diff --git a/app/api/backup.py b/app/api/backup.py
index 2c83058c..8262814c 100644
--- a/app/api/backup.py
+++ b/app/api/backup.py
@@ -117,88 +117,104 @@ async def restore_backup(
     """Restore the database from an uploaded gzip-compressed SQL dump.
 
     **Warning**: This overwrites the current database contents.
-    Only SQLite databases are supported.
 
-    The uploaded file must be a ``.db.gz`` file produced by the DocuElevate
-    backup task (a gzip-compressed SQLite ``.dump()`` SQL script).
+    Supported formats (must match the currently configured database backend):
+
+    - ``*.db.gz``    – gzip-compressed SQLite ``.dump()`` SQL script (SQLite backend)
+    - ``*.pgsql.gz`` – gzip-compressed ``pg_dump --format=plain`` output (PostgreSQL backend)
+    - ``*.mysql.gz`` – gzip-compressed ``mysqldump`` output (MySQL / MariaDB backend)
     """
-    from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _db_path
-
-    db_path = _db_path()
-    if db_path is None:
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
-            detail="Restore is only supported for SQLite databases.",
-        )
-
-    if not file.filename or not file.filename.endswith(".db.gz"):
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
-            detail="Uploaded file must be a .db.gz backup archive.",
-        )
-
-    import gzip
-    import sqlite3
     import tempfile
     from pathlib import Path
 
-    # Write the upload to a temp file first so we can validate it
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".db.gz", delete=False) as tmp:
+    from sqlalchemy.engine.url import make_url
+
+    from app.config import settings as app_settings
+    from app.tasks.backup_tasks import (
+        _archive_ext_for_backend,
+        _db_path,
+        _restore_mysql,
+        _restore_postgresql,
+        _restore_sqlite,
+    )
+
+    url = make_url(app_settings.database_url)
+    backend = url.get_backend_name()
+    expected_ext = _archive_ext_for_backend(backend)
+
+    if not file.filename or not file.filename.endswith(expected_ext):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            detail=(
+                f"Uploaded file must be a '{expected_ext}' backup archive for the current database backend ({backend})."
+            ),
+        )
+
+    # Write upload to a temp file
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=expected_ext, delete=False) as tmp:
         tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)
         content = await file.read()
         tmp.write(content)
 
     try:
-        # Decompress and read SQL statements
-        with gzip.open(str(tmp_path), "rt", encoding="utf-8") as gz:
-            sql_script = gz.read()
-    except Exception as exc:
-        tmp_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
-            detail=f"Failed to decompress backup file: {exc}",
-        ) from exc
+        if backend == "sqlite":
+            db_path = _db_path()
+            if db_path is None:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+                    detail="Restore is only supported for file-based SQLite databases.",
+                )
+            # Close the application DB session before replacing the file
+            db.close()
+            try:
+                _restore_sqlite(db_path, tmp_path)
+            except ValueError as exc:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+                    detail=str(exc),
+                ) from exc
+            except RuntimeError as exc:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                    detail=str(exc),
+                ) from exc
 
-    # Create a fresh in-memory DB from the script to validate it
-    try:
-        mem_conn = sqlite3.connect(":memory:")
-        mem_conn.executescript(sql_script)
-        mem_conn.close()
-    except sqlite3.Error as exc:
-        tmp_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
-            detail=f"Backup file contains invalid SQL: {exc}",
-        ) from exc
+        elif backend == "postgresql":
+            db.close()
+            try:
+                _restore_postgresql(app_settings.database_url, tmp_path)
+            except FileNotFoundError as exc:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                    detail=f"psql binary not found – is PostgreSQL client installed? ({exc})",
+                ) from exc
+            except RuntimeError as exc:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                    detail=f"PostgreSQL restore failed: {exc}",
+                ) from exc
 
-    # Close the application DB session before replacing the file
-    db.close()
+        elif backend == "mysql":
+            db.close()
+            try:
+                _restore_mysql(app_settings.database_url, tmp_path)
+            except FileNotFoundError as exc:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                    detail=f"mysql binary not found – is MySQL client installed? ({exc})",
+                ) from exc
+            except RuntimeError as exc:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                    detail=f"MySQL restore failed: {exc}",
+                ) from exc
 
-    # Preserve the current DB before overwriting
-    import shutil
+        else:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+                detail=f"Database backend '{backend}' does not support restore.",
+            )
 
-    bak = str(db_path) + ".pre_restore"
-    try:
-        shutil.copy2(str(db_path), bak)
-    except OSError as exc:
-        logger.warning(f"Could not create pre-restore backup at {bak}: {exc}")
-
-    try:
-        # Write the restored database
-        restore_conn = sqlite3.connect(str(db_path))
-        restore_conn.executescript(sql_script)
-        restore_conn.close()
-    except sqlite3.Error as exc:
-        # Attempt rollback
-        try:
-            if os.path.exists(bak):
-                shutil.copy2(bak, str(db_path))
-        except OSError as rollback_exc:
-            logger.error(f"Rollback failed; database may be corrupted: {rollback_exc}")
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-            detail=f"Restore failed: {exc}",
-        ) from exc
     finally:
         tmp_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
diff --git a/app/tasks/backup_tasks.py b/app/tasks/backup_tasks.py
index c94ca1eb..f40014f7 100644
--- a/app/tasks/backup_tasks.py
+++ b/app/tasks/backup_tasks.py
@@ -16,12 +16,19 @@ Three separate Celery-beat entries call ``create_backup`` with the appropriate
 After each backup is created ``_apply_retention`` prunes old local backups for
 that tier.  Remote copies are pruned by ``_prune_remote_backups`` which mirrors
 the same retention limits.
+
+Supported database backends
+----------------------------
+- **SQLite**    – dumped via Python's built-in ``sqlite3.iterdump()``; archive extension ``.db.gz``
+- **PostgreSQL** – dumped via ``pg_dump --format=plain``; archive extension ``.pgsql.gz``
+- **MySQL / MariaDB** – dumped via ``mysqldump --single-transaction``; archive extension ``.mysql.gz``
 """
 
 import gzip
 import hashlib
 import logging
 import os
+import subprocess
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -42,6 +49,13 @@ _BACKUP_TYPE_RETAIN: dict[str, str] = {
     "weekly": "backup_retain_weekly",
 }
 
+#: Map of backend name → archive file extension.
+_BACKEND_EXTENSIONS: dict[str, str] = {
+    "sqlite": ".db.gz",
+    "postgresql": ".pgsql.gz",
+    "mysql": ".mysql.gz",
+}
+
 
 def _backup_dir() -> Path:
     """Return (and create) the local backup directory."""
@@ -51,6 +65,14 @@ def _backup_dir() -> Path:
     return path
 
 
+def _db_backend() -> str:
+    """Return the database backend name (e.g. ``'sqlite'``, ``'postgresql'``, ``'mysql'``)."""
+    from sqlalchemy.engine.url import make_url
+
+    url = make_url(settings.database_url)
+    return url.get_backend_name()
+
+
 def _db_path() -> Path | None:
     """Return the SQLite database file path, or None for non-SQLite databases."""
     from sqlalchemy.engine.url import make_url
@@ -64,6 +86,20 @@ def _db_path() -> Path | None:
     return Path(db)
 
 
+def _archive_ext_for_backend(backend: str) -> str:
+    """Return the archive file extension for the given database backend.
+
+    Args:
+        backend: Backend name as returned by
+            ``sqlalchemy.engine.url.URL.get_backend_name()`` (e.g. ``'sqlite'``).
+
+    Returns:
+        File extension string including the leading dot, e.g. ``'.db.gz'``.
+        Falls back to ``'.sql.gz'`` for unknown backends.
+    """
+    return _BACKEND_EXTENSIONS.get(backend, ".sql.gz")
+
+
 def _sha256(path: Path) -> str:
     """Return the SHA-256 hex digest of *path*."""
     h = hashlib.sha256()
@@ -86,6 +122,277 @@ def _dump_sqlite(db_path: Path, dest: Path) -> None:
         conn.close()
 
 
+def _dump_postgresql(db_url: str, dest: Path) -> None:
+    """Write a gzip-compressed ``pg_dump`` of the PostgreSQL database to *dest*.
+
+    Uses ``PGPASSWORD`` environment variable so the password is never exposed on
+    the process command line.
+
+    Args:
+        db_url: Full SQLAlchemy database URL (e.g. ``postgresql://user:pass@host/db``).
+        dest: Destination path for the ``.pgsql.gz`` archive.
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: If ``pg_dump`` exits with a non-zero return code.
+        FileNotFoundError: If the ``pg_dump`` binary is not found.
+    """
+    from sqlalchemy.engine.url import make_url
+
+    url = make_url(db_url)
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    if url.password:
+        env["PGPASSWORD"] = str(url.password)
+
+    # Command arguments are built from the SQLAlchemy URL (admin-configured DATABASE_URL),
+    # not from user-controlled input.  shell=False (the default when passing a list) is used
+    # so there is no shell interpretation of the argument values.
+    cmd: list[str] = ["pg_dump", "--format=plain", "--no-password"]
+    if url.host:
+        cmd.extend(["-h", url.host])
+    if url.port:
+        cmd.extend(["-p", str(url.port)])
+    if url.username:
+        cmd.extend(["-U", url.username])
+    if url.database:
+        cmd.append(url.database)
+
+    with gzip.open(str(dest), "wb") as gz:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(  # noqa: S603
+            cmd,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            env=env,
+        )
+        stdout = proc.stdout
+        if stdout is None:  # pragma: no cover – guaranteed by stdout=PIPE
+            raise RuntimeError("pg_dump produced no stdout pipe")
+        try:
+            while True:
+                chunk = stdout.read(65536)
+                if not chunk:
+                    break
+                gz.write(chunk)
+        finally:
+            stdout.close()
+            stderr_bytes = proc.stderr.read() if proc.stderr else b""
+            proc.wait()
+
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        dest.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"pg_dump exited with code {proc.returncode}: {stderr_bytes.decode(errors='replace').strip()}"
+        )
+
+
+def _dump_mysql(db_url: str, dest: Path) -> None:
+    """Write a gzip-compressed ``mysqldump`` of the MySQL database to *dest*.
+
+    Uses the ``MYSQL_PWD`` environment variable so the password is never exposed
+    on the process command line.
+
+    Args:
+        db_url: Full SQLAlchemy database URL
+            (e.g. ``mysql+pymysql://user:pass@host/db``).
+        dest: Destination path for the ``.mysql.gz`` archive.
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: If ``mysqldump`` exits with a non-zero return code.
+        FileNotFoundError: If the ``mysqldump`` binary is not found.
+    """
+    from sqlalchemy.engine.url import make_url
+
+    url = make_url(db_url)
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    if url.password:
+        env["MYSQL_PWD"] = str(url.password)
+
+    # Command arguments are built from the SQLAlchemy URL (admin-configured DATABASE_URL).
+    # shell=False (list form) prevents shell interpretation of argument values.
+    cmd: list[str] = ["mysqldump", "--single-transaction", "--routines", "--triggers"]
+    if url.host:
+        cmd.extend(["-h", url.host])
+    if url.port:
+        cmd.extend(["-P", str(url.port)])
+    if url.username:
+        cmd.extend(["-u", url.username])
+    if url.database:
+        cmd.append(url.database)
+
+    with gzip.open(str(dest), "wb") as gz:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(  # noqa: S603
+            cmd,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            env=env,
+        )
+        stdout = proc.stdout
+        if stdout is None:  # pragma: no cover – guaranteed by stdout=PIPE
+            raise RuntimeError("mysqldump produced no stdout pipe")
+        try:
+            while True:
+                chunk = stdout.read(65536)
+                if not chunk:
+                    break
+                gz.write(chunk)
+        finally:
+            stdout.close()
+            stderr_bytes = proc.stderr.read() if proc.stderr else b""
+            proc.wait()
+
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        dest.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"mysqldump exited with code {proc.returncode}: {stderr_bytes.decode(errors='replace').strip()}"
+        )
+
+
+def _restore_sqlite(db_path: Path, archive_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Restore a SQLite database from a gzip-compressed SQL dump archive.
+
+    Validates the SQL by replaying it on an in-memory database before touching
+    the live file.  Saves a ``<db_path>.pre_restore`` rollback copy first.
+
+    Args:
+        db_path: Path to the live SQLite database file to overwrite.
+        archive_path: Path to the ``.db.gz`` gzip-compressed SQL dump.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If the archive cannot be decompressed or contains invalid SQL.
+        RuntimeError: If writing the restored database fails.
+    """
+    import shutil
+    import sqlite3
+
+    # Decompress and read SQL statements
+    try:
+        with gzip.open(str(archive_path), "rt", encoding="utf-8") as gz:
+            sql_script = gz.read()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        raise ValueError(f"Failed to decompress backup file: {exc}") from exc
+
+    # Validate by replaying on an in-memory database
+    try:
+        mem_conn = sqlite3.connect(":memory:")
+        mem_conn.executescript(sql_script)
+        mem_conn.close()
+    except sqlite3.Error as exc:
+        raise ValueError(f"Backup file contains invalid SQL: {exc}") from exc
+
+    # Preserve the current DB before overwriting
+    bak = str(db_path) + ".pre_restore"
+    try:
+        shutil.copy2(str(db_path), bak)
+    except OSError as exc:
+        logger.warning(f"Could not create pre-restore backup at {bak}: {exc}")
+
+    try:
+        restore_conn = sqlite3.connect(str(db_path))
+        restore_conn.executescript(sql_script)
+        restore_conn.close()
+    except sqlite3.Error as exc:
+        # Attempt rollback to the pre-restore copy
+        try:
+            if os.path.exists(bak):
+                shutil.copy2(bak, str(db_path))
+        except OSError as rollback_exc:
+            logger.error(f"Rollback failed; database may be corrupted: {rollback_exc}")
+        raise RuntimeError(f"SQLite restore failed: {exc}") from exc
+
+
+def _restore_postgresql(db_url: str, archive_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Restore a PostgreSQL database from a gzip-compressed SQL dump archive.
+
+    Pipes the decompressed dump to ``psql``.  Uses ``PGPASSWORD`` so the
+    password is never exposed on the process command line.
+
+    Args:
+        db_url: Full SQLAlchemy database URL.
+        archive_path: Path to the ``.pgsql.gz`` gzip-compressed ``pg_dump`` archive.
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: If ``psql`` exits with a non-zero return code.
+        FileNotFoundError: If the ``psql`` binary is not found.
+    """
+    from sqlalchemy.engine.url import make_url
+
+    url = make_url(db_url)
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    if url.password:
+        env["PGPASSWORD"] = str(url.password)
+
+    # Command arguments are built from the SQLAlchemy URL (admin-configured DATABASE_URL).
+    # shell=False (list form) prevents shell interpretation of argument values.
+    cmd: list[str] = ["psql", "--no-password"]
+    if url.host:
+        cmd.extend(["-h", url.host])
+    if url.port:
+        cmd.extend(["-p", str(url.port)])
+    if url.username:
+        cmd.extend(["-U", url.username])
+    if url.database:
+        cmd.append(url.database)
+
+    with gzip.open(str(archive_path), "rb") as gz:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(  # noqa: S603
+            cmd,
+            stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            env=env,
+        )
+        _, stderr_bytes = proc.communicate(input=gz.read())
+
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"psql exited with code {proc.returncode}: {stderr_bytes.decode(errors='replace').strip()}")
+
+
+def _restore_mysql(db_url: str, archive_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Restore a MySQL database from a gzip-compressed SQL dump archive.
+
+    Pipes the decompressed dump to ``mysql``.  Uses the ``MYSQL_PWD``
+    environment variable so the password is never exposed on the command line.
+
+    Args:
+        db_url: Full SQLAlchemy database URL.
+        archive_path: Path to the ``.mysql.gz`` gzip-compressed ``mysqldump`` archive.
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: If ``mysql`` exits with a non-zero return code.
+        FileNotFoundError: If the ``mysql`` binary is not found.
+    """
+    from sqlalchemy.engine.url import make_url
+
+    url = make_url(db_url)
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    if url.password:
+        env["MYSQL_PWD"] = str(url.password)
+
+    # Command arguments are built from the SQLAlchemy URL (admin-configured DATABASE_URL).
+    # shell=False (list form) prevents shell interpretation of argument values.
+    cmd: list[str] = ["mysql"]
+    if url.host:
+        cmd.extend(["-h", url.host])
+    if url.port:
+        cmd.extend(["-P", str(url.port)])
+    if url.username:
+        cmd.extend(["-u", url.username])
+    if url.database:
+        cmd.append(url.database)
+
+    with gzip.open(str(archive_path), "rb") as gz:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(  # noqa: S603
+            cmd,
+            stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            env=env,
+        )
+        _, stderr_bytes = proc.communicate(input=gz.read())
+
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"mysql exited with code {proc.returncode}: {stderr_bytes.decode(errors='replace').strip()}")
+
+
 def _apply_retention(backup_type: str, db: object) -> None:
     """Delete local backups beyond the retention limit for *backup_type*.
 
@@ -314,6 +621,11 @@ def _email_backup(archive_path: Path, filename: str) -> None:
 def create_backup(self, backup_type: str = "hourly") -> dict:
     """Create a database backup archive and apply retention.
 
+    Supports SQLite (``.db.gz``), PostgreSQL (``.pgsql.gz``), and
+    MySQL / MariaDB (``.mysql.gz``) databases.  The native dump tool for the
+    configured backend (``sqlite3``, ``pg_dump``, or ``mysqldump``) must be
+    available on the worker's ``PATH``.
+
     Args:
         backup_type: ``"hourly"``, ``"daily"``, or ``"weekly"``.
 
@@ -327,19 +639,27 @@ def create_backup(self, backup_type: str = "hourly") -> dict:
         logger.debug("Backup is disabled; skipping create_backup task.")
         return {"status": "disabled"}
 
+    backend = _db_backend()
+    ext = _archive_ext_for_backend(backend)
+
     ts = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S")
-    filename = f"backup_{backup_type}_{ts}.db.gz"
+    filename = f"backup_{backup_type}_{ts}{ext}"
     archive_path = _backup_dir() / filename
 
-    db_path = _db_path()
-    if db_path is None:
-        logger.warning("Backup task skipped: non-SQLite databases are not supported for file-based backups.")
+    # SQLite: verify the database file exists before attempting to dump it
+    db_path: Path | None = None
+    if backend == "sqlite":
+        db_path = _db_path()
+        if db_path is None:
+            logger.warning("Backup task skipped: in-memory SQLite databases are not supported.")
+            return {"status": "unsupported_db"}
+        if not db_path.exists():
+            logger.error(f"Database file not found: {db_path}")
+            return {"status": "error", "detail": f"DB file missing: {db_path}"}
+    elif backend not in ("postgresql", "mysql"):
+        logger.warning(f"Backup task skipped: unsupported database backend '{backend}'.")
         return {"status": "unsupported_db"}
 
-    if not db_path.exists():
-        logger.error(f"Database file not found: {db_path}")
-        return {"status": "error", "detail": f"DB file missing: {db_path}"}
-
     status = "ok"
     checksum: str | None = None
     size_bytes = 0
@@ -347,7 +667,15 @@ def create_backup(self, backup_type: str = "hourly") -> dict:
     remote_path: str | None = None
 
     try:
-        _dump_sqlite(db_path, archive_path)
+        if backend == "sqlite":
+            # db_path is guaranteed non-None: we returned early if it were None
+            if db_path is None:  # pragma: no cover
+                return {"status": "error", "detail": "db_path unexpectedly None"}
+            _dump_sqlite(db_path, archive_path)
+        elif backend == "postgresql":
+            _dump_postgresql(settings.database_url, archive_path)
+        elif backend == "mysql":
+            _dump_mysql(settings.database_url, archive_path)
         size_bytes = archive_path.stat().st_size
         checksum = _sha256(archive_path)
         logger.info(f"Created {backup_type} backup: {archive_path} ({size_bytes:,} bytes)")
diff --git a/docs/ConfigurationGuide.md b/docs/ConfigurationGuide.md
index a48c4d97..ef52229a 100644
--- a/docs/ConfigurationGuide.md
+++ b/docs/ConfigurationGuide.md
@@ -1056,9 +1056,13 @@ Webhook URLs, secrets, and subscribed events are configured per-webhook via the
 
 ### Backup & Restore
 
-DocuElevate can automatically back up the SQLite database on a scheduled basis.
+DocuElevate automatically backs up the database on a scheduled basis.
 Backups are managed from the **Admin → Backup & Restore** dashboard.
 
+Supported database backends: **SQLite** (`.db.gz`), **PostgreSQL** (`.pgsql.gz`), **MySQL / MariaDB** (`.mysql.gz`).
+For PostgreSQL and MySQL backups the respective CLI client (`pg_dump` / `psql` or `mysqldump` / `mysql`) must be installed on the Celery worker host.
+See the [Database Configuration Guide](DatabaseConfiguration.md#backup-procedures) for setup details.
+
 | **Variable**                   | **Description**                                                                               | **Default**         |
 |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 | `BACKUP_ENABLED`               | Enable or disable automatic scheduled backups (`True`/`False`).                              | `True`              |
diff --git a/docs/DatabaseConfiguration.md b/docs/DatabaseConfiguration.md
index 0e5811aa..9eb1fece 100644
--- a/docs/DatabaseConfiguration.md
+++ b/docs/DatabaseConfiguration.md
@@ -341,29 +341,91 @@ Disable `prepared_statements` when using PgBouncer in transaction mode.
 
 ## Backup Procedures
 
-### PostgreSQL
+DocuElevate's built-in **Backup & Restore** feature (Admin → Backup & Restore) supports all three
+database backends natively, using the native dump tools of each database.
 
-**Manual backup:**
+| Backend        | Backup tool  | Archive extension | Restore tool |
+|----------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|
+| SQLite         | `sqlite3` (built-in Python) | `.db.gz`    | `sqlite3` (built-in Python) |
+| PostgreSQL     | `pg_dump`    | `.pgsql.gz`       | `psql`       |
+| MySQL/MariaDB  | `mysqldump`  | `.mysql.gz`       | `mysql`      |
+
+Passwords are passed via the `PGPASSWORD` (PostgreSQL) and `MYSQL_PWD` (MySQL) environment
+variables so they are never exposed on the process command line.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+For PostgreSQL and MySQL backups the corresponding CLI client must be installed on the
+worker host (the container / server that runs Celery workers):
+
+```bash
+# PostgreSQL clients (Debian/Ubuntu)
+apt-get install -y postgresql-client
+
+# MySQL clients (Debian/Ubuntu)
+apt-get install -y default-mysql-client
+```
+
+The binaries required are:
+
+- **PostgreSQL**: `pg_dump` (backup) and `psql` (restore)
+- **MySQL / MariaDB**: `mysqldump` (backup) and `mysql` (restore)
+
+### Using the Admin Dashboard
+
+Navigate to **Admin → Backup & Restore** to:
+
+- Trigger manual backups (hourly / daily / weekly)
+- Download backup archives
+- Upload and restore a backup archive
+- Configure retention and remote storage destinations
+
+### PostgreSQL – manual backup/restore
+
+**Manual backup using DocuElevate's archive format (for use with the UI restore):**
+
+```bash
+pg_dump --format=plain --no-password \
+  -h localhost -U docuelevate docuelevate \
+  | gzip > docuelevate_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M).pgsql.gz
+```
+
+**Restore via the DocuElevate UI:**  upload the `.pgsql.gz` file on the Backup & Restore page.
+
+**Manual restore using native tools (custom format):**
 
 ```bash
 pg_dump -h localhost -U docuelevate -F c docuelevate > docuelevate_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M).dump
-```
-
-**Restore:**
-
-```bash
 pg_restore -h localhost -U docuelevate -d docuelevate docuelevate_20240101_1200.dump
 ```
 
 **Automated daily backup (cron example):**
 
 ```cron
-0 2 * * * pg_dump -h localhost -U docuelevate -F c docuelevate | gzip > /backups/docuelevate_$(date +\%Y\%m\%d).dump.gz
+0 2 * * * pg_dump --format=plain -h localhost -U docuelevate docuelevate | gzip > /backups/docuelevate_$(date +\%Y\%m\%d).pgsql.gz
 ```
 
 Use your cloud provider's automated backup feature when available (e.g., RDS automated snapshots, Cloud SQL backups).
 
-### SQLite
+### MySQL / MariaDB – manual backup/restore
+
+**Manual backup using DocuElevate's archive format (for use with the UI restore):**
+
+```bash
+MYSQL_PWD=yourpassword mysqldump --single-transaction --routines --triggers \
+  -h localhost -u docuelevate docuelevate \
+  | gzip > docuelevate_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M).mysql.gz
+```
+
+**Restore via the DocuElevate UI:**  upload the `.mysql.gz` file on the Backup & Restore page.
+
+**Manual restore using native tools:**
+
+```bash
+gunzip -c docuelevate_20240101_1200.mysql.gz | mysql -h localhost -u docuelevate -p docuelevate
+```
+
+### SQLite – manual backup/restore
 
 ```bash
 # Stop the application first, or use SQLite's online backup API
diff --git a/tests/test_backup.py b/tests/test_backup.py
index d4859493..34dd115b 100644
--- a/tests/test_backup.py
+++ b/tests/test_backup.py
@@ -236,6 +236,254 @@ class TestBackupTaskHelpers:
             result = _db_path()
             assert result is None
 
+    def test_db_backend_sqlite(self):
+        """_db_backend() returns 'sqlite' for SQLite URLs."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _db_backend
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.settings") as mock_settings:
+            mock_settings.database_url = "sqlite:////tmp/test.db"
+            assert _db_backend() == "sqlite"
+
+    def test_db_backend_postgresql(self):
+        """_db_backend() returns 'postgresql' for PostgreSQL URLs."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _db_backend
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.settings") as mock_settings:
+            mock_settings.database_url = "postgresql://user:pass@localhost/db"
+            assert _db_backend() == "postgresql"
+
+    def test_db_backend_mysql(self):
+        """_db_backend() returns 'mysql' for MySQL URLs."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _db_backend
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.settings") as mock_settings:
+            mock_settings.database_url = "mysql+pymysql://user:pass@localhost/db"
+            assert _db_backend() == "mysql"
+
+    def test_archive_ext_sqlite(self):
+        """_archive_ext_for_backend() returns '.db.gz' for sqlite."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _archive_ext_for_backend
+
+        assert _archive_ext_for_backend("sqlite") == ".db.gz"
+
+    def test_archive_ext_postgresql(self):
+        """_archive_ext_for_backend() returns '.pgsql.gz' for postgresql."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _archive_ext_for_backend
+
+        assert _archive_ext_for_backend("postgresql") == ".pgsql.gz"
+
+    def test_archive_ext_mysql(self):
+        """_archive_ext_for_backend() returns '.mysql.gz' for mysql."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _archive_ext_for_backend
+
+        assert _archive_ext_for_backend("mysql") == ".mysql.gz"
+
+    def test_archive_ext_unknown(self):
+        """_archive_ext_for_backend() falls back to '.sql.gz' for unknown backends."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _archive_ext_for_backend
+
+        assert _archive_ext_for_backend("mssql") == ".sql.gz"
+
+    def test_dump_postgresql_success(self, tmp_path):
+        """_dump_postgresql() streams pg_dump output into a gzip archive."""
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _dump_postgresql
+
+        dest = tmp_path / "dump.pgsql.gz"
+        fake_sql = b"-- PostgreSQL database dump\nSELECT 1;\n"
+
+        mock_proc = MagicMock()
+        mock_proc.stdout.read.side_effect = [fake_sql, b""]
+        mock_proc.stderr.read.return_value = b""
+        mock_proc.returncode = 0
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.subprocess.Popen", return_value=mock_proc):
+            _dump_postgresql("postgresql://user:pass@localhost/testdb", dest)
+
+        assert dest.exists()
+        with gzip.open(str(dest), "rb") as gz:
+            assert gz.read() == fake_sql
+
+    def test_dump_postgresql_failure(self, tmp_path):
+        """_dump_postgresql() raises RuntimeError when pg_dump fails."""
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _dump_postgresql
+
+        dest = tmp_path / "dump.pgsql.gz"
+
+        mock_proc = MagicMock()
+        mock_proc.stdout.read.side_effect = [b""]
+        mock_proc.stderr.read.return_value = b"FATAL: connection refused"
+        mock_proc.returncode = 1
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.subprocess.Popen", return_value=mock_proc):
+            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="pg_dump exited with code 1"):
+                _dump_postgresql("postgresql://user:pass@localhost/testdb", dest)
+
+    def test_dump_mysql_success(self, tmp_path):
+        """_dump_mysql() streams mysqldump output into a gzip archive."""
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _dump_mysql
+
+        dest = tmp_path / "dump.mysql.gz"
+        fake_sql = b"-- MySQL dump\nCREATE TABLE t (id INT);\n"
+
+        mock_proc = MagicMock()
+        mock_proc.stdout.read.side_effect = [fake_sql, b""]
+        mock_proc.stderr.read.return_value = b""
+        mock_proc.returncode = 0
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.subprocess.Popen", return_value=mock_proc):
+            _dump_mysql("mysql+pymysql://user:pass@localhost/testdb", dest)
+
+        assert dest.exists()
+        with gzip.open(str(dest), "rb") as gz:
+            assert gz.read() == fake_sql
+
+    def test_dump_mysql_failure(self, tmp_path):
+        """_dump_mysql() raises RuntimeError when mysqldump fails."""
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _dump_mysql
+
+        dest = tmp_path / "dump.mysql.gz"
+
+        mock_proc = MagicMock()
+        mock_proc.stdout.read.side_effect = [b""]
+        mock_proc.stderr.read.return_value = b"ERROR: Access denied"
+        mock_proc.returncode = 1
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.subprocess.Popen", return_value=mock_proc):
+            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="mysqldump exited with code 1"):
+                _dump_mysql("mysql+pymysql://user:pass@localhost/testdb", dest)
+
+    def test_restore_sqlite_success(self, tmp_path):
+        """_restore_sqlite() applies a valid SQL dump to a SQLite file."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _restore_sqlite
+
+        db_file = tmp_path / "test.db"
+        conn = sqlite3.connect(str(db_file))
+        conn.execute("CREATE TABLE old (id INTEGER)")
+        conn.commit()
+        conn.close()
+
+        # Create a valid dump archive
+        sql = "BEGIN TRANSACTION;\nCREATE TABLE new_tbl (x TEXT);\nCOMMIT;\n"
+        archive = tmp_path / "dump.db.gz"
+        with gzip.open(str(archive), "wt") as gz:
+            gz.write(sql)
+
+        _restore_sqlite(db_file, archive)
+
+        conn2 = sqlite3.connect(str(db_file))
+        tables = [r[0] for r in conn2.execute("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'")]
+        conn2.close()
+        assert "new_tbl" in tables
+
+    def test_restore_sqlite_invalid_gz(self, tmp_path):
+        """_restore_sqlite() raises ValueError for corrupt gzip content."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _restore_sqlite
+
+        db_file = tmp_path / "test.db"
+        db_file.write_bytes(b"")
+        archive = tmp_path / "bad.db.gz"
+        archive.write_bytes(b"not gzip data")
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Failed to decompress"):
+            _restore_sqlite(db_file, archive)
+
+    def test_restore_sqlite_invalid_sql(self, tmp_path):
+        """_restore_sqlite() raises ValueError for invalid SQL content."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _restore_sqlite
+
+        db_file = tmp_path / "test.db"
+        db_file.write_bytes(b"")
+        archive = tmp_path / "bad.db.gz"
+        with gzip.open(str(archive), "wt") as gz:
+            gz.write("THIS IS NOT VALID SQL!!!;\n")
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="invalid SQL"):
+            _restore_sqlite(db_file, archive)
+
+    def test_restore_postgresql_success(self, tmp_path):
+        """_restore_postgresql() pipes the archive to psql."""
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _restore_postgresql
+
+        fake_sql = b"-- PostgreSQL dump\nSELECT 1;\n"
+        archive = tmp_path / "dump.pgsql.gz"
+        with gzip.open(str(archive), "wb") as gz:
+            gz.write(fake_sql)
+
+        mock_proc = MagicMock()
+        mock_proc.communicate.return_value = (b"", b"")
+        mock_proc.returncode = 0
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.subprocess.Popen", return_value=mock_proc):
+            _restore_postgresql("postgresql://user:pass@localhost/testdb", archive)
+
+        mock_proc.communicate.assert_called_once_with(input=fake_sql)
+
+    def test_restore_postgresql_failure(self, tmp_path):
+        """_restore_postgresql() raises RuntimeError when psql fails."""
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _restore_postgresql
+
+        archive = tmp_path / "dump.pgsql.gz"
+        with gzip.open(str(archive), "wb") as gz:
+            gz.write(b"SELECT 1;")
+
+        mock_proc = MagicMock()
+        mock_proc.communicate.return_value = (b"", b"ERROR: invalid input")
+        mock_proc.returncode = 1
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.subprocess.Popen", return_value=mock_proc):
+            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="psql exited with code 1"):
+                _restore_postgresql("postgresql://user:pass@localhost/testdb", archive)
+
+    def test_restore_mysql_success(self, tmp_path):
+        """_restore_mysql() pipes the archive to mysql."""
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _restore_mysql
+
+        fake_sql = b"-- MySQL dump\nSELECT 1;\n"
+        archive = tmp_path / "dump.mysql.gz"
+        with gzip.open(str(archive), "wb") as gz:
+            gz.write(fake_sql)
+
+        mock_proc = MagicMock()
+        mock_proc.communicate.return_value = (b"", b"")
+        mock_proc.returncode = 0
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.subprocess.Popen", return_value=mock_proc):
+            _restore_mysql("mysql+pymysql://user:pass@localhost/testdb", archive)
+
+        mock_proc.communicate.assert_called_once_with(input=fake_sql)
+
+    def test_restore_mysql_failure(self, tmp_path):
+        """_restore_mysql() raises RuntimeError when mysql fails."""
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _restore_mysql
+
+        archive = tmp_path / "dump.mysql.gz"
+        with gzip.open(str(archive), "wb") as gz:
+            gz.write(b"SELECT 1;")
+
+        mock_proc = MagicMock()
+        mock_proc.communicate.return_value = (b"", b"ERROR: Access denied")
+        mock_proc.returncode = 1
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.subprocess.Popen", return_value=mock_proc):
+            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="mysql exited with code 1"):
+                _restore_mysql("mysql+pymysql://user:pass@localhost/testdb", archive)
+
     def test_apply_retention_prunes_old(self, tmp_path, db_session):
         """_apply_retention() deletes backups beyond the retention limit."""
         from app.tasks.backup_tasks import _apply_retention
@@ -352,20 +600,28 @@ class TestCreateBackupTask:
             result = create_backup("hourly")
         assert result["status"] == "disabled"
 
-    def test_non_sqlite_db(self):
-        """create_backup returns unsupported_db for non-SQLite databases."""
+    def test_unsupported_db_backend(self):
+        """create_backup returns unsupported_db for backends other than sqlite/postgresql/mysql."""
         from app.tasks.backup_tasks import create_backup
 
-        with (
-            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.settings") as mock_settings,
-            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._db_path", return_value=None),
-        ):
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.settings") as mock_settings:
             mock_settings.backup_enabled = True
+            mock_settings.database_url = "mssql+pyodbc://user:pass@server/db"
+            result = create_backup("hourly")
+        assert result["status"] == "unsupported_db"
+
+    def test_in_memory_sqlite_unsupported(self):
+        """create_backup returns unsupported_db for in-memory SQLite."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import create_backup
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.settings") as mock_settings:
+            mock_settings.backup_enabled = True
+            mock_settings.database_url = "sqlite:///:memory:"
             result = create_backup("hourly")
         assert result["status"] == "unsupported_db"
 
     def test_missing_db_file(self, tmp_path):
-        """create_backup returns error when the DB file does not exist."""
+        """create_backup returns error when the SQLite DB file does not exist."""
         from app.tasks.backup_tasks import create_backup
 
         missing = tmp_path / "does_not_exist.db"
@@ -375,6 +631,7 @@ class TestCreateBackupTask:
             patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._db_path", return_value=missing),
         ):
             mock_settings.backup_enabled = True
+            mock_settings.database_url = f"sqlite:///{missing}"
             result = create_backup("hourly")
         assert result["status"] == "error"
 
@@ -400,6 +657,7 @@ class TestCreateBackupTask:
         ):
             backup_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
             mock_settings.backup_enabled = True
+            mock_settings.database_url = f"sqlite:///{db_file}"
             mock_db = MagicMock()
             mock_sl.return_value.__enter__ = MagicMock(return_value=mock_db)
             mock_sl.return_value.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
@@ -408,6 +666,69 @@ class TestCreateBackupTask:
         assert result["status"] == "ok"
         assert "filename" in result
         assert result["filename"].startswith("backup_hourly_")
+        assert result["filename"].endswith(".db.gz")
+
+    def test_successful_backup_postgresql(self, tmp_path):
+        """create_backup creates a .pgsql.gz archive for PostgreSQL databases."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import create_backup
+
+        backup_dir = tmp_path / "backups"
+        backup_dir.mkdir()
+
+        def fake_pg_dump(db_url: str, dest: Path) -> None:
+            with gzip.open(str(dest), "wb") as gz:
+                gz.write(b"-- PostgreSQL dump\n")
+
+        with (
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.settings") as mock_settings,
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._backup_dir", return_value=backup_dir),
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._dump_postgresql", side_effect=fake_pg_dump),
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._upload_remote", return_value=None),
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._apply_retention"),
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._prune_remote_backups"),
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.SessionLocal") as mock_sl,
+        ):
+            mock_settings.backup_enabled = True
+            mock_settings.database_url = "postgresql://user:pass@localhost/testdb"
+            mock_db = MagicMock()
+            mock_sl.return_value.__enter__ = MagicMock(return_value=mock_db)
+            mock_sl.return_value.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
+            result = create_backup("daily")
+
+        assert result["status"] == "ok"
+        assert result["filename"].endswith(".pgsql.gz")
+        assert "daily" in result["filename"]
+
+    def test_successful_backup_mysql(self, tmp_path):
+        """create_backup creates a .mysql.gz archive for MySQL databases."""
+        from app.tasks.backup_tasks import create_backup
+
+        backup_dir = tmp_path / "backups"
+        backup_dir.mkdir()
+
+        def fake_mysql_dump(db_url: str, dest: Path) -> None:
+            with gzip.open(str(dest), "wb") as gz:
+                gz.write(b"-- MySQL dump\n")
+
+        with (
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.settings") as mock_settings,
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._backup_dir", return_value=backup_dir),
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._dump_mysql", side_effect=fake_mysql_dump),
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._upload_remote", return_value=None),
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._apply_retention"),
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._prune_remote_backups"),
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.SessionLocal") as mock_sl,
+        ):
+            mock_settings.backup_enabled = True
+            mock_settings.database_url = "mysql+pymysql://user:pass@localhost/testdb"
+            mock_db = MagicMock()
+            mock_sl.return_value.__enter__ = MagicMock(return_value=mock_db)
+            mock_sl.return_value.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
+            result = create_backup("weekly")
+
+        assert result["status"] == "ok"
+        assert result["filename"].endswith(".mysql.gz")
+        assert "weekly" in result["filename"]
 
     def test_invalid_backup_type_defaults_to_hourly(self, tmp_path):
         """create_backup normalises unknown backup_type to 'hourly'."""
@@ -431,6 +752,7 @@ class TestCreateBackupTask:
             patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks.SessionLocal") as mock_sl,
         ):
             mock_settings.backup_enabled = True
+            mock_settings.database_url = f"sqlite:///{db_file}"
             mock_db = MagicMock()
             mock_sl.return_value.__enter__ = MagicMock(return_value=mock_db)
             mock_sl.return_value.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
@@ -549,19 +871,24 @@ class TestBackupAPIEndpoints:
         assert resp.status_code == 403
 
     def test_restore_wrong_extension(self, admin_client):
-        """POST /api/admin/backup/restore rejects non-.db.gz files."""
+        """POST /api/admin/backup/restore rejects files with wrong extension for current backend."""
+        # Default test env uses sqlite:///:memory: → expects .db.gz
         resp = admin_client.post(
             "/api/admin/backup/restore",
             files={"file": ("backup.zip", b"data", "application/zip")},
         )
         assert resp.status_code == 400
 
-    def test_restore_invalid_gz_content(self, admin_client):
+    def test_restore_invalid_gz_content(self, admin_client, tmp_path):
         """POST /api/admin/backup/restore rejects corrupt gzip data."""
-        resp = admin_client.post(
-            "/api/admin/backup/restore",
-            files={"file": ("backup.db.gz", b"not gzip data at all", "application/gzip")},
-        )
+        db_file = tmp_path / "test.db"
+        db_file.write_bytes(b"")
+
+        with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._db_path", return_value=db_file):
+            resp = admin_client.post(
+                "/api/admin/backup/restore",
+                files={"file": ("backup.db.gz", b"not gzip data at all", "application/gzip")},
+            )
         assert resp.status_code == 400
 
     def test_restore_valid_archive(self, admin_client, tmp_path):
@@ -581,11 +908,11 @@ class TestBackupAPIEndpoints:
         assert resp.status_code == 200
         assert resp.json()["status"] == "restored"
 
-    def test_restore_non_sqlite_db(self, admin_client):
-        """POST /api/admin/backup/restore returns 400 for non-SQLite database."""
-        sql = "BEGIN TRANSACTION;\nCOMMIT;\n"
-        gz_data = gzip.compress(sql.encode())
+    def test_restore_in_memory_sqlite(self, admin_client):
+        """POST /api/admin/backup/restore returns 400 for in-memory SQLite (no file to restore to)."""
+        gz_data = gzip.compress(b"BEGIN TRANSACTION;\nCOMMIT;\n")
 
+        # _db_path() returns None for :memory: URLs → 400
         with patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._db_path", return_value=None):
             resp = admin_client.post(
                 "/api/admin/backup/restore",
@@ -593,6 +920,106 @@ class TestBackupAPIEndpoints:
             )
         assert resp.status_code == 400
 
+    def test_restore_wrong_extension_for_postgresql(self, admin_client):
+        """POST /api/admin/backup/restore returns 400 when uploading .db.gz for PostgreSQL backend."""
+        gz_data = gzip.compress(b"-- PostgreSQL dump")
+
+        with patch("app.config.settings") as mock_settings:
+            mock_settings.database_url = "postgresql://user:pass@localhost/testdb"
+            resp = admin_client.post(
+                "/api/admin/backup/restore",
+                files={"file": ("backup.db.gz", gz_data, "application/gzip")},
+            )
+        assert resp.status_code == 400
+
+    def test_restore_wrong_extension_for_mysql(self, admin_client):
+        """POST /api/admin/backup/restore returns 400 when uploading .db.gz for MySQL backend."""
+        gz_data = gzip.compress(b"-- MySQL dump")
+
+        with patch("app.config.settings") as mock_settings:
+            mock_settings.database_url = "mysql+pymysql://user:pass@localhost/testdb"
+            resp = admin_client.post(
+                "/api/admin/backup/restore",
+                files={"file": ("backup.db.gz", gz_data, "application/gzip")},
+            )
+        assert resp.status_code == 400
+
+    def test_restore_postgresql_success(self, admin_client):
+        """POST /api/admin/backup/restore succeeds for PostgreSQL database."""
+        gz_data = gzip.compress(b"-- PostgreSQL dump\n")
+
+        with (
+            patch("app.config.settings") as mock_settings,
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._restore_postgresql") as mock_restore,
+        ):
+            mock_settings.database_url = "postgresql://user:pass@localhost/testdb"
+            resp = admin_client.post(
+                "/api/admin/backup/restore",
+                files={"file": ("backup.pgsql.gz", gz_data, "application/gzip")},
+            )
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        assert resp.json()["status"] == "restored"
+        mock_restore.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_restore_mysql_success(self, admin_client):
+        """POST /api/admin/backup/restore succeeds for MySQL database."""
+        gz_data = gzip.compress(b"-- MySQL dump\n")
+
+        with (
+            patch("app.config.settings") as mock_settings,
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._restore_mysql") as mock_restore,
+        ):
+            mock_settings.database_url = "mysql+pymysql://user:pass@localhost/testdb"
+            resp = admin_client.post(
+                "/api/admin/backup/restore",
+                files={"file": ("backup.mysql.gz", gz_data, "application/gzip")},
+            )
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        assert resp.json()["status"] == "restored"
+        mock_restore.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_restore_postgresql_runtime_error(self, admin_client):
+        """POST /api/admin/backup/restore returns 500 when psql command fails."""
+        gz_data = gzip.compress(b"-- PostgreSQL dump\n")
+
+        with (
+            patch("app.config.settings") as mock_settings,
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._restore_postgresql", side_effect=RuntimeError("psql failed")),
+        ):
+            mock_settings.database_url = "postgresql://user:pass@localhost/testdb"
+            resp = admin_client.post(
+                "/api/admin/backup/restore",
+                files={"file": ("backup.pgsql.gz", gz_data, "application/gzip")},
+            )
+        assert resp.status_code == 500
+
+    def test_restore_postgresql_missing_binary(self, admin_client):
+        """POST /api/admin/backup/restore returns 500 when psql binary is missing."""
+        gz_data = gzip.compress(b"-- PostgreSQL dump\n")
+
+        with (
+            patch("app.config.settings") as mock_settings,
+            patch("app.tasks.backup_tasks._restore_postgresql", side_effect=FileNotFoundError("psql not found")),
+        ):
+            mock_settings.database_url = "postgresql://user:pass@localhost/testdb"
+            resp = admin_client.post(
+                "/api/admin/backup/restore",
+                files={"file": ("backup.pgsql.gz", gz_data, "application/gzip")},
+            )
+        assert resp.status_code == 500
+
+    def test_restore_unsupported_backend(self, admin_client):
+        """POST /api/admin/backup/restore returns 400 for an unsupported database backend."""
+        gz_data = gzip.compress(b"-- some dump\n")
+
+        with patch("app.config.settings") as mock_settings:
+            mock_settings.database_url = "mssql+pyodbc://user:pass@server/db"
+            resp = admin_client.post(
+                "/api/admin/backup/restore",
+                files={"file": ("backup.sql.gz", gz_data, "application/gzip")},
+            )
+        assert resp.status_code == 400
+
 
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