diff --git a/resources/language/English/strings.xml b/resources/language/English/strings.xml
index 1ecd886..595d3be 100644
--- a/resources/language/English/strings.xml
+++ b/resources/language/English/strings.xml
@@ -100,4 +100,5 @@
 	<string id="30106">is authorized</string>
 	<string id="30107">error authorizing</string>
 	<string id="30108">Visit https://console.developers.google.com/</string>
+	<string id="30109">Run on startup if missed</string>
 </strings>
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 69ffe7f..58c1ca7 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 		<setting id="schedule_time" type="labelenum" label="30062" values="00:00|01:00|02:00|03:00|04:00|05:00|06:00|07:00|08:00|09:00|10:00|11:00|12:00|13:00|14:00|15:00|16:00|17:00|18:00|19:00|20:00|21:00|22:00|23:00" default="00:00" visible="!eq(-1,4)"  enable="eq(-2,true)"/>
 		<setting id="day_of_week" type="enum" label="30063" lvalues="30065|30066|30067|30068|30069|30070|30071" default="0" visible="eq(-2,2)"  enable="eq(-3,true)"/>
 		<setting id="cron_schedule" type="text" label="30064" default="0 0 * * *" visible="eq(-3,4)"  enable="eq(-4,true)"/>
-		<setting id="cron_shutdown" type="bool" label="30076" default="false" enable="eq(-5,true)" />
+		<setting id="schedule_miss" type="bool" label="30109" default="false" enable="eq(-5,true)" />
+		<setting id="cron_shutdown" type="bool" label="30076" default="false" enable="eq(-6,true)" />
 	</category>
 </settings>
diff --git a/scheduler.py b/scheduler.py
index 0b520e6..b01b507 100644
--- a/scheduler.py
+++ b/scheduler.py
@@ -12,13 +12,38 @@ class BackupScheduler:
     monitor = None
     enabled = "false"
     next_run = 0
+    next_run_path = None
     restore_point = None
     
     def __init__(self):
         self.monitor = UpdateMonitor(update_method = self.settingsChanged)
         self.enabled = utils.getSetting("enable_scheduler")
+        self.next_run_path = xbmc.translatePath(utils.data_dir()) + 'next_run.txt'
 
         if(self.enabled == "true"):
+
+            if(xbmcvfs.exists(self.next_run_path)):
+
+                nr = 0
+                fh = xbmcvfs.File(self.next_run_path)
+                try:
+                    #check if we saved a run time from the last run
+                    nr = float(fh.read())
+                except ValueError:
+                    nr = 0
+
+                fh.close()
+
+            #if we missed and the user wants to play catch-up
+            if(0 < nr <= time.time() and utils.getSetting('schedule_miss') == 'true'):
+                utils.log("scheduled backup was missed, doing it now...")
+                progress_mode = int(utils.getSetting('progress_mode'))
+                
+                if(progress_mode == 0):
+                    progress_mode = 1 # Kodi just started, don't block it with a foreground progress bar
+
+                self.doScheduledBackup(progress_mode)
+                
             self.setup()
 
     def setup(self):
@@ -46,26 +71,8 @@ class BackupScheduler:
 
                 if(self.next_run <= now):
                     progress_mode = int(utils.getSetting('progress_mode'))
-                    if(progress_mode != 2):
-                        utils.showNotification(utils.getString(30053))
-                    
-                    backup = XbmcBackup()
+                    self.doScheduledBackup(progress_mode)
 
-                    if(backup.remoteConfigured()):
-
-                        if(int(utils.getSetting('progress_mode')) in [0,1]):
-                            backup.run(XbmcBackup.Backup,True)
-                        else:
-                            backup.run(XbmcBackup.Backup,False)
-
-                        #check if this is a "one-off"
-                        if(int(utils.getSetting("schedule_interval")) == 0):
-                            #disable the scheduler after this run
-                            self.enabled = "false"
-                            utils.setSetting('enable_scheduler','false')
-                    else:
-                        utils.showNotification(utils.getString(30045))
-                        
                     #check if we should shut the computer down
                     if(utils.getSetting("cron_shutdown") == 'true'):
                         #wait 10 seconds to make sure all backup processes and files are completed
@@ -80,6 +87,27 @@ class BackupScheduler:
         #delete monitor to free up memory
         del self.monitor
 
+    def doScheduledBackup(self,progress_mode):
+        if(progress_mode != 2):
+            utils.showNotification(utils.getString(30053))
+        
+        backup = XbmcBackup()
+        
+        if(backup.remoteConfigured()):
+            
+            if(int(utils.getSetting('progress_mode')) in [0,1]):
+                backup.run(XbmcBackup.Backup,True)
+            else:
+                backup.run(XbmcBackup.Backup,False)
+            
+            #check if this is a "one-off"
+            if(int(utils.getSetting("schedule_interval")) == 0):
+                #disable the scheduler after this run
+                self.enabled = "false"
+                utils.setSetting('enable_scheduler','false')
+        else:
+            utils.showNotification(utils.getString(30045))
+
     def findNextRun(self,now):
         progress_mode = int(utils.getSetting('progress_mode'))
         
@@ -93,6 +121,11 @@ class BackupScheduler:
             self.next_run = new_run_time
             utils.log("scheduler will run again on " + datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(self.next_run).strftime('%m-%d-%Y %H:%M'))
 
+            #write the next time to a file
+            fh = xbmcvfs.File(self.next_run_path, 'w')
+            fh.write(str(self.next_run))
+            fh.close()
+
             #only show when not in silent mode
             if(progress_mode != 2):                        
                 utils.showNotification(utils.getString(30081) + " " + datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(self.next_run).strftime('%m-%d-%Y %H:%M'))