diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 653729043..6c8f6aea2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     <application
         android:name=".App"
         android:allowBackup="true"
+        android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
         android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81c96476a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<full-backup-content>
+    <include domain="database" path="tachiyomi.db"/>
+</full-backup-content>