diff --git a/c_src/esqlite3_nif.c b/c_src/esqlite3_nif.c
index c812c8e..8dce7a6 100644
--- a/c_src/esqlite3_nif.c
+++ b/c_src/esqlite3_nif.c
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ static void
 destruct_esqlite_backup(ErlNifEnv *env, void *arg) 
 {
     esqlite_backup *backup = (esqlite_backup *) arg;
+    
+    if(backup->backup) {
+        sqlite3_backup_finish(backup->backup);
+    }
 
     backup->backup = NULL;
 }
@@ -751,7 +755,6 @@ do_backup_init(ErlNifEnv *env, sqlite3 *db, const ERL_NIF_TERM arg)
     if(!enif_get_tuple(env, arg, &tuple_arity, &elements)) {
         return make_error_tuple(env, "no_tuple");
     }
-
     if(tuple_arity != 3) {
         return make_error_tuple(env, "invalid_tuple");
     }
@@ -791,9 +794,46 @@ do_backup_init(ErlNifEnv *env, sqlite3 *db, const ERL_NIF_TERM arg)
 }
 
 static ERL_NIF_TERM
-do_backup_step(ErlNifEnv *env, const ERL_NIF_TERM arg)
+do_backup_step(ErlNifEnv *env, sqlite3 *db, const ERL_NIF_TERM arg)
 {
-    return make_atom(env, "todo");
+    int tuple_arity;
+    const ERL_NIF_TERM *elements;
+    esqlite_backup *esqlite_backup;
+    int n_page = 0;
+    int rc;
+
+    if(db == NULL) {
+        return make_error_tuple(env, "closed");
+    }
+
+    if(!enif_get_tuple(env, arg, &tuple_arity, &elements)) {
+        return make_error_tuple(env, "no_tuple");
+    }
+    if(tuple_arity != 2) {
+        return make_error_tuple(env, "invalid_tuple");
+    }
+
+    if(!enif_get_resource(env, elements[0], esqlite_backup_type, (void **) &esqlite_backup)) {
+        return make_error_tuple(env, "invalid");
+    }
+    if(!esqlite_backup->backup) {
+        return make_error_tuple(env, "backup");
+    }
+
+    if(!enif_get_int(env, elements[1], &n_page)) {
+        return make_error_tuple(env, "n_page");
+    }
+
+    rc = sqlite3_backup_step(esqlite_backup->backup, n_page);
+    if(rc == SQLITE_DONE) {
+        return make_atom(env, "done");
+    }
+
+    if(rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+        return make_sqlite3_error_tuple(env, rc, db);
+    }
+
+    return make_atom(env, "ok");
 }
 
 static ERL_NIF_TERM
@@ -833,7 +873,18 @@ do_backup_pagecount(ErlNifEnv *env, const ERL_NIF_TERM arg)
 static ERL_NIF_TERM
 do_backup_finish(ErlNifEnv *env, const ERL_NIF_TERM arg)
 {
-    return make_atom(env, "todo");
+    esqlite_backup *esqlite_backup;
+
+    if(!enif_get_resource(env, arg, esqlite_backup_type, (void **) &esqlite_backup)) {
+        return make_error_tuple(env, "invalid");
+    }
+
+    if(esqlite_backup->backup) {
+        (void) sqlite3_backup_finish(esqlite_backup->backup);
+        esqlite_backup->backup = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return make_atom(env, "ok");
 }
 
 static ERL_NIF_TERM
@@ -884,7 +935,7 @@ evaluate_command(esqlite_command *cmd, esqlite_connection *conn)
         case cmd_backup_init:
             return do_backup_init(cmd->env, conn->db, cmd->arg);
         case cmd_backup_step:
-            return do_backup_step(cmd->env, cmd->arg);
+            return do_backup_step(cmd->env, conn->db, cmd->arg);
         case cmd_backup_remaining:
             return do_backup_remaining(cmd->env, cmd->arg);
         case cmd_backup_pagecount:
diff --git a/src/esqlite3.erl b/src/esqlite3.erl
index 5d20f94..eb9b8a0 100644
--- a/src/esqlite3.erl
+++ b/src/esqlite3.erl
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
          backup_init/4, backup_init/5,
          backup_remaining/1, backup_remaining/2,
          backup_pagecount/1, backup_pagecount/2, 
+         backup_step/2, backup_step/3, 
          close/1, close/2,
          flush/0
         ]).
@@ -554,6 +555,20 @@ backup_init(#connection{raw_connection=Dest}, DestName, #connection{raw_connecti
             Error
     end.
 
+
+%% @doc Do a backup step. 
+-spec backup_step(backup(), integer()) -> ok | {error, _}.
+backup_step(Backup, NPage) ->
+    backup_step(Backup, NPage, ?DEFAULT_TIMEOUT).
+
+%% @doc Do a backup step. 
+-spec backup_step(backup(), integer(), timeout()) -> ok | {error, _}.
+backup_step(#backup{raw_connection=Conn, raw_backup=Back}, NPage, Timeout) ->
+    Ref = make_ref(),
+    ok = esqlite3_nif:backup_step(Conn, Back, NPage, Ref, self()),
+    receive_answer(Conn, Ref, Timeout).
+
+
 %% @doc Get the remaining number of pages which need to be backed up.
 -spec backup_remaining(backup()) -> {ok, pos_integer()} | {error, _}.
 backup_remaining(Backup) ->
diff --git a/src/esqlite3_nif.erl b/src/esqlite3_nif.erl
index 5d8563c..a93c4a0 100644
--- a/src/esqlite3_nif.erl
+++ b/src/esqlite3_nif.erl
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ column_types(_Db, _Stmt, _Ref, _Dest) ->
     erlang:nif_error(nif_library_not_loaded).
 
 %% @doc Initialize a backup procedure of a database.
--spec backup_init(raw_connection(), iodata(), raw_connection(), iodata(), reference(), pid()) -> ok | {error, _}.
+-spec backup_init(raw_connection(), string(), raw_connection(), string(), reference(), pid()) -> ok | {error, _}.
 backup_init(_DestDb, _DestName, _SourceDb, _SourceName, _Ref, _Dest) ->
     erlang:nif_error(nif_library_not_loaded).
 
diff --git a/test/esqlite_test.erl b/test/esqlite_test.erl
index 7e20d07..93f079e 100644
--- a/test/esqlite_test.erl
+++ b/test/esqlite_test.erl
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ backup_test() ->
     {ok, Backup} = esqlite3:backup_init(Dest, "main", Source, "main"),
     {ok, 0} = esqlite3:backup_remaining(Backup),
     {ok, 0} = esqlite3:backup_pagecount(Backup),
+    done = esqlite3:backup_step(Backup, 1),
 
     ok.