diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/menu/games_list_menu.xml b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/menu/games_list_menu.xml
index 7f4bb7e53..c240224fd 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/menu/games_list_menu.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/menu/games_list_menu.xml
@@ -110,12 +110,6 @@
     <item android:id="@+id/games_menu_checkupdates"
           android:title="@string/gamel_menu_checkupdates"
           />
-    <item android:id="@+id/games_menu_storedb"
-          android:title="@string/gamel_menu_storedb"
-          />
-    <item android:id="@+id/games_menu_loaddb"
-          android:title="@string/gamel_menu_loaddb"
-          />
     <item android:id="@+id/games_menu_writegit"
           android:title="@string/gamel_menu_writegit"
           />
@@ -141,4 +135,17 @@
               />
       </menu>
     </item>
+
+    <item android:id="@+id/games_submenu_backup"
+          android:title="@string/gamel_menu_backup"
+          >
+      <menu>
+        <item android:id="@+id/games_menu_storedb"
+              android:title="@string/gamel_menu_storedb"
+              />
+        <item android:id="@+id/games_menu_loaddb"
+              android:title="@string/gamel_menu_loaddb"
+              />
+      </menu>
+    </item>
 </menu>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/values/tmpstrings.xml b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/values/tmpstrings.xml
index b7240f446..8e942c64f 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/values/tmpstrings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/values/tmpstrings.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
   <!-- This file is for strings that aren't ready for localization
        yet, probably because I'm not finished designing whatever they're part of -->
 
+  <!-- Menu group for backup/restore -->
+  <string name="gamel_menu_backup">Backup/restore</string>
+  <!-- menu for saving/exporting app data -->
   <string name="gamel_menu_storedb">Export app data</string>
+  <!-- menu for loading/importing app data -->
   <string name="gamel_menu_loaddb">Import app data</string>
   
   <string name="archive_button_store">Export</string>