diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/AdminResource.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/AdminResource.java
index f24389bf..81eb0bf8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/AdminResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/AdminResource.java
@@ -649,6 +649,43 @@ public class AdminResource {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@POST
+	@Path("/repository/backup")
+	@Operation(
+		summary = "Perform online backup of repository.",
+		responses = {
+			@ApiResponse(
+				description = "\"true\"",
+				content = @Content(mediaType = MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN, schema = @Schema(type = "string"))
+			)
+		}
+	)
+	@ApiErrors({ApiError.REPOSITORY_ISSUE})
+	@SecurityRequirement(name = "apiKey")
+	public String backupRepository() {
+		Security.checkApiCallAllowed(request);
+
+		try (final Repository repository = RepositoryManager.getRepository()) {
+			ReentrantLock blockchainLock = Controller.getInstance().getBlockchainLock();
+
+			blockchainLock.lockInterruptibly();
+
+			try {
+				repository.backup(true);
+				repository.saveChanges();
+
+				return "true";
+			} finally {
+				blockchainLock.unlock();
+			}
+		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+			// We couldn't lock blockchain to perform backup
+			return "false";
+		} catch (DataException e) {
+			throw ApiExceptionFactory.INSTANCE.createException(request, ApiError.REPOSITORY_ISSUE, e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@DELETE
 	@Path("/repository")
 	@Operation(