diff --git a/duplicity-backup.conf.example b/duplicity-backup.conf.example
index bcdbeaa..1ededf2 100644
--- a/duplicity-backup.conf.example
+++ b/duplicity-backup.conf.example
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ DEST="s3+http://foobar-backup-bucket/backup-folder/"
 #DEST="webdav[s]://user[:password]@other.host[:port]/some_dir"
 #DEST="gdocs://foobar_google_account/some_dir"
 #DEST="swift://foobar_swift_container/some_dir"
+#DEST="dpbx:///foobar_swift_container/some_dir"
 #DEST="b2://some_account_id[:some_application_key]@some_bucket_name/some_dir"
 
 
@@ -174,6 +175,13 @@ DEST="s3+http://foobar-backup-bucket/backup-folder/"
 #SWIFT_AUTHURL="foobar_swift_authurl"
 #SWIFT_AUTHVERSION="2"
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# DROPBOX INFORMATION
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Uncomment these lines if you're using Dropbox
+#
+#DPBX_ACCESS_TOKEN="foobar_dropbox_access_token"
+
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # INCLUDE LIST OF DIRECTORIES
diff --git a/duplicity-backup.sh b/duplicity-backup.sh
index 8fa9dfb..40f08a3 100755
--- a/duplicity-backup.sh
+++ b/duplicity-backup.sh
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ export SWIFT_USERNAME
 export SWIFT_PASSWORD
 export SWIFT_AUTHURL
 export SWIFT_AUTHVERSION
+export DPBX_ACCESS_TOKEN
 export PASSPHRASE
 export SIGN_PASSPHRASE
 
@@ -448,6 +449,12 @@ else
   DEST_IS_S3=false
 fi
 
+if  [ "$(echo "${DEST}" | cut -c 1,4)" = "dpbx" ]; then
+  DEST_IS_DPBX=true
+else
+  DEST_IS_DPBX=false
+fi
+
 if  [ "$(echo "${DEST}" | cut -c 1,2)" = "b2" ]; then
   DEST_IS_B2=true
   B2CMD="$(which b2)"
@@ -481,6 +488,8 @@ check_variables ()
   config_sanity_fail "An s3 DEST has been specified, but AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID or AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY have not been configured"
   [[ ( ${DEST_IS_GS} = true && (${GS_ACCESS_KEY_ID} = "foobar_gcs_key_id" || ${GS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY} = "foobar_gcs_secret_id" )) ]] && \
   config_sanity_fail "A Google Cloud Storage DEST has been specified, but GS_ACCESS_KEY_ID or GS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY have not been configured"
+  [[ ( ${DEST_IS_DPBX} = true && (${DPBX_ACCESS_TOKEN} = "foobar_dropbox_access_token" )) ]] && \
+  config_sanity_fail "A Dropbox DEST has been specified, but DPBX_ACCESS_TOKEN has not been configured"
   [[ ! -z "${INCEXCFILE}" && ! -f ${INCEXCFILE} ]] && config_sanity_fail "The specified INCEXCFILE ${INCEXCFILE} does not exists"
 }
 
@@ -1151,6 +1160,7 @@ unset AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
 unset AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
 unset GS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
 unset GS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+unset DPBX_ACCESS_TOKEN
 unset PASSPHRASE
 unset SIGN_PASSPHRASE
 unset FTP_PASSWORD