diff --git a/datman/src/bin/datman.rs b/datman/src/bin/datman.rs
index 2b69457..30ea158 100644
--- a/datman/src/bin/datman.rs
+++ b/datman/src/bin/datman.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use datman::commands::backup::{backup_all_sources_to_destination, backup_source_
 use datman::commands::ilabel::interactive_labelling_session;
 use datman::commands::init_descriptor;
 use datman::descriptor::{load_descriptor, SourceDescriptor};
+use datman::get_hostname;
 use datman::remote::backup_source_requester::backup_remote_source_to_destination;
 use datman::remote::backup_source_responder;
 use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressDrawTarget, ProgressStyle};
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@ pub enum DatmanCommand {
     },
 
     BackupAll {
+        /// Name of the remote to back up.
+        /// Special value 'self' means 'this host only'.
+        /// Special value 'all' means 'all hosts'.
+        remote_name: String,
+
         /// Name of the destination to back up to.
         destination_name: String,
     },
@@ -226,7 +232,10 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             };
             with_exitcode(with_obvious_successfail_message(result))
         }
-        DatmanCommand::BackupAll { destination_name } => {
+        DatmanCommand::BackupAll {
+            remote_name,
+            destination_name,
+        } => {
             let descriptor = load_descriptor(Path::new(".")).unwrap();
             let destination = &descriptor.piles[&destination_name];
 
@@ -245,6 +254,7 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 &destination_name,
                 yama::utils::get_number_of_workers("YAMA_CHUNKERS"),
                 &mut pbar,
+                remote_name,
             )
             .unwrap();
         }
diff --git a/datman/src/commands/backup.rs b/datman/src/commands/backup.rs
index 18b4f03..9a52682 100644
--- a/datman/src/commands/backup.rs
+++ b/datman/src/commands/backup.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ along with Yama.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
 use crate::descriptor::{Descriptor, DestPileDescriptor, SourceDescriptor, VirtualSourceKind};
+use crate::get_hostname;
 use crate::labelling::{label_node, load_labelling_rules, str_to_label, Label, State};
 use crate::tree::{scan, FileTree, FileTree1};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail};
@@ -331,8 +332,24 @@ pub fn backup_all_sources_to_destination<PT: ProgressTracker>(
     dest_name: &str,
     num_workers: u8,
     progress_bar: &mut PT,
+    restricted_remote_name: String,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let restricted_remote = match restricted_remote_name.as_str() {
+        "all" => None,
+        "self" | "this" | "here" => Some(get_hostname()),
+        other => Some(other.to_string()),
+    };
+
     for (source_name, source_descriptor) in descriptor.source.iter() {
+        if let (Some(source_host), Some(restricted_host)) = (
+            source_descriptor.get_remote_hostname(),
+            restricted_remote.as_ref(),
+        ) {
+            if source_host != restricted_host {
+                // Skip this one, it wasn't requested right now.
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
         backup_source_to_destination(
             source_descriptor,
             dest,
diff --git a/datman/src/descriptor.rs b/datman/src/descriptor.rs
index 9b930c5..13d9359 100644
--- a/datman/src/descriptor.rs
+++ b/datman/src/descriptor.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ pub enum SourceDescriptor {
     },
 }
 
+impl SourceDescriptor {
+    /// Gets the hostname that this source descriptor is for, if possible.
+    pub fn get_remote_hostname(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        match self {
+            SourceDescriptor::DirectorySource { hostname, .. } => Some(hostname.as_str()),
+            SourceDescriptor::VirtualSource { .. } => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
 pub enum VirtualSourceKind {