// deletes using the `WriteBatch::iterate()` function.
+    ///
+    /// Calling `get_updates_since()` with a sequence number that is out of
+    /// bounds will return an error.
+    pub fn get_updates_since(&self, seq_number: u64) -> Result<DBWALIterator, Error> {
+        unsafe {
+            // rocksdb_wal_readoptions_t does not appear to have any functions
+            // for creating and destroying it; fortunately we can pass a nullptr
+            // here to get the default behavior
+            let opts: *const ffi::rocksdb_wal_readoptions_t = ptr::null();;
+            let iter = ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_get_updates_since(self.inner, seq_number, opts,));
+            Ok(DBWALIterator { inner: iter })
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Receives the puts and deletes of a write batch.
+///
+/// The application must provide an implementation of this trait when
+/// iterating the operations within a `WriteBatch`
+pub trait WriteBatchIterator {
+    /// Called with a key and value that were `put` into the batch.
+    fn put(&mut self, key: Box<[u8]>, value: Box<[u8]>);
+    /// Called with a key that was `delete`d from the batch.
+    fn delete(&mut self, key: Box<[u8]>);
+}
+
+unsafe extern "C" fn writebatch_put_callback(
+    state: *mut c_void,
+    k: *const c_char,
+    klen: usize,
+    v: *const c_char,
+    vlen: usize,
+) {
+    // coerce the raw pointer back into a box, but "leak" it so we prevent
+    // freeing the resource before we are done with it
+    let boxed_cb = Box::from_raw(state as *mut &mut dyn WriteBatchIterator);
+    let leaked_cb = Box::leak(boxed_cb);
+    let key = slice::from_raw_parts(k as *const u8, klen as usize);
+    let value = slice::from_raw_parts(v as *const u8, vlen as usize);
+    leaked_cb.put(
+        key.to_vec().into_boxed_slice(),
+        value.to_vec().into_boxed_slice(),
+    );
+}
+
+unsafe extern "C" fn writebatch_delete_callback(state: *mut c_void, k: *const c_char, klen: usize) {
+    // coerce the raw pointer back into a box, but "leak" it so we prevent
+    // freeing the resource before we are done with it
+    let boxed_cb = Box::from_raw(state as *mut &mut dyn WriteBatchIterator);
+    let leaked_cb = Box::leak(boxed_cb);
+    let key = slice::from_raw_parts(k as *const u8, klen as usize);
+    leaked_cb.delete(key.to_vec().into_boxed_slice());
 }
 
 impl WriteBatch {
@@ -1593,6 +1716,25 @@ impl WriteBatch {
         self.len() == 0
     }
 
+    /// Iterate the put and delete operations within this write batch. Note that
+    /// this does _not_ return an `Iterator` but instead will invoke the `put()`
+    /// and `delete()` member functions of the provided `WriteBatchIterator`
+    /// trait implementation.
+    pub fn iterate(&self, callbacks: &mut dyn WriteBatchIterator) {
+        let state = Box::into_raw(Box::new(callbacks));
+        unsafe {
+            ffi::rocksdb_writebatch_iterate(
+                self.inner,
+                state as *mut c_void,
+                Some(writebatch_put_callback),
+                Some(writebatch_delete_callback),
+            );
+            // we must manually set the raw box free since there is no
+            // associated "destroy" callback for this object
+            Box::from_raw(state);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Insert a value into the database under the given key.
     pub fn put<K, V>(&mut self, key: K, value: V) -> Result<(), Error>
     where
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6daba9a..7e235ab 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ mod slice_transform;
 pub use compaction_filter::Decision as CompactionDecision;
 pub use db::{
     DBCompactionStyle, DBCompressionType, DBIterator, DBPinnableSlice, DBRawIterator,
-    DBRecoveryMode, DBVector, Direction, IteratorMode, ReadOptions, Snapshot, WriteBatch,
+    DBRecoveryMode, DBVector, DBWALIterator, Direction, IteratorMode, ReadOptions, Snapshot,
+    WriteBatch, WriteBatchIterator,
 };
 
 pub use slice_transform::SliceTransform;
diff --git a/tests/test_db.rs b/tests/test_db.rs
index cc7a85e..0e6ae38 100644
--- a/tests/test_db.rs
+++ b/tests/test_db.rs
@@ -251,3 +251,104 @@ fn test_sequence_number() {
         assert_eq!(db.latest_sequence_number(), 1);
     }
 }
+
+struct OperationCounts {
+    puts: usize,
+    deletes: usize,
+}
+
+impl rocksdb::WriteBatchIterator for OperationCounts {
+    fn put(&mut self, _key: Box<[u8]>, _value: Box<[u8]>) {
+        self.puts += 1;
+    }
+    fn delete(&mut self, _key: Box<[u8]>) {
+        self.deletes += 1;
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_get_updates_since_empty() {
+    let path = DBPath::new("_rust_rocksdb_test_get_updates_since_empty");
+    let db = DB::open_default(&path).unwrap();
+    // get_updates_since() on an empty database
+    let mut iter = db.get_updates_since(0).unwrap();
+    assert!(iter.next().is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_get_updates_since_multiple_batches() {
+    let path = DBPath::new("_rust_rocksdb_test_get_updates_since_multiple_batches");
+    let db = DB::open_default(&path).unwrap();
+    // add some records and collect sequence numbers,
+    // verify 3 batches of 1 put each were done
+    db.put(b"key1", b"value1").unwrap();
+    let seq1 = db.latest_sequence_number();
+    db.put(b"key2", b"value2").unwrap();
+    db.put(b"key3", b"value3").unwrap();
+    db.put(b"key4", b"value4").unwrap();
+    let mut iter = db.get_updates_since(seq1).unwrap();
+    let mut counts = OperationCounts {
+        puts: 0,
+        deletes: 0,
+    };
+    let (seq, batch) = iter.next().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(seq, 2);
+    batch.iterate(&mut counts);
+    let (seq, batch) = iter.next().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(seq, 3);
+    batch.iterate(&mut counts);
+    let (seq, batch) = iter.next().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(seq, 4);
+    batch.iterate(&mut counts);
+    assert!(iter.next().is_none());
+    assert_eq!(counts.puts, 3);
+    assert_eq!(counts.deletes, 0);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_get_updates_since_one_batch() {
+    let path = DBPath::new("_rust_rocksdb_test_get_updates_since_one_batch");
+    let db = DB::open_default(&path).unwrap();
+    db.put(b"key2", b"value2").unwrap();
+    // some puts and deletes in a single batch,
+    // verify 1 put and 1 delete were done
+    let seq1 = db.latest_sequence_number();
+    assert_eq!(seq1, 1);
+    let mut batch = WriteBatch::default();
+    batch.put(b"key1", b"value1").unwrap();
+    batch.delete(b"key2").unwrap();
+    db.write(batch).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(db.latest_sequence_number(), 3);
+    let mut iter = db.get_updates_since(seq1).unwrap();
+    let mut counts = OperationCounts {
+        puts: 0,
+        deletes: 0,
+    };
+    let (seq, batch) = iter.next().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(seq, 2);
+    batch.iterate(&mut counts);
+    assert!(iter.next().is_none());
+    assert_eq!(counts.puts, 1);
+    assert_eq!(counts.deletes, 1);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_get_updates_since_nothing() {
+    let path = DBPath::new("_rust_rocksdb_test_get_updates_since_nothing");
+    let db = DB::open_default(&path).unwrap();
+    // get_updates_since() with no new changes
+    db.put(b"key1", b"value1").unwrap();
+    let seq1 = db.latest_sequence_number();
+    let mut iter = db.get_updates_since(seq1).unwrap();
+    assert!(iter.next().is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_get_updates_since_out_of_range() {
+    let path = DBPath::new("_rust_rocksdb_test_get_updates_since_out_of_range");
+    let db = DB::open_default(&path).unwrap();
+    db.put(b"key1", b"value1").unwrap();
+    // get_updates_since() with an out of bounds sequence number
+    let result = db.get_updates_since(1000);
+    assert!(result.is_err());
+}