diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5c5302b..d76d30df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ postgres:app-links <app>                           # list all postgres service l
 postgres:backup <service> <bucket-name> [--use-iam] # creates a backup of the postgres service to an existing s3 bucket
 postgres:backup-auth <service> <aws-access-key-id> <aws-secret-access-key> <aws-default-region> <aws-signature-version> <endpoint-url> # sets up authentication for backups on the postgres service
 postgres:backup-deauth <service>                   # removes backup authentication for the postgres service
+postgres:backup-s3class <service> <storage-class>  # sets the S3 storage class to be used for backups on the postgres service
 postgres:backup-schedule <service> <schedule> <bucket-name> [--use-iam] # schedules a backup of the postgres service
 postgres:backup-schedule-cat <service>             # cat the contents of the configured backup cronfile for the service
 postgres:backup-set-encryption <service> <passphrase> # sets encryption for all future backups of postgres service
diff --git a/common-functions b/common-functions
index c0b316c7..f2a9d169 100755
--- a/common-functions
+++ b/common-functions
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ source "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/config"
 set -eo pipefail
 [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/config/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
 
 docker_ports_options() {
   declare desc="Exports a list of exposed ports"
@@ -188,6 +189,10 @@ service_backup() {
     dokku_log_fail "Provide AWS credentials or use the --use-iam flag"
   fi
 
+  if fn-plugin-property-exists "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX" "$SERVICE" "S3_STORAGE_CLASS"; then
+    BACKUP_PARAMETERS="$BACKUP_PARAMETERS -e S3_STORAGE_CLASS=$(fn-plugin-property-get "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX" "$SERVICE" "S3_STORAGE_CLASS")"
+  fi
+
   TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d --tmpdir)
   trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR" > /dev/null' RETURN INT TERM EXIT
 
@@ -226,7 +231,7 @@ service_backup_auth() {
   declare SERVICE="$1" AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="$2" AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="$3" AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="$4" AWS_SIGNATURE_VERSION="$5" ENDPOINT_URL="$6"
   local SERVICE_BACKUP_ROOT="$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/$SERVICE/backup"
 
-  mkdir "$SERVICE_BACKUP_ROOT"
+  mkdir -p "$SERVICE_BACKUP_ROOT"
   echo "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" >"$SERVICE_BACKUP_ROOT/AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"
   echo "$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" >"$SERVICE_BACKUP_ROOT/AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
 
@@ -249,7 +254,18 @@ service_backup_deauth() {
   local SERVICE_ROOT="${PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT}/${SERVICE}"
   local SERVICE_BACKUP_ROOT="${SERVICE_ROOT}/backup/"
 
-  rm -rf "$SERVICE_BACKUP_ROOT"
+  rm -f "$SERVICE_BACKUP_ROOT/AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"
+  rm -f "$SERVICE_BACKUP_ROOT/AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
+  rm -f "$SERVICE_BACKUP_ROOT/AWS_DEFAULT_REGION"
+  rm -f "$SERVICE_BACKUP_ROOT/AWS_SIGNATURE_VERSION"
+  rm -f "$SERVICE_BACKUP_ROOT/ENDPOINT_URL"
+
+}
+
+service_backup_s3class() {
+  declare desc="Sets the S3 storage class to be used for the backup"
+  declare SERVICE="$1" S3_STORAGE_CLASS="$2"
+  fn-plugin-property-write "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX" "$SERVICE" "S3_STORAGE_CLASS" "$S3_STORAGE_CLASS"
 }
 
 service_backup_schedule() {
diff --git a/config b/config
index 1a2312fd..9f8ce0cd 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ fi
 
 export PLUGIN_BUSYBOX_IMAGE="busybox:1.31.1-uclibc"
 export PLUGIN_AMBASSADOR_IMAGE="dokku/ambassador:0.3.3"
-export PLUGIN_S3BACKUP_IMAGE="dokku/s3backup:0.10.3"
+export PLUGIN_S3BACKUP_IMAGE="dokku/s3backup:0.11.1"
 export PLUGIN_WAIT_IMAGE="dokku/wait:0.4.3"
diff --git a/install b/install
index 6521cc36..d8238d24 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 source "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/config"
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
+
 set -eo pipefail
 [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ plugin-install() {
   mkdir -p "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT" || echo "Failed to create $PLUGIN_SERVICE data directory"
   chown dokku:dokku "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT"
 
+  fn-plugin-property-setup "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX"
   mkdir -p "$PLUGIN_CONFIG_ROOT" || echo "Failed to create $PLUGIN_SERVICE config directory"
   chown dokku:dokku "$PLUGIN_CONFIG_ROOT"
 
diff --git a/subcommands/backup-s3class b/subcommands/backup-s3class
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..780f7a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subcommands/backup-s3class
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$(dirname "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)")/config"
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_BASE_PATH/common/functions"
+source "$(dirname "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)")/functions"
+
+service-backup-s3class-cmd() {
+  #E set the s3 storage class to Standard Infrequent Access
+  #E dokku $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:backup-s3class lolipop STANDARD_IA
+  #A service, service to run command against
+  #A storage-class, an aws S3 storage class
+  declare desc="sets the S3 storage class to be used for backups on the $PLUGIN_SERVICE service"
+  local cmd="$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:backup-s3class" argv=("$@")
+  [[ ${argv[0]} == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
+  declare SERVICE="$1" STORAGE_CLASS="$2"
+  is_implemented_command "$cmd" || dokku_log_fail "Not yet implemented"
+
+  [[ -z "$SERVICE" ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify a valid name for the service"
+  [[ -z "$STORAGE_CLASS" ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify an aws S3 storage class"
+  [[ ! "$STORAGE_CLASS" =~ ^(STANDARD|REDUCED_REDUNDANCY|STANDARD_IA|ONEZONE_IA|INTELLIGENT_TIERING|GLACIER|DEEP_ARCHIVE)$ ]] && dokku_log_fail "$STORAGE_CLASS is not a valid S3 storage class. Read https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/s3/cp.html for more information."
+  service_backup_s3class "$SERVICE" "$STORAGE_CLASS"
+  echo "Set the storage class to $STORAGE_CLASS"
+}
+
+service-backup-s3class-cmd "$@"