diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1fffc8c9f417..2eaa7bec173a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 .PHONY: helm helm-install helm-upgrade helm-publish helm-debug helm-clean
 .PHONY: docker-driver docker-driver-clean docker-driver-enable docker-driver-push
 .PHONY: push-images push-latest save-images load-images promtail-image loki-image build-image
+.PHONY: bigtable-backup, push-bigtable-backup
 .PHONY: benchmark-store
 #############
 # Variables #
@@ -315,6 +316,19 @@ docker-driver-clean:
 	-docker plugin rm grafana/loki-docker-driver:$(IMAGE_TAG)
 	rm -rf cmd/docker-driver/rootfs
 
+########################
+# Bigtable Backup Tool #
+########################
+
+BIGTABLE_BACKUP_TOOL_FOLDER = ./tools/bigtable-backup
+BIGTABLE_BACKUP_TOOL_TAG ?= $(IMAGE_TAG)
+
+bigtable-backup:
+	docker build -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)/$(shell basename $(BIGTABLE_BACKUP_TOOL_FOLDER)) $(BIGTABLE_BACKUP_TOOL_FOLDER)
+	docker tag $(IMAGE_PREFIX)/$(shell basename $(BIGTABLE_BACKUP_TOOL_FOLDER)) $(IMAGE_PREFIX)/loki-bigtable-backup:$(BIGTABLE_BACKUP_TOOL_TAG)
+
+push-bigtable-backup: bigtable-backup
+	docker push $(IMAGE_PREFIX)/loki-bigtable-backup:$(BIGTABLE_BACKUP_TOOL_TAG)
 
 ##########
 # Images #
diff --git a/tools/bigtable-backup/Dockerfile b/tools/bigtable-backup/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d9a3fe352846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bigtable-backup/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FROM       grafana/bigtable-backup:master-418c0dd
+RUN        apk add --update --no-cache python3 python3-dev \
+            && pip3 install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip
+COPY       bigtable-backup.py bigtable-backup.py
+COPY       requirements.txt requirements.txt
+RUN        pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+ENTRYPOINT ["usr/bin/python3", "bigtable-backup.py"]
diff --git a/tools/bigtable-backup/bigtable-backup.py b/tools/bigtable-backup/bigtable-backup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f556d43c81be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bigtable-backup/bigtable-backup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+import argparse
+import subprocess
+import time
+import json
+
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+import pytz
+from prometheus_client import CollectorRegistry, Gauge, push_to_gateway
+
+registry = CollectorRegistry()
+bigtable_backup_job_last_run_seconds = Gauge('bigtable_backup_job_last_run_seconds', 'Last time a bigtable backup job ran at', registry=registry)
+bigtable_backup_job_last_success_seconds = Gauge('bigtable_backup_job_last_success_seconds', 'Last time a bigtable backup job successfully finished', registry=registry)
+bigtable_backup_job_runtime_seconds =  Gauge('bigtable_backup_job_runtime_seconds', 'Runtime of last successfully finished bigtable backup job', registry=registry)
+bigtable_backup_job_backups_created = Gauge('bigtable_backup_job_backups_created', 'Number of backups created during last run', registry=registry)
+
+job_backup_active_periodic_table = "backup-active-periodic-table"
+job_ensure_backups = "ensure-backups"
+
+def secs_to_periodic_table_number(periodic_secs):
+    return time.time() / periodic_secs
+
+
+def backup_active_periodic_table(args):
+    push_job_started_metric(args.prom_push_gateway_endpoint, job_backup_active_periodic_table)
+    start_time = time.time()
+
+    table_id = args.bigtable_table_id_prefix + str(int(time.time() / args.periodic_table_duration))
+    create_backup(table_id, args)
+
+    push_job_finished_metric(args.prom_push_gateway_endpoint, job_backup_active_periodic_table, int(time.time() - start_time))
+
+
+def ensure_backups(args):
+    push_job_started_metric(args.prom_push_gateway_endpoint, job_ensure_backups)
+    start_time = time.time()
+
+    # ensure-backups job specific metrics
+    bigtable_backup_job_num_tables_backed_up = Gauge('bigtable_backup_job_num_tables_backed_up', 'Number of table backups found during last run', registry=registry)
+    bigtable_backup_job_num_backup_ups = Gauge('bigtable_backup_job_num_backup_ups', 'Sum of number of backups per table found during last run', registry=registry)
+
+    # Read all the existing backups
+    popen = subprocess.Popen(['bigtable-backup', 'list-backups', '-ojson', '--backup-path', args.destination_path],
+                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    popen.wait()
+
+    # build and push metrics related to existing backups
+    backups = json.loads(popen.stdout.readline())
+    if (args.duration == None and args.period_from == None) or (args.duration != None and args.period_from != None):
+        raise ValueError("Either of --duration or --periodic-table-duration must be set")
+
+    bigtable_backup_job_num_tables_backed_up.set(len(backups))
+    for __, timestamps in backups.items():
+        bigtable_backup_job_num_backup_ups.inc(len(timestamps))
+
+    push_metrics(args.prom_push_gateway_endpoint, job_ensure_backups)
+
+    if args.period_from == None:
+        period_from = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(days=args.duration)
+        args.period_from = valid_date(period_from.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"))
+        args.period_to = valid_date(datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y-%m-%d"))
+
+    oldest_table_number = int(args.period_from.timestamp() / args.periodic_table_duration)
+    newest_table_number = int(args.period_to.timestamp() / args.periodic_table_duration)
+    active_table_number = time.time() / args.periodic_table_duration
+
+    print("Checking right backups exist")
+    while oldest_table_number <= newest_table_number:
+        table_id = args.bigtable_table_id_prefix + str(oldest_table_number)
+        oldest_table_number += 1
+        if table_id not in backups:
+            print("backup for {} not found".format(table_id))
+            create_backup(table_id, args)
+        bigtable_backup_job_backups_created.inc(1)
+            
+    print("Checking whether all the backups are created after their period is over and deleting old unwanted backups")
+    for table_id, timestamps in backups.items():
+        table_number = int(table_id.rsplit("_", 1)[-1])
+        last_timestamp_from_table_number = find_last_timestamp_from_table_number(table_number,
+                                                                                 args.periodic_table_duration)
+
+        # Checking whether backup is created after last timestamp of tables period.
+        if last_timestamp_from_table_number > timestamps[-1]:
+            create_backup(table_id, args)
+
+        # Retain only most recent backup for non active table
+        if table_number != active_table_number and len(timestamps) > 1:
+            for timestamp in timestamps[:-1]:
+                delete_backup(table_id, str(timestamp), args)
+
+    push_job_finished_metric(args.prom_push_gateway_endpoint, job_ensure_backups, int(time.time() - start_time))
+
+def find_last_timestamp_from_table_number(table_number, periodic_secs):
+    return ((table_number + 1) * periodic_secs) - 1
+
+
+def valid_date(s):
+    try:
+        dt = datetime.utcnow().strptime(s, "%Y-%m-%d")
+        utc = pytz.timezone('UTC')
+        return utc.localize(dt)
+    except ValueError:
+        msg = "Not a valid date: '{0}'.".format(s)
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(msg)
+
+
+def valid_periodic_duration(s):
+    try:
+        return int(s) * 86400
+    except ValueError:
+        msg = "Not a valid duration: '{0}'.".format(s)
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(msg)
+
+
+def valid_table_id_prefix(s):
+    if not str(s).endswith("_"):
+        return str(s) + "_"
+
+def valid_int(s):
+    return int(s)
+
+
+def create_backup(table_id, args):
+    popen = subprocess.Popen(['bigtable-backup', 'create', '--bigtable-table-id-prefix', table_id,
+                              '--temp-prefix', args.temp_prefix, '--bigtable-project-id', args.bigtable_project_id,
+                              '--bigtable-instance-id', args.bigtable_instance_id, '--destination-path',
+                              args.destination_path],
+                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    popen.wait()
+    if popen.returncode != 0:
+        raise Exception("Failed to create backup with error {}".format(b"".join(popen.stdout.readlines()).decode()))
+    else:
+        print("Backup created for table {}".format(table_id))
+
+
+def delete_backup(table_id, timestamp, args):
+    popen = subprocess.Popen(['bigtable-backup', 'delete-backup', '--bigtable-table-id', table_id,
+                              '--backup-path', args.destination_path, "--backup-timestamp", timestamp],
+                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    popen.wait()
+    if popen.returncode != 0:
+        raise Exception("Failed to delete backup with error {}".format(b"".join(popen.stdout.readlines()).decode()))
+    else:
+        print(popen.stdout.readlines())
+
+def push_job_started_metric(endpoint, job):
+    try:
+        bigtable_backup_job_last_run_seconds.set_to_current_time()
+        push_to_gateway(endpoint, job=job, registry=registry)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("failed to push metrics with error {}".format(e))
+
+def push_job_finished_metric(endpoint, job, runtime):
+    try:
+        bigtable_backup_job_last_success_seconds.set_to_current_time()
+        bigtable_backup_job_runtime_seconds.set(runtime)
+        push_to_gateway(endpoint, job=job, registry=registry)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("failed to push metrics with error {}".format(e))
+
+def push_metrics(endpoint, job):
+    try:
+        push_to_gateway(endpoint, job=job, registry=registry)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("failed to push metrics with error {}".format(e))
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    subparser = parser.add_subparsers(help="commands")
+    parser.add_argument("--bigtable-project-id", required=True,
+                        help="The ID of the GCP project of the Cloud Bigtable instance")
+    parser.add_argument("--bigtable-instance-id", required=True,
+                        help="The ID of the Cloud Bigtable instance that contains the tables")
+    parser.add_argument("--bigtable-table-id-prefix", required=True, type=valid_table_id_prefix,
+                        help="Prefix to build IDs of the tables using periodic-table-duration")
+    parser.add_argument("--destination-path", required=True,
+                        help="GCS path where data should be written. For example, gs://mybucket/somefolder/")
+    parser.add_argument("--temp-prefix", required=True,
+                        help="Path and filename prefix for writing temporary files. ex: gs://MyBucket/tmp")
+    parser.add_argument("--periodic-table-duration", required=True, type=valid_periodic_duration,
+                        help="Periodic config set for loki tables in days")
+    parser.add_argument("--prom-push-gateway-endpoint", default="localhost:9091", help="Endpoint where metrics are to be pushed")
+
+    backup_active_periodic_table_parser = subparser.add_parser(job_backup_active_periodic_table,
+                                                               help="Backup active periodic table")
+    backup_active_periodic_table_parser.set_defaults(func=backup_active_periodic_table)
+
+    ensure_backups_parser = subparser.add_parser(job_ensure_backups,
+                                                               help="Ensure backups of right tables exist")
+    ensure_backups_parser.add_argument('--duration', help="Duration in previous consecutive days for which backups should exist. "
+                                                          "Must not be set with --period-from and --period-to", type=valid_int)
+    ensure_backups_parser.add_argument('--period-from', type=valid_date, help="Backups should exist starting from the date. Must not be set with --duration")
+    ensure_backups_parser.add_argument('--period-to', type=valid_date,
+                                                     default=datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y-%m-%d"))
+    ensure_backups_parser.set_defaults(func=ensure_backups)
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    args.func(args)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tools/bigtable-backup/requirements.txt b/tools/bigtable-backup/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a9bd3c63b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bigtable-backup/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+prometheus-client==0.7.1
+pytz==2019.1