diff --git a/rattail_fabric2/backup.py b/rattail_fabric2/backup.py
index 533e898..c208573 100644
--- a/rattail_fabric2/backup.py
+++ b/rattail_fabric2/backup.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def deploy_backup_everything(c, **context):
 
 def deploy_backup_app(c, deploy, envname, mkvirtualenv=True, user='rattail',
                       install_borg=False,
+                      link_borg_to_bin=True,
                       install_rattail=True,
                       config=None,
                       rattail_backup_script=None,
@@ -123,6 +124,8 @@ def deploy_backup_app(c, deploy, envname, mkvirtualenv=True, user='rattail',
                 'llfuse==1.3.4',
             ]
         c.sudo("bash -l -c 'workon {} && cdvirtualenv && bin/pip install {}'".format(envname, ' '.join(packages)), user=user)
+        if link_borg_to_bin:
+            c.sudo("ln -sf {}/bin/borg /usr/local/bin/borg".format(envpath))
 
     # backup-everything script
     if install_rattail or everything: