diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f957dc..4e8a1f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ Variable | Default | Notes
 `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION` |  | Optional when using `AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME`. Allows you to override the AWS CLI default region. Usually not needed.
 `AWS_EXTRA_ARGS` |  | Optional additional args for the AWS CLI. Useful for e.g. providing `--endpoint-url <url>` for S3-compatible systems, such as [DigitalOcean Spaces](https://www.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/), [MinIO](https://min.io/) and the like.
 `SCP_HOST` |  | When provided, the resulting backup file will be uploaded by means of `scp` to the host stated.
+`SCP_PORT` | `22` | Port, on which the host stated above is listening.
 `SCP_USER` |  | User name to log into `SCP_HOST`.
 `SCP_DIRECTORY` |  | Directory on `SCP_HOST` where backup file is stored.
 `PRE_SCP_COMMAND` |  | Commands that is executed on `SCP_HOST` before the backup is transferred.
diff --git a/src/backup.sh b/src/backup.sh
index a4e91de..9427950 100755
--- a/src/backup.sh
+++ b/src/backup.sh
@@ -120,20 +120,22 @@ if [ ! -z "$AWS_GLACIER_VAULT_NAME" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ ! -z "$SCP_HOST" ]; then
-  info "Uploading backup by means of SCP"
   SSH_CONFIG="-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i /ssh/id_rsa"
   if [ ! -z "$PRE_SCP_COMMAND" ]; then
-    echo "Pre-scp command: $PRE_SCP_COMMAND"
-    ssh $SSH_CONFIG $SCP_USER@$SCP_HOST $PRE_SCP_COMMAND
+    info "Pre-scp command"
+    echo "$PRE_SCP_COMMAND"
+    eval ssh -p $SCP_PORT $SSH_CONFIG $SCP_USER@$SCP_HOST $PRE_SCP_COMMAND
   fi
+  info "Uploading backup by means of SCP"
   echo "Will upload to $SCP_HOST:$SCP_DIRECTORY"
   TIME_UPLOAD="$(date +%s.%N)"
-  scp $SSH_CONFIG $BACKUP_FILENAME $SCP_USER@$SCP_HOST:$SCP_DIRECTORY
+  scp  -P $SCP_PORT $SSH_CONFIG $BACKUP_FILENAME $SCP_USER@$SCP_HOST:$SCP_DIRECTORY
   echo "Upload finished"
   TIME_UPLOADED="$(date +%s.%N)"
   if [ ! -z "$POST_SCP_COMMAND" ]; then
-    echo "Post-scp command: $POST_SCP_COMMAND"
-    ssh $SSH_CONFIG $SCP_USER@$SCP_HOST $POST_SCP_COMMAND
+    info "Post-scp command"
+    echo "$POST_SCP_COMMAND"
+    eval ssh -p $SCP_PORT $SSH_CONFIG $SCP_USER@$SCP_HOST $POST_SCP_COMMAND
   fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/entrypoint.sh b/src/entrypoint.sh
index 47ec835..d70c80f 100644
--- a/src/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/src/entrypoint.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ AWS_EXTRA_ARGS="${AWS_EXTRA_ARGS:-}"
 PRE_BACKUP_COMMAND="${PRE_BACKUP_COMMAND:-}"
 POST_BACKUP_COMMAND="${POST_BACKUP_COMMAND:-}"
 SCP_HOST="${SCP_HOST:-}"
+SCP_PORT="${SCP_PORT:-22}"
 SCP_USER="${SCP_USER:-}"
 SCP_DIRECTORY="${SCP_DIRECTORY:-}"
 PRE_SCP_COMMAND="${PRE_SCP_COMMAND:-}"