diff --git a/etc/backup.d/example.dup b/etc/backup.d/example.dup
index cd64dd5..7db7771 100644
--- a/etc/backup.d/example.dup
+++ b/etc/backup.d/example.dup
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ exclude = /home/*/.gnupg
 
 [dest]
 
+# perform an incremental backup? (default = yes)
+# if incremental = no, perform a full backup in order to start a new backup set
+#incremental = yes
+
 # how many days of data to keep ; default is 60 days.
 # (you can also use the time format of duplicity)
 # 'keep = yes' means : do not delete old data, the remote host will take care of this
diff --git a/handlers/dup b/handlers/dup
index 176ac3e..8d38cfc 100644
--- a/handlers/dup
+++ b/handlers/dup
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ getconf vsinclude
 getconf exclude
 
 setsection dest
+getconf incremental yes
 getconf keep 60
 getconf sshoptions
 getconf bandwidthlimit 0
@@ -92,6 +93,10 @@ if [ "$keep" != "yes" ]; then
     execstr="${execstr}--remove-older-than $keep "
 fi
 
+if [ "$incremental" == "no" ]; then
+    execstr="${execstr}--full "
+fi
+
 execstr_serverpart="scp://$destuser@$desthost/$destdir"
 execstr_clientpart="/"