diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/backup.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/backup.py
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+"""Backup platform for the Recorder integration."""
+from logging import getLogger
+
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
+
+from . import Recorder
+from .const import DATA_INSTANCE
+from .util import async_migration_in_progress
+
+_LOGGER = getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+async def async_pre_backup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Perform operations before a backup starts."""
+    _LOGGER.info("Backup start notification, locking database for writes")
+    instance: Recorder = hass.data[DATA_INSTANCE]
+    if async_migration_in_progress(hass):
+        raise HomeAssistantError("Database migration in progress")
+    await instance.lock_database()
+
+
+async def async_post_backup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Perform operations after a backup finishes."""
+    instance: Recorder = hass.data[DATA_INSTANCE]
+    _LOGGER.info("Backup end notification, releasing write lock")
+    if not instance.unlock_database():
+        raise HomeAssistantError("Could not release database write lock")
diff --git a/tests/components/recorder/test_backup.py b/tests/components/recorder/test_backup.py
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+"""Test backup platform for the Recorder integration."""
+
+
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.components.recorder.backup import async_post_backup, async_pre_backup
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
+
+from tests.common import async_init_recorder_component
+
+
+async def test_async_pre_backup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test pre backup."""
+    await async_init_recorder_component(hass)
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.recorder.backup.Recorder.lock_database"
+    ) as lock_mock:
+        await async_pre_backup(hass)
+        assert lock_mock.called
+
+
+async def test_async_pre_backup_with_timeout(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test pre backup with timeout."""
+    await async_init_recorder_component(hass)
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.recorder.backup.Recorder.lock_database",
+        side_effect=TimeoutError(),
+    ) as lock_mock, pytest.raises(TimeoutError):
+        await async_pre_backup(hass)
+        assert lock_mock.called
+
+
+async def test_async_pre_backup_with_migration(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test pre backup with migration."""
+    await async_init_recorder_component(hass)
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.recorder.backup.async_migration_in_progress",
+        return_value=True,
+    ), pytest.raises(HomeAssistantError):
+        await async_pre_backup(hass)
+
+
+async def test_async_post_backup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test post backup."""
+    await async_init_recorder_component(hass)
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.recorder.backup.Recorder.unlock_database"
+    ) as unlock_mock:
+        await async_post_backup(hass)
+        assert unlock_mock.called
+
+
+async def test_async_post_backup_failure(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test post backup failure."""
+    await async_init_recorder_component(hass)
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.recorder.backup.Recorder.unlock_database",
+        return_value=False,
+    ) as unlock_mock, pytest.raises(HomeAssistantError):
+        await async_post_backup(hass)
+        assert unlock_mock.called