diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index b4f4e55..442ce78 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@
 default['backup']['upgrade?'] = false
 
 default['backup']['server']       = {}
+
+default['backup']['models']       = {}
+
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 3262581..c7d4b0a 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
   end
 end
 
+node['backup']['models'].each do |name, options|
+  backup_model name do
+    options.each do |attr, value|
+      send attr, value
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 template "Backup config file" do
   path ::File.join( node['backup']['config_path'], "config.rb")
   source 'config.rb.erb'