diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index d1ec99a..c7a5e1e 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1353,6 +1353,98 @@ void qmp_block_commit(const char *device,
     drive_get_ref(drive_get_by_blockdev(bs));
 }
 
+void qmp_drive_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
+                      bool has_format, const char *format,
+                      bool has_mode, enum NewImageMode mode,
+                      bool has_speed, int64_t speed,
+                      Error **errp)
+{
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
+    BlockDriverState *target_bs;
+    BlockDriver *proto_drv;
+    BlockDriver *drv = NULL;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    int flags;
+    uint64_t size;
+    int ret;
+
+    if (!has_speed) {
+        speed = 0;
+    }
+    if (!has_mode) {
+        mode = NEW_IMAGE_MODE_ABSOLUTE_PATHS;
+    }
+
+    bs = bdrv_find(device);
+    if (!bs) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, device);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!bdrv_is_inserted(bs)) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!has_format) {
+        format = mode == NEW_IMAGE_MODE_EXISTING ? NULL : bs->drv->format_name;
+    }
+    if (format) {
+        drv = bdrv_find_format(format);
+        if (!drv) {
+            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (bdrv_in_use(bs)) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, device);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    flags = bs->open_flags | BDRV_O_RDWR;
+
+    proto_drv = bdrv_find_protocol(target);
+    if (!proto_drv) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    bdrv_get_geometry(bs, &size);
+    size *= 512;
+    if (mode != NEW_IMAGE_MODE_EXISTING) {
+        assert(format && drv);
+        bdrv_img_create(target, format,
+                        NULL, NULL, NULL, size, flags, &local_err, false);
+    }
+
+    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    target_bs = bdrv_new("");
+    ret = bdrv_open(target_bs, target, NULL, flags, drv);
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        bdrv_delete(target_bs);
+        error_set(errp, QERR_OPEN_FILE_FAILED, target);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    backup_start(bs, target_bs, speed, block_job_cb, bs, &local_err);
+    if (local_err != NULL) {
+        bdrv_delete(target_bs);
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Grab a reference so hotplug does not delete the BlockDriverState from
+     * underneath us.
+     */
+    drive_get_ref(drive_get_by_blockdev(bs));
+}
+
 #define DEFAULT_MIRROR_BUF_SIZE   (10 << 20)
 
 void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 98cd81c..e716522 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -1730,6 +1730,38 @@
             '*speed': 'int' } }
 
 ##
+# @drive-backup
+#
+# Start a point-in-time copy of a block device to a new destination.  The
+# status of ongoing drive-backup operations can be checked with
+# query-block-jobs where the BlockJobInfo.type field has the value 'backup'.
+# The operation can be stopped before it has completed using the
+# block-job-cancel command.
+#
+# @device: the name of the device whose writes should be mirrored.
+#
+# @target: the target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it
+#          is a device, the existing file/device will be used as the new
+#          destination.  If it does not exist, a new file will be created.
+#
+# @format: #optional the format of the new destination, default is to
+#          probe if @mode is 'existing', else the format of the source
+#
+# @mode: #optional whether and how QEMU should create a new image, default is
+#        'absolute-paths'.
+#
+# @speed: #optional the maximum speed, in bytes per second
+#
+# Returns: nothing on success
+#          If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
+#
+# Since 1.6
+##
+{ 'command': 'drive-backup',
+  'data': { 'device': 'str', 'target': 'str', '*format': 'str',
+            '*mode': 'NewImageMode', '*speed': 'int' } }
+
+##
 # @drive-mirror
 #
 # Start mirroring a block device's writes to a new destination.
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index ffd130e..ed7b9d4 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -912,6 +912,12 @@ EQMP
     },
 
     {
+        .name       = "drive-backup",
+        .args_type  = "device:B,target:s,speed:i?,mode:s?,format:s?",
+        .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_drive_backup,
+    },
+
+    {
         .name       = "block-job-set-speed",
         .args_type  = "device:B,speed:o",
         .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_set_speed,
