diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 83e62e7281..60864ba6bc 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2624.	[func]		'named-checkconf -p' will print out the parsed
+			configuration. [RT #18871]
+
 2623.	[bug]		Named started seaches for DS non-optimally. [RT #19915]
 
 2622.	[bug]		Printing of named.conf grammar was broken. [RT #19919]
diff --git a/bin/check/named-checkconf.c b/bin/check/named-checkconf.c
index 4ed050bc51..51c40704e9 100644
--- a/bin/check/named-checkconf.c
+++ b/bin/check/named-checkconf.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: named-checkconf.c,v 1.48 2009/02/16 23:48:04 tbox Exp $ */
+/* $Id: named-checkconf.c,v 1.49 2009/07/13 06:57:21 marka Exp $ */
 
 /*! \file */
 
@@ -387,6 +387,15 @@ load_zones_fromconfig(const cfg_obj_t *config, isc_mem_t *mctx) {
 	return (result);
 }
 
+static void
+output(void *closure, const char *text, int textlen) {
+	UNUSED(closure);
+	if (fwrite(text, 1, textlen, stdout) != (size_t)textlen) {
+		perror("fwrite");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
 /*% The main processing routine */
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv) {
@@ -399,10 +408,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	int exit_status = 0;
 	isc_entropy_t *ectx = NULL;
 	isc_boolean_t load_zones = ISC_FALSE;
+	isc_boolean_t print = ISC_FALSE;
 
 	isc_commandline_errprint = ISC_FALSE;
 
-	while ((c = isc_commandline_parse(argc, argv, "dhjt:vz")) != EOF) {
+	while ((c = isc_commandline_parse(argc, argv, "dhjt:pvz")) != EOF) {
 		switch (c) {
 		case 'd':
 			debug++;
@@ -421,6 +431,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			}
 			break;
 
+		case 'p':
+			print = ISC_TRUE;
+			break;
+
 		case 'v':
 			printf(VERSION "\n");
 			exit(0);
@@ -481,6 +495,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			exit_status = 1;
 	}
 
+	if (print && exit_status == 0)
+		cfg_print(config, output, NULL);
 	cfg_obj_destroy(parser, &config);
 
 	cfg_parser_destroy(&parser);
diff --git a/bin/check/named-checkconf.docbook b/bin/check/named-checkconf.docbook
index 53592392da..ce072c8929 100644
--- a/bin/check/named-checkconf.docbook
+++ b/bin/check/named-checkconf.docbook
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  - PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 -->
 
-<!-- $Id: named-checkconf.docbook,v 1.19 2007/06/19 06:58:03 marka Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: named-checkconf.docbook,v 1.20 2009/07/13 06:57:21 marka Exp $ -->
 <refentry id="man.named-checkconf">
   <refentryinfo>
     <date>June 14, 2000</date>
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
       <arg><option>-j</option></arg>
       <arg><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
       <arg choice="req">filename</arg>
+      <arg><option>-p</option></arg>
       <arg><option>-z</option></arg>
     </cmdsynopsis>
   </refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -87,8 +88,7 @@
         <term>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
-            Chroot to <filename>directory</filename> so that
-            include
+            Chroot to <filename>directory</filename> so that include
             directives in the configuration file are processed as if
             run by a similarly chrooted named.
           </para>
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term>-p</term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+	    Print out the <filename>named.conf</filename> and included files
+	    in canonical form if no errors were detected.
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term>-z</term>
         <listitem>