diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index e09afe97c..2aeb81afd 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Existing validations:
    validations-pre-update-run-details
    validations-pre-update-converge-details
    validations-post-update-details
+   validations-backup-and-restore-details
 
 
 Indices and tables
diff --git a/groups.yaml b/groups.yaml
index dc85395d4..48bed336d 100644
--- a/groups.yaml
+++ b/groups.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ prep:
   - description: >-
       Validations check the hardware configuration of the Undercloud node and
       should be run before **openstack undercloud install**.
+backup-and-restore:
+  - description: >-
+      Validations which should be run to validate your OpenStack
+      deployment before you backup it and after restore it.
 openshift-on-openstack:
   - description: >-
       Validations which will check that the environment meets the requirements
diff --git a/playbooks/ceph-health.yaml b/playbooks/ceph-health.yaml
index 91d2a51ce..3cbf995df 100644
--- a/playbooks/ceph-health.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/ceph-health.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         Uses `ceph health` to check if cluster is in HEALTH_WARN state
         and prints a debug message.
       groups:
+        - backup-and-restore
         - post-deployment
         - post-ceph
     tripleo_delegate_to: "{{ groups['ceph_mon'] | default([]) }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/container-status.yaml b/playbooks/container-status.yaml
index c6dd37820..ab5fe0d66 100644
--- a/playbooks/container-status.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/container-status.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       description: |
         Detect failed containers and raise an error.
       groups:
+        - backup-and-restore
         - pre-upgrade
         - pre-update
         - post-deployment
diff --git a/playbooks/healthcheck-service-status.yaml b/playbooks/healthcheck-service-status.yaml
index 31ddc7fa5..bd1583fd4 100644
--- a/playbooks/healthcheck-service-status.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/healthcheck-service-status.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       description: |
         Check for failed healthcheck systemd services.
       groups:
+        - backup-and-restore
         - post-deployment
     retries_number: 1
     delay_number: 1
diff --git a/playbooks/image-serve.yaml b/playbooks/image-serve.yaml
index a9adba569..7446045d3 100644
--- a/playbooks/image-serve.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/image-serve.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       description: |
         Ensures image-serve vhost is configured and httpd is running.
       groups:
+        - backup-and-restore
         - pre-upgrade
         - post-deployment
         - post-upgrade
diff --git a/playbooks/neutron-sanity-check.yaml b/playbooks/neutron-sanity-check.yaml
index 344120478..90a3bac9e 100644
--- a/playbooks/neutron-sanity-check.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/neutron-sanity-check.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         to the Neutron services.
 
       groups:
+        - backup-and-restore
         - post-deployment
 
   roles:
diff --git a/playbooks/nova-status.yaml b/playbooks/nova-status.yaml
index b16b37541..05f7ccfc8 100644
--- a/playbooks/nova-status.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/nova-status.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         1 -> At least one check encountered an issue and requires further investigation. This is considered a warning but the upgrade may be OK.
         2 -> There was an upgrade status check failure that needs to be investigated. This should be considered something that stops an upgrade.
       groups:
+        - backup-and-restore
         - pre-upgrade
   roles:
     - nova_status
diff --git a/playbooks/pacemaker-status.yaml b/playbooks/pacemaker-status.yaml
index 8e83304b1..b3c95822b 100644
--- a/playbooks/pacemaker-status.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/pacemaker-status.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         correctly. This should also be run before upgrade as the process will
         likely fail with a cluster that's not completely healthy.
       groups:
+        - backup-and-restore
         - post-deployment
   roles:
     - pacemaker_status
diff --git a/playbooks/undercloud-service-status.yaml b/playbooks/undercloud-service-status.yaml
index 3de401ea6..e814d4e83 100644
--- a/playbooks/undercloud-service-status.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/undercloud-service-status.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       description: |
         Check undercloud status before running a stack update - especially minor update and major upgrade.
       groups:
+        - backup-and-restore
         - post-upgrade
         - pre-upgrade
         - post-update
diff --git a/role-addition.yml b/role-addition.yml
index 317f7b760..69b465d4e 100644
--- a/role-addition.yml
+++ b/role-addition.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
                 description: |
                   Write a description of your validations
                 groups:
+                  - backup-and-restore
                   - no-op
                   - prep
                   - pre-introspection