diff --git a/docs/python-api.rst b/docs/python-api.rst
index def0b14..c0eb593 100644
--- a/docs/python-api.rst
+++ b/docs/python-api.rst
@@ -231,6 +231,40 @@ This method also accepts ``offset=`` and ``limit=`` arguments, for specifying an
     ...     print(row)
     {'id': 1, 'age': 4, 'name': 'Cleo'}
 
+.. _python_api_pks_and_rows_where:
+
+Listing rows with their primary keys
+====================================
+
+Sometimes it can be useful to retrieve the primary key along with each row, in order to pass that key (or primary key tuple) to the ``.get()`` or ``.update()`` methods.
+
+The ``.pks_and_rows_where()`` method takes the same signature as ``.rows_where()`` (with the exception of the ``select=`` parameter) but returns a generator that yields pairs of ``(primary key, row dictionary)``.
+
+The primary key value will usually be a single value but can also be a tuple if the table has a compound primary key.
+
+If the table is a ``rowid`` table (with no explicit primary key column) then that ID will be returned.
+
+::
+
+    >>> db = sqlite_utils.Database(memory=True)
+    >>> db["dogs"].insert({"name": "Cleo"})
+    >>> for pk, row in db["dogs"].pks_and_rows_where():
+    ...     print(pk, row)
+    1 {'rowid': 1, 'name': 'Cleo'}
+
+    >>> db["dogs_with_pk"].insert({"id": 5, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+    >>> for pk, row in db["dogs_with_pk"].pks_and_rows_where():
+    ...     print(pk, row)
+    5 {'id': 5, 'name': 'Cleo'}
+
+    >>> db["dogs_with_compound_pk"].insert(
+    ...     {"species": "dog", "id": 3, "name": "Cleo"},
+    ...     pk=("species", "id")
+    ... )
+    >>> for pk, row in db["dogs_with_compound_pk"].pks_and_rows_where():
+    ...     print(pk, row)
+    ('dog', 3) {'species': 'dog', 'id': 3, 'name': 'Cleo'}
+
 .. _python_api_get:
 
 Retrieving a specific record
diff --git a/sqlite_utils/db.py b/sqlite_utils/db.py
index 971bf6f..97c55b7 100644
--- a/sqlite_utils/db.py
+++ b/sqlite_utils/db.py
@@ -677,6 +677,34 @@ class Queryable:
         for row in cursor:
             yield dict(zip(columns, row))
 
+    def pks_and_rows_where(
+        self,
+        where=None,
+        where_args=None,
+        order_by=None,
+        limit=None,
+        offset=None,
+    ):
+        "Like .rows_where() but returns (pk, row) pairs - pk can be a single value or tuple"
+        column_names = [column.name for column in self.columns]
+        pks = [column.name for column in self.columns if column.is_pk]
+        if not pks:
+            column_names.insert(0, "rowid")
+            pks = ["rowid"]
+        select = ",".join("[{}]".format(column_name) for column_name in column_names)
+        for row in self.rows_where(
+            select=select,
+            where=where,
+            where_args=where_args,
+            order_by=order_by,
+            limit=limit,
+            offset=offset,
+        ):
+            row_pk = tuple(row[pk] for pk in pks)
+            if len(row_pk) == 1:
+                row_pk = row_pk[0]
+            yield row_pk, row
+
     @property
     def columns(self):
         if not self.exists():
diff --git a/tests/test_rows.py b/tests/test_rows.py
index 6d995e2..3d33ecb 100644
--- a/tests/test_rows.py
+++ b/tests/test_rows.py
@@ -68,3 +68,40 @@ def test_rows_where_offset_limit(fresh_db, offset, limit, expected):
     assert expected == [
         r["id"] for r in table.rows_where(offset=offset, limit=limit, order_by="id")
     ]
+
+
+def test_pks_and_rows_where_rowid(fresh_db):
+    table = fresh_db["rowid_table"]
+    table.insert_all({"number": i + 10} for i in range(3))
+    pks_and_rows = list(table.pks_and_rows_where())
+    assert pks_and_rows == [
+        (1, {"rowid": 1, "number": 10}),
+        (2, {"rowid": 2, "number": 11}),
+        (3, {"rowid": 3, "number": 12}),
+    ]
+
+
+def test_pks_and_rows_where_simple_pk(fresh_db):
+    table = fresh_db["simple_pk_table"]
+    table.insert_all(({"id": i + 10} for i in range(3)), pk="id")
+    pks_and_rows = list(table.pks_and_rows_where())
+    assert pks_and_rows == [
+        (10, {"id": 10}),
+        (11, {"id": 11}),
+        (12, {"id": 12}),
+    ]
+
+
+def test_pks_and_rows_where_compound_pk(fresh_db):
+    table = fresh_db["compound_pk_table"]
+    table.insert_all(
+        ({"type": "number", "number": i, "plusone": i + 1} for i in range(3)),
+        pk=("type", "number"),
+    )
+    pks_and_rows = list(table.pks_and_rows_where())
+    assert pks_and_rows == [
+        (("number", 0), {"type": "number", "number": 0, "plusone": 1}),
+        (("number", 1), {"type": "number", "number": 1, "plusone": 2}),
+        (("number", 2), {"type": "number", "number": 2, "plusone": 3}),
+    ]
+    assert False