diff --git a/frappe/commands.py b/frappe/commands.py
index cc2d320904..1b827fa949 100644
--- a/frappe/commands.py
+++ b/frappe/commands.py
@@ -684,6 +684,24 @@ def use(site, sites_path='.'):
 	with open(os.path.join(sites_path,  "currentsite.txt"), "w") as sitefile:
 		sitefile.write(site)
 
+@click.command('backup')
+@click.option('--with-files', default=False, is_flag=True, help="Take backup with files")
+@pass_context
+def backup(context, with_files=False, backup_path_db=None, backup_path_files=None, quiet=False):
+	"Backup"
+	from frappe.utils.backups import scheduled_backup
+	verbose = context.verbose
+	for site in context.sites:
+		frappe.init(site=site)
+		frappe.connect()
+		odb = scheduled_backup(ignore_files=not with_files, backup_path_db=backup_path_db, backup_path_files=backup_path_files, force=True)
+		if verbose:
+			from frappe.utils import now
+			print "database backup taken -", odb.backup_path_db, "- on", now()
+			if with_files:
+				print "files backup taken -", odb.backup_path_files, "- on", now()
+		frappe.destroy()
+
 # commands = [
 # 	new_site,
 # 	restore,
@@ -735,5 +753,6 @@ commands = [
 	dump_queue_status,
 	console,
 	make_app,
-	use
+	_use,
+	backup,
 ]
diff --git a/frappe/utils/backups.py b/frappe/utils/backups.py
index 78065bd640..fd09293c56 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/backups.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/backups.py
@@ -30,14 +30,18 @@ class BackupGenerator:
 		self.backup_path_files = backup_path_files
 		self.backup_path_db = backup_path_db
 
-	def get_backup(self, older_than=24, ignore_files=False):
+	def get_backup(self, older_than=24, ignore_files=False, force=False):
 		"""
 			Takes a new dump if existing file is old
 			and sends the link to the file as email
 		"""
 		#Check if file exists and is less than a day old
 		#If not Take Dump
-		last_db, last_file = self.get_recent_backup(older_than)
+		if not force:	
+			last_db, last_file = self.get_recent_backup(older_than)
+		else:
+			last_db, last_file = False, False
+
 		if not (self.backup_path_files and self.backup_path_db):
 			self.set_backup_file_name()
 		if not (last_db and last_file):
@@ -135,19 +139,19 @@ def get_backup():
 	recipient_list = odb.send_email()
 	frappe.msgprint(_("Download link for your backup will be emailed on the following email address: {0}").format(', '.join(recipient_list)))
 
-def scheduled_backup(older_than=6, ignore_files=False, backup_path_db=None, backup_path_files=None):
+def scheduled_backup(older_than=6, ignore_files=False, backup_path_db=None, backup_path_files=None, force=False):
 	"""this function is called from scheduler
 		deletes backups older than 7 days
 		takes backup"""
-	odb = new_backup(older_than, ignore_files, backup_path_db=backup_path_db, backup_path_files=backup_path_files)
+	odb = new_backup(older_than, ignore_files, backup_path_db=backup_path_db, backup_path_files=backup_path_files, force=force)
 	return odb
 
-def new_backup(older_than=6, ignore_files=False, backup_path_db=None, backup_path_files=None):
+def new_backup(older_than=6, ignore_files=False, backup_path_db=None, backup_path_files=None, force=False):
 	delete_temp_backups(older_than=168)
 	odb = BackupGenerator(frappe.conf.db_name, frappe.conf.db_name,\
 						  frappe.conf.db_password,
 						  backup_path_db=backup_path_db, backup_path_files=backup_path_files, db_host = frappe.db.host)
-	odb.get_backup(older_than, ignore_files)
+	odb.get_backup(older_than, ignore_files, force=force)
 	return odb
 
 def delete_temp_backups(older_than=24):