diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 577766d25..5978229f7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ ENV PORT= \
     QUERY_PORT=27015
 
 COPY ./scripts/* /home/steam/server/
-RUN chmod +x /home/steam/server/init.sh /home/steam/server/start.sh
+RUN chmod +x /home/steam/server/init.sh /home/steam/server/start.sh /home/steam/server/backup.sh
+
+RUN mv /home/steam/server/backup.sh /usr/local/bin/backup
 
 WORKDIR /home/steam/server
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d098b7ecd..612f6a4c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -152,6 +152,16 @@ This will open a CLI that use can use to write commands to the Palworld Server.
 
 For a full list of commands go to: [https://tech.palworldgame.com/server-commands](https://tech.palworldgame.com/server-commands)
 
+## Creating a backup
+
+To create a backup of the game's save at the current point in time, use the command.
+
+```bash
+docker exec palworld-server backup
+```
+
+This will create a backup at `/palworld/backups/`
+
 ## Editing Server Settings
 
 When the server starts, a `PalWorldSettings.ini` file will be created in the following location: `<mount_folder>/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini`
diff --git a/scripts/backup.sh b/scripts/backup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cca79259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/backup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+DATE=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
+FILE_PATH="/palworld/backups/palworld-save-${DATE}.tar.gz"
+cd /palworld/Pal/ || exit
+
+tar -zcf "$FILE_PATH" "Saved/"
+echo "backup created at $FILE_PATH"
diff --git a/scripts/init.sh b/scripts/init.sh
index 7b7a75b44..f1b5bf2a5 100644
--- a/scripts/init.sh
+++ b/scripts/init.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
-mkdir -p /palworld
+mkdir -p /palworld/backups
 chown -R steam:steam /palworld
 
 if [ "${UPDATE_ON_BOOT}" = true ]; then