diff --git a/picard/config.py b/picard/config.py
index c40bdc233..e068eec94 100644
--- a/picard/config.py
+++ b/picard/config.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017 Sophist-UK
 # Copyright (C) 2018 Vishal Choudhary
 # Copyright (C) 2020-2021 Gabriel Ferreira
-# Copyright (C) 2021 Bob Swift
+# Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Bob Swift
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ class Config(QtCore.QSettings):
         self.setting = SettingConfigSection(self, "setting")
         self.persist = ConfigSection(self, "persist")
 
-        TextOption("application", "version", '0.0.0dev0')
+        if 'version' not in self.application or not self.application['version']:
+            TextOption("application", "version", '0.0.0dev0')
         self._version = Version.from_string(self.application["version"])
         self._upgrade_hooks = dict()
 
@@ -368,11 +369,16 @@ class Config(QtCore.QSettings):
     def _backup_settings(self):
         if Version(0, 0, 0) < self._version < PICARD_VERSION:
             backup_path = self._versioned_config_filename()
-            log.info('Backing up config file to %s', backup_path)
-            try:
-                shutil.copyfile(self.fileName(), backup_path)
-            except OSError:
-                log.error('Failed backing up config file to %s', backup_path)
+            self._save_backup(backup_path)
+
+    def _save_backup(self, backup_path):
+        log.info('Backing up config file to %s', backup_path)
+        try:
+            shutil.copyfile(self.fileName(), backup_path)
+        except OSError:
+            log.error('Failed backing up config file to %s', backup_path)
+            return False
+        return True
 
     def _write_version(self):
         self.application["version"] = self._version.to_string()
@@ -384,6 +390,12 @@ class Config(QtCore.QSettings):
         return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self.fileName()), '%s-%s.ini' % (
             self.applicationName(), version.to_string(short=True)))
 
+    def save_user_backup(self, backup_path):
+        if backup_path == self.fileName():
+            log.warning("Attempt to backup configuration file to the same path.")
+            return False
+        return self._save_backup(backup_path)
+
 
 class Option(QtCore.QObject):
 
@@ -479,3 +491,14 @@ def get_config():
     Config objects for threads are created on demand and cached for later use.
     """
     return config
+
+
+def load_new_config(filename=None):
+    config_file = get_config().fileName()
+    try:
+        shutil.copy(filename, config_file)
+    except OSError:
+        log.error('Failed restoring config file from %s', filename)
+        return False
+    setup_config(QtCore.QObject.tagger, config_file)
+    return True
diff --git a/picard/ui/options/dialog.py b/picard/ui/options/dialog.py
index 799c94f64..fb576e4c7 100644
--- a/picard/ui/options/dialog.py
+++ b/picard/ui/options/dialog.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Sambhav Kothari
 # Copyright (C) 2017 Suhas
 # Copyright (C) 2018 Vishal Choudhary
-# Copyright (C) 2021 Bob Swift
+# Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Bob Swift
 # Copyright (C) 2021 Gabriel Ferreira
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -174,17 +174,15 @@ class OptionsDialog(PicardDialog, SingletonDialog):
         self.restoreWindowState()
         self.finished.connect(self.saveWindowState)
 
-        for page in self.pages:
-            try:
-                page.load()
-            except Exception:
-                log.exception('Failed loading options page %r', page)
-                self.disable_page(page.NAME)
+        self.load_all_pages()
         self.ui.pages_tree.setCurrentItem(self.default_item)
 
         self.profile_page = self.get_page('profiles')
         self.profile_page.signal_refresh.connect(self.update_from_profile_changes)
 
+        self.maintenance_page = self.get_page('maintenance')
+        self.maintenance_page.signal_reload.connect(self.load_all_pages)
+
         self.first_enter = True
         self.installEventFilter(self)
 
@@ -192,6 +190,14 @@ class OptionsDialog(PicardDialog, SingletonDialog):
         current_page = self.item_to_page[self.ui.pages_tree.currentItem()]
         self.set_profiles_button_and_highlight(current_page)
 
+    def load_all_pages(self):
+        for page in self.pages:
+            try:
+                page.load()
+            except Exception:
+                log.exception('Failed loading options page %r', page)
+                self.disable_page(page.NAME)
+
     def page_has_profile_options(self, page):
         try:
             name = page.PARENT if page.PARENT in UserProfileGroups.SETTINGS_GROUPS else page.NAME
diff --git a/picard/ui/options/maintenance.py b/picard/ui/options/maintenance.py
index f08895641..faaf18609 100644
--- a/picard/ui/options/maintenance.py
+++ b/picard/ui/options/maintenance.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Picard, the next-generation MusicBrainz tagger
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2021 Bob Swift
+# Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Bob Swift
 # Copyright (C) 2021 Laurent Monin
 # Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Philipp Wolfer
 #
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
 
+import datetime
 from os import path
 
 from PyQt5 import (
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ from picard import log
 from picard.config import (
     Option,
     get_config,
+    load_new_config,
 )
+from picard.config_upgrade import upgrade_config
 
 from picard.ui.options import (
     OptionsPage,
@@ -65,6 +68,8 @@ class MaintenanceOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
 
     options = []
 
+    signal_reload = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
+
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
         self.ui = Ui_MaintenanceOptionsPage()
@@ -88,6 +93,8 @@ class MaintenanceOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
         self.ui.select_all.stateChanged.connect(self.select_all_changed)
         self.ui.enable_cleanup.stateChanged.connect(self.enable_cleanup_changed)
         self.ui.open_folder_button.clicked.connect(self.open_config_dir)
+        self.ui.save_backup_button.clicked.connect(self.save_backup)
+        self.ui.load_backup_button.clicked.connect(self.load_backup)
 
         # Set the palette of the config file QLineEdit widget to inactive.
         palette_normal = self.ui.config_file.palette()
@@ -154,6 +161,116 @@ class MaintenanceOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
         config_dir = path.split(config.fileName())[0]
         QtGui.QDesktopServices.openUrl(QtCore.QUrl.fromLocalFile(config_dir))
 
+    def _get_dialog_filetypes(self, _ext='.ini'):
+        return ";;".join((
+            _("Configuration files") + " (*{0})".format(_ext,),
+            _("All files") + " (*)",
+        ))
+
+    def _make_backup_filename(self, auto=False):
+        config = get_config()
+        _filename = path.split(config.fileName())[1]
+        _root, _ext = path.splitext(_filename)
+        return "{0}_{1}_Backup_{2}{3}".format(
+            _root,
+            'Auto' if auto else 'User',
+            datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M"),
+            _ext,
+        )
+
+    def _backup_error(self, dialog_title=None):
+        if not dialog_title:
+            dialog_title = _("Backup Configuration File")
+        dialog = QtWidgets.QMessageBox(
+            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.Icon.Critical,
+            dialog_title,
+            _("There was a problem backing up the configuration file. Please see the logs for more details."),
+            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok,
+            self
+        )
+        dialog.exec_()
+
+    def save_backup(self):
+        config = get_config()
+        directory = path.normpath(QtCore.QStandardPaths.writableLocation(QtCore.QStandardPaths.StandardLocation.DocumentsLocation))
+        filename = self._make_backup_filename()
+        ext = path.splitext(filename)[1]
+        default_path = path.normpath(path.join(directory, filename))
+
+        dialog_title = _("Backup Configuration File")
+        dialog_file_types = self._get_dialog_filetypes(ext)
+        options = QtWidgets.QFileDialog.Options()
+        filename, file_type = QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self, dialog_title, default_path, dialog_file_types, options=options)
+        if not filename:
+            return
+        # Fix issue where Qt may set the extension twice
+        (name, ext) = path.splitext(filename)
+        if ext and str(name).endswith('.' + ext):
+            filename = name
+
+        if config.save_user_backup(filename):
+            dialog = QtWidgets.QMessageBox(
+                QtWidgets.QMessageBox.Icon.Information,
+                dialog_title,
+                _("Configuration successfully backed up to %s") % filename,
+                QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok,
+                self
+            )
+            dialog.exec_()
+        else:
+            self._backup_error(dialog_title)
+
+    def load_backup(self):
+        dialog_title = _("Load Backup Configuration File")
+        dialog = QtWidgets.QMessageBox(
+            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.Icon.Warning,
+            dialog_title,
+            _("Loading a backup configuration file will replace the current configuration settings. "
+            "A backup copy of the current file will be saved automatically.\n\nDo you want to continue?"),
+            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok | QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.Cancel,
+            self
+        )
+        dialog.setDefaultButton(QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.Cancel)
+        if not dialog.exec_() == QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok:
+            return
+
+        config = get_config()
+        directory = path.normpath(QtCore.QStandardPaths.writableLocation(QtCore.QStandardPaths.StandardLocation.DocumentsLocation))
+        filename = path.join(directory, self._make_backup_filename(auto=True))
+        if not config.save_user_backup(filename):
+            self._backup_error()
+            return
+
+        ext = path.splitext(filename)[1]
+        dialog_file_types = self._get_dialog_filetypes(ext)
+        directory = path.normpath(QtCore.QStandardPaths.writableLocation(QtCore.QStandardPaths.StandardLocation.DocumentsLocation))
+        options = QtWidgets.QFileDialog.Options()
+        filename, file_type = QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self, dialog_title, directory, dialog_file_types, options=options)
+        if not filename:
+            return
+        log.warning('Loading configuration from %s' % filename)
+        if load_new_config(filename):
+            config = get_config()
+            upgrade_config(config)
+            QtCore.QObject.config = get_config()
+            self.signal_reload.emit()
+            dialog = QtWidgets.QMessageBox(
+                QtWidgets.QMessageBox.Icon.Information,
+                dialog_title,
+                _("Configuration successfully loaded from %s") % filename,
+                QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok,
+                self
+            )
+        else:
+            dialog = QtWidgets.QMessageBox(
+                QtWidgets.QMessageBox.Icon.Critical,
+                dialog_title,
+                _("There was a problem restoring the configuration file. Please see the logs for more details."),
+                QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok,
+                self
+            )
+        dialog.exec_()
+
     def column_items(self, column):
         for idx in range(self.ui.tableWidget.rowCount()):
             yield self.ui.tableWidget.item(idx, column)
diff --git a/picard/ui/ui_options_maintenance.py b/picard/ui/ui_options_maintenance.py
index 1a807398b..3dbf44402 100644
--- a/picard/ui/ui_options_maintenance.py
+++ b/picard/ui/ui_options_maintenance.py
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ class Ui_MaintenanceOptionsPage(object):
         self.open_folder_button.setObjectName("open_folder_button")
         self.horizontalLayout_3.addWidget(self.open_folder_button)
         self.vboxlayout.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_3)
+        self.horizontalLayout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
+        self.horizontalLayout.setContentsMargins(-1, -1, -1, 0)
+        self.horizontalLayout.setObjectName("horizontalLayout")
+        spacerItem = QtWidgets.QSpacerItem(40, 20, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Minimum)
+        self.horizontalLayout.addItem(spacerItem)
+        self.load_backup_button = QtWidgets.QToolButton(MaintenanceOptionsPage)
+        self.load_backup_button.setObjectName("load_backup_button")
+        self.horizontalLayout.addWidget(self.load_backup_button)
+        self.save_backup_button = QtWidgets.QToolButton(MaintenanceOptionsPage)
+        self.save_backup_button.setObjectName("save_backup_button")
+        self.horizontalLayout.addWidget(self.save_backup_button)
+        self.vboxlayout.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout)
         self.option_counts = QtWidgets.QLabel(MaintenanceOptionsPage)
         sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred)
         sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
@@ -46,8 +58,8 @@ class Ui_MaintenanceOptionsPage(object):
         self.description.setIndent(0)
         self.description.setObjectName("description")
         self.vboxlayout.addWidget(self.description)
-        spacerItem = QtWidgets.QSpacerItem(20, 8, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Minimum, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Fixed)
-        self.vboxlayout.addItem(spacerItem)
+        spacerItem1 = QtWidgets.QSpacerItem(20, 8, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Minimum, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Fixed)
+        self.vboxlayout.addItem(spacerItem1)
         self.line = QtWidgets.QFrame(MaintenanceOptionsPage)
         self.line.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.HLine)
         self.line.setFrameShadow(QtWidgets.QFrame.Sunken)
@@ -73,5 +85,7 @@ class Ui_MaintenanceOptionsPage(object):
         _translate = QtCore.QCoreApplication.translate
         self.label.setText(_("Configuration File:"))
         self.open_folder_button.setText(_("Open folder"))
+        self.load_backup_button.setText(_("Load Backup"))
+        self.save_backup_button.setText(_("Save Backup"))
         self.enable_cleanup.setText(_("Remove selected options"))
         self.select_all.setText(_("Select all"))
diff --git a/ui/options_maintenance.ui b/ui/options_maintenance.ui
index ac4fd98c7..45b971c40 100644
--- a/ui/options_maintenance.ui
+++ b/ui/options_maintenance.ui
@@ -39,6 +39,40 @@
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+     <property name="bottomMargin">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>40</width>
+         <height>20</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="load_backup_button">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Load Backup</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="save_backup_button">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Save Backup</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="option_counts">
      <property name="sizePolicy">