diff --git a/doc/xml/release.xml b/doc/xml/release.xml
index 5defd48fc..c34678a56 100644
--- a/doc/xml/release.xml
+++ b/doc/xml/release.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
                             <release-item-contributor id="cynthia.shang"/>
                         </release-item-contributor-list>
 
-                        <p>Allow <code>NULL</code> stanza in storage helper.</p>
+                        <p>Storage helper improvements.  Allow <code>NULL</code> stanza in storage helper.  Add path expression for repository backup.</p>
                     </release-item>
 
                     <release-item>
diff --git a/src/storage/helper.c b/src/storage/helper.c
index bf111632c..db52960d6 100644
--- a/src/storage/helper.c
+++ b/src/storage/helper.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ STRING_EXTERN(STORAGE_SPOOL_ARCHIVE_IN_STR,                         STORAGE_SPOO
 STRING_EXTERN(STORAGE_SPOOL_ARCHIVE_OUT_STR,                        STORAGE_SPOOL_ARCHIVE_OUT);
 
 #define STORAGE_PATH_ARCHIVE                                        "archive"
+#define STORAGE_PATH_BACKUP                                         "backup"
 
 /***********************************************************************************************************************************
 Local variables
@@ -173,6 +174,18 @@ storageRepoPathExpression(const String *expression, const String *path)
                 strCatFmt(result, "/%s", strPtr(path));
         }
     }
+    else if (strEqZ(expression, STORAGE_REPO_BACKUP))
+    {
+        // Contruct the base path
+        if (storageHelper.stanza != NULL)
+            result = strNewFmt(STORAGE_PATH_BACKUP "/%s", strPtr(storageHelper.stanza));
+        else
+            result = strNew(STORAGE_PATH_BACKUP);
+
+        // Append subpath if provided
+        if (path != NULL)
+            strCatFmt(result, "/%s", strPtr(path));
+    }
     else
         THROW_FMT(AssertError, "invalid expression '%s'", strPtr(expression));
 
diff --git a/src/storage/helper.h b/src/storage/helper.h
index 8bf956296..83cc0267b 100644
--- a/src/storage/helper.h
+++ b/src/storage/helper.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Storage path constants
     STRING_DECLARE(STORAGE_SPOOL_ARCHIVE_OUT_STR);
 
 #define STORAGE_REPO_ARCHIVE                                        "<REPO:ARCHIVE>"
+#define STORAGE_REPO_BACKUP                                         "<REPO:BACKUP>"
 
 /***********************************************************************************************************************************
 Repository storage types
diff --git a/test/src/module/storage/posixTest.c b/test/src/module/storage/posixTest.c
index 7119e87b5..f98c4b485 100644
--- a/test/src/module/storage/posixTest.c
+++ b/test/src/module/storage/posixTest.c
@@ -962,6 +962,9 @@ testRun(void)
             strPtr(storagePathNP(storage, strNew(STORAGE_REPO_ARCHIVE "/9.4-1/000000010000014C0000001A.00000028.backup"))),
             strPtr(strNewFmt("%s/archive/db/9.4-1/000000010000014C/000000010000014C0000001A.00000028.backup", testPath())),
             "check archive backup path");
+        TEST_RESULT_STR(
+            strPtr(storagePathNP(storage, strNew(STORAGE_REPO_BACKUP))), strPtr(strNewFmt("%s/backup/db", testPath())),
+            "check backup path");
 
         // Change the stanza name and make sure helper fails
         // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1012,6 +1015,12 @@ testRun(void)
         TEST_RESULT_STR(
             strPtr(storagePathNP(storage, strNew(STORAGE_REPO_ARCHIVE "/simple"))),
             strPtr(strNewFmt("%s/archive/simple", testPath())), "check simple archive path - NULL stanza");
+        TEST_RESULT_STR(
+            strPtr(storagePathNP(storage, strNew(STORAGE_REPO_BACKUP))), strPtr(strNewFmt("%s/backup", testPath())),
+            "check backup path - NULL stanza");
+        TEST_RESULT_STR(
+            strPtr(storagePathNP(storage, strNew(STORAGE_REPO_BACKUP "/simple"))),
+            strPtr(strNewFmt("%s/backup/simple", testPath())), "check simple backup path - NULL stanza");
 
         // Reset init flag
         storageHelper.stanzaInit = false;