diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 15b357e5d763389f9270114900ad2b606e26c648..fa84e219456a63d9c3143ca19b726e5bb7bbd4a0 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 mongodb:
   version: "4.2"
+  backup:
+    enable: true
+    keep_days: 2
diff --git a/tasks/backup.yml b/tasks/backup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fa405abf48d9663ebfae22de545b418a0c5b2e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/backup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+- name: add mongodb backup folder
+  file:
+    path: /opt/mongodbbackup/
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '750'
+
+- name: add backup cronjob for easier backup/restore
+  cron:
+    name: mongodb backup
+    job: '/usr/bin/mongodump --gzip --archive=/opt/mongodbbackup/$(date "+\%Y\%m\%d-\%H\%M.dump.gz")'
+    user: root
+    hour: "*/4"
+    minute: 45
+
+- name: add backup cleanup cronjob
+  cron:
+    name: mongodb backup cleanup
+    job: 'find /opt/mongodbbackup/* -mtime +{{ mongodb.backup.keep_days }} -type f -exec rm {} \;'
+    special_time: daily
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 97844b6b6fae92780cd91d8f5582bdc52a02097f..1b0e2b08e745abe731f4320fdbf477397b27921e 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@
     name: mongod
     daemon_reload: yes
     enabled: yes
+
+- include_tasks: backup.yml
+  when:
+  - mongodb.backup.enable