diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
index d3e5a8546..5329a928c 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
@@ -445,7 +445,16 @@ func findParentSnapshot(ctx context.Context, repo restic.ListerLoaderUnpacked, o
 }
 
 func runBackup(ctx context.Context, opts BackupOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, term *termstatus.Terminal, args []string) error {
-	err := opts.Check(gopts, args)
+	var vsscfg fs.VSSConfig
+	var err error
+
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		if vsscfg, err = fs.ParseVSSConfig(gopts.extended); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = opts.Check(gopts, args)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -557,7 +566,7 @@ func runBackup(ctx context.Context, opts BackupOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, ter
 			}
 		}
 
-		localVss := fs.NewLocalVss(errorHandler, messageHandler)
+		localVss := fs.NewLocalVss(errorHandler, messageHandler, vsscfg)
 		defer localVss.DeleteSnapshots()
 		targetFS = localVss
 	}
diff --git a/internal/fs/fs_local_vss.go b/internal/fs/fs_local_vss.go
index aa3522aea..f68e2ff28 100644
--- a/internal/fs/fs_local_vss.go
+++ b/internal/fs/fs_local_vss.go
@@ -3,12 +3,40 @@ package fs
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/options"
 )
 
+// VSSConfig holds extended options of windows volume shadow copy service.
+type VSSConfig struct {
+}
+
+func init() {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		options.Register("vss", VSSConfig{})
+	}
+}
+
+// NewVSSConfig returns a new VSSConfig with the default values filled in.
+func NewVSSConfig() VSSConfig {
+	return VSSConfig{}
+}
+
+// ParseVSSConfig parses a VSS extended options to VSSConfig struct.
+func ParseVSSConfig(o options.Options) (VSSConfig, error) {
+	cfg := NewVSSConfig()
+	o = o.Extract("vss")
+	if err := o.Apply("vss", &cfg); err != nil {
+		return VSSConfig{}, err
+	}
+
+	return cfg, nil
+}
+
 // ErrorHandler is used to report errors via callback
 type ErrorHandler func(item string, err error) error
 
@@ -31,7 +59,7 @@ var _ FS = &LocalVss{}
 
 // NewLocalVss creates a new wrapper around the windows filesystem using volume
 // shadow copy service to access locked files.
-func NewLocalVss(msgError ErrorHandler, msgMessage MessageHandler) *LocalVss {
+func NewLocalVss(msgError ErrorHandler, msgMessage MessageHandler, cfg VSSConfig) *LocalVss {
 	return &LocalVss{
 		FS:              Local{},
 		snapshots:       make(map[string]VssSnapshot),