diff --git a/roles/copr/dist_git/files/copr_dist_git.cron b/roles/copr/dist_git/files/copr_dist_git.cron
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ad31ff03b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/copr/dist_git/files/copr_dist_git.cron
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0 0 * * * root /usr/local/bin/create_backup.sh &> /dev/null
diff --git a/roles/copr/dist_git/files/create_backup.sh b/roles/copr/dist_git/files/create_backup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..56a3db424e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/copr/dist_git/files/create_backup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+systemctl stop copr-dist-git
+
+cd /var/lib/dist-git/
+tar --selinux --acls --xattrs -czf tmp.backup.tar.gz /var/lib/dist-git/cache /var/lib/dist-git/git /var/lib/dist-git/gitolite /var/lib/dist-git/web
+mv -f tmp.backup.tar.gz tmp.backup.tar.gz
+
+systemctl start copr-dist-git
diff --git a/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
index 50234e982e..16a952e4dc 100644
--- a/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@
 - lineinfile: dest=/etc/cgitrc regexp="^project-list=" line="project-list=/var/lib/copr-dist-git/cgit_pkg_list"
 - lineinfile: dest=/etc/cgitrc regexp="^scan-path=" line="scan-path=/var/lib/dist-git/git/rpms"
 
+- name: Copy over backup scriplet
+  copy: src="create_backup.sh" dest=/usr/local/bin/ mode=0755
+  tags:
+  - config
+
+- name: Set up some cronjobs to backup databases as configured
+  copy: src="copr_dist_git.cron"  dest=/etc/cron.d/
+  tags:
+  - config
+
+
 - command: "/usr/share/dist-git/dist_git_sync.sh"
 
 - name: ensure that services are enabled and started