diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuppers/restic_backupper.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuppers/restic_backupper.py
index ad163ea..826b336 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuppers/restic_backupper.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuppers/restic_backupper.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import datetime
 from typing import List
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from json.decoder import JSONDecodeError
+from os.path import exists
 
 from selfprivacy_api.backup.backuppers import AbstractBackupper
 from selfprivacy_api.models.backup.snapshot import Snapshot
@@ -95,6 +96,20 @@ class ResticBackupper(AbstractBackupper):
                 if "NOTICE:" not in line:
                     yield line
 
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def sync (src_path: str, dest_path:str):
+        """a wrapper around rclone sync"""
+
+        if not exists(src_path):
+            raise ValueError("source dir for rclone sync must exist")
+
+        rclone_command = ["rclone", "sync", "-P", src_path, dest_path]
+        for raw_message in ResticBackupper.output_yielder(rclone_command):
+            if "ERROR" in raw_message:
+                raise ValueError(raw_message)
+
+
     def start_backup(self, folders: List[str], tag: str):
         """
         Start backup with restic
diff --git a/tests/test_graphql/test_backup.py b/tests/test_graphql/test_backup.py
index a212ade..86310c7 100644
--- a/tests/test_graphql/test_backup.py
+++ b/tests/test_graphql/test_backup.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from os import urandom
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
 import selfprivacy_api.services as services
+from selfprivacy_api.services import Service
+
 from selfprivacy_api.services import get_service_by_id
 from selfprivacy_api.services.test_service import DummyService
 from selfprivacy_api.graphql.queries.providers import BackupProvider
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ import selfprivacy_api.backup.providers as providers
 from selfprivacy_api.backup.providers import AbstractBackupProvider
 from selfprivacy_api.backup.providers.backblaze import Backblaze
 
+from selfprivacy_api.backup.backuppers.restic_backupper import ResticBackupper
+
 from selfprivacy_api.backup.tasks import start_backup, restore_snapshot
 from selfprivacy_api.backup.storage import Storage
 from selfprivacy_api.backup.jobs import get_backup_job
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ def raw_dummy_service(tmpdir, backups):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
-def dummy_service(tmpdir, backups, raw_dummy_service):
+def dummy_service(tmpdir, backups, raw_dummy_service) -> Service:
     service = raw_dummy_service
     repo_path = path.join(tmpdir, "test_repo")
     assert not path.exists(repo_path)
@@ -519,3 +523,25 @@ def test_services_to_back_up(backups, dummy_service):
     services = Backups.services_to_back_up(now)
     assert len(services) == 1
     assert services[0].get_id() == dummy_service.get_id()
+
+
+def test_sync(dummy_service):
+    src = dummy_service.get_folders()[0]
+    dst = dummy_service.get_folders()[1]
+    old_files_src = listdir(src)
+    old_files_dst = listdir(dst)
+    assert old_files_src != old_files_dst
+
+    ResticBackupper.sync(src, dst)
+    new_files_src = listdir(src)
+    new_files_dst = listdir(dst)
+    assert new_files_src == old_files_src
+    assert new_files_dst == new_files_src
+
+
+def test_sync_nonexistent_src(dummy_service):
+    src = "/var/lib/nonexistentFluffyBunniesOfUnix"
+    dst = dummy_service.get_folders()[1]
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        ResticBackupper.sync(src, dst)