diff --git a/src/Database/DBA.php b/src/Database/DBA.php
index 6e9bc89be1..937693a792 100644
--- a/src/Database/DBA.php
+++ b/src/Database/DBA.php
@@ -408,6 +408,23 @@ class DBA
 		return self::$database->selectFirst($table, $fields, $condition, $params);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief Select rows from a table and fills an array with the data
+	 *
+	 * @param string $table     Table name
+	 * @param array  $fields    Array of selected fields, empty for all
+	 * @param array  $condition Array of fields for condition
+	 * @param array  $params    Array of several parameters
+	 *
+	 * @return array Data array
+	 * @throws \Exception
+	 * @see   self::select
+	 */
+	public static function selectToArray($table, array $fields = [], array $condition = [], array $params = [])
+	{
+		return self::$database->toArray(self::$database->select($table, $fields, $condition, $params));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Select rows from a table
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 81c60b30b0..c2bb6c8924 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -368,6 +368,33 @@ class Item extends BaseObject
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief Select rows from the item table and returns them as an array
+	 *
+	 * @param array $selected  Array of selected fields, empty for all
+	 * @param array $condition Array of fields for condition
+	 * @param array $params    Array of several parameters
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws \Exception
+	 */
+	public static function selectToArray(array $fields = [], array $condition = [], $params = [])
+	{
+		$result = self::select($fields, $condition, $params);
+
+		if (is_bool($result)) {
+			return $result;
+		}
+
+		$data = [];
+		while ($row = self::fetch($result)) {
+			$data[] = $row;
+		}
+		DBA::close($result);
+
+                return $data;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Select rows from the item table
 	 *