diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-backups-index.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-backups-index.js.es6
index 558b9b4973e..67b6c58d061 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-backups-index.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-backups-index.js.es6
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import DiscourseURL from 'discourse/lib/url';
 import { ajax } from 'discourse/lib/ajax';
 
 export default Ember.Controller.extend({
@@ -39,7 +38,11 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend({
     },
 
     download(backup) {
-      DiscourseURL.redirectTo(backup.get('link'));
+      let link = backup.get('filename');
+      ajax("/admin/backups/" + link, { type: "PUT" })
+      .then(() => {
+        bootbox.alert(I18n.t("admin.backups.operations.download.alert"));
+      });
     }
   },
 
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend({
     ajax("/admin/backups/readonly", {
       type: "PUT",
       data: { enable: enable }
-    }).then(function() {
+    }).then(() => {
       site.set("isReadOnly", enable);
     });
   }
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/backups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/backups_controller.rb
index b0449ec6069..d0922f88638 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/backups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/backups_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require "backup_restore/backup_restore"
+require "email_backup_token"
 
 class Admin::BackupsController < Admin::AdminController
 
@@ -44,14 +45,33 @@ class Admin::BackupsController < Admin::AdminController
     render json: success_json
   end
 
-  # download
-  def show
+  def email
     if backup = Backup[params.fetch(:id)]
+      token = EmailBackupToken.set(current_user.id)
+      download_url = "#{url_for(controller: 'backups', action: 'show')}?token=#{token}"
+      Jobs.enqueue(:download_backup_email, to_address: current_user.email, backup_file_path: download_url)
+      render nothing: true
+    else
+      render nothing: true, status: 404
+    end
+  end
+
+  def show
+
+    if !EmailBackupToken.compare(current_user.id, params.fetch(:token))
+      @error = I18n.t('download_backup_mailer.no_token')
+    end
+    if !@error && backup = Backup[params.fetch(:id)]
+      EmailBackupToken.del(current_user.id)
       StaffActionLogger.new(current_user).log_backup_download(backup)
       headers['Content-Length'] = File.size(backup.path).to_s
       send_file backup.path
     else
-      render nothing: true, status: 404
+      if @error
+        render layout: 'no_ember', status: 422
+      else
+        render nothing: true, status: 404
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/download_backup_email.rb b/app/jobs/regular/download_backup_email.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbf12cdd130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/download_backup_email.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+require_dependency 'email/sender'
+
+module Jobs
+
+  class DownloadBackupEmail < Jobs::Base
+
+    sidekiq_options queue: 'critical'
+
+    def execute(args)
+      to_address = args[:to_address]
+      backup_file_path = args[:backup_file_path]
+
+      raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new(:to_address) if to_address.blank?
+      raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new(:backup_file_path) if backup_file_path.blank?
+
+      message = DownloadBackupMailer.send_email(to_address, backup_file_path)
+      Email::Sender.new(message, :download_backup_message).send
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/app/mailers/download_backup_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/download_backup_mailer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1eb47e7222c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/mailers/download_backup_mailer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+require_dependency 'email/message_builder'
+
+class DownloadBackupMailer < ActionMailer::Base
+  include Email::BuildEmailHelper
+
+  def send_email(to_address, backup_file_path)
+    build_email(to_address, template: 'download_backup_mailer', backup_file_path: backup_file_path)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/backups/show.html.erb b/app/views/admin/backups/show.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1171e689dc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/admin/backups/show.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<div id="simple-container">
+  <%if @error%>
+    <div class='alert alert-error'>
+      <%= @error %>
+    </div>
+  <%end%>
+</div>
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 6ba5a81f87f..413256ce17b 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -2689,7 +2689,8 @@ en:
             without_uploads: "Yes (do not include files)"
           download:
             label: "Download"
-            title: "Download the backup"
+            title: "Send email with download link"
+            alert: "A link to download this backup has been emailed to you."
           destroy:
             title: "Remove the backup"
             confirm: "Are you sure you want to destroy this backup?"
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index c37d244b91b..63f8ee6f284 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -1762,6 +1762,14 @@ en:
 
       (If the link above has expired, choose "I forgot my password" when logging in with your email address.)
 
+  download_backup_mailer:
+    title: "Download Backup Mailer"
+    subject_template: "[%{site_name}] Backup Download"
+    text_body_template: |
+      Click this link to download your backup file: %{backup_file_path}
+    no_token: |
+      Sorry, this backup download link has already been used or has expired.
+
   test_mailer:
     title: "Test Mailer"
     subject_template: "[%{site_name}] Email Deliverability Test"
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index cfc2c864ee8..bc75ad0c621 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
     resources :backups, only: [:index, :create], constraints: AdminConstraint.new do
       member do
         get "" => "backups#show", constraints: { id: BACKUP_ROUTE_FORMAT }
+        put "" => "backups#email", constraints: { id: BACKUP_ROUTE_FORMAT }
         delete "" => "backups#destroy", constraints: { id: BACKUP_ROUTE_FORMAT }
         post "restore" => "backups#restore", constraints: { id: BACKUP_ROUTE_FORMAT }
       end
diff --git a/lib/email_backup_token.rb b/lib/email_backup_token.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1f9e6dac72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/email_backup_token.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+class EmailBackupToken
+
+  def self.key(user_id)
+    "email-backup-token:#{user_id}"
+  end
+
+  def self.generate
+    SecureRandom.hex
+  end
+
+  def self.set(user_id)
+    token = self.generate
+    $redis.setex self.key(user_id), 1.day.to_i, token
+    token
+  end
+
+  def self.get(user_id)
+    $redis.get self.key(user_id)
+  end
+
+  def self.del(user_id)
+    $redis.del self.key(user_id)
+  end
+
+  def self.compare(user_id, token)
+    token == self.get(user_id)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/backups_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/backups_controller_spec.rb
index 0669f667b3e..00e8f46950a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/backups_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/backups_controller_spec.rb
@@ -90,25 +90,69 @@ describe Admin::BackupsController do
     describe ".show" do
 
       it "uses send_file to transmit the backup" do
-        path = File.join(Backup.base_directory, backup_filename)
-        File.open(path, "w") { |f| f.write("hello") }
+        begin
+          token = EmailBackupToken.set(@admin.id)
+          path = File.join(Backup.base_directory, backup_filename)
+          File.open(path, "w") { |f| f.write("hello") }
 
-        Backup.create_from_filename(backup_filename)
+          Backup.create_from_filename(backup_filename)
 
-        StaffActionLogger.any_instance.expects(:log_backup_download).once
+          StaffActionLogger.any_instance.expects(:log_backup_download).once
 
-        get :show, id: backup_filename
+          get :show, id: backup_filename, token: token
 
-        File.delete(path) rescue nil
 
-        expect(response.headers['Content-Length']).to eq("5")
-        expect(response.headers['Content-Disposition']).to match(/attachment; filename/)
+          expect(response.headers['Content-Length']).to eq("5")
+          expect(response.headers['Content-Disposition']).to match(/attachment; filename/)
+        ensure
+          File.delete(path)
+          EmailBackupToken.del(@admin.id)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "returns 422 when token is bad" do
+        begin
+          path = File.join(Backup.base_directory, backup_filename)
+          File.open(path, "w") { |f| f.write("hello") }
+
+          Backup.create_from_filename(backup_filename)
+
+          get :show, id: backup_filename, token: "bad_value"
+
+          expect(response.status).to eq(422)
+        ensure
+          File.delete(path)
+        end
       end
 
       it "returns 404 when the backup does not exist" do
+        token = EmailBackupToken.set(@admin.id)
         Backup.expects(:[]).returns(nil)
 
-        get :show, id: backup_filename
+        get :show, id: backup_filename, token: token
+
+        EmailBackupToken.del(@admin.id)
+
+        expect(response).to be_not_found
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    describe ".email" do
+
+      let(:b) { Backup.new(backup_filename) }
+
+      it "enqueues email job" do
+        Backup.expects(:[]).with(backup_filename).returns(b)
+        Jobs.expects(:enqueue).with(:download_backup_email, has_entries(to_address: @admin.email))
+
+        xhr :put, :email, id: backup_filename
+
+        expect(response).to be_success
+      end
+
+      it "returns 404 when the backup does not exist" do
+        xhr :put, :email, id: backup_filename
 
         expect(response).to be_not_found
       end
@@ -227,23 +271,25 @@ describe Admin::BackupsController do
 
       describe "when filename is valid" do
         it "should upload the file successfully" do
-          described_class.any_instance.expects(:has_enough_space_on_disk?).returns(true)
+          begin
+            described_class.any_instance.expects(:has_enough_space_on_disk?).returns(true)
 
-          filename = 'test_Site-0123456789.tar.gz'
+            filename = 'test_Site-0123456789.tar.gz'
 
-          xhr :post, :upload_backup_chunk,
-            resumableFilename: filename,
-            resumableTotalSize: 1,
-            resumableIdentifier: 'test',
-            resumableChunkNumber: '1',
-            resumableChunkSize: '1',
-            resumableCurrentChunkSize: '1',
-            file: fixture_file_upload(Tempfile.new)
+            xhr :post, :upload_backup_chunk,
+              resumableFilename: filename,
+              resumableTotalSize: 1,
+              resumableIdentifier: 'test',
+              resumableChunkNumber: '1',
+              resumableChunkSize: '1',
+              resumableCurrentChunkSize: '1',
+              file: fixture_file_upload(Tempfile.new)
 
-          expect(response.status).to eq(200)
-          expect(response.body).to eq("")
-
-          File.delete(File.join(Backup.base_directory, filename)) rescue nil
+            expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+            expect(response.body).to eq("")
+          ensure
+            File.delete(File.join(Backup.base_directory, filename))
+          end
         end
       end
     end