diff --git a/roles/linstor_controller/tasks/install.yml b/roles/linstor_controller/tasks/install.yml
index d4cb4bf..da847e1 100644
--- a/roles/linstor_controller/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/linstor_controller/tasks/install.yml
@@ -42,3 +42,10 @@
   systemd: daemon_reload=True
   when: linctl_unit.changed or (linctl_data_unit is defined and linctl_data_unit.changed)
   tags: drbd
+
+- name: Install backup hooks
+  template: src={{ item }}-backup.j2 dest=/etc/backup/{{ item }}.d/linstor mode=755
+  loop:
+    - pre
+    - post
+  tags: drbd
diff --git a/roles/linstor_controller/templates/post-backup.j2 b/roles/linstor_controller/templates/post-backup.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e181c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/linstor_controller/templates/post-backup.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+if [[ -e /home/lbkp/linstor/linstor_backup.zip ]]; then
+  echo Removing Linstor DB dump /home/lbkp/linstor/linstor_backup.zip
+  rm -f /home/lbkp/linstor/linstor_backup.zip
+fi
diff --git a/roles/linstor_controller/templates/pre-backup.j2 b/roles/linstor_controller/templates/pre-backup.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..648c125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/linstor_controller/templates/pre-backup.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+mkdir -p /home/lbkp/linstor/
+
+{% if linctl_ha %}
+# Check we are the current active node. Else, just skip the backup
+if [[ ! -e /var/lib/linstor/linstordb.mv.db ]]; then
+  echo Linstor DB not available on this node, skipping backup
+  exit 0
+fi
+{% endif %}
+
+echo Dumping linstor DB dump
+linstor controller backupdb linstor_backup
+echo Moving dump to /home/lbkp/linstor/linstor_backup.zip
+mv /var/lib/linstor/linstor_backup.zip /home/lbkp/linstor/