diff --git a/config/backup/includes/cups b/config/backup/includes/cups
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..445413c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/backup/includes/cups
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/var/ipfire/cups
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/packages/cups b/config/rootfiles/packages/cups
index f9d15bc8b..1143df6d5 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/packages/cups
+++ b/config/rootfiles/packages/cups
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ usr/share/locale/zh_CN/cups_zh_CN.po
 #usr/share/man/man8/lpmove.8
 var/cache/cups
 var/cache/cups/rss
+var/ipfire/backup/addons/includes/cups
 #var/ipfire/cups
 var/ipfire/cups/cups-files.conf
 var/ipfire/cups/cups-files.conf.default
diff --git a/lfs/cups b/lfs/cups
index 99c9c8887..5c5aef5f8 100644
--- a/lfs/cups
+++ b/lfs/cups
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ln -v -sf /usr/bin/smbspool /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb
 
+	install -v -m 644 $(DIR_SRC)/config/backup/includes/cups \
+                         /var/ipfire/backup/addons/includes/cups
+
 	# install initscript
 	$(call INSTALL_INITSCRIPT,cups)
 	cp -fv $(DIR_SRC)/config/cups/cupsd.conf /var/ipfire/cups/