diff --git a/include/ircd/db/column.h b/include/ircd/db/column.h
index 6691b66a3..a0650d532 100644
--- a/include/ircd/db/column.h
+++ b/include/ircd/db/column.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace ircd::db
 	void del(column &, const string_view &key, const sopts & = {});
 
 	// [SET] Other operations
+	void setopt(column &, const string_view &key, const string_view &val);
 	void compact(column &, const string_view &begin = {}, const string_view &end = {});
 	void flush(column &, const bool &blocking = false);
 }
diff --git a/include/ircd/db/database/database.h b/include/ircd/db/database/database.h
index 44d0a47ff..d5b03c8b7 100644
--- a/include/ircd/db/database/database.h
+++ b/include/ircd/db/database/database.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace ircd::db
 	uint32_t histogram_id(const string_view &key);
 
 	// Control panel
+	void setopt(database &, const string_view &key, const string_view &val);
 	void compact(database &);
 	void fdeletions(database &, const bool &enable, const bool &force = false);
 	void checkpoint(database &, const string_view &dir);
diff --git a/ircd/db.cc b/ircd/db.cc
index 8ae90ef2e..66ca1f40e 100644
--- a/ircd/db.cc
+++ b/ircd/db.cc
@@ -193,6 +193,22 @@ ircd::db::compact(database &d)
 		compact(*column, string_view{}, string_view{});
 }
 
+void
+ircd::db::setopt(database &d,
+                 const string_view &key,
+                 const string_view &val)
+{
+	const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> options
+	{
+		{ std::string{key}, std::string{val} }
+	};
+
+	throw_on_error
+	{
+		d.d->SetDBOptions(options)
+	};
+}
+
 uint64_t
 ircd::db::ticker(const database &d,
                  const string_view &key)
@@ -3956,6 +3972,24 @@ ircd::db::compact(column &column,
 	compact(c, begin, end);
 }
 
+void
+ircd::db::setopt(column &column,
+                 const string_view &key,
+                 const string_view &val)
+{
+	const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> options
+	{
+		{ std::string{key}, std::string{val} }
+	};
+
+	database::column &c(column);
+	database &d(c);
+	throw_on_error
+	{
+		d.d->SetOptions(c, options)
+	};
+}
+
 void
 ircd::db::del(column &column,
               const string_view &key,