diff --git a/pbs-config/src/datastore.rs b/pbs-config/src/datastore.rs
index dc5bb3da..396dcb37 100644
--- a/pbs-config/src/datastore.rs
+++ b/pbs-config/src/datastore.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ pub fn complete_datastore_name(_arg: &str, _param: &HashMap<String, String>) ->
     }
 }
 
+pub fn complete_removable_datastore_name(
+    _arg: &str,
+    _param: &HashMap<String, String>,
+) -> Vec<String> {
+    match config() {
+        Ok((data, _digest)) => data
+            .sections
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter_map(|(name, (_, c))| c.get("backing-device").map(|_| name))
+            .collect(),
+        Err(_) => Vec::new(),
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn complete_acl_path(_arg: &str, _param: &HashMap<String, String>) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut list = vec![
         String::from("/"),
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox_backup_manager/datastore.rs b/src/bin/proxmox_backup_manager/datastore.rs
index 3a349451..32a55fb9 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox_backup_manager/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox_backup_manager/datastore.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,34 @@ fn list_datastores(param: Value, rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment) -> Result<Valu
     Ok(Value::Null)
 }
 
+#[api(
+    protected: true,
+    input: {
+        properties: {
+            store: {
+                schema: DATASTORE_SCHEMA,
+            },
+            digest: {
+                optional: true,
+                schema: PROXMOX_CONFIG_DIGEST_SCHEMA,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+)]
+/// Mount a removable datastore.
+async fn mount_datastore(mut param: Value, rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    param["node"] = "localhost".into();
+
+    let info = &api2::admin::datastore::API_METHOD_MOUNT;
+    let result = match info.handler {
+        ApiHandler::Sync(handler) => (handler)(param, info, rpcenv)?,
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    };
+
+    crate::wait_for_local_worker(result.as_str().unwrap()).await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[api(
     input: {
         properties: {
@@ -101,6 +129,34 @@ async fn create_datastore(mut param: Value) -> Result<Value, Error> {
     Ok(Value::Null)
 }
 
+#[api(
+    protected: true,
+    input: {
+        properties: {
+            store: {
+                schema: DATASTORE_SCHEMA,
+            },
+            digest: {
+                optional: true,
+                schema: PROXMOX_CONFIG_DIGEST_SCHEMA,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+)]
+/// Unmount a removable datastore.
+async fn unmount_datastore(mut param: Value, rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    param["node"] = "localhost".into();
+
+    let info = &api2::admin::datastore::API_METHOD_UNMOUNT;
+    let result = match info.handler {
+        ApiHandler::Async(handler) => (handler)(param, info, rpcenv).await?,
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    };
+
+    crate::wait_for_local_worker(result.as_str().unwrap()).await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[api(
     protected: true,
     input: {
@@ -191,6 +247,15 @@ async fn update_datastore(name: String, mut param: Value) -> Result<(), Error> {
 pub fn datastore_commands() -> CommandLineInterface {
     let cmd_def = CliCommandMap::new()
         .insert("list", CliCommand::new(&API_METHOD_LIST_DATASTORES))
+        .insert(
+            "mount",
+            CliCommand::new(&API_METHOD_MOUNT_DATASTORE)
+                .arg_param(&["store"])
+                .completion_cb(
+                    "store",
+                    pbs_config::datastore::complete_removable_datastore_name,
+                ),
+        )
         .insert(
             "show",
             CliCommand::new(&API_METHOD_SHOW_DATASTORE)
@@ -201,6 +266,15 @@ pub fn datastore_commands() -> CommandLineInterface {
             "create",
             CliCommand::new(&API_METHOD_CREATE_DATASTORE).arg_param(&["name", "path"]),
         )
+        .insert(
+            "unmount",
+            CliCommand::new(&API_METHOD_UNMOUNT_DATASTORE)
+                .arg_param(&["store"])
+                .completion_cb(
+                    "store",
+                    pbs_config::datastore::complete_removable_datastore_name,
+                ),
+        )
         .insert(
             "update",
             CliCommand::new(&API_METHOD_UPDATE_DATASTORE)