diff --git a/platypush/entities/_base.py b/platypush/entities/_base.py
index 2bc102b570..5e0ee423b4 100644
--- a/platypush/entities/_base.py
+++ b/platypush/entities/_base.py
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ from sqlalchemy import (
 )
 from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base, ColumnProperty
 
+from platypush.message import JSONAble
+
 Base = declarative_base()
 entities_registry: Mapping[Type['Entity'], Mapping] = {}
 
 
 class Entity(Base):
     """
-    Model for a general-purpose platform entity
+    Model for a general-purpose platform entity.
     """
 
     __tablename__ = 'entity'
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ class Entity(Base):
         inspector = schema_inspect(cls)
         return tuple(inspector.mapper.column_attrs)
 
+    def to_json(self) -> dict:
+        return {col.key: getattr(self, col.key) for col in self.columns}
+
     def get_plugin(self):
         from platypush.context import get_plugin
 
@@ -63,6 +68,11 @@ class Entity(Base):
         return plugin
 
 
+# Inject the JSONAble mixin (Python goes nuts if done through
+# standard multiple inheritance with an SQLAlchemy ORM class)
+Entity.__bases__ = Entity.__bases__ + (JSONAble,)
+
+
 def _discover_entity_types():
     from platypush.context import get_plugin
 
@@ -88,6 +98,10 @@ def _discover_entity_types():
                 entities_registry[obj] = {}
 
 
+def get_entities_registry():
+    return entities_registry.copy()
+
+
 def init_entities_db():
     from platypush.context import get_plugin