diff --git a/edenscm/hgext/infinitepush/bundleparts.py b/edenscm/hgext/infinitepush/bundleparts.py
index 3ffa8dfe76..c08dbe3cda 100644
--- a/edenscm/hgext/infinitepush/bundleparts.py
+++ b/edenscm/hgext/infinitepush/bundleparts.py
@@ -144,6 +144,19 @@ def getscratchbranchparts(
     except KeyError:
         pass
 
+    try:
+        snapshot = extensions.find("snapshot")
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        data = snapshot.bundleparts.getmetadatafromrevs(repo, outgoing.missing)
+        if data:
+            parts.append(
+                bundle2.bundlepart(
+                    snapshot.bundleparts.snapshotmetadataparttype, data=data
+                )
+            )
+
     return parts
 
 
diff --git a/edenscm/hgext/infinitepush/server.py b/edenscm/hgext/infinitepush/server.py
index 6bf78590ee..d2bf15185b 100644
--- a/edenscm/hgext/infinitepush/server.py
+++ b/edenscm/hgext/infinitepush/server.py
@@ -465,6 +465,12 @@ def processparts(orig, repo, op, unbundler):
     except KeyError:
         pass
 
+    try:
+        snapshot = extensions.find("snapshot")
+        partforwardingwhitelist.append(snapshot.bundleparts.snapshotmetadataparttype)
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+
     bundler = bundle2.bundle20(repo.ui)
     compress = repo.ui.config("infinitepush", "bundlecompression", "UN")
     bundler.setcompression(compress)
diff --git a/edenscm/hgext/snapshot/__init__.py b/edenscm/hgext/snapshot/__init__.py
index ead37149cb..80c1c66b20 100644
--- a/edenscm/hgext/snapshot/__init__.py
+++ b/edenscm/hgext/snapshot/__init__.py
@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@ Configs::
     [ui]
     # Allow to run `hg checkout` for snapshot revisions
     allow-checkout-snapshot = False
+
+    [snapshot]
+    # Sync snapshot metadata via bundle2
+    enable-sync-bundle = False
 """
 
 from edenscm.mercurial import error, extensions, hg, registrar
 from edenscm.mercurial.i18n import _
 
-from . import blobstore, cmds as snapshotcommands, metadata
+from . import blobstore, bundleparts, cmds as snapshotcommands, metadata
 
 
 cmdtable = snapshotcommands.cmdtable
@@ -33,6 +37,11 @@ cmdtable = snapshotcommands.cmdtable
 configtable = {}
 configitem = registrar.configitem(configtable)
 configitem("ui", "allow-checkout-snapshot", default=False)
+configitem("snapshot", "enable-sync-bundle", default=False)
+
+
+def uisetup(ui):
+    bundleparts.uisetup(ui)
 
 
 def reposetup(ui, repo):
diff --git a/edenscm/hgext/snapshot/bundleparts.py b/edenscm/hgext/snapshot/bundleparts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7f92c0308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edenscm/hgext/snapshot/bundleparts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Facebook, Inc.
+#
+# This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of the
+# GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version.
+
+import struct
+
+from edenscm.mercurial import bundle2, error
+from edenscm.mercurial.i18n import _
+
+from . import metadata
+
+
+snapshotmetadataparttype = "b2x:snapshotmetadata"
+
+
+def uisetup(ui):
+    if ui.configbool("snapshot", "enable-sync-bundle"):
+        bundle2.capabilities[snapshotmetadataparttype] = ()
+
+
+def getmetadatafromrevs(repo, revs):
+    """get binary representation of snapshot metadata by a list of revs
+    """
+    metadataids = set()
+    unfi = repo.unfiltered()
+    for rev in revs:
+        # TODO(alexeyqu): move this check into a function
+        if rev not in unfi:
+            raise error.Abort(_("%s not found in repo\n") % rev)
+        ctx = unfi[rev]
+        snapshotmetadataid = ctx.extra().get("snapshotmetadataid", None)
+        if snapshotmetadataid:
+            metadataids.add(snapshotmetadataid)
+    if not metadataids:
+        return None
+    return binaryencode(repo, metadataids)
+
+
+@bundle2.parthandler(snapshotmetadataparttype)
+def handlemetadata(op, inpart):
+    """unpack metadata for snapshots
+    """
+    binarydecode(op.repo, inpart)
+
+
+_versionentry = struct.Struct(">B")
+_binaryentry = struct.Struct(">64sI")
+
+
+def binaryencode(repo, metadataids):
+    """encode snapshot metadata into a binary stream
+
+    the binary format is:
+        <version-byte>[<chunk-id><chunk-length><chunk-content>]+
+
+    :version-byte: is a version byte
+    :chunk-id: is a string of 64 chars -- sha256 of the chunk
+    :chunk-length: is an unsigned int
+    :chunk-content: is the metadata contents (of length <chunk-length>)
+    """
+
+    def _encode(oid, data):
+        return [_binaryentry.pack(oid, len(data)), data]
+
+    metadataauxfileids = set()
+    binaryparts = []
+    # store the version info
+    binaryparts.append(_versionentry.pack(metadata.snapshotmetadata.VERSION))
+    # store the metadata files
+    for metadataid in metadataids:
+        snapmetadata = metadata.snapshotmetadata.getfromlocalstorage(repo, metadataid)
+        metadataauxfileids.update(snapmetadata.getauxfileids())
+        data = snapmetadata.serialize()
+        binaryparts += _encode(metadataid, data)
+    # store files that are mentioned in metadata
+    for auxfileid in metadataauxfileids:
+        data = repo.svfs.snapshotstore.read(auxfileid)
+        binaryparts += _encode(auxfileid, data)
+    return "".join(binaryparts)
+
+
+def binarydecode(repo, stream):
+    """decode a binary stream into individual blobs and store them
+    Returns a list of file ids.
+
+    the binary format is:
+        <version-byte>[<chunk-id><chunk-length><chunk-content>]+
+
+    :version-byte: is a version byte
+    :chunk-id: is a string of 64 chars -- sha256 of the chunk
+    :chunk-length: is an unsigned int
+    :chunk-content: is the metadata contents (of length <chunk-length>)
+    """
+    # check the version info
+    version = _versionentry.unpack(stream.read(_versionentry.size))[0]
+    if version != metadata.snapshotmetadata.VERSION:
+        raise error.Abort(_("invalid version number %d") % version)
+    entrysize = _binaryentry.size
+    fileids = []
+    while True:
+        entry = stream.read(entrysize)
+        if len(entry) < entrysize:
+            if entry:
+                raise error.Abort(_("bad snapshot metadata stream"))
+            break
+        oid, length = _binaryentry.unpack(entry)
+        data = stream.read(length)
+        if len(data) < length:
+            if data:
+                raise error.Abort(_("bad snapshot metadata stream"))
+        repo.svfs.snapshotstore.write(oid, data)
+        fileids.append(oid)
+    return fileids
diff --git a/edenscm/hgext/snapshot/metadata.py b/edenscm/hgext/snapshot/metadata.py
index ab0a0be6c8..2b65add268 100644
--- a/edenscm/hgext/snapshot/metadata.py
+++ b/edenscm/hgext/snapshot/metadata.py
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ class snapshotmetadata(object):
         except ValueError:
             raise error.Abort(_("invalid metadata json: %s\n") % json_string)
 
+    def getauxfileids(self):
+        auxfileids = set()
+        auxfileids.update(f.oid for f in self.unknown)
+        auxfileids.update(f.oid for f in self.localvfsfiles)
+        return auxfileids
+
     @classmethod
     def createfromworkingcopy(cls, repo, status=None, include_untracked=True):
         metadata = cls(repo)
diff --git a/tests/test-fb-hgext-snapshot-backup.t b/tests/test-fb-hgext-snapshot-backup.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f0128fd9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-fb-hgext-snapshot-backup.t
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+# Initial setup
+  $ setconfig extensions.lfs=
+  $ setconfig extensions.rebase=
+  $ setconfig extensions.snapshot=
+  $ setconfig extensions.treemanifest=!
+  $ setconfig visibility.enabled=true
+  $ . "$TESTDIR/library.sh"
+  $ . "$TESTDIR/infinitepush/library.sh"
+  $ setupcommon
+  $ setconfig infinitepushbackup.logdir="$TESTTMP/logs" infinitepushbackup.hostname=testhost
+  $ setconfig snapshot.enable-sync-bundle=true
+
+# Setup server
+  $ hg init server
+  $ cd server
+  $ setupserver
+  $ cd ..
+
+# Setup clients
+  $ hg clone -q ssh://user@dummy/server client
+  $ hg clone -q ssh://user@dummy/server restored
+  $ cd client
+  $ hg debugvisibility start
+
+# Add a file to the store
+  $ echo "foo" > foofile
+  $ mkdir bar
+  $ echo "bar" > bar/file
+  $ hg add foofile bar/file
+  $ hg commit -m "add some files"
+  $ hg push
+  pushing to ssh://user@dummy/server
+  searching for changes
+  remote: adding changesets
+  remote: adding manifests
+  remote: adding file changes
+  remote: added 1 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files
+
+# Call this state a base revision
+  $ BASEREV="$(hg id -i)"
+  $ echo "$BASEREV"
+  3490593cf53c
+
+
+# Snapshot backup test plan:
+# 1) Create a snapshot, back it up + restore on another client
+
+
+# 1) Create a snapshot, back it up + restore on another client
+# Setup the environment
+  $ echo "a" > mergefile
+  $ hg add mergefile
+  $ hg commit -m "merge #1"
+  $ MERGEREV="$(hg id -i)"
+  $ hg checkout "$BASEREV"
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ echo "b" > mergefile
+  $ hg add mergefile
+  $ hg commit -m "merge #2"
+  $ hg merge "$MERGEREV"
+  merging mergefile
+  warning: 1 conflicts while merging mergefile! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 1 files unresolved
+  use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg update -C .' to abandon
+  [1]
+  $ hg rm bar/file
+  $ rm foofile
+  $ echo "another" > bazfile
+  $ hg add bazfile
+  $ echo "fizz" > untrackedfile
+  $ BEFORESTATUS="$(hg status --verbose)"
+  $ echo "$BEFORESTATUS"
+  M mergefile
+  A bazfile
+  R bar/file
+  ! foofile
+  ? mergefile.orig
+  ? untrackedfile
+  # The repository is in an unfinished *merge* state.
+  
+  # Unresolved merge conflicts:
+  # 
+  #     mergefile
+  # 
+  # To mark files as resolved:  hg resolve --mark FILE
+  
+  # To continue:                hg commit
+  # To abort:                   hg update --clean .    (warning: this will discard uncommitted changes)
+  $ BEFOREDIFF="$(hg diff)"
+  $ echo "$BEFOREDIFF"
+  diff -r 6eb2552aed20 bar/file
+  --- a/bar/file	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  +++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@
+  -bar
+  diff -r 6eb2552aed20 bazfile
+  --- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  +++ b/bazfile	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+  +another
+  diff -r 6eb2552aed20 mergefile
+  --- a/mergefile	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  +++ b/mergefile	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  @@ -1,1 +1,5 @@
+  +<<<<<<< working copy: 6eb2552aed20 - test: merge #2
+   b
+  +=======
+  +a
+  +>>>>>>> merge rev:    f473d4d5a1c0 - test: merge #1
+
+# Make a snapshot
+  $ OID="$(hg snapshot create | cut -f2 -d' ')"
+  $ echo "$OID"
+  aaa7692160b6c5c0e4c13787d9343cf89fc2311a
+
+# Back it up
+  $ hg cloud backup --hidden -r "$OID"
+  backing up stack rooted at f473d4d5a1c0
+  remote: pushing 3 commits:
+  remote:     f473d4d5a1c0  merge #1
+  remote:     6eb2552aed20  merge #2
+  remote:     aaa7692160b6  snapshot
+  backing up stack rooted at 6eb2552aed20
+  remote: pushing 3 commits:
+  remote:     f473d4d5a1c0  merge #1
+  remote:     6eb2552aed20  merge #2
+  remote:     aaa7692160b6  snapshot
+  commitcloud: backed up 3 commits
+
+# Restore it on another client
+  $ cd ../restored
+  $ hg pull -r "$OID"
+  pulling from ssh://user@dummy/server
+  adding changesets
+  adding manifests
+  adding file changes
+  added 1 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files
+  adding changesets
+  adding manifests
+  adding file changes
+  added 3 changesets with 4 changes to 2 files
+  new changesets 3490593cf53c:aaa7692160b6
+  $ hg snapshot checkout "$OID"
+  will checkout on aaa7692160b6c5c0e4c13787d9343cf89fc2311a
+  3 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  checkout complete
+# hg status/diff are unchanged
+  $ test "$BEFORESTATUS" = "$(hg status --verbose)"
+  $ test "$BEFOREDIFF" = "$(hg diff)"