diff --git a/guix/store.scm b/guix/store.scm
index ede64341c5..eca0de7d97 100644
--- a/guix/store.scm
+++ b/guix/store.scm
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
             references
             requisites
             referrers
+            topologically-sorted
             valid-derivers
             query-derivation-outputs
             live-paths
@@ -589,6 +590,40 @@ SEED."
 references, recursively)."
   (fold-path store cons '() path))
 
+(define (topologically-sorted store paths)
+  "Return a list containing PATHS and all their references sorted in
+topological order."
+  (define (traverse)
+    ;; Do a simple depth-first traversal of all of PATHS.
+    (let loop ((paths   paths)
+               (visited vlist-null)
+               (result  '()))
+      (define (visit n)
+        (vhash-cons n #t visited))
+
+      (define (visited? n)
+        (vhash-assoc n visited))
+
+      (match paths
+        ((head tail ...)
+         (if (visited? head)
+             (loop tail visited result)
+             (call-with-values
+                 (lambda ()
+                   (loop (references store head)
+                         (visit head)
+                         result))
+               (lambda (visited result)
+                 (loop tail
+                       visited
+                       (cons head result))))))
+        (()
+         (values visited result)))))
+
+  (call-with-values traverse
+    (lambda (_ result)
+      (reverse result))))
+
 (define referrers
   (operation (query-referrers (store-path path))
              "Return the list of path that refer to PATH."
diff --git a/tests/store.scm b/tests/store.scm
index 5ae036c060..a61d449fb4 100644
--- a/tests/store.scm
+++ b/tests/store.scm
@@ -162,6 +162,38 @@
          (equal? (valid-derivers %store o)
                  (list (derivation-file-name d))))))
 
+(test-assert "topologically-sorted, one item"
+  (let* ((a (add-text-to-store %store "a" "a"))
+         (b (add-text-to-store %store "b" "b" (list a)))
+         (c (add-text-to-store %store "c" "c" (list b)))
+         (d (add-text-to-store %store "d" "d" (list c)))
+         (s (topologically-sorted %store (list d))))
+    (equal? s (list a b c d))))
+
+(test-assert "topologically-sorted, several items"
+  (let* ((a  (add-text-to-store %store "a" "a"))
+         (b  (add-text-to-store %store "b" "b" (list a)))
+         (c  (add-text-to-store %store "c" "c" (list b)))
+         (d  (add-text-to-store %store "d" "d" (list c)))
+         (s1 (topologically-sorted %store (list d a c b)))
+         (s2 (topologically-sorted %store (list b d c a b d))))
+    (equal? s1 s2 (list a b c d))))
+
+(test-assert "topologically-sorted, more difficult"
+  (let* ((a  (add-text-to-store %store "a" "a"))
+         (b  (add-text-to-store %store "b" "b" (list a)))
+         (c  (add-text-to-store %store "c" "c" (list b)))
+         (d  (add-text-to-store %store "d" "d" (list c)))
+         (w  (add-text-to-store %store "w" "w"))
+         (x  (add-text-to-store %store "x" "x" (list w)))
+         (y  (add-text-to-store %store "y" "y" (list x d)))
+         (s1 (topologically-sorted %store (list y)))
+         (s2 (topologically-sorted %store (list c y)))
+         (s3 (topologically-sorted %store (cons y (references %store y)))))
+    (and (equal? s1 (list w x a b c d y))
+         (equal? s2 (list a b c w x d y))
+         (lset= string=? s1 s3))))
+
 (test-assert "log-file, derivation"
   (let* ((b (add-text-to-store %store "build" "echo $foo > $out" '()))
          (s (add-to-store %store "bash" #t "sha256"