diff --git a/hieradata_aws/class/integration/account_api_db_admin.yaml b/hieradata_aws/class/integration/account_api_db_admin.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ff2eaae904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hieradata_aws/class/integration/account_api_db_admin.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+govuk_env_sync::tasks:
+  "pull_account_api_production_daily":
+    ensure: "present"
+    hour: "0"
+    minute: "0"
+    action: "pull"
+    dbms: "postgresql"
+    storagebackend: "s3"
+    database: "account-api_production"
+    database_hostname: "account-api-postgresql"
+    temppath: "/tmp/account_api_production"
+    url: "govuk-production-database-backups"
+    path: "account-api-postgresql"
+  # "push_account_api_production_daily":
+  #   ensure: "present"
+  #   hour: "5"
+  #   minute: "0"
+  #   action: "push"
+  #   dbms: "postgresql"
+  #   storagebackend: "s3"
+  #   database: "account-api_production"
+  #   database_hostname: "account-api-postgresql"
+  #   temppath: "/tmp/account_api_production"
+  #   url: "govuk-integration-database-backups"
+  #   path: "account-api-postgresql"
diff --git a/hieradata_aws/class/production/account_api_db_admin.yaml b/hieradata_aws/class/production/account_api_db_admin.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d741067be6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hieradata_aws/class/production/account_api_db_admin.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+govuk_env_sync::tasks:
+  # "push_account_api_production_daily":
+  #   ensure: "present"
+  #   hour: "23"
+  #   minute: "0"
+  #   action: "push"
+  #   dbms: "postgresql"
+  #   storagebackend: "s3"
+  #   database: "account-api_production"
+  #   database_hostname: "account-api-postgresql"
+  #   temppath: "/tmp/account_api_production"
+  #   url: "govuk-production-database-backups"
+  #   path: "account-api-postgresql"
diff --git a/hieradata_aws/class/staging/account_api_db_admin.yaml b/hieradata_aws/class/staging/account_api_db_admin.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf9d58c2b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hieradata_aws/class/staging/account_api_db_admin.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+govuk_env_sync::tasks:
+  "pull_account_api_production_daily":
+    ensure: "present"
+    hour: "0"
+    minute: "0"
+    action: "pull"
+    dbms: "postgresql"
+    storagebackend: "s3"
+    database: "account-api_production"
+    database_hostname: "account-api-postgresql"
+    temppath: "/tmp/account_api_production"
+    url: "govuk-production-database-backups"
+    path: "account-api-postgresql"
+  # "push_account_api_production_daily":
+  #   ensure: "present"
+  #   hour: "5"
+  #   minute: "0"
+  #   action: "push"
+  #   dbms: "postgresql"
+  #   storagebackend: "s3"
+  #   database: "account-api_production"
+  #   database_hostname: "account-api-postgresql"
+  #   temppath: "/tmp/account_api_production"
+  #   url: "govuk-staging-database-backups"
+  #   path: "account-api-postgresql"
diff --git a/hieradata_aws/common.yaml b/hieradata_aws/common.yaml
index 37028a43b08..ebea215bc41 100644
--- a/hieradata_aws/common.yaml
+++ b/hieradata_aws/common.yaml
@@ -782,6 +782,8 @@ govuk::apps::transition::redis_port: "%{hiera('sidekiq_port')}"
 govuk::apps::travel_advice_publisher::redis_host: "%{hiera('sidekiq_host')}"
 govuk::apps::travel_advice_publisher::redis_port: "%{hiera('sidekiq_port')}"
 
+# TODO: switch to "account-api-postgresql" and uncomment the 'push'
+# `govuk_env_sync::tasks` tasks when we're ready to switch to the dedicated RDS instance
 govuk::apps::account_api::db_hostname: "postgresql-primary"
 govuk::apps::account_api::db::backend_ip_range: "%{hiera('environment_ip_prefix')}.3.0/24"
 govuk::apps::account_api::db::allow_auth_from_lb: true
@@ -857,6 +859,7 @@ govuk::node::s_base::log_remote: false
 govuk::node::s_db_admin::apt_mirror_hostname: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_hostname')}"
 govuk::node::s_db_admin::apt_mirror_gpg_key_fingerprint: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_fingerprint')}"
 
+govuk::node::s_account_api_db_admin::apt_mirror_hostname: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_hostname')}"
 govuk::node::s_content_data_api_db_admin::apt_mirror_hostname: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_hostname')}"
 
 govuk::node::s_gatling::apt_mirror_hostname: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_hostname')}"
diff --git a/modules/govuk/manifests/node/s_account_api_db_admin.pp b/modules/govuk/manifests/node/s_account_api_db_admin.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bafdbb92946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/govuk/manifests/node/s_account_api_db_admin.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# == Class: govuk_node::s_account_api_db_admin
+#
+# This machine class is used to administer the Account API
+# PostgreSQL RDS instances.
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# [*postgres_host*]
+#   Hostname of the RDS database to use.
+#   Default: undef
+#
+# [*postgres_user*]
+#   The PostgreSQL user to use for admisistering the database.
+#   Default: undef
+#
+# [*postgres_password*]
+#   The password corresponding to the above `postgres_user`.
+#   Default: undef
+#
+# [*postgres_port*]
+#   The port with which to connect to the `postgres_host`.
+#   Default: '5432'
+#
+class govuk::node::s_account_api_db_admin(
+  $postgres_host        = undef,
+  $postgres_user        = undef,
+  $postgres_password    = undef,
+  $postgres_port        = '5432',
+  $apt_mirror_hostname,
+) {
+  include govuk_env_sync
+  include ::govuk::node::s_base
+
+  # include the common config required for our app-specific DB admin class
+  class { '::govuk_postgresql::db_admin_common_config':
+    postgres_host       => $postgres_host,
+    postgres_user       => $postgres_user,
+    postgres_password   => $postgres_password,
+    postgres_port       => $postgres_port,
+    apt_mirror_hostname => $apt_mirror_hostname,
+  } ->
+
+  # include all PostgreSQL classes that create databases and users
+  class { '::govuk::apps::account_api::db': }
+}
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/hieradata/common.yaml b/spec/fixtures/hieradata/common.yaml
index d7c46973f9b..c9a0994e4ba 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/hieradata/common.yaml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/hieradata/common.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ govuk::deploy::sync::auth_token: "example-auth-token"
 
 govuk::node::s_db_admin::apt_mirror_hostname: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_hostname')}"
 govuk::node::s_db_admin::apt_mirror_gpg_key_fingerprint: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_fingerprint')}"
+govuk::node::s_account_api_db_admin::apt_mirror_hostname: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_hostname')}"
 govuk::node::s_content_data_api_db_admin::apt_mirror_hostname: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_hostname')}"
 govuk::node::s_graphite::apt_mirror_hostname: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_hostname')}"
 govuk::node::s_graphite::apt_mirror_gpg_key_fingerprint: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_fingerprint')}"