diff --git a/hooks/backup-backend-relation-broken b/hooks/backup-backend-relation-broken
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..6dcd0084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/backup-backend-relation-broken
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cinder_hooks.py
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diff --git a/hooks/backup-backend-relation-changed b/hooks/backup-backend-relation-changed
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..6dcd0084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/backup-backend-relation-changed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cinder_hooks.py
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diff --git a/hooks/backup-backend-relation-departed b/hooks/backup-backend-relation-departed
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..6dcd0084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/backup-backend-relation-departed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cinder_hooks.py
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diff --git a/hooks/backup-backend-relation-joined b/hooks/backup-backend-relation-joined
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..6dcd0084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/backup-backend-relation-joined
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cinder_hooks.py
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diff --git a/hooks/cinder_contexts.py b/hooks/cinder_contexts.py
index 6bd1da45..067870f8 100644
--- a/hooks/cinder_contexts.py
+++ b/hooks/cinder_contexts.py
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
     relation_ids,
     service_name,
     related_units,
-    relation_get
+    relation_get,
+    log,
+    DEBUG,
 )
 
 from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.context import (
     OSContextGenerator,
     ApacheSSLContext as SSLContext,
+    SubordinateConfigContext as BaseSubordinateConfigContext,
 )
 
 from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.utils import (
@@ -20,6 +23,9 @@ from charmhelpers.contrib.hahelpers.cluster import (
     determine_api_port,
 )
 
+CINDER_CONF_DIR = "/etc/cinder"
+CINDER_CONF = '%s/cinder.conf' % CINDER_CONF_DIR
+
 
 class ImageServiceContext(OSContextGenerator):
     interfaces = ['image-service']
@@ -106,6 +112,26 @@ class StorageBackendContext(OSContextGenerator):
             return {}
 
 
+class SubordinateConfigContext(OSContextGenerator):
+    def __call__(self):
+        cls = BaseSubordinateConfigContext
+        ctxt1 = cls(interface='storage-backend',
+                    service='cinder',
+                    config_file=CINDER_CONF)()
+        ctxt2 = cls(interface='backup-backend',
+                    service='cinder',
+                    config_file=CINDER_CONF)()
+
+        for key in ctxt2:
+            if key not in ctxt1:
+                ctxt1[key] = ctxt2[key]
+                ctxt1[key] += ctxt2[key]
+            else:
+                ctxt1[key].update(ctxt2[key])
+
+        return ctxt1
+
+
 class LoggingConfigContext(OSContextGenerator):
 
     def __call__(self):
diff --git a/hooks/cinder_hooks.py b/hooks/cinder_hooks.py
index 85a3852c..c7f63ec1 100755
--- a/hooks/cinder_hooks.py
+++ b/hooks/cinder_hooks.py
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ def config_changed():
             for rid in relation_ids('storage-backend'):
                 relation_set(relation_id=rid,
                              upgrade_nonce=uuid.uuid4())
+            # NOTE(hopem) tell any backup-backends we just upgraded
+            for rid in relation_ids('backup-backend'):
+                relation_set(relation_id=rid,
+                             upgrade_nonce=uuid.uuid4())
 
     CONFIGS.write_all()
     configure_https()
@@ -500,6 +504,13 @@ def storage_backend():
     CONFIGS.write(CINDER_CONF)
 
 
+@hooks.hook('backup-backend-relation-changed')
+@hooks.hook('backup-backend-relation-broken')
+@restart_on_change(restart_map())
+def backup_backend():
+    CONFIGS.write(CINDER_CONF)
+
+
 @hooks.hook('nrpe-external-master-relation-joined',
             'nrpe-external-master-relation-changed')
 def update_nrpe_config():
diff --git a/hooks/cinder_utils.py b/hooks/cinder_utils.py
index 4550dddb..c0f67e5d 100644
--- a/hooks/cinder_utils.py
+++ b/hooks/cinder_utils.py
@@ -161,10 +161,7 @@ CONFIG_FILES = OrderedDict([
                           cinder_contexts.CephContext(),
                           cinder_contexts.HAProxyContext(),
                           cinder_contexts.ImageServiceContext(),
-                          context.SubordinateConfigContext(
-                              interface='storage-backend',
-                              service='cinder',
-                              config_file=CINDER_CONF),
+                          cinder_contexts.SubordinateConfigContext(),
                           cinder_contexts.StorageBackendContext(),
                           cinder_contexts.LoggingConfigContext(),
                           context.IdentityServiceContext(
diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index d1223cc2..cc9c46d7 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ requires:
   storage-backend:
     interface: cinder-backend
     scope: container
+  backup-backend:
+    interface: cinder-backup
+    scope: container
 peers:
   cluster:
     interface: cinder-ha