diff --git a/internal/cmd/exec.go b/internal/cmd/exec.go
index 1d7d6ef..9688b47 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/exec.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/exec.go
@@ -39,6 +39,23 @@ func (exec Executor) pgBackRestInfo(output, repoNum string) (string, string, err
 	return stdout.String(), stderr.String(), err
 }
 
+// bashCommand defines a one-line bash command to exec in a container
+func (exec Executor) bashCommand(command string) (string, string, error) {
+	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+	err := exec(nil, &stdout, &stderr, "bash", "-ceu", "--", command)
+	return stdout.String(), stderr.String(), err
+}
+
+// pgBackRestCheck defines a pgBackRest check command
+// Force log-level-console=detail to override if set elsewhere
+func (exec Executor) pgBackRestCheck() (string, string, error) {
+	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+	command := "pgbackrest check --log-level-console=detail"
+	err := exec(nil, &stdout, &stderr, "bash", "-ceu", "--", command)
+
+	return stdout.String(), stderr.String(), err
+}
+
 // postgresqlListLogFiles returns the full path of numLogs log files.
 func (exec Executor) listPGLogFiles(numLogs int) (string, string, error) {
 	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/internal/cmd/export.go b/internal/cmd/export.go
index b27b6f4..f9ca1a2 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/export.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/export.go
@@ -1107,6 +1107,45 @@ func gatherPostgresLogsAndConfigs(ctx context.Context,
 			}
 		}
 
+		// We will execute several bash commands in the DB container
+		// text is command to execute and desc is a short description
+		type Command struct {
+			path        string
+			description string
+		}
+
+		commands := []Command{
+			{path: "pg_controldata", description: "pg_controldata"},
+		}
+
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+		for _, command := range commands {
+			stdout, stderr, err := Executor(exec).bashCommand(command.path)
+			if err != nil {
+				if apierrors.IsForbidden(err) {
+					writeInfo(cmd, err.Error())
+					return nil
+				}
+				writeDebug(cmd, fmt.Sprintf("Error executing %s\n", command.path))
+				writeDebug(cmd, fmt.Sprintf("%s\n", err.Error()))
+				writeDebug(cmd, "This is acceptable in some configurations.\n")
+				continue
+			}
+			buf.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n", command.description)))
+			buf.Write([]byte(stdout))
+			if stderr != "" {
+				buf.Write([]byte(stderr))
+			}
+			buf.Write([]byte("\n\n"))
+		}
+
+		// Write the buffer to a file
+		path := clusterName + fmt.Sprintf("/pods/%s/%s", pod.Name, "postgres-info")
+		if err := writeTar(tw, buf.Bytes(), path, cmd); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1518,6 +1557,21 @@ func gatherPgBackRestInfo(ctx context.Context,
 		buf.Write([]byte(stderr))
 	}
 
+	buf.Write([]byte("pgbackrest check\n"))
+	stdout, stderr, err = Executor(exec).pgBackRestCheck()
+	if err != nil {
+		if apierrors.IsForbidden(err) {
+			writeInfo(cmd, err.Error())
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	buf.Write([]byte(stdout))
+	if stderr != "" {
+		buf.Write([]byte(stderr))
+	}
+
 	path := clusterName + "/pgbackrest-info"
 	return writeTar(tw, buf.Bytes(), path, cmd)
 }