diff --git a/lib/cinder b/lib/cinder
index 6c97e11..14ab291 100644
--- a/lib/cinder
+++ b/lib/cinder
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 CINDER_DRIVER=${CINDER_DRIVER:-default}
 CINDER_PLUGINS=$TOP_DIR/lib/cinder_plugins
 CINDER_BACKENDS=$TOP_DIR/lib/cinder_backends
+CINDER_BACKUPS=$TOP_DIR/lib/cinder_backups
 
 # grab plugin config if specified via cinder_driver
 if [[ -r $CINDER_PLUGINS/$CINDER_DRIVER ]]; then
@@ -98,6 +99,16 @@
     CINDER_ISCSI_HELPER=${CINDER_ISCSI_HELPER:-tgtadm}
 fi
 
+# For backward compatibility
+# Before CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER was introduced, ceph backup driver was configured
+# along with ceph backend driver.
+if [[ -z "${CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER}" && "$CINDER_ENABLED_BACKENDS" =~ "ceph" ]]; then
+    CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER=ceph
+fi
+
+# Supported backup drivers are in lib/cinder_backups
+CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER=${CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER:-swift}
+
 # Toggle for deploying Cinder under a wsgi server. Legacy mod_wsgi
 # reference should be cleaned up to more accurately refer to uwsgi.
 CINDER_USE_MOD_WSGI=${CINDER_USE_MOD_WSGI:-True}
@@ -113,6 +124,15 @@
     done
 fi
 
+# Source the backup driver
+if is_service_enabled c-bak && [[ -n "$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER" ]]; then
+    if [[ -r $CINDER_BACKUPS/$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER ]]; then
+        source $CINDER_BACKUPS/$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER
+    else
+        die "cinder backup driver $CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER is not supported"
+    fi
+fi
+
 # Environment variables to configure the image-volume cache
 CINDER_IMG_CACHE_ENABLED=${CINDER_IMG_CACHE_ENABLED:-True}
 
@@ -189,6 +209,12 @@
         done
     fi
 
+    if is_service_enabled c-bak && [[ -n "$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER" ]]; then
+        if type cleanup_cinder_backup_$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            cleanup_cinder_backup_$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER
+        fi
+    fi
+
     stop_process "c-api"
     remove_uwsgi_config "$CINDER_UWSGI_CONF" "$CINDER_UWSGI"
 }
@@ -266,13 +292,12 @@
         configure_cinder_image_volume_cache
     fi
 
-    if is_service_enabled c-bak; then
-        # NOTE(mriedem): The default backup driver uses swift and if we're
-        # on a subnode we might not know if swift is enabled, but chances are
-        # good that it is on the controller so configure the backup service
-        # to use it. If we want to configure the backup service to use
-        # a non-swift driver, we'll likely need environment variables.
-        iniset $CINDER_CONF DEFAULT backup_swift_url "$SWIFT_SERVICE_PROTOCOL://$SERVICE_HOST:$SWIFT_DEFAULT_BIND_PORT/v1/AUTH_"
+    if is_service_enabled c-bak && [[ -n "$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER" ]]; then
+        if type configure_cinder_backup_$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            configure_cinder_backup_$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER
+        else
+            die "configure_cinder_backup_$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER doesn't exist in $CINDER_BACKUPS/$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER"
+        fi
     fi
 
     if is_service_enabled ceilometer; then
@@ -410,6 +435,12 @@
         done
     fi
 
+    if is_service_enabled c-bak && [[ -n "$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER" ]]; then
+        if type init_cinder_backup_$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            init_cinder_backup_$CINDER_BACKUP_DRIVER
+        fi
+    fi
+
     mkdir -p $CINDER_STATE_PATH/volumes
 }