diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 40afeb45..825fd15c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -24896,3 +24896,5 @@
 	* Fixed a regression in rdairplay(1) that broke segue transitions.
 2024-08-30 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
 	* Incremented the package version to 4.3.0int5.
+2024-10-07 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+	* Added an rdautoback.py(8) utility.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5baf1ee5..3062cef9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([rivendell.spec \
     tests/Makefile \
     utils/Makefile \
     utils/rdalsaconfig/Makefile \
+    utils/rdautoback/Makefile \
     utils/rdcheckcuts/Makefile \
     utils/rdcleandirs/Makefile \
     utils/rdclilogedit/Makefile \
diff --git a/utils/Makefile.am b/utils/Makefile.am
index 38e5675e..2f631682 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ if ALSA_RD_AM
   ALSACONFIG_RD_OPT = rdalsaconfig
 endif
 SUBDIRS = $(ALSACONFIG_RD_OPT)\
+          rdautoback\
           rdcheckcuts\
           rdcleandirs\
           rdclilogedit\
diff --git a/utils/rdautoback/Makefile.am b/utils/rdautoback/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2d9d231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/rdautoback/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+## Makefile.am
+##
+## utils/rdautoback Makefile.am for Rivendell
+##
+## (C) Copyright 2024 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+##
+##   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+##   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+##   published by the Free Software Foundation.
+##
+##   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+##   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+##   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+##   GNU General Public License for more details.
+##
+##   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+##   License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+##   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+##
+##
+## Use automake to process this into a Makefile.in
+
+install-exec-local:	
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin
+	cp rdautoback.py $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/rdautoback.py
+	../../helpers/install_python.sh rdautoback.py $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/rdautoback.py
+
+uninstall-local:	
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/rdautoback.py
+
+bin_SCRIPTS = rdautoback.py
+
+EXTRA_DIST = rdautoback.py
+
+CLEANFILES = *~
+
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = *~\
+                       Makefile.in
diff --git a/utils/rdautoback/rdautoback.py b/utils/rdautoback/rdautoback.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..59456708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/rdautoback/rdautoback.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!%PYTHON_BANGPATH%
+
+# rdautoback.py
+#
+# Unattended backup script for Rivendell
+#
+#   (C) Copyright 2024 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+#
+#   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+#   published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#   GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+#   License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#
+
+import configparser
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+import syslog
+
+USAGE='rdbackup.py <backup-mountpoint>'
+
+if(len(sys.argv)!=2):
+    print(USAGE)
+    exit(1)
+mountpoint=sys.argv[1]
+
+#
+# Load rd.conf(5)
+#
+rd_config=configparser.ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
+rd_config.read_file(open('/etc/rd.conf'))
+
+#
+# Open the syslog
+#
+syslog.openlog('rdautoback.py',logoption=syslog.LOG_PID|syslog.LOG_PERROR,facility=int(rd_config.get('Identity','SyslogFacility',fallback=syslog.LOG_USER)))
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_INFO,'Starting Rivendell backup to "'+mountpoint+'"')
+
+    
+#
+# Mount backup device
+#
+Path(mountpoint).mkdir(parents=True,exist_ok=True)
+result=os.system(command='mount '+mountpoint)
+if(os.waitstatus_to_exitcode(result)!=0):
+    syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR,'unable to mount backup drive')
+    exit(1)
+os.system(command='sleep 5')
+
+#
+# Dump database
+#
+cmd='mysqldump -h '+rd_config.get('mySQL','Hostname')+' -u '+rd_config.get('mySQL','Loginname')+' -p'+rd_config.get('mySQL','Password')+' '+rd_config.get('mySQL','Database')+' | gzip > '+mountpoint+'/db.sql.gz'
+os.system(command=cmd)
+
+#
+# Copy Audio Store
+#
+cmd='rsync -av --delete /var/snd '+mountpoint
+os.system(command=cmd)
+
+#
+# Unmount backup device
+#
+os.system(command='umount '+mountpoint)
+os.rmdir(mountpoint)
+
+syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_INFO,'Completed Rivendell backup to "'+mountpoint+'"')