diff --git a/lib/pleroma/export.ex b/lib/pleroma/export.ex
index 45b8ce749..b84eccd78 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/export.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/export.ex
@@ -22,7 +22,25 @@ def run(user) do
          :ok <- bookmarks(path, user),
          {:ok, zip_path} <- :zip.create('#{path}.zip', @files, cwd: path),
          {:ok, _} <- File.rm_rf(path) do
-      {:ok, zip_path}
+      {:ok, :binary.list_to_bin(zip_path)}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def upload(zip_path) do
+    uploader = Pleroma.Config.get([Pleroma.Upload, :uploader])
+    file_name = zip_path |> String.split("/") |> List.last()
+    id = Ecto.UUID.generate()
+
+    upload = %Pleroma.Upload{
+      id: id,
+      name: file_name,
+      tempfile: zip_path,
+      content_type: "application/zip",
+      path: id <> "/" <> file_name
+    }
+
+    with :ok <- uploader.put_file(upload), :ok <- File.rm(zip_path) do
+      {:ok, upload}
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/export_test.exs b/test/export_test.exs
index 01ca8e7e8..fae269974 100644
--- a/test/export_test.exs
+++ b/test/export_test.exs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ test "it exports user data" do
     Bookmark.create(user.id, status3.id)
 
     assert {:ok, path} = Pleroma.Export.run(user)
-    assert {:ok, zipfile} = :zip.zip_open(path, [:memory])
+    assert {:ok, zipfile} = :zip.zip_open(String.to_charlist(path), [:memory])
     assert {:ok, {'actor.json', json}} = :zip.zip_get('actor.json', zipfile)
 
     assert %{
@@ -108,4 +108,19 @@ test "it exports user data" do
     :zip.zip_close(zipfile)
     File.rm!(path)
   end
+
+  test "it uploads an exported backup archive" do
+    user = insert(:user, %{nickname: "cofe", name: "Cofe", ap_id: "http://cofe.io/users/cofe"})
+
+    {:ok, status1} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "status1"})
+    {:ok, status2} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "status2"})
+    {:ok, status3} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "status3"})
+    CommonAPI.favorite(user, status1.id)
+    CommonAPI.favorite(user, status2.id)
+    Bookmark.create(user.id, status2.id)
+    Bookmark.create(user.id, status3.id)
+
+    assert {:ok, path} = Pleroma.Export.run(user)
+    assert {:ok, %Pleroma.Upload{}} = Pleroma.Export.upload(path)
+  end
 end