diff --git oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/api/jmx/FileStoreBackupRestoreMBean.java oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/api/jmx/FileStoreBackupRestoreMBean.java
index 0475c25..2611bc1 100644
--- oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/api/jmx/FileStoreBackupRestoreMBean.java
+++ oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/api/jmx/FileStoreBackupRestoreMBean.java
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ import aQute.bnd.annotation.ProviderType;
  */
 @ProviderType
 public interface FileStoreBackupRestoreMBean {
-
+    String TYPE = "FileStoreBackupRestore";
+    
     /**
      * Initiate a backup operation.
      *
diff --git oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/api/jmx/package-info.java oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/api/jmx/package-info.java
index 8239900..359e0c6 100644
--- oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/api/jmx/package-info.java
+++ oak-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/api/jmx/package-info.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-@Version("4.1.0")
+@Version("4.2.0")
 @Export(optional = "provide:=true")
 package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.jmx;
 
diff --git oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/SegmentNodeStoreService.java oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/SegmentNodeStoreService.java
index a0d22a7..e891165 100644
--- oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/SegmentNodeStoreService.java
+++ oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/SegmentNodeStoreService.java
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
-import com.google.common.base.Strings;
-import com.google.common.base.Supplier;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ConfigurationPolicy;
@@ -59,6 +57,8 @@ import org.apache.jackrabbit.commons.SimpleValueFactory;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.Descriptors;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.jmx.CacheStatsMBean;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.jmx.CheckpointMBean;
+import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.jmx.FileStoreBackupRestoreMBean;
+import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.backup.impl.FileStoreBackupRestoreImpl;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.cache.CacheStats;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.osgi.ObserverTracker;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.osgi.OsgiWhiteboard;
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ import org.osgi.service.component.ComponentContext;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+import com.google.common.base.Supplier;
+
 /**
  * An OSGi wrapper for the segment node store.
  */
@@ -589,6 +592,15 @@ public class SegmentNodeStoreService extends ProxyNodeStore
                     "Segment node store blob garbage collection"
             ));
         }
+        
+        // Expose an MBean for backup/restore operations
+        
+        registrations.add(registerMBean(
+                whiteboard,
+                FileStoreBackupRestoreMBean.class,
+                new FileStoreBackupRestoreImpl(segmentNodeStore, store.getRevisions(), store.getReader(), getDirectory(), executor), 
+                FileStoreBackupRestoreMBean.TYPE, "Segment node store backup/restore"
+        ));
 
         log.info("SegmentNodeStore initialized");