diff --git a/DOC/RESTORE_FROM_SQLITE.md b/DOC/RESTORE_FROM_SQLITE.md
index dba031a6..6fb39686 100644
--- a/DOC/RESTORE_FROM_SQLITE.md
+++ b/DOC/RESTORE_FROM_SQLITE.md
@@ -31,32 +31,6 @@ database restored successfully
 | 1  | fiona |
 +----+-------+
 ```
-### HTTP
- _Be sure to set the Content-type header as shown._
- 
-```bash
-~ $ sqlite3 restore.sqlite
-SQLite version 3.14.1 2016-08-11 18:53:32
-Enter ".help" for usage hints.
-sqlite> CREATE TABLE foo (id integer not null primary key, name text);
-sqlite> INSERT INTO "foo" VALUES(1,'fiona');
-sqlite>
-~ $ echo '.dump' | sqlite3 restore.sqlite > restore.dump # Convert SQLite database file to set of SQL commands.
-~ $ curl -XPOST localhost:4001/db/load -H "Content-type: text/plain" --data-binary @restore.dump
-```
-
-Let's connect to the node, and check that the data has been loaded correctly.
-```bash
-$ rqlite
-127.0.0.1:4001> SELECT * FROM foo
-+----+-------+
-| id | name  |
-+----+-------+
-| 1  | fiona |
-+----+-------+
-```
-
-**Note that you must convert the SQLite file (in the above examples the file named `restore.sqlite`) to the list of SQL commands**. You cannot restore using the actual SQLite database file.
 
 ## Caveats
 The behavior of the restore operation when data already exists on the cluster is undefined -- you should only restore to a cluster that has no data, or a brand-new cluster. Also, please **note that SQLite dump files normally contain a command to disable Foreign Key constraints**. If you are running with Foreign Key Constraints enabled, and wish to re-enable this, this is the one time you should explicitly re-enable those constraints via the following `curl` command:
diff --git a/system_test/full_system_test.py b/system_test/full_system_test.py
index 38fdcad9..92ec34ed 100644
--- a/system_test/full_system_test.py
+++ b/system_test/full_system_test.py
@@ -468,12 +468,18 @@ class Node(object):
       raise_for_status(r)
       fd.write(r.content)
 
-  def restore(self, file):
+  def restore(self, file, fmt=None):
     # This is the one API that doesn't expect JSON.
-    conn = sqlite3.connect(file)
-    r = requests.post(self._load_url(), data='\n'.join(conn.iterdump()))
-    raise_for_status(r)
-    conn.close()
+    if fmt != "binary":
+      conn = sqlite3.connect(file)
+      r = requests.post(self._load_url(fmt), data='\n'.join(conn.iterdump()))
+      raise_for_status(r)
+      conn.close()
+    else:
+      with open(file, 'rb') as f:
+        data = f.read()
+      r = requests.post(self._load_url(fmt), data=data, headers={'Content-Type': 'application/octet-stream'})
+      raise_for_status(r)
     return r.json()
 
   def redirect_addr(self):
@@ -1287,6 +1293,14 @@ class TestEndToEndBackupRestore(unittest.TestCase):
     j = self.node1.query('SELECT * FROM foo')
     self.assertEqual(j, d_("{'results': [{'values': [[1, 'fiona']], 'types': ['integer', 'text'], 'columns': ['id', 'name']}]}"))
 
+    self.node2 = Node(RQLITED_PATH, '1')
+    self.node2.start()
+    self.node2.wait_for_leader()
+    j = self.node2.restore(self.db_file, fmt='binary')
+    self.assertEqual(j, d_("{'results': []}"))
+    j = self.node2.query('SELECT * FROM foo')
+    self.assertEqual(j, d_("{'results': [{'values': [[1, 'fiona']], 'types': ['integer', 'text'], 'columns': ['id', 'name']}]}"))
+
   def tearDown(self):
     if hasattr(self, 'node0'):
       deprovision_node(self.node0)