diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 9ebef0fce5..872f41d975 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -584,6 +584,9 @@ enable_manila_backend_generic: "no"
 enable_manila_backend_hnas: "no"
 enable_manila_backend_cephfs_native: "no"
 enable_manila_backend_cephfs_nfs: "no"
+# TODO(mgoddard): Change this to a plain "no" when support enable_xtrabackup
+# has been removed.
+enable_mariabackup: "{{ enable_xtrabackup | default('no') }}"
 enable_mistral: "no"
 enable_monasca: "no"
 enable_mongodb: "no"
@@ -631,7 +634,6 @@ enable_trove_singletenant: "no"
 enable_vitrage: "no"
 enable_vmtp: "no"
 enable_watcher: "no"
-enable_xtrabackup: "no"
 enable_zookeeper: "{{ enable_kafka | bool }}"
 enable_zun: "no"
 
diff --git a/ansible/mariadb_backup.yml b/ansible/mariadb_backup.yml
index f3a1218863..ada4f09643 100644
--- a/ansible/mariadb_backup.yml
+++ b/ansible/mariadb_backup.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
   roles:
     - { role: mariadb,
         tags: mariadb,
-        when: enable_xtrabackup | bool }
+        when: enable_mariabackup | bool }
diff --git a/ansible/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml
index 8aa14aafe2..8a13448a80 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ mariadb_service: "{{ mariadb_services['mariadb'] }}"
 ####################
 # Backups
 ####################
-xtrabackup_image: "{{ docker_registry ~ '/' if docker_registry else '' }}{{ docker_namespace }}/{{ kolla_base_distro }}-{{ mariadb_install_type }}-xtrabackup"
-xtrabackup_tag: "{{ openstack_release }}"
-xtrabackup_image_full: "{{ xtrabackup_image }}:{{ xtrabackup_tag }}"
+mariabackup_image: "{{ docker_registry ~ '/' if docker_registry else '' }}{{ docker_namespace }}/{{ kolla_base_distro }}-{{ mariadb_install_type }}-mariadb"
+mariabackup_tag: "{{ openstack_release }}"
+mariabackup_image_full: "{{ mariabackup_image }}:{{ mariabackup_tag }}"
 
 mariadb_backup_host: "{{ groups['mariadb'][0] }}"
 mariadb_backup_database_schema: "PERCONA_SCHEMA"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/backup.yml b/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/backup.yml
index f6ad91c34c..8923d91f59 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/backup.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/backup.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 ---
-- name: Taking {{ mariadb_backup_type }} database backup via XtraBackup
+- name: Taking {{ mariadb_backup_type }} database backup via Mariabackup
   become: true
   kolla_docker:
     action: "start_container"
+    command: "bash -c 'sudo -E kolla_set_configs && /usr/local/bin/kolla_mariadb_backup.sh'"
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ xtrabackup_image_full }}"
-    name: "xtrabackup"
-    restart_policy: "never"
+    detach: False
+    image: "{{ mariabackup_image_full }}"
+    name: "mariabackup"
+    restart_policy: no
     remove_on_exit: True
     environment:
       BACKUP_TYPE: "{{ mariadb_backup_type }}"
     volumes:
-      - "{{ node_config_directory }}xtrabackup:/etc/mysql:ro"
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/mariabackup/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "mariadb:/var/lib/mysql"
       - "mariadb_backup:/backup"
-    volumes_from:
-      - "mariadb"
+      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
   when:
     - inventory_hostname == mariadb_backup_host
diff --git a/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/config.yml
index cb05451974..1d1f338af4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/config.yml
@@ -14,29 +14,29 @@
 
 - name: Ensuring database backup config directory exists
   file:
-    path: "{{ node_config_directory }}xtrabackup"
+    path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/mariabackup"
     state: "directory"
     owner: "{{ config_owner_user }}"
     group: "{{ config_owner_group }}"
     mode: "0770"
   become: true
   when:
-    - enable_xtrabackup | bool
+    - enable_mariabackup | bool
     - inventory_hostname == mariadb_backup_host
 
-- name: Copying over my.cnf for xtrabackup
+- name: Copying over my.cnf for mariabackup
   merge_configs:
     sources:
       - "{{ role_path }}/templates/backup.my.cnf.j2"
       - "{{ node_custom_config }}/backup.my.cnf"
       - "{{ node_custom_config }}/mariadb/{{ inventory_hostname }}/backup.my.cnf"
-    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}xtrabackup/my.cnf"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/mariabackup/my.cnf"
     owner: "{{ config_owner_user }}"
     group: "{{ config_owner_group }}"
     mode: "0660"
   become: true
   when:
-    - enable_xtrabackup | bool
+    - enable_mariabackup | bool
     - inventory_hostname == mariadb_backup_host
 
 - name: Copying over config.json files for services
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@
   notify:
     - restart mariadb
 
+- name: Copying over config.json files for mariabackup
+  vars:
+    service_name: "mariabackup"
+  template:
+    src: "{{ service_name }}.json.j2"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ service_name }}/config.json"
+    mode: "0660"
+  become: true
+  when:
+    - enable_mariabackup | bool
+    - inventory_hostname == mariadb_backup_host
+
 - name: Copying over galera.cnf
   vars:
     service_name: "mariadb"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/register.yml b/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/register.yml
index 691224b3b4..930305e955 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/register.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/mariadb/tasks/register.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       priv: "*.*:USAGE"
   run_once: True
 
-- name: Creating the Percona XtraBackup database
+- name: Creating the Mariabackup database
   become: true
   kolla_toolbox:
     module_name: mysql_db
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       name: "{{ mariadb_backup_database_schema }}"
   run_once: True
   when:
-    - enable_xtrabackup | bool
+    - enable_mariabackup | bool
 
 - name: Creating database backup user and setting permissions
   become: true
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
       append_privs: True
   run_once: True
   when:
-    - enable_xtrabackup | bool
+    - enable_mariabackup | bool
 
-- name: Granting permissions on XtraBackup database to backup user
+- name: Granting permissions on Mariabackup database to backup user
   become: true
   kolla_toolbox:
     module_name: mysql_user
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       append_privs: True
   run_once: True
   when:
-    - enable_xtrabackup | bool
+    - enable_mariabackup | bool
 
 - name: Cleaning up facts
   set_fact:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/mariabackup.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/mariabackup.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff32de2b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/mariabackup.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+    "command": "false",
+    "config_files": [
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/my.cnf",
+            "dest": "/etc/mysql/my.cnf",
+            "owner": "mysql",
+            "perm": "0600"
+        }
+    ],
+    "permissions": [
+        {
+            "path": "/var/log/kolla/mariadb",
+            "owner": "mysql:mysql"
+        },
+        {
+            "path": "/backup",
+            "owner": "mysql:mysql"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/doc/source/admin/mariadb-backup-and-restore.rst b/doc/source/admin/mariadb-backup-and-restore.rst
index dc6b8517c5..8f3e85dce2 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/mariadb-backup-and-restore.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/mariadb-backup-and-restore.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ MariaDB database backup and restore
 ===================================
 
 Kolla-Ansible can facilitate either full or incremental backups of data
-hosted in MariaDB. It achieves this using Percona's Xtrabackup, a tool
+hosted in MariaDB. It achieves this using Mariabackup, a tool
 designed to allow for 'hot backups' - an approach which means that consistent
 backups can be taken without any downtime for your database or your cloud.
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Firstly, enable backups via ``globals.yml``:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   enable_xtrabackup: "yes"
+   enable_mariabackup: "yes"
 
 Then, kick off a reconfiguration of MariaDB:
 
@@ -67,38 +67,49 @@ backups scheduled via a cron job.
 Restoring backups
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Owing to the way in which XtraBackup performs hot backups, there are some
+Owing to the way in which Mariabackup performs hot backups, there are some
 steps that must be performed in order to prepare your data before it can be
 copied into place for use by MariaDB. This process is currently manual, but
-the Kolla XtraBackup image includes the tooling necessary to successfully
+the Kolla Mariabackup image includes the tooling necessary to successfully
 prepare backups. Two examples are given below.
 
 Full
 ----
 
-For a full backup, start a new container using the XtraBackup image with the
+For a full backup, start a new container using the Mariabackup image with the
 following options on the master database node:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   docker run -it --volumes-from mariadb --name dbrestore \
-      -v mariadb_backup:/backup kolla/centos-binary-xtrabackup:rocky \
+   docker run --rm -it --volumes-from mariadb --name dbrestore \
+      --volume mariadb_backup:/backup \
+      kolla/centos-binary-mariadb:train \
       /bin/bash
-   cd /backup
-   mkdir -p /restore/full
-   cat mysqlbackup-04-10-2018.xbc.xbs | xbstream -x -C /restore/full/
-   innobackupex --decompress /restore/full
-   find /restore -name *.qp -exec rm {} \;
-   innobackupex --apply-log /restore/full
+   (dbrestore) $ cd /backup
+   (dbrestore) $ rm -rf /backup/restore
+   (dbrestore) $ mkdir -p /backup/restore/full
+   (dbrestore) $ gunzip mysqlbackup-04-10-2018.xbc.xbs.gz
+   (dbrestore) $ mbstream -x -C /backup/restore/full/ < mysqlbackup-04-10-2018.xbc.xbs
+   (dbrestore) $ mariabackup --prepare --target-dir /backup/restore/full
 
-Then stop the MariaDB instance, delete the old data files (or move
-them elsewhere), and copy the backup into place:
+Stop the MariaDB instance.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
    docker stop mariadb
-   rm -rf /var/lib/mysql/* /var/lib/mysql/.*
-   innobackupex --copy-back /restore/full
+
+Delete the old data files (or move them elsewhere), and copy the backup into
+place:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   docker run --rm -it --volumes-from mariadb --name dbrestore \
+      --volume mariadb_backup:/backup \
+      kolla/centos-binary-mariadb:train \
+      /bin/bash
+   (dbrestore) $ rm -rf /var/lib/mysql/*
+   (dbrestore) $ rm -rf /var/lib/mysql/\.[^\.]*
+   (dbrestore) $ mariabackup --copy-back --target-dir /backup/restore/full
 
 Then you can restart MariaDB with the restored data in place:
 
@@ -121,20 +132,20 @@ incremental backup,
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   docker run -it --volumes-from mariadb --name dbrestore \
-      -v mariadb_backup:/backup kolla/centos-binary-xtrabackup:rocky \
+   docker run --rm -it --volumes-from mariadb --name dbrestore \
+      --volume mariadb_backup:/backup --tmpfs /backup/restore \
+      kolla/centos-binary-mariadb:train \
       /bin/bash
-   cd /backup
-   mkdir -p /restore/full
-   mkdir -p /restore/inc/11
-   cat mysqlbackup-06-11-2018-1541505206.qp.xbc.xbs | xbstream -x -C /restore/full/
-   cat incremental-11-mysqlbackup-06-11-2018-1541505223.qp.xbc.xbs | xbstream -x -C /restore/inc/11
-   innobackupex --decompress /restore/full
-   innobackupex --decompress /restore/inc/11
-   find /restore -name *.qp -exec rm {} \;
-   innobackupex --apply-log --redo-only /restore/full
-   innobackupex --apply-log --redo-only --incremental-dir=/restore/inc/11 /restore/full
-   innobackupex --apply-log /restore/full
+   (dbrestore) $ cd /backup
+   (dbrestore) $ rm -rf /backup/restore
+   (dbrestore) $ mkdir -p /backup/restore/full
+   (dbrestore) $ mkdir -p /backup/restore/inc
+   (dbrestore) $ gunzip mysqlbackup-06-11-2018-1541505206.qp.xbc.xbs.gz
+   (dbrestore) $ gunzip incremental-11-mysqlbackup-06-11-2018-1541505223.qp.xbc.xbs.gz
+   (dbrestore) $ mbstream -x -C /backup/restore/full/ < mysqlbackup-06-11-2018-1541505206.qp.xbc.xbs
+   (dbrestore) $ mbstream -x -C /backup/restore/inc < incremental-11-mysqlbackup-06-11-2018-1541505223.qp.xbc.xbs
+   (dbrestore) $ mariabackup --prepare --target-dir /backup/restore/full
+   (dbrestore) $ mariabackup --prepare --incremental-dir=/backup/restore/inc --target-dir /backup/restore/full
 
 At this point the backup is prepared and ready to be copied back into place,
 as per the previous example.
diff --git a/etc/kolla/globals.yml b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
index 66446ac309..4f8bb8f2a2 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/globals.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ kolla_internal_vip_address: "10.10.10.254"
 #enable_manila_backend_hnas: "no"
 #enable_manila_backend_cephfs_native: "no"
 #enable_manila_backend_cephfs_nfs: "no"
+#enable_mariabackup: "no"
 #enable_mistral: "no"
 #enable_monasca: "no"
 #enable_mongodb: "no"
@@ -316,7 +317,6 @@ kolla_internal_vip_address: "10.10.10.254"
 #enable_vitrage: "no"
 #enable_vmtp: "no"
 #enable_watcher: "no"
-#enable_xtrabackup: "no"
 #enable_zookeeper: "no"
 #enable_zun: "no"
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/mariabackup-bd3b238823e589da.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/mariabackup-bd3b238823e589da.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55489a66f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/mariabackup-bd3b238823e589da.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Changes the database backup procedure to use ``mariabackup`` which is
+    compatible with MariaDB 10.3. The ``qpress`` based compression used
+    previously is now replaced with ``gzip``. The documented restore procedure
+    has been modified accordingly.  See the `Mariabackup documentation
+    <https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/mariabackup-overview/>`__ for further
+    information.
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``enable_xtrabackup`` variable is deprecated in favour of
+    ``enable_mariabackup``.