diff --git a/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py b/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py
index bdd3551c..6adf817e 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py
+++ b/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ class QubesVm(object):
                  kernelopts = "",
                  uses_default_kernelopts = True,
                  mac = None,
+                 include_in_backups = True,
                  services = None):
 
 
@@ -264,6 +265,8 @@ class QubesVm(object):
         self.config_file_template = config_template_pv
 
         self.updateable = updateable
+        self.include_in_backups = include_in_backups
+
         self._label = label if label is not None else QubesVmLabels["red"]
         if self.dir_path is not None:
             self.icon_path = self.dir_path + "/icon.png"
@@ -1439,7 +1442,7 @@ class QubesVm(object):
         for prop in ['memory', 'maxmem', 'pcidevs', 'vcpus', 'internal',\
             'uses_default_kernel', 'kernel', 'uses_default_kernelopts',\
             'kernelopts', 'services', 'updateable', 'installed_by_rpm',\
-            'uses_default_netvm' ]:
+            'uses_default_netvm', 'include_in_backups' ]:
             if hasattr(self, prop):
                 attrs[prop] = str(self.__getattribute__(prop))
         if self._mac is not None:
@@ -2624,7 +2627,7 @@ class QubesVmCollection(dict):
                 "installed_by_rpm", "updateable", "internal",
                 "uses_default_netvm", "label", "memory", "vcpus", "pcidevs",
                 "maxmem", "kernel", "uses_default_kernel", "kernelopts", "uses_default_kernelopts",
-                "mac", "services" )
+                "mac", "services", "include_in_backups" )
 
         for attribute in common_attr_list:
             kwargs[attribute] = element.get(attribute)
@@ -2635,6 +2638,9 @@ class QubesVmCollection(dict):
         if "updateable" in kwargs:
             kwargs["updateable"] = True if kwargs["updateable"] == "True" else False
 
+        if "include_in_backups" in kwargs:
+            kwargs["include_in_backups"] = True if kwargs["include_in_backups"] == "True" else False
+
         if "installed_by_rpm" in kwargs:
             kwargs["installed_by_rpm"] = True if kwargs["installed_by_rpm"] == "True" else False
 
diff --git a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-prefs b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-prefs
index 0b31053c..5692bb07 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-prefs
+++ b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-prefs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def do_list(vm):
         print fmt.format ("netvm", vm.netvm.name)
     print fmt.format ("updateable?", vm.is_updateable())
     print fmt.format ("installed by RPM?", vm.installed_by_rpm)
+    print fmt.format ("include in backups", vm.include_in_backups)
     print fmt.format ("dir", vm.dir_path)
     print fmt.format ("config", vm.conf_file)
     print fmt.format ("pcidevs", vm.pcidevs)
@@ -326,7 +327,16 @@ def set_drive(vms, vm, args):
     vm.drive = args[0]
     return True
 
+def set_include_in_backups(vms, vm, args):
+    if len (args) != 1:
+        print >> sys.stderr, "Missing value (True/False)!"
+        return False
+
+    vm.include_in_backups = bool(eval(args[0].capitalize()))
+    return True
+
 properties = {
+    "include_in_backups": set_include_in_backups,
     "updateable": set_updateable,
     "nonupdateable": set_nonupdateable,
     "pcidevs": set_pcidevs,