diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarchive,debug.rdiff b/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarchive,debug.rdiff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b7d7b4139a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarchive,debug.rdiff
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+--- r/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarachive.result
++++ r/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarachive.reject
+@@ -286,5 +286,113 @@
+ DROP TABLE t1;
+ COMMIT;
+ SET AUTOCOMMIT=ON;
++Performing State Transfer on a server that has been killed and restarted
++while a DDL was in progress on it
++connection node_1;
++CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 CHAR(255)) ENGINE=InnoDB;
++SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
++START TRANSACTION;
++INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
++INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
++INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
++INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
++INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
++connection node_2;
++START TRANSACTION;
++INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
++INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
++INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
++INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
++INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
++COMMIT;
++SET GLOBAL debug_dbug = 'd,sync.alter_opened_table';
++connection node_1;
++ALTER TABLE t1 ADD COLUMN f2 INTEGER;
++connection node_2;
++SET wsrep_sync_wait = 0;
++Killing server ...
++connection node_1;
++SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
++START TRANSACTION;
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
++COMMIT;
++START TRANSACTION;
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
++connect node_1a_galera_st_kill_slave_ddl, 127.0.0.1, root, , test, $NODE_MYPORT_1;
++SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
++START TRANSACTION;
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
++connection node_2;
++Performing --wsrep-recover ...
++connection node_2;
++Starting server ...
++Using --wsrep-start-position when starting mysqld ...
++SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
++START TRANSACTION;
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
++COMMIT;
++connection node_1;
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
++COMMIT;
++SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
++START TRANSACTION;
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
++COMMIT;
++connection node_1a_galera_st_kill_slave_ddl;
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
++INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
++ROLLBACK;
++SELECT COUNT(*) = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 't1';
++COUNT(*) = 2
++1
++SELECT COUNT(*) = 35 FROM t1;
++COUNT(*) = 35
++1
++SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM (SELECT COUNT(*) AS c, f1 FROM t1 GROUP BY f1 HAVING c NOT IN (5, 10)) AS a1;
++COUNT(*) = 0
++1
++COMMIT;
++SET AUTOCOMMIT=ON;
++connection node_1;
++SELECT COUNT(*) = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 't1';
++COUNT(*) = 2
++1
++SELECT COUNT(*) = 35 FROM t1;
++COUNT(*) = 35
++1
++SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM (SELECT COUNT(*) AS c, f1 FROM t1 GROUP BY f1 HAVING c NOT IN (5, 10)) AS a1;
++COUNT(*) = 0
++1
++DROP TABLE t1;
++COMMIT;
++SET AUTOCOMMIT=ON;
++SET GLOBAL debug_dbug = $debug_orig;
+ disconnect node_2;
+ disconnect node_1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarchive.result b/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarchive.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09e49e6f717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarchive.result
@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+connection node_1;
+connection node_2;
+connection node_2;
+connection node_1;
+Performing State Transfer on a server that has been shut down cleanly and restarted
+connection node_1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 CHAR(255)) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+COMMIT;
+connection node_2;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+COMMIT;
+Shutting down server ...
+connection node_1;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+COMMIT;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+connect node_1a_galera_st_shutdown_slave, 127.0.0.1, root, , test, $NODE_MYPORT_1;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+connection node_2;
+Starting server ...
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+COMMIT;
+connection node_1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+COMMIT;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+COMMIT;
+connection node_1a_galera_st_shutdown_slave;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+ROLLBACK;
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 35 FROM t1;
+COUNT(*) = 35
+1
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM (SELECT COUNT(*) AS c, f1 FROM t1 GROUP BY f1 HAVING c NOT IN (5, 10)) AS a1;
+COUNT(*) = 0
+1
+COMMIT;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=ON;
+connection node_1;
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 35 FROM t1;
+COUNT(*) = 35
+1
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM (SELECT COUNT(*) AS c, f1 FROM t1 GROUP BY f1 HAVING c NOT IN (5, 10)) AS a1;
+COUNT(*) = 0
+1
+DROP TABLE t1;
+COMMIT;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=ON;
+Performing State Transfer on a server that starts from a clean var directory
+This is accomplished by shutting down node #2 and removing its var directory before restarting it
+connection node_1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 CHAR(255)) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+COMMIT;
+connection node_2;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+COMMIT;
+Shutting down server ...
+connection node_1;
+Cleaning var directory ...
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+COMMIT;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+connect node_1a_galera_st_clean_slave, 127.0.0.1, root, , test, $NODE_MYPORT_1;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+connection node_2;
+Starting server ...
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+COMMIT;
+connection node_1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+COMMIT;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+COMMIT;
+connection node_1a_galera_st_clean_slave;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+ROLLBACK;
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 35 FROM t1;
+COUNT(*) = 35
+1
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM (SELECT COUNT(*) AS c, f1 FROM t1 GROUP BY f1 HAVING c NOT IN (5, 10)) AS a1;
+COUNT(*) = 0
+1
+COMMIT;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=ON;
+connection node_1;
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 35 FROM t1;
+COUNT(*) = 35
+1
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM (SELECT COUNT(*) AS c, f1 FROM t1 GROUP BY f1 HAVING c NOT IN (5, 10)) AS a1;
+COUNT(*) = 0
+1
+DROP TABLE t1;
+COMMIT;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=ON;
+Performing State Transfer on a server that has been killed and restarted
+connection node_1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 CHAR(255)) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_before');
+COMMIT;
+connection node_2;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_before');
+COMMIT;
+Killing server ...
+connection node_1;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_during');
+COMMIT;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+connect node_1a_galera_st_kill_slave, 127.0.0.1, root, , test, $NODE_MYPORT_1;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+connection node_2;
+Performing --wsrep-recover ...
+Starting server ...
+Using --wsrep-start-position when starting mysqld ...
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node2_committed_after');
+COMMIT;
+connection node_1;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_committed_after');
+COMMIT;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
+START TRANSACTION;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_committed_after');
+COMMIT;
+connection node_1a_galera_st_kill_slave;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
+ROLLBACK;
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 35 FROM t1;
+COUNT(*) = 35
+1
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM (SELECT COUNT(*) AS c, f1 FROM t1 GROUP BY f1 HAVING c NOT IN (5, 10)) AS a1;
+COUNT(*) = 0
+1
+COMMIT;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=ON;
+connection node_1;
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 35 FROM t1;
+COUNT(*) = 35
+1
+SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM (SELECT COUNT(*) AS c, f1 FROM t1 GROUP BY f1 HAVING c NOT IN (5, 10)) AS a1;
+COUNT(*) = 0
+1
+DROP TABLE t1;
+COMMIT;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT=ON;
+disconnect node_2;
+disconnect node_1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarchive.cnf b/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarchive.cnf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c52e1d474a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarchive.cnf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+!include ../galera_2nodes.cnf
+
+[mysqld]
+wsrep_sst_method=mariabackup
+wsrep_sst_auth="root:"
+wsrep_debug=ON
+
+[mysqld.1]
+wsrep_provider_options='base_port=@mysqld.1.#galera_port;gcache.size=1;pc.ignore_sb=true'
+
+[mysqld.2]
+wsrep_provider_options='base_port=@mysqld.2.#galera_port;gcache.size=1;pc.ignore_sb=true'
+
+[sst]
+transferfmt=@ENV.MTR_GALERA_TFMT
+sst-log-archive=1
+sst-log-archive-dir=@ENV.MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/logarchive
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarchive.test b/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarchive.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..060617aee49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/galera_sst_mariabackup_logarchive.test
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+--source include/big_test.inc
+--source include/galera_cluster.inc
+--source include/have_innodb.inc
+--source include/have_mariabackup.inc
+
+# Save original auto_increment_offset values.
+--let $node_1=node_1
+--let $node_2=node_2
+--source include/auto_increment_offset_save.inc
+
+--connection node_2
+
+--let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_cluster_size';
+--source include/wait_condition.inc
+
+--let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 'Synced' FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_local_state_comment';
+--source include/wait_condition.inc
+
+--connection node_1
+
+--let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 'Synced' FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_local_state_comment';
+--source include/wait_condition.inc
+
+--remove_files_wildcard $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/logarchive *
+
+--source suite/galera/include/galera_st_shutdown_slave.inc
+--source suite/galera/include/galera_st_clean_slave.inc
+
+--source suite/galera/include/galera_st_kill_slave.inc
+--source suite/galera/include/galera_st_kill_slave_ddl.inc
+
+# Restore original auto_increment_offset values.
+--source include/auto_increment_offset_restore.inc
+
+--let sst_test_true_count=7
+if (`select version() like '%debug%'`)
+{
+  --let sst_test_true_count=10
+}
+
+--source include/galera_end.inc
+
+--list_files_write_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/logarchive_list $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/logarchive mariabackup.*.log.*.gz
+
+--perl
+  use strict;
+  use warnings;
+  my $file= $ENV{'MYSQLTEST_VARDIR'}.'/tmp/logarchive_list';
+  my $count= 0;
+  open(FILE, "$file") or die("Error $? opening $file: $!\n");
+  while (<FILE>) {
+    my $line = $_;
+    $count++;
+  }
+  close(FILE) or die("Error $? closing $file: $!");
+  if ($count != $ENV{'sst_test_true_count'}) {
+    die("Wrong log archives counter: $count");
+  }
+EOF
+
+--remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/logarchive_list
+--remove_files_wildcard $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/logarchive *
+--rmdir $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/logarchive
diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_mariabackup.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_mariabackup.sh
index 067a777fb9c..51de0f1ce2e 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_mariabackup.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_mariabackup.sh
@@ -535,7 +535,14 @@ read_cnf()
     ssystag=$(parse_cnf mysqld_safe syslog-tag "${SST_SYSLOG_TAG:-}")
     ssystag="$ssystag-"
     sstlogarchive=$(parse_cnf sst sst-log-archive 1)
-    sstlogarchivedir=$(parse_cnf sst sst-log-archive-dir '/tmp/sst_log_archive')
+    sstlogarchivedir=""
+    if [ $sstlogarchive -ne 0 ]; then
+        sstlogarchivedir=$(parse_cnf sst sst-log-archive-dir \
+                           '/tmp/sst_log_archive')
+        if [ -n "$sstlogarchivedir" ]; then
+            sstlogarchivedir=$(trim_dir "$sstlogarchivedir")
+        fi
+    fi
 
     if [ $speciald -eq 0 ]; then
         wsrep_log_error \
@@ -879,7 +886,15 @@ else
 
         if [ -n "$sstlogarchivedir" ]; then
             if [ ! -d "$sstlogarchivedir" ]; then
-                mkdir -p "$sstlogarchivedir"
+                if ! mkdir -p "$sstlogarchivedir"; then
+                    sstlogarchivedir=""
+                    wsrep_log_warning \
+                       "Unable to create '$sstlogarchivedir' directory"
+                fi
+            elif [ ! -w "$sstlogarchivedir" ]; then
+                sstlogarchivedir=""
+                wsrep_log_warning \
+                  "The '$sstlogarchivedir' directory is not writtable"
             fi
         fi
 
@@ -891,8 +906,8 @@ else
                 newfile="$INNOAPPLYLOG.$ARCHIVETIMESTAMP"
             fi
             wsrep_log_info "Moving '$INNOAPPLYLOG' to '$newfile'"
-            mv "$INNOAPPLYLOG" "$newfile"
-            gzip "$newfile"
+            mv "$INNOAPPLYLOG" "$newfile" && gzip "$newfile" || \
+                wsrep_log_warning "Failed to archive log file ('$newfile')"
         fi
 
         if [ -e "$INNOMOVELOG" ]; then
@@ -903,8 +918,8 @@ else
                 newfile="$INNOMOVELOG.$ARCHIVETIMESTAMP"
             fi
             wsrep_log_info "Moving '$INNOMOVELOG' to '$newfile'"
-            mv "$INNOMOVELOG" "$newfile"
-            gzip "$newfile"
+            mv "$INNOMOVELOG" "$newfile" && gzip "$newfile" ||
+                wsrep_log_warning "Failed to archive log file ('$newfile')"
         fi
 
         if [ -e "$INNOBACKUPLOG" ]; then
@@ -915,8 +930,8 @@ else
                 newfile="$INNOBACKUPLOG.$ARCHIVETIMESTAMP"
             fi
             wsrep_log_info "Moving '$INNOBACKUPLOG' to '$newfile'"
-            mv "$INNOBACKUPLOG" "$newfile"
-            gzip "$newfile"
+            mv "$INNOBACKUPLOG" "$newfile" && gzip "$newfile" ||
+                wsrep_log_warning "Failed to archive log file ('$newfile')"
         fi
     fi
     INNOAPPLY="> '$INNOAPPLYLOG' 2>&1"