diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6cfbd33..b65a227 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ ENV HTTP_WRITE_TIMEOUT=300
 COPY --from=build --chown=rails:rails /usr/local/bundle /usr/local/bundle
 COPY --from=build --chown=rails:rails /rails /rails
 
+# Install ONCE backup/restore hooks
+COPY --chmod=755 hooks /hooks
+
 # Set version and revision
 ARG APP_VERSION
 ENV APP_VERSION=$APP_VERSION
diff --git a/hooks/post-restore b/hooks/post-restore
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0b9138d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/post-restore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+db_name="${RAILS_ENV:-production}.sqlite3"
+snapshot="/rails/storage/backups/$db_name"
+db="/rails/storage/db/$db_name"
+
+if [ -f "$snapshot" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$db")"
+  cp "$snapshot" "$db"
+  rm -f "$db-wal" "$db-shm"
+fi
diff --git a/hooks/pre-backup b/hooks/pre-backup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..43d47f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/pre-backup
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+exec /rails/script/admin/prepare-backup