diff --git a/lib/potassium/assets/Makefile.erb b/lib/potassium/assets/Makefile.erb
index 8c96199a..270dffc6 100644
--- a/lib/potassium/assets/Makefile.erb
+++ b/lib/potassium/assets/Makefile.erb
@@ -44,3 +44,18 @@ services-logs:
 services-port:
 	@set -o pipefail; \
 	docker-compose $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_ARGS) port ${SERVICE} ${PORT} 2> /dev/null | cut -d':' -f2 || echo ${PORT}
+
+backup-staging: ROLE=staging
+backup-production: ROLE=production
+backup-%:
+	@echo Capturing $(ROLE)....
+	@heroku pg:backups:capture --remote $(ROLE)
+
+restore-from-staging: ROLE=staging
+restore-from-production: ROLE=production
+restore-from-%:
+	$(eval TEMP_FILE=$(shell mktemp))
+	@echo Restoring from $(ROLE)....
+	@heroku pg:backups:download --remote $(ROLE) --output $(TEMP_FILE)
+	@pg_restore --verbose --clean --no-acl --no-owner -h localhost \
+		-U postgres -p $(shell make services-port SERVICE=postgresql PORT=5432) -d $(PROJECT)_development $(TEMP_FILE)