diff --git a/image/cli/Dockerfile b/image/cli/Dockerfile
index f808900986..a84bc4073e 100644
--- a/image/cli/Dockerfile
+++ b/image/cli/Dockerfile
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ RUN chmod -R ug+rwx ${HOME}/env.sh && \
     chmod -R ug+w /mascli && \
     chmod +x /mascli/mas && \
     chmod +x /mascli/must-gather/* && \
+    chmod +x /mascli/backup-restore/* && \
     chmod +x /opt/app-root/src/.bashrc && \
     chmod +x /usr/bin/gather && \
     chmod -R g+w $ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH/ibm/mas_devops && \
diff --git a/image/cli/mascli/backup-restore/mascore-backup-restore.sh b/image/cli/mascli/backup-restore/mascore-backup-restore.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..aadef5cc8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/image/cli/mascli/backup-restore/mascore-backup-restore.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+# Licensed Materials - Property of IBM
+# 5737-M66, 5900-AAA
+# (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2023 All Rights Reserved.
+# US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication, or disclosure
+# restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+
+function backupSingleResource {
+    RESOURCE_KIND=$1
+    RESOURCE_NAME=$2
+
+    if [ -z "$3" ]; then
+        RESOURCE_NAMESPACE=$MAS_CORE_NAMESPACE
+    else
+        RESOURCE_NAMESPACE=$3
+    fi
+    
+    echo "Backing up $RESOURCE_KIND/$RESOURCE_NAME in the $RESOURCE_NAMESPACE namespace..."
+    echo "Saving $RESOURCE_KIND/$RESOURCE_NAME to $BACKUP_FOLDER/$RESOURCE_KIND-$RESOURCE_NAME.yaml"
+    oc get $RESOURCE_KIND  $RESOURCE_NAME -n $RESOURCE_NAMESPACE -o yaml | yq 'del(.metadata.creationTimestamp, .metadata.ownerReferences, .metadata.generation,  .metadata.resourceVersion, .metadata.uid, .metadata.annotations["kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration"], .status)' >  $BACKUP_FOLDER/$RESOURCE_KIND-$RESOURCE_NAME.yaml
+}
+
+function backupResources {
+    RESOURCES=$1
+
+    echo "Backing up all $RESOURCES resources in the $MAS_CORE_NAMESPACE namespace..."
+    
+    numberOfItems=`(oc get $RESOURCES -n $MAS_CORE_NAMESPACE -o yaml | yq '.items | length')`
+    
+    for (( i = 0; i < $numberOfItems; i++ ))
+    do
+        resourceYaml=`(oc get $RESOURCES  -n $MAS_CORE_NAMESPACE -o yaml | yq .items[$i])`
+        resourceKind=`(echo "$resourceYaml" | yq .kind)`
+        resourceName=`(echo "$resourceYaml" | yq .metadata.name)`
+        hasCredentials=`(echo "$resourceYaml" | yq '.spec.config.credentials | has("secretName")')`
+        if [ "$hasCredentials" == "true" ]; then
+            credentialsName=`(echo "$resourceYaml" | yq .spec.config.credentials.secretName)`
+            echo "The credentials $credentialsName will be backed up for the resource $resourceName "
+            backupSingleResource Secret $credentialsName
+        fi
+        echo "Saving "$resourceKind" named $resourceName to $BACKUP_FOLDER/$resourceKind-$resourceName.yaml"
+        echo "$resourceYaml" |  yq 'del(.metadata.creationTimestamp, .metadata.ownerReferences, .metadata.generation,  .metadata.resourceVersion, .metadata.uid, .metadata.annotations["kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration"], .status)' >  $BACKUP_FOLDER/$resourceKind-$resourceName.yaml
+    done
+}
+
+function checkForManualCertMgmt {
+
+    echo "Determining if Manual Certificate Management is enabled..."
+    
+    suiteYaml=`(oc get Suite  $MAS_INSTANCE_ID -n $MAS_CORE_NAMESPACE -o yaml)`
+    hasCertMgmt=`(echo "$suiteYaml" |  yq '.spec.settings | has("manualCertMgmt")')`
+    if [ "$hasCertMgmt" == "true" ]; then
+        hasCertMgmtValue=`(echo "$suiteYaml" | yq .spec.settings.manualCertMgmt)`
+        if [ "$hasCertMgmtValue" == "true" ]; then
+            echo "Manual Certificate Management is detected - the Secret $MAS_INSTANCE_ID-cert-public will be backed up..."
+            backupSingleResource Secret $MAS_INSTANCE_ID-cert-public
+        fi
+    fi
+
+}
+
+function checkForCustomIssuer {
+
+    echo "Determining if a custom ClusterIssuer is being used..."
+    
+    suiteYaml=`(oc get Suite  $MAS_INSTANCE_ID -n $MAS_CORE_NAMESPACE -o yaml)`
+    hasCustomIssuer=`(echo "$suiteYaml" |  yq '.spec | has("certificateIssuer")')`
+    
+    if [ "$hasCustomIssuer" == "true" ]; then
+        customIssuerName=`(echo "$suiteYaml" | yq .spec.certificateIssuer.name)`
+        certManagerNamespace==`(echo "$suiteYaml" | yq .spec.certManagerNamespace)`
+        echo -e "\n\n+-----------------------------------------------------+\n"
+        echo -e "ATTENTION!!!\n"
+        echo -e "A custom ClusterIssuer configuration has been detected!!!"
+        echo -e "The ClusterIssuer instance name is: $customIssuerName"
+        echo -e "The cert-manager namespace specified is:  instance name is $certManagerNamespace"
+        echo -e "Consult cert-manager documentation for details on backing up cert-manager resources https://cert-manager.io/v1.1-docs/configuration/"
+        echo -e "\n+-----------------------------------------------------+\n"
+        read  -n 1 -p "It is your responsibilit to back up the ClusterIssuer $customIssuerName and its associasciated Secret resources. Press any key to continue." mainmenuinput
+        echo -e "\n"
+    else 
+        echo "Custom ClusterIssuer has not been detected."
+    fi
+
+}
+        
+
+# =============================================================================
+# MAS Core Namespace Backup and Restore
+# =============================================================================
+
+
+# Process command line arguments
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
+do
+    key="$1"
+    shift
+    case $key in
+        -i|--mas-instance-id)
+        MAS_INSTANCE_ID=$1
+        shift
+        ;;
+
+        -f|--backup-folder)
+        BACKUP_FOLDER=$1
+        shift
+        ;;
+
+        -m|--mode)
+        MODE=$1
+        shift
+        ;;
+
+
+        -h|--help)
+        echo "IBM Maximo Application Suite Core Namespace Backup and Restore "
+        echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
+        echo "  mascore-backup-restore.sh -i MAS_INSTANCE_ID -f BACKUP_FOLDER -m backup|restore"
+        echo ""
+        echo "Example usage: "
+        echo "  mascore-backup-restore.sh -i dev -f ./ -m backup"
+        echo "  mascore-backup-restore.sh -i dev -f ./ -m restore"
+        echo ""
+        echo "  -i, --mas-instance-id   The MAS instance id that should be backed up or restored to"
+        echo "  -f, --backup-folder     The folder where backup artifacts should be written to or read from"
+        echo "  -m, --mode              Whether to backup or restore. Valid values are backup or restore"
+        echo ""
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+
+        *)
+        # unknown option
+        echo -e "\nUsage Error: Unsupported flag \"${key}\"\n\n"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+: ${MAS_INSTANCE_ID?"Need to set -i|--mas-instance-id argument"}
+: ${BACKUP_FOLDER?"Need to set -f|--backup-folder argument"}
+: ${MODE?"Need to set -m|--mode argument backup|restore"}
+
+MAS_CORE_NAMESPACE=mas-$MAS_INSTANCE_ID-core
+
+# 2. Pre-req checks
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+command -v oc >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "Required executable \"oc\" not found on PATH.  Aborting."; exit 1; }
+command -v yq >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "Required executable \"yq\" not found on PATH.  Aborting."; exit 1; }
+
+
+oc whoami &> /dev/null
+if [[ "$?" == "1" ]]; then
+  echo "You must be logged in to your OpenShift cluster to proceed (oc login)"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+if [ "$MODE" == "backup" ]; then
+    echo "Starting MAS Core backup using the instance id $MAS_INSTANCE_ID to $BACKUP_FOLDER"
+    mkdir -p $BACKUP_FOLDER
+    checkForCustomIssuer
+    checkForManualCertMgmt
+    backupSingleResource Subscription ibm-mas-operator
+    backupSingleResource Secret ibm-entitlement
+    backupSingleResource Secret $MAS_INSTANCE_ID-credentials-superuser
+    backupSingleResource OperatorGroup ibm-mas-operator-group
+    backupSingleResource Suite $MAS_INSTANCE_ID
+    backupResources mongocfgs
+    backupResources kafkacfgs
+    backupResources jdbccfgs
+    backupResources slscfgs
+    backupResources bascfgs
+    backupResources workspaces
+    backupResources smtpcfgs
+    backupResources watsonstudiocfgs
+    backupResources objectstoragecfgs
+    backupResources pushnotificationcfgs
+    backupResources scimcfgs
+    backupResources idpcfgs
+    backupResources appconnects
+    backupResources humai
+    backupResources mviedges
+elif [ "$MODE" == "restore" ]; then
+     echo "Starting MAS Core restore of theinstance id $MAS_INSTANCE_ID from $BACKUP_FOLDER"
+    if [ -d "$BACKUP_FOLDER" ]; then
+        oc new-project $MAS_CORE_NAMESPACE
+        for yamlFile in $BACKUP_FOLDER/*.yaml; do
+            echo "Applying recouce from $yamlFile"
+            oc apply -f $yamlFile
+        done
+    else 
+        echo "MAS Core restore cannot complete. The folder $BACKUP_FOLDER does not exist."
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Unknown mode $MODE specified. Valid values for mode are backup or restore."
+fi
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