diff --git a/src/freedombone-backup-local b/src/freedombone-backup-local
index 3b38915d..beec7f6d 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-backup-local
+++ b/src/freedombone-backup-local
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 PROJECT_NAME='freedombone'
 COMPLETION_FILE=$HOME/${PROJECT_NAME}-completed.txt
+BACKUP_EXTRA_DIRECTORIES=/root/backup-extra-dirs.csv
 
 export TEXTDOMAIN=${PROJECT_NAME}-backup-local
 export TEXTDOMAINDIR="/usr/share/locale"
@@ -413,6 +414,24 @@ function backup_mariadb {
     fi
 }
 
+function backup_extra_directories {
+    if [ ! -f $BACKUP_EXTRA_DIRECTORIES ]; then
+        return
+    fi
+
+    echo $"Backing up some additional directories"
+    while read backup_line
+    do
+        backup_dir=$(echo "$backup_line" | awk -F ',' '{print $1}' | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//')
+        if [ -d "$backup_dir" ]; then
+            destination_dir=$(echo "$backup_line" | awk -F ',' '{print $2}' | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//')
+            backup_directory_to_usb "$backup_dir" "$destination_dir"
+        else
+            echo $"WARNING: Directory $backup_dir does not exist"
+        fi
+    done <$BACKUP_EXTRA_DIRECTORIES
+}
+
 # has the remove option been set ?
 remove_option=$2
 if [[ $1 == "remove" ]]; then
@@ -431,6 +450,7 @@ backup_configuration
 backup_admin_readme
 backup_voip
 backup_mariadb
+backup_extra_directories
 unmount_drive
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/src/freedombone-backup-remote b/src/freedombone-backup-remote
index 92cd86e7..3708372d 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-backup-remote
+++ b/src/freedombone-backup-remote
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 PROJECT_NAME='freedombone'
 COMPLETION_FILE=$HOME/${PROJECT_NAME}-completed.txt
 CONFIG_FILE=$HOME/${PROJECT_NAME}.cfg
+BACKUP_EXTRA_DIRECTORIES=/root/backup-extra-dirs.csv
 
 export TEXTDOMAIN=${PROJECT_NAME}-backup-remote
 export TEXTDOMAINDIR="/usr/share/locale"
@@ -438,6 +439,24 @@ function disperse_key_shares {
     fi
 }
 
+function backup_extra_directories {
+    if [ ! -f $BACKUP_EXTRA_DIRECTORIES ]; then
+        return
+    fi
+
+    echo $"Backing up some additional directories"
+    while read backup_line
+    do
+        backup_dir=$(echo "$backup_line" | awk -F ',' '{print $1}' | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//')
+        if [ -d "$backup_dir" ]; then
+            destination_dir=$(echo "$backup_line" | awk -F ',' '{print $2}' | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//')
+            backup_directory_to_friend "$backup_dir" "$destination_dir"
+        else
+            echo $"WARNING: Directory $backup_dir does not exist"
+        fi
+    done <$BACKUP_EXTRA_DIRECTORIES
+}
+
 backup_configuration
 backup_users
 backup_letsencrypt
@@ -457,6 +476,7 @@ backup_dlna
 backup_voip
 backup_tox
 backup_mariadb
+backup_extra_directories
 
 # For each remote server
 while read remote_server
diff --git a/src/freedombone-restore-local b/src/freedombone-restore-local
index 47f10bf4..2b900076 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-restore-local
+++ b/src/freedombone-restore-local
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 PROJECT_NAME='freedombone'
 COMPLETION_FILE=$HOME/${PROJECT_NAME}-completed.txt
+BACKUP_EXTRA_DIRECTORIES=/root/backup-extra-dirs.csv
 
 export TEXTDOMAIN=${PROJECT_NAME}-restore-local
 export TEXTDOMAINDIR="/usr/share/locale"
diff --git a/src/freedombone-restore-remote b/src/freedombone-restore-remote
index 2c264bd8..6d4c6125 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-restore-remote
+++ b/src/freedombone-restore-remote
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 PROJECT_NAME='freedombone'
 COMPLETION_FILE=$HOME/${PROJECT_NAME}-completed.txt
 CONFIG_FILE=$HOME/${PROJECT_NAME}.cfg
+BACKUP_EXTRA_DIRECTORIES=/root/backup-extra-dirs.csv
 
 export TEXTDOMAIN=${PROJECT_NAME}-restore-remote
 export TEXTDOMAINDIR="/usr/share/locale"