diff --git a/mod/forum/backuplib.php b/mod/forum/backuplib.php
index f41a9816244..6975fff10ef 100644
--- a/mod/forum/backuplib.php
+++ b/mod/forum/backuplib.php
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("INTRO",4,false,$forum->intro));
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("OPEN",4,false,$forum->open));
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("ASSESSED",4,false,$forum->assessed));
+                fwrite ($bf,full_tag("SCALE",4,false,$forum->scale));
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("FORCESUBSCRIBE",4,false,$forum->forcesubscribe));
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("TIMEMODIFIED",4,false,$forum->timemodified));
 
diff --git a/mod/forum/restorelib.php b/mod/forum/restorelib.php
index 8b06931b2ee..6be7ecd17d2 100644
--- a/mod/forum/restorelib.php
+++ b/mod/forum/restorelib.php
@@ -54,9 +54,16 @@
             $forum->intro = backup_todb($info['MOD']['#']['INTRO']['0']['#']);
             $forum->open = backup_todb($info['MOD']['#']['OPEN']['0']['#']);
             $forum->assessed = backup_todb($info['MOD']['#']['ASSESSED']['0']['#']);
+            $forum->scale = backup_todb($info['MOD']['#']['SCALE']['0']['#']);
             $forum->forcesubscribe = backup_todb($info['MOD']['#']['FORCESUBSCRIBE']['0']['#']);
             $forum->timemodified = backup_todb($info['MOD']['#']['TIMEMODIFIED']['0']['#']);
 
+            //We have to recode the scale field
+            $scale = backup_getid($restore->backup_unique_code,"scale",$forum->scale);
+            if ($scale) {
+                $forum->scale = $scale->new_id;
+            }
+
             //The structure is equal to the db, so insert the forum
             $newid = insert_record ("forum",$forum);