diff --git a/nw/config.py b/nw/config.py
index 50941257..4cefc76a 100644
--- a/nw/config.py
+++ b/nw/config.py
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ class Config:
 
         self.spellLanguage   = "en_GB"
 
+        # Backup
+        self.backupPath      = None
+        self.backupOnClose   = True
+        self.minBackupTime   = 0
+        self.askBeforeBackup = True
+
         # Path
         self.recentList = [""]*10
 
@@ -184,6 +190,10 @@ class Config:
         self.fmtDoubleQuotes = self._parseLine(cnfParse, cnfSec, "fmtdoublequote", self.CNF_LIST, self.fmtDoubleQuotes)
         self.spellLanguage   = self._parseLine(cnfParse, cnfSec, "spellcheck",     self.CNF_STR,  self.spellLanguage)
 
+        ## Backup
+        cnfSec = "Backup"
+        self.backupPath      = self._parseLine(cnfParse, cnfSec, "backuppath",     self.CNF_STR,  self.backupPath)
+
         ## Path
         cnfSec = "Path"
         for i in range(10):
@@ -240,6 +250,11 @@ class Config:
         cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"fmtdoublequote",self._packList(self.fmtDoubleQuotes))
         cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"spellcheck",    str(self.spellLanguage))
 
+        ## Backup
+        cnfSec = "Backup"
+        cnfParse.add_section(cnfSec)
+        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"backuppath",    str(self.backupPath))
+
         ## Path
         cnfSec = "Path"
         cnfParse.add_section(cnfSec)
diff --git a/nw/gui/winmain.py b/nw/gui/winmain.py
index 374668a6..178b89db 100644
--- a/nw/gui/winmain.py
+++ b/nw/gui/winmain.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from nw.project.project   import NWProject
 from nw.project.document  import NWDoc
 from nw.project.item      import NWItem
 from nw.project.index     import NWIndex
+from nw.project.backup    import NWBackup
 from nw.tools.wordcount   import countWords
 from nw.theme             import Theme
 from nw.enum              import nwItemType, nwAlert
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         self.closeDocument()
         if self.theProject.projChanged:
             saveOK = self.saveProject()
+            theBackup = NWBackup(self.theProject)
+            theBackup.zipIt()
         else:
             saveOK = True
 
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
             self.theIndex.clearIndex()
             self.clearGUI()
             self.hasProject = False
-    
+
         return saveOK
 
     def openProject(self, projFile=None):
diff --git a/nw/project/backup.py b/nw/project/backup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b381d764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nw/project/backup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""novelWriter Project Backup
+
+ novelWriter – Project Backup
+==============================
+ Class handling project backups
+
+ File History:
+ Created: 2019-06-16 [0.1.5]
+
+"""
+
+import logging
+import nw
+
+from os       import path, mkdir, listdir
+from shutil   import make_archive
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from nw.enum  import nwAlert
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class NWBackup():
+
+    def __init__(self, theParent, theProject):
+
+        self.mainConf   = nw.CONFIG
+        self.theParent  = theParent
+        self.theProject = theProject
+
+        return
+
+    def zipIt(self):
+
+        if self.mainConf.backupPath is None:
+            self.theParent.makeAlert("Cannot backup project because no backup path is set.",nwAlert.WARN)
+            return False
+
+        if self.theProject.projName is None:
+            self.theParent.makeAlert("Cannot backup project because no project name is set.",nwAlert.WARN)
+            return False
+
+        logger.info("Backing up project")
+
+        archName = ""
+        for c in self.theProject.projName:
+            if c.isalnum():
+                archName += c
+
+        archName = archName+"_"+datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
+        baseName = path.join(self.mainConf.backupPath, archName)
+
+        try:
+            make_archive(
+                baseName, "zip", 
+                root_dir = self.theProject.projPath,
+                base_dir = "."
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.theParent.makeAlert(["Could not write backup archive.",str(e)],nwAlert.ERROR)
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
+# END Class NWBackup