diff --git a/pillar/top.sls b/pillar/top.sls
index f206710..053236e 100644
--- a/pillar/top.sls
+++ b/pillar/top.sls
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ base:
     - secrets/mailman
     - secrets/smtpauth
     - secrets/webmail
+    - secrets/mariadb
     - secrets/dmarcts
diff --git a/states/backup/scabbers_backup2l.conf b/states/backup/scabbers_backup2l.conf
index f610c88..228f80c 100644
--- a/states/backup/scabbers_backup2l.conf
+++ b/states/backup/scabbers_backup2l.conf
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ PRE_BACKUP ()
     # all installed packages to a file.
     #echo "  writing dpkg selections to /root/dpkg-selections.log..."
     #dpkg --get-selections | diff - /root/dpkg-selections.log > /dev/null || dpkg --get-selections > /root/dpkg-selections.log
+
+    mysqldump --all-databases > /root/mysql.sql
 }
 
 # This user-defined bash function is executed after a backup is made
diff --git a/states/top.sls b/states/top.sls
index d4327ff..d1e8b88 100644
--- a/states/top.sls
+++ b/states/top.sls
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ base:
     - mailman
     - mercurial
     - webmail
+    - mariadb
     - dmarc_reports