diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskProviderBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskProviderBase.cs
index b9c506a2e..b1af0ccaa 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskProviderBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskProviderBase.cs
@@ -204,6 +204,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
             File.Delete(path);
         }
 
+        public void CopyFile(string source, string destination, bool overwrite = false)
+        {
+            Ensure.That(source, () => source).IsValidPath();
+            Ensure.That(destination, () => destination).IsValidPath();
+
+            if (source.PathEquals(destination))
+            {
+                Logger.Warn("Source and destination can't be the same {0}", source);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            File.Copy(source, destination, overwrite);
+        }
+
         public void MoveFile(string source, string destination)
         {
             Ensure.That(source, () => source).IsValidPath();
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/IDiskProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/IDiskProvider.cs
index 3e8b8ceff..0bb415452 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/IDiskProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/IDiskProvider.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
         void CopyFolder(string source, string destination);
         void MoveFolder(string source, string destination);
         void DeleteFile(string path);
+        void CopyFile(string source, string destination, bool overwrite = false);
         void MoveFile(string source, string destination);
         void DeleteFolder(string path, bool recursive);
         string ReadAllText(string filePath);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/PathExtensions.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/PathExtensions.cs
index 5bf143796..309fee9cb 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/PathExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/PathExtensions.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
         private static readonly string UPDATE_SANDBOX_FOLDER_NAME = "nzbdrone_update" + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
         private static readonly string UPDATE_PACKAGE_FOLDER_NAME = "nzbdrone" + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
         private static readonly string UPDATE_BACKUP_FOLDER_NAME = "nzbdrone_backup" + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
+        private static readonly string UPDATE_BACKUP_APPDATA_FOLDER_NAME = "nzbdrone_appdata_backup" + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
         private static readonly string UPDATE_CLIENT_FOLDER_NAME = "NzbDrone.Update" + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
         private static readonly string UPDATE_LOG_FOLDER_NAME = "UpdateLogs" + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
 
@@ -155,6 +156,21 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
             return Path.Combine(GetUpdateSandboxFolder(appFolderInfo), UPDATE_BACKUP_FOLDER_NAME);
         }
 
+        public static string GetUpdateBackUpAppDataFolder(this IAppFolderInfo appFolderInfo)
+        {
+            return Path.Combine(GetUpdateSandboxFolder(appFolderInfo), UPDATE_BACKUP_APPDATA_FOLDER_NAME);
+        }
+
+        public static string GetUpdateBackupConfigFile(this IAppFolderInfo appFolderInfo)
+        {
+            return Path.Combine(GetUpdateBackUpAppDataFolder(appFolderInfo), APP_CONFIG_FILE);
+        }
+
+        public static string GetUpdateBackupDatabase(this IAppFolderInfo appFolderInfo)
+        {
+            return Path.Combine(GetUpdateBackUpAppDataFolder(appFolderInfo), NZBDRONE_DB);
+        }
+
         public static string GetUpdatePackageFolder(this IAppFolderInfo appFolderInfo)
         {
             return Path.Combine(GetUpdateSandboxFolder(appFolderInfo), UPDATE_PACKAGE_FOLDER_NAME);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Update/NzbDrone.Update.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Update/NzbDrone.Update.csproj
index d09ab8021..908102ff9 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Update/NzbDrone.Update.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Update/NzbDrone.Update.csproj
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UpdateContainerBuilder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UpdateEngine\BackupAndRestore.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UpdateEngine\BackupAppData.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UpdateEngine\DetectApplicationType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UpdateEngine\InstallUpdateService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UpdateEngine\StartNzbDrone.cs" />
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateApp.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateApp.cs
index 83531b153..35d7febca 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateApp.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateApp.cs
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Update
 
         public void Start(string[] args)
         {
-            int processId = ParseProcessId(args);
+            var processId = ParseProcessId(args);
 
             var exeFileInfo = new FileInfo(_processProvider.GetProcessById(processId).StartPath);
-            string targetFolder = exeFileInfo.Directory.FullName;
+            var targetFolder = exeFileInfo.Directory.FullName;
 
             logger.Info("Starting update process. Target Path:{0}", targetFolder);
             _installUpdateService.Start(targetFolder);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateEngine/BackupAndRestore.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateEngine/BackupAndRestore.cs
index 3787b25d3..a934e6fc6 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateEngine/BackupAndRestore.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateEngine/BackupAndRestore.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Update.UpdateEngine
 {
     public interface IBackupAndRestore
     {
-        void BackUp(string source);
+        void Backup(string source);
         void Restore(string target);
     }
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Update.UpdateEngine
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
-        public void BackUp(string source)
+        public void Backup(string source)
         {
             _logger.Info("Creating backup of existing installation");
             _diskProvider.CopyFolder(source, _appFolderInfo.GetUpdateBackUpFolder());
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateEngine/BackupAppData.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateEngine/BackupAppData.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..038732367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateEngine/BackupAppData.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using System.IO;
+using NLog;
+using NzbDrone.Common;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Disk;
+using NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Update.UpdateEngine
+{
+    public interface IBackupAppData
+    {
+        void Backup();
+    }
+
+    public class BackupAppData : IBackupAppData
+    {
+        private readonly IAppFolderInfo _appFolderInfo;
+        private readonly IDiskProvider _diskProvider;
+        private readonly Logger _logger;
+
+        public BackupAppData(IAppFolderInfo appFolderInfo, IDiskProvider diskProvider, Logger logger)
+        {
+            _appFolderInfo = appFolderInfo;
+            _diskProvider = diskProvider;
+            _logger = logger;
+        }
+
+        public void Backup()
+        {
+            _logger.Info("Backing up appdata (database/config)");
+            var backupFolderAppData = _appFolderInfo.GetUpdateBackUpAppDataFolder();
+
+            _diskProvider.CreateFolder(backupFolderAppData);
+            _diskProvider.CopyFile(_appFolderInfo.GetConfigPath(), _appFolderInfo.GetUpdateBackupConfigFile(), true);
+            _diskProvider.CopyFile(_appFolderInfo.GetNzbDroneDatabase(), _appFolderInfo.GetUpdateBackupDatabase(), true);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateEngine/InstallUpdateService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateEngine/InstallUpdateService.cs
index 0e6001677..f1b731e34 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateEngine/InstallUpdateService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Update/UpdateEngine/InstallUpdateService.cs
@@ -19,17 +19,25 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Update.UpdateEngine
         private readonly ITerminateNzbDrone _terminateNzbDrone;
         private readonly IAppFolderInfo _appFolderInfo;
         private readonly IBackupAndRestore _backupAndRestore;
+        private readonly IBackupAppData _backupAppData;
         private readonly IStartNzbDrone _startNzbDrone;
         private readonly Logger _logger;
 
-        public InstallUpdateService(IDiskProvider diskProvider, IDetectApplicationType detectApplicationType, ITerminateNzbDrone terminateNzbDrone,
-            IAppFolderInfo appFolderInfo, IBackupAndRestore backupAndRestore, IStartNzbDrone startNzbDrone, Logger logger)
+        public InstallUpdateService(IDiskProvider diskProvider,
+                                    IDetectApplicationType detectApplicationType,
+                                    ITerminateNzbDrone terminateNzbDrone,
+                                    IAppFolderInfo appFolderInfo,
+                                    IBackupAndRestore backupAndRestore,
+                                    IBackupAppData backupAppData,
+                                    IStartNzbDrone startNzbDrone,
+                                    Logger logger)
         {
             _diskProvider = diskProvider;
             _detectApplicationType = detectApplicationType;
             _terminateNzbDrone = terminateNzbDrone;
             _appFolderInfo = appFolderInfo;
             _backupAndRestore = backupAndRestore;
+            _backupAppData = backupAppData;
             _startNzbDrone = startNzbDrone;
             _logger = logger;
         }
@@ -59,7 +67,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Update.UpdateEngine
             {
                 _terminateNzbDrone.Terminate();
 
-                _backupAndRestore.BackUp(installationFolder);
+                _backupAndRestore.Backup(installationFolder);
+                _backupAppData.Backup();
 
                 _logger.Info("Moving update package to target");