diff --git a/backup/backuplib.php b/backup/backuplib.php
index 40b7a17a083..5eebf827854 100644
--- a/backup/backuplib.php
+++ b/backup/backuplib.php
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@
             fwrite ($bf,full_tag("STUDENTS",3,false,$course->students));
             fwrite ($bf,full_tag("GUEST",3,false,$course->guest));
             fwrite ($bf,full_tag("STARTDATE",3,false,$course->startdate));
+            fwrite ($bf,full_tag("ENROLPERIOD",3,false,$course->enrolperiod));
             fwrite ($bf,full_tag("NUMSECTIONS",3,false,$course->numsections));
             //fwrite ($bf,full_tag("SHOWRECENT",3,false,$course->showrecent));    INFO: This is out in 1.3
             fwrite ($bf,full_tag("MAXBYTES",3,false,$course->maxbytes));
diff --git a/backup/restorelib.php b/backup/restorelib.php
index 10d236a0287..72369d40cc0 100644
--- a/backup/restorelib.php
+++ b/backup/restorelib.php
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@
             $course->students = addslashes($course_header->course_students);
             $course->guest = addslashes($course_header->course_guest);
             $course->startdate = addslashes($course_header->course_startdate);
+            $course->enrolperiod = addslashes($course_header->course_enrolperiod);
             $course->numsections = addslashes($course_header->course_numsections);
             //$course->showrecent = addslashes($course_header->course_showrecent);   INFO: This is out in 1.3
             $course->maxbytes = addslashes($course_header->course_maxbytes);
@@ -2215,6 +2216,9 @@
                         case "STARTDATE":
                             $this->info->course_startdate = $this->getContents();
                             break;
+                        case "ENROLPERIOD":
+                            $this->info->course_enrolperiod = $this->getContents();
+                            break;
                         case "NUMSECTIONS":
                             $this->info->course_numsections = $this->getContents();
                             break;