diff --git a/src/Commands/BackupCommand.php b/src/Commands/BackupCommand.php
index 86259be0..beb12e92 100644
--- a/src/Commands/BackupCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/BackupCommand.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 use Spatie\Backup\BackupHandlers\Database\DatabaseBackupHandler;
 use Spatie\Backup\BackupHandlers\Files\FilesBackupHandler;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use ZipArchive;
 
 class BackupCommand extends Command
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ protected function getAllFilesToBeBackedUp()
             $this->comment('Database dumped');
         }
 
+        if($this->option('only-db'))
+        {
+            return $files;
+        }
+
         $this->comment('Determining which files should be backed up...');
         $fileBackupHandler = app()->make(FilesBackupHandler::class)
             ->setIncludedFiles(config('laravel-backup.source.files.include'))
@@ -175,4 +181,16 @@ protected function getBackupDestinationFileName()
     {
         return config('laravel-backup.destination.path').'/'.date('YmdHis').'.zip';
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the console command options.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getOptions()
+    {
+        return [
+            ['only-db', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Only backup the database.'],
+        ];
+    }
 }