diff --git a/API/Controllers/ServerController.cs b/API/Controllers/ServerController.cs
index 929f0d0ae..028d180df 100644
--- a/API/Controllers/ServerController.cs
+++ b/API/Controllers/ServerController.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ namespace API.Controllers
             _cacheService = cacheService;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Attempts to Restart the server. Does not work, will shutdown the instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         [HttpPost("restart")]
         public ActionResult RestartServer()
         {
@@ -44,6 +48,10 @@ namespace API.Controllers
             return Ok();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Performs an ad-hoc cleanup of Cache
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         [HttpPost("clear-cache")]
         public ActionResult ClearCache()
         {
@@ -53,6 +61,19 @@ namespace API.Controllers
             return Ok();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Performs an ad-hoc backup of the Database
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        [HttpPost("backup-db")]
+        public ActionResult BackupDatabase()
+        {
+            _logger.LogInformation("{UserName} is backing up database of server from admin dashboard", User.GetUsername());
+            _backupService.BackupDatabase();
+
+            return Ok();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns non-sensitive information about the current system
         /// </summary>
@@ -79,5 +100,6 @@ namespace API.Controllers
         }
 
 
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/Kavita.Common/Kavita.Common.csproj b/Kavita.Common/Kavita.Common.csproj
index 85e968d75..7e67cccbb 100644
--- a/Kavita.Common/Kavita.Common.csproj
+++ b/Kavita.Common/Kavita.Common.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
         <Company>kavitareader.com</Company>
         <Product>Kavita</Product>
-        <AssemblyVersion>0.4.3.1</AssemblyVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>0.4.3.2</AssemblyVersion>
         <NeutralLanguage>en</NeutralLanguage>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/_services/server.service.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/_services/server.service.ts
index 3abec515b..a3964f908 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/_services/server.service.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/_services/server.service.ts
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@ export class ServerService {
   clearCache() {
     return this.httpClient.post(this.baseUrl + 'server/clear-cache', {});
   }
+
+  backupDatabase() {
+    return this.httpClient.post(this.baseUrl + 'server/backup-db', {});
+  }
 }
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-system/manage-system.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-system/manage-system.component.html
index 6d0529130..b8f99e6cf 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-system/manage-system.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-system/manage-system.component.html
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
             </ng-container>
             Clear Cache
         </button>
+        <button class="btn btn-secondary mr-2" (click)="backupDB()" [disabled]="backupDBInProgress">
+            <ng-container *ngIf="backupDBInProgress">
+                <span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                <span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
+            </ng-container>
+            Backup Database
+        </button>
         <button class="btn btn-secondary" (click)="downloadService.downloadLogs()">
             Download Logs
         </button>
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-system/manage-system.component.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-system/manage-system.component.ts
index 00db673a1..0e5e95ca4 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-system/manage-system.component.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/admin/manage-system/manage-system.component.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export class ManageSystemComponent implements OnInit {
   serverInfo!: ServerInfo;
 
   clearCacheInProgress: boolean = false;
+  backupDBInProgress: boolean = false;
 
   constructor(private settingsService: SettingsService, private toastr: ToastrService, 
     private serverService: ServerService, public downloadService: DownloadService) { }
@@ -71,4 +72,12 @@ export class ManageSystemComponent implements OnInit {
     });
   }
 
+  backupDB() {
+    this.backupDBInProgress = true;
+    this.serverService.backupDatabase().subscribe(res => {
+      this.backupDBInProgress = false;
+      this.toastr.success('Database has been backed up');
+    });
+  }
+
 }