diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/account/AccountsListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/account/AccountsListFragment.java
index d099027d2..a83ab10bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/account/AccountsListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/account/AccountsListFragment.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 import org.gnucash.android.ui.util.AccountBalanceTask;
 import org.gnucash.android.ui.util.CursorRecyclerAdapter;
 import org.gnucash.android.ui.util.widget.EmptyRecyclerView;
+import org.gnucash.android.util.BackupManager;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ public void tryDeleteAccount(long rowId) {
         if (acc.getTransactionCount() > 0 || mAccountsDbAdapter.getSubAccountCount(acc.getUID()) > 0) {
             showConfirmationDialog(rowId);
         } else {
+            BackupManager.backupActiveBook();
             // Avoid calling AccountsDbAdapter.deleteRecord(long). See #654
             String uid = mAccountsDbAdapter.getUID(rowId);
             mAccountsDbAdapter.deleteRecord(uid);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/account/DeleteAccountDialogFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/account/DeleteAccountDialogFragment.java
index bc84ac4e1..4d5f6c551 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/account/DeleteAccountDialogFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/account/DeleteAccountDialogFragment.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import org.gnucash.android.model.AccountType;
 import org.gnucash.android.ui.common.Refreshable;
 import org.gnucash.android.ui.homescreen.WidgetConfigurationActivity;
+import org.gnucash.android.util.BackupManager;
 import org.gnucash.android.util.QualifiedAccountNameCursorAdapter;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ public void onClick(View v) {
 
             @Override
             public void onClick(View v) {
+                BackupManager.backupActiveBook();
 
                 AccountsDbAdapter accountsDbAdapter = AccountsDbAdapter.getInstance();