diff --git a/integration-tests/sqlite/src/Main.gren b/integration-tests/sqlite/src/Main.gren
index bb9588a..5a6f4e0 100644
--- a/integration-tests/sqlite/src/Main.gren
+++ b/integration-tests/sqlite/src/Main.gren
@@ -73,6 +73,44 @@ tests fsPerm =
                     test "Works" <| \_ ->
                         Expect.pass
                 ]
+        , await "Create database for backup testing" createTestDb <| \db ->
+            let
+                backupDbPath =
+                    Path.fromPosixString ".backup.db"
+
+                slowBackupDbPath =
+                    Path.fromPosixString ".backup-slow.db"
+            in
+            concat
+                [ await "Insert a person into the created database" (insertPerson joey db) <| \_ ->
+                    concat
+                    [ await "Backup the database"
+                        (Sqlite.backup fsPerm backupDbPath db |> Sqlite.runBackup) <| \_ ->
+                            await "Open the newly backed up database"
+                                (Sqlite.open fsPerm Sqlite.defaultOptions (Sqlite.File backupDbPath)) <| \backupDb ->
+                                    await "Get the person from the backup database" 
+                                        (Sqlite.getOne backupDb (personByNameQ joey.name))  <| \backupPerson ->
+                                            await "Also get the person from the original database" 
+                                                (Sqlite.getOne db (personByNameQ joey.name)) <| \originalPerson ->
+                                                    concat
+                                                        [ test "Name is the same in original and backup database" <| \_ ->
+                                                            Expect.equal backupPerson.name originalPerson.name
+                                                        , test "Role is the same in original and backup database" <| \_ ->
+                                                            Expect.equal backupPerson.role originalPerson.role
+                                                        , await "Remove from disk" (FileSystem.remove fsPerm { recursive = False } backupDbPath) <| \_ ->
+                                                                test "Worked" <| \_ ->
+                                                                    Expect.pass
+                                                        ]
+                    , await "Backup the database to a different file with a smaller page count" 
+                        (Sqlite.backup fsPerm slowBackupDbPath db 
+                            |> Sqlite.withBackupPageRate 1
+                            |> Sqlite.runBackup
+                        ) <| \_ ->
+                            await "Remove from disk" (FileSystem.remove fsPerm { recursive = False } slowBackupDbPath) <| \_ ->
+                                test "Worked" <| \_ ->
+                                    Expect.pass
+                    ]
+                ]
         , await "Open physical database" (initializePhysicalDb fsPerm) <| \db ->
             await "Can be closed" (Sqlite.close db) <| \_ ->
                 await "Remove from disk" (FileSystem.remove fsPerm { recursive = False } diskDbPath) <| \_ ->
@@ -258,6 +296,13 @@ justin =
     }
 
 
+joey : Person
+joey =
+    { name = "Joey"
+    , role = "Contributor"
+    }
+
+
 people : Array Person
 people = [ robin, justin ]
 
diff --git a/src/Gren/Kernel/Sqlite.js b/src/Gren/Kernel/Sqlite.js
index 5ee456c..c516be1 100644
--- a/src/Gren/Kernel/Sqlite.js
+++ b/src/Gren/Kernel/Sqlite.js
@@ -52,6 +52,27 @@ var _Sqlite_close = function (db) {
   });
 };
 
+var _Sqlite_backup = F3(function (destination, pages, db) {
+  return __Scheduler_binding(function (callback) {
+    try {
+      sqlite
+        .backup(db, _FilePath_toString(destination), {
+          source: "main",
+          target: "main",
+          rate: pages,
+        })
+        .then(function (res) {
+          callback(__Scheduler_succeed({}));
+        })
+        .catch(function (e) {
+          callback(_Sqlite_constructError(e));
+        });
+    } catch (e) {
+      callback(_Sqlite_constructError(e));
+    }
+  });
+});
+
 var _Sqlite_foldl = F4(function (query, db, func, acc) {
   return __Scheduler_binding(function (callback) {
     try {
diff --git a/src/Sqlite.gren b/src/Sqlite.gren
index 66c6207..7438e74 100644
--- a/src/Sqlite.gren
+++ b/src/Sqlite.gren
@@ -65,6 +65,39 @@ close =
     Gren.Kernel.Sqlite.close
 
 
+
+-- Backup
+
+
+type Backup
+    = Backup
+        { destination : Path
+        , pages : Int
+        , db : Database
+        }
+
+
+
+backup : FileSystem.Permission -> Path -> Database -> Backup
+backup _ path db =
+    Backup
+        { destination = path
+        , pages = 100
+        , db = db
+        }
+
+
+withBackupPageRate : Int -> Backup -> Backup
+withBackupPageRate pages (Backup record) =
+    Backup { record | pages = pages }
+
+
+runBackup : Backup -> Task Error {}
+runBackup (Backup { destination, pages, db }) =
+    Gren.Kernel.Sqlite.backup destination pages db
+
+
+
 -- Query