diff --git a/src/api2/config.rs b/src/api2/config.rs
index 3e3f4927..23465a52 100644
--- a/src/api2/config.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub mod drive;
 pub mod changer;
 pub mod media_pool;
 pub mod tape_encryption_keys;
+pub mod tape_backup_job;
 
 const SUBDIRS: SubdirMap = &[
     ("access", &access::ROUTER),
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ const SUBDIRS: SubdirMap = &[
     ("remote", &remote::ROUTER),
     ("sync", &sync::ROUTER),
     ("tape-encryption-keys", &tape_encryption_keys::ROUTER),
+    ("tape-backup-job", &tape_backup_job::ROUTER),
     ("verify", &verify::ROUTER),
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/api2/config/tape_backup_job.rs b/src/api2/config/tape_backup_job.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7441ebde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api2/config/tape_backup_job.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+use anyhow::{bail, Error};
+use serde_json::Value;
+use ::serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use proxmox::api::{api, Router, RpcEnvironment, schema::Updatable};
+use proxmox::tools::fs::open_file_locked;
+
+use crate::{
+    api2::types::{
+        JOB_ID_SCHEMA,
+        PROXMOX_CONFIG_DIGEST_SCHEMA,
+    },
+    config::{
+        self,
+        tape_job::{
+            TAPE_JOB_CFG_LOCKFILE,
+            TapeBackupJobConfig,
+            TapeBackupJobConfigUpdater,
+        }
+    },
+};
+
+#[api(
+    input: {
+        properties: {},
+    },
+    returns: {
+        description: "List configured jobs.",
+        type: Array,
+        items: { type: TapeBackupJobConfig },
+    },
+)]
+/// List all tape backup jobs
+pub fn list_tape_backup_jobs(
+    _param: Value,
+    mut rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment,
+) -> Result<Vec<TapeBackupJobConfig>, Error> {
+
+    let (config, digest) = config::tape_job::config()?;
+
+    let list = config.convert_to_typed_array("backup")?;
+
+    rpcenv["digest"] = proxmox::tools::digest_to_hex(&digest).into();
+
+    Ok(list)
+}
+
+#[api(
+    protected: true,
+    input: {
+        properties: {
+            job: {
+                type: TapeBackupJobConfig,
+                flatten: true,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+)]
+/// Create a new tape backup job.
+pub fn create_tape_backup_job(
+    job: TapeBackupJobConfig,
+    _rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+
+    let _lock = open_file_locked(TAPE_JOB_CFG_LOCKFILE, std::time::Duration::new(10, 0), true)?;
+
+    let (mut config, _digest) = config::tape_job::config()?;
+
+    if config.sections.get(&job.id).is_some() {
+        bail!("job '{}' already exists.", job.id);
+    }
+
+    config.set_data(&job.id, "backup", &job)?;
+
+    config::tape_job::save_config(&config)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[api(
+   input: {
+        properties: {
+            id: {
+                schema: JOB_ID_SCHEMA,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+    returns: { type: TapeBackupJobConfig },
+)]
+/// Read a tape backup job configuration.
+pub fn read_tape_backup_job(
+    id: String,
+    mut rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment,
+) -> Result<TapeBackupJobConfig, Error> {
+
+    let (config, digest) = config::tape_job::config()?;
+
+    let job = config.lookup("backup", &id)?;
+
+    rpcenv["digest"] = proxmox::tools::digest_to_hex(&digest).into();
+
+    Ok(job)
+}
+
+#[api()]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all="kebab-case")]
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+/// Deletable property name
+pub enum DeletableProperty {
+    /// Delete the comment property.
+    comment,
+    /// Delete the job schedule.
+    schedule,
+}
+
+#[api(
+    protected: true,
+    input: {
+        properties: {
+            id: {
+                schema: JOB_ID_SCHEMA,
+            },
+            update: {
+                flatten: true,
+                type: TapeBackupJobConfigUpdater,
+            },
+            delete: {
+                description: "List of properties to delete.",
+                type: Array,
+                optional: true,
+                items: {
+                    type: DeletableProperty,
+                }
+            },
+            digest: {
+                optional: true,
+                schema: PROXMOX_CONFIG_DIGEST_SCHEMA,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+)]
+/// Update the tape backup job
+pub fn update_tape_backup_job(
+    id: String,
+    update: TapeBackupJobConfigUpdater,
+    delete: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    digest: Option<String>,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let _lock = open_file_locked(TAPE_JOB_CFG_LOCKFILE, std::time::Duration::new(10, 0), true)?;
+
+    let (mut config, expected_digest) = config::tape_job::config()?;
+
+    let mut job: TapeBackupJobConfig = config.lookup("backup", &id)?;
+
+    if let Some(ref digest) = digest {
+        let digest = proxmox::tools::hex_to_digest(digest)?;
+        crate::tools::detect_modified_configuration_file(&digest, &expected_digest)?;
+    }
+
+    job.update_from(update, &delete.unwrap_or(Vec::new()))?;
+
+    config.set_data(&job.id, "backup", &job)?;
+
+    config::tape_job::save_config(&config)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[api(
+    protected: true,
+    input: {
+        properties: {
+            id: {
+                schema: JOB_ID_SCHEMA,
+            },
+            digest: {
+                optional: true,
+                schema: PROXMOX_CONFIG_DIGEST_SCHEMA,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+)]
+/// Remove a tape backup job configuration
+pub fn delete_tape_backup_job(
+    id: String,
+    digest: Option<String>,
+    _rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let _lock = open_file_locked(TAPE_JOB_CFG_LOCKFILE, std::time::Duration::new(10, 0), true)?;
+
+    let (mut config, expected_digest) = config::tape_job::config()?;
+
+    if let Some(ref digest) = digest {
+        let digest = proxmox::tools::hex_to_digest(digest)?;
+        crate::tools::detect_modified_configuration_file(&digest, &expected_digest)?;
+    }
+
+    match config.lookup::<TapeBackupJobConfig>("backup", &id) {
+        Ok(_job) => {
+            config.sections.remove(&id);
+        },
+        Err(_) => { bail!("job '{}' does not exist.", id) },
+    };
+
+    config::tape_job::save_config(&config)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+const ITEM_ROUTER: Router = Router::new()
+    .get(&API_METHOD_READ_TAPE_BACKUP_JOB)
+//.put(&API_METHOD_UPDATE_TAPE_BACKUP_JOB)
+    .delete(&API_METHOD_DELETE_TAPE_BACKUP_JOB);
+
+pub const ROUTER: Router = Router::new()
+    .get(&API_METHOD_LIST_TAPE_BACKUP_JOBS)
+    .post(&API_METHOD_CREATE_TAPE_BACKUP_JOB)
+    .match_all("id", &ITEM_ROUTER);
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-tape.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-tape.rs
index 5a6ee06f..9de976f6 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-tape.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-tape.rs
@@ -995,6 +995,7 @@ fn main() {
         .insert("pool", pool_commands())
         .insert("media", media_commands())
         .insert("key", encryption_key_commands())
+        .insert("backup-job", backup_job_commands())
         .insert(
             "load-media",
             CliCommand::new(&API_METHOD_LOAD_MEDIA)
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox_tape/backup_job.rs b/src/bin/proxmox_tape/backup_job.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bcfdc11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox_tape/backup_job.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+use anyhow::Error;
+use serde_json::Value;
+
+use proxmox::api::{api, cli::*, RpcEnvironment, ApiHandler};
+
+use proxmox_backup::{
+    config,
+    api2::{
+        self,
+        types::*,
+    },
+};
+
+#[api(
+    input: {
+        properties: {
+            "output-format": {
+                schema: OUTPUT_FORMAT,
+                optional: true,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+)]
+/// Tape backup job list.
+fn list_tape_backup_jobs(param: Value, rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment) -> Result<Value, Error> {
+
+    let output_format = get_output_format(&param);
+
+    let info = &api2::config::tape_backup_job::API_METHOD_LIST_TAPE_BACKUP_JOBS;
+    let mut data = match info.handler {
+        ApiHandler::Sync(handler) => (handler)(param, info, rpcenv)?,
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    };
+
+    let options = default_table_format_options()
+        .column(ColumnConfig::new("id"))
+        .column(ColumnConfig::new("store"))
+        .column(ColumnConfig::new("pool"))
+        .column(ColumnConfig::new("drive"))
+        .column(ColumnConfig::new("schedule"))
+        .column(ColumnConfig::new("comment"));
+
+    format_and_print_result_full(&mut data, &info.returns, &output_format, &options);
+
+    Ok(Value::Null)
+}
+
+#[api(
+    input: {
+        properties: {
+            id: {
+                schema: JOB_ID_SCHEMA,
+            },
+            "output-format": {
+                schema: OUTPUT_FORMAT,
+                optional: true,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+)]
+/// Show tape backup job configuration
+fn show_tape_backup_job(param: Value, rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment) -> Result<Value, Error> {
+
+    let output_format = get_output_format(&param);
+
+    let info = &api2::config::tape_backup_job::API_METHOD_READ_TAPE_BACKUP_JOB;
+    let mut data = match info.handler {
+        ApiHandler::Sync(handler) => (handler)(param, info, rpcenv)?,
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    };
+
+    let options = default_table_format_options();
+    format_and_print_result_full(&mut data, &info.returns, &output_format, &options);
+
+    Ok(Value::Null)
+}
+
+pub fn backup_job_commands() -> CommandLineInterface {
+
+    let cmd_def = CliCommandMap::new()
+        .insert("list", CliCommand::new(&API_METHOD_LIST_TAPE_BACKUP_JOBS))
+        .insert("show",
+                CliCommand::new(&API_METHOD_SHOW_TAPE_BACKUP_JOB)
+                .arg_param(&["id"])
+                .completion_cb("id", config::tape_job::complete_tape_job_id)
+        )
+        .insert("create",
+                CliCommand::new(&api2::config::tape_backup_job::API_METHOD_CREATE_TAPE_BACKUP_JOB)
+                .arg_param(&["id"])
+                .completion_cb("id", config::tape_job::complete_tape_job_id)
+                .completion_cb("schedule", config::datastore::complete_calendar_event)
+                .completion_cb("store", config::datastore::complete_datastore_name)
+                .completion_cb("pool", config::media_pool::complete_pool_name)
+                .completion_cb("drive", crate::complete_drive_name)
+        )
+        .insert("update",
+                CliCommand::new(&api2::config::tape_backup_job::API_METHOD_UPDATE_TAPE_BACKUP_JOB)
+                .arg_param(&["id"])
+                .completion_cb("id", config::tape_job::complete_tape_job_id)
+                .completion_cb("schedule", config::datastore::complete_calendar_event)
+                .completion_cb("store", config::datastore::complete_datastore_name)
+                .completion_cb("pool", config::media_pool::complete_pool_name)
+                .completion_cb("drive", crate::complete_drive_name)
+        )
+        .insert("remove",
+                CliCommand::new(&api2::config::tape_backup_job::API_METHOD_DELETE_TAPE_BACKUP_JOB)
+                .arg_param(&["id"])
+                .completion_cb("id", config::tape_job::complete_tape_job_id)
+        );
+
+    cmd_def.into()
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox_tape/mod.rs b/src/bin/proxmox_tape/mod.rs
index 5e04d901..c3f88b8b 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox_tape/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox_tape/mod.rs
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ pub use media::*;
 
 mod encryption_key;
 pub use encryption_key::*;
+
+mod backup_job;
+pub use backup_job::*;
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index c1b91b39..1557e20a 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub mod verify;
 pub mod drive;
 pub mod media_pool;
 pub mod tape_encryption_keys;
+pub mod tape_job;
 
 /// Check configuration directory permissions
 ///
diff --git a/src/config/tape_job.rs b/src/config/tape_job.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e623287a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/tape_job.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+use anyhow::{Error};
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+
+use proxmox::api::{
+    api,
+    schema::*,
+    section_config::{
+        SectionConfig,
+        SectionConfigData,
+        SectionConfigPlugin,
+    }
+};
+
+use proxmox::tools::{fs::replace_file, fs::CreateOptions};
+
+use crate::api2::types::{
+    JOB_ID_SCHEMA,
+    DATASTORE_SCHEMA,
+    DRIVE_NAME_SCHEMA,
+    MEDIA_POOL_NAME_SCHEMA,
+    SINGLE_LINE_COMMENT_SCHEMA,
+    SYNC_SCHEDULE_SCHEMA,
+};
+
+lazy_static! {
+    pub static ref CONFIG: SectionConfig = init();
+}
+
+#[api(
+    properties: {
+        id: {
+            schema: JOB_ID_SCHEMA,
+        },
+        store: {
+           schema: DATASTORE_SCHEMA,
+        },
+        pool: {
+            schema: MEDIA_POOL_NAME_SCHEMA,
+        },
+        drive: {
+            schema: DRIVE_NAME_SCHEMA,
+        },
+        comment: {
+            optional: true,
+            schema: SINGLE_LINE_COMMENT_SCHEMA,
+        },
+        schedule: {
+            optional: true,
+            schema: SYNC_SCHEDULE_SCHEMA,
+        },
+    }
+)]
+#[serde(rename_all="kebab-case")]
+#[derive(Updater,Serialize,Deserialize,Clone)]
+/// Tape Backup Job
+pub struct TapeBackupJobConfig {
+    #[updater(fixed)]
+    pub id: String,
+    pub store: String,
+    pub pool: String,
+    pub drive: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub comment: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub schedule: Option<String>,
+}
+
+fn init() -> SectionConfig {
+    let obj_schema = match TapeBackupJobConfig::API_SCHEMA {
+        Schema::Object(ref obj_schema) => obj_schema,
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    };
+
+    let plugin = SectionConfigPlugin::new("backup".to_string(), Some(String::from("id")), obj_schema);
+    let mut config = SectionConfig::new(&JOB_ID_SCHEMA);
+    config.register_plugin(plugin);
+
+    config
+}
+
+pub const TAPE_JOB_CFG_FILENAME: &str = "/etc/proxmox-backup/tape-job.cfg";
+pub const TAPE_JOB_CFG_LOCKFILE: &str = "/etc/proxmox-backup/.tape-job.lck";
+
+pub fn config() -> Result<(SectionConfigData, [u8;32]), Error> {
+
+    let content = proxmox::tools::fs::file_read_optional_string(TAPE_JOB_CFG_FILENAME)?
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "".to_string());
+
+    let digest = openssl::sha::sha256(content.as_bytes());
+    let data = CONFIG.parse(TAPE_JOB_CFG_FILENAME, &content)?;
+    Ok((data, digest))
+}
+
+pub fn save_config(config: &SectionConfigData) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let raw = CONFIG.write(TAPE_JOB_CFG_FILENAME, &config)?;
+
+    let backup_user = crate::backup::backup_user()?;
+    let mode = nix::sys::stat::Mode::from_bits_truncate(0o0640);
+    // set the correct owner/group/permissions while saving file
+    // owner(rw) = root, group(r)= backup
+    let options = CreateOptions::new()
+        .perm(mode)
+        .owner(nix::unistd::ROOT)
+        .group(backup_user.gid);
+
+    replace_file(TAPE_JOB_CFG_FILENAME, raw.as_bytes(), options)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// shell completion helper
+
+/// List all tape job IDs
+pub fn complete_tape_job_id(_arg: &str, _param: &HashMap<String, String>) -> Vec<String> {
+    match config() {
+        Ok((data, _digest)) => data.sections.iter().map(|(id, _)| id.to_string()).collect(),
+        Err(_) => return vec![],
+    }
+}