diff --git a/lib/extension/bridge.ts b/lib/extension/bridge.ts
index c9be0354..10f5fea0 100644
--- a/lib/extension/bridge.ts
+++ b/lib/extension/bridge.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ export default class Bridge extends Extension {
     }
 
     @bind async backup(message: string | KeyValue): Promise<MQTTResponse> {
+        await this.zigbee.backup();
         const dataPath = data.getPath();
         const files = utils.getAllFiles(dataPath).map((f) => [f, f.substring(dataPath.length + 1)])
             .filter((f) => !f[1].startsWith('log'));
diff --git a/lib/zigbee.ts b/lib/zigbee.ts
index 4d543b77..b7d3ccc9 100644
--- a/lib/zigbee.ts
+++ b/lib/zigbee.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ export default class Zigbee {
         return this.herdsman.isStopping();
     }
 
+    async backup(): Promise<void> {
+        return this.herdsman.backup();
+    }
+
     async getNetworkParameters(): Promise<zh.NetworkParameters> {
         return this.herdsman.getNetworkParameters();
     }
diff --git a/test/bridge.test.js b/test/bridge.test.js
index c2399a5e..a19f54ae 100644
--- a/test/bridge.test.js
+++ b/test/bridge.test.js
@@ -1019,6 +1019,7 @@ describe('Bridge', () => {
         MQTT.publish.mockClear();
         MQTT.events.message('zigbee2mqtt/bridge/request/backup', '');
         await flushPromises(); 
+        expect(zigbeeHerdsman.backup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
         expect(mockJSZipFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
         expect(mockJSZipFile).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'configuration.yaml', expect.any(Object));
         expect(mockJSZipFile).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'ext_converters/123/myfile.js', expect.any(Object));
diff --git a/test/stub/zigbeeHerdsman.js b/test/stub/zigbeeHerdsman.js
index 03584cd7..34698dc6 100644
--- a/test/stub/zigbeeHerdsman.js
+++ b/test/stub/zigbeeHerdsman.js
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ const mock = {
     touchlinkScan: jest.fn(),
     touchlinkIdentify: jest.fn(),
     start: jest.fn(),
+    backup: jest.fn(),
     isStopping: jest.fn(),
     permitJoin: jest.fn(),
     getCoordinatorVersion: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({type: 'z-Stack', meta: {version: 1, revision: 20190425}}),