diff --git a/playbooks/kayobe-overcloud-base/overrides.yml.j2 b/playbooks/kayobe-overcloud-base/overrides.yml.j2
index cae26b818..e20baeb2e 100644
--- a/playbooks/kayobe-overcloud-base/overrides.yml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/kayobe-overcloud-base/overrides.yml.j2
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ kolla_enable_ironic: true
 kolla_enable_heat: false
 kolla_enable_horizon: false
 
+# Enable Mariabackup for testing database backups
+kolla_enable_mariabackup: true
+
 {% if tls_enabled %}
 kolla_enable_nova_libvirt_container: false
 compute_libvirt_enable_tls: true
diff --git a/playbooks/kayobe-overcloud-base/run.yml b/playbooks/kayobe-overcloud-base/run.yml
index d296d6844..76ecd8af6 100644
--- a/playbooks/kayobe-overcloud-base/run.yml
+++ b/playbooks/kayobe-overcloud-base/run.yml
@@ -49,3 +49,10 @@
           source "${KOLLA_CONFIG_PATH:-/etc/kolla}/admin-openrc.sh" &&
           kayobe baremetal compute register &> {{ logs_dir }}/ansible/baremetal-compute-register
         executable: /bin/bash
+
+    - name: Perform database backup
+      shell:
+        cmd: >
+          source {{ kayobe_src_dir }}/dev/environment-setup.sh &&
+          kayobe overcloud database backup &> {{ logs_dir }}/ansible/database-backup
+        executable: /bin/bash