diff --git a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskCache.java b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskCache.java
index 29f3b8c..4bd734b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskCache.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import reactor.util.function.Tuple2;
 
-public interface DiskCache extends URLsDiskHandler, URLsWriter, SafeCloseable {
+public interface DiskCache extends URLsDiskHandler, URLsWriter, SafeCloseable, IBackuppable {
 
 	void writeMetadataSync(URL url, Metadata metadata);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskCacheImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskCacheImpl.java
index f5123a5..8200159 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskCacheImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/warp/filesponge/DiskCacheImpl.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import static org.warp.filesponge.FileSponge.BLOCK_SIZE;
 import it.cavallium.buffer.Buf;
 import it.cavallium.buffer.BufDataInput;
 import it.cavallium.buffer.BufDataOutput;
+import it.cavallium.dbengine.client.IBackuppable;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.LLDictionary;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.LLDictionaryResultType;
 import it.cavallium.dbengine.database.LLKeyValueDatabase;
@@ -303,4 +304,27 @@ class DiskCacheImpl implements DiskCache {
 			ownedDb.close();
 		}
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void pauseForBackup() {
+		if (ownedDb != null) {
+			ownedDb.pauseForBackup();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void resumeAfterBackup() {
+		if (ownedDb != null) {
+			ownedDb.resumeAfterBackup();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isPaused() {
+		if (ownedDb != null) {
+			return ownedDb.isPaused();
+		} else {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 }