diff --git a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/init.d/openmptcprouter-vps b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/init.d/openmptcprouter-vps
index eefe4f0da..d8dd2f896 100755
--- a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/init.d/openmptcprouter-vps
+++ b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/init.d/openmptcprouter-vps
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ START=99
 
 USE_PROCD=1
 
-EXTRA_COMMANDS="set_pihole"
+EXTRA_COMMANDS="set_pihole backup_send backup_get"
 
 _parse_result() {
 	result=$("echo $1 | jsonfilter -q -e '@.result'")
@@ -744,6 +744,28 @@ _set_config_from_vps() {
 	EOF
 }
 
+backup_send() {
+	sysupgrade -b /tmp/backup.tar.gz
+	backup_data="$(cat /tmp/backup.tar.gz | base64)"
+	backup_sha256sum="$(sha256sum /tmp/backup.tar.gz | awk '{print $1}')"
+	[ -n "$backup_data" ] && {
+		local backupjson
+		backupjson='{"data": "'$backup_data'","sha256sum": "'$backup_sha256sum'"}'
+		echo $(_set_json "backup" "$backupjson")
+	}
+}
+
+backup_get() {
+	vps_backup=$(_get_json "backup")
+	[ -z "$vps_backup" ] && return
+	backup_data="$(echo "$vps_backup" | jsonfilter -q -e '@.data')"
+	backup_sha256sum="$(echo "$vps_backup" | jsonfilter -q -e '@.sha256sum')"
+	[ -n "$backup_data" ] && {
+		echo $backup_data | base64 -d > /tmp/backup.tar.gz
+		sysupgrade -t /tmp/backup.tar.gz
+	}
+}
+
 _count_server() {
 	local servername=$1
 	[ -z "$(uci -q get openmptcprouter.${servername}.username)" ] && return