diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index c646411..8299267 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -1242,3 +1242,29 @@ type FirewallIPSet struct {
 	Digest  string `json:"digest,omitempty"`
 	Comment string `json:"comment,omitempty"`
 }
+
+type (
+	ModeType     = string
+	CompressType = string
+)
+
+const (
+	ModeSnapshot = ModeType("snapshot")
+	ModeSuspend  = ModeType("suspend")
+	ModeStop     = ModeType("stop")
+
+	CompressZero = CompressType("0")
+	CompressOne  = CompressType("1")
+	CompressGzip = CompressType("gzip")
+	CompressLzo  = CompressType("lzo")
+	CompressZstd = CompressType("zstd")
+)
+
+type VirtualMachineBackupOptions struct {
+	VMID     uint64       `json:"vmid"`
+	Storage  string       `json:"storage,omitempty"`
+	Remove   int          `json:"remove,omitempty"`
+	Mode     ModeType     `json:"mode,omitempty"`
+	Compress CompressType `json:"compess,omitempty"`
+	Notes    string       `json:"notes,omitempty"`
+}
diff --git a/virtual_machine.go b/virtual_machine.go
index 3e379d8..47d8fcd 100644
--- a/virtual_machine.go
+++ b/virtual_machine.go
@@ -643,3 +643,16 @@ func (v *VirtualMachine) ConvertToTemplate(ctx context.Context) (task *Task, err
 	}
 	return NewTask(upid, v.client), nil
 }
+
+func (v *VirtualMachine) Vzdump(ctx context.Context, params *VirtualMachineBackupOptions) (task *Task, err error) {
+	var upid UPID
+
+	if params == nil {
+		params = &VirtualMachineBackupOptions{}
+	}
+
+	if err = v.client.Post(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("/nodes/%s/vzdump", v.Node), params, &upid); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return NewTask(upid, v.client), nil
+}