diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge.erl
index fd0ce0d31..a3e06a819 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge.erl
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@
 
 %% Data backup
 -export([
-    import_config/1
+    import_config/1,
+    %% exported for emqx_bridge_v2
+    import_config/4
 ]).
 
 -export([query_opts/1]).
@@ -442,15 +444,18 @@ do_check_deps_and_remove(BridgeType, BridgeName, RemoveDeps) ->
 %%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import_config(RawConf) ->
-    RootKeyPath = config_key_path(),
-    BridgesConf = maps:get(<<"bridges">>, RawConf, #{}),
+    import_config(RawConf, <<"bridges">>, ?ROOT_KEY, config_key_path()).
+
+%% Used in emqx_bridge_v2
+import_config(RawConf, RawConfKey, RootKey, RootKeyPath) ->
+    BridgesConf = maps:get(RawConfKey, RawConf, #{}),
     OldBridgesConf = emqx:get_raw_config(RootKeyPath, #{}),
     MergedConf = merge_confs(OldBridgesConf, BridgesConf),
     case emqx_conf:update(RootKeyPath, MergedConf, #{override_to => cluster}) of
         {ok, #{raw_config := NewRawConf}} ->
-            {ok, #{root_key => ?ROOT_KEY, changed => changed_paths(OldBridgesConf, NewRawConf)}};
+            {ok, #{root_key => RootKey, changed => changed_paths(OldBridgesConf, NewRawConf)}};
         Error ->
-            {error, #{root_key => ?ROOT_KEY, reason => Error}}
+            {error, #{root_key => RootKey, reason => Error}}
     end.
 
 merge_confs(OldConf, NewConf) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl
index fc70ee024..b8aa62ef6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 -module(emqx_bridge_v2).
 
 -behaviour(emqx_config_handler).
-% -behaviour(emqx_config_backup).
+-behaviour(emqx_config_backup).
 
 -include_lib("emqx/include/emqx.hrl").
 -include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@
     pre_config_update/3
 ]).
 
+%% Data backup
+-export([
+    import_config/1
+]).
+
 %% Compatibility API
 
 -export([
@@ -735,6 +740,14 @@ bridge_v2_type_to_connector_type(kafka_producer) ->
 bridge_v2_type_to_connector_type(azure_event_hub) ->
     azure_event_hub.
 
+%%====================================================================
+%% Data backup API
+%%====================================================================
+
+import_config(RawConf) ->
+    %% bridges v2 structure
+    emqx_bridge:import_config(RawConf, <<"bridges_v2">>, ?ROOT_KEY, config_key_path()).
+
 %%====================================================================
 %% Config Update Handler API
 %%====================================================================
diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector.erl b/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector.erl
index 81d20b647..f07e038d2 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector.erl
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ post_config_update([?ROOT_KEY], _Req, NewConf, OldConf, _AppEnv) ->
             Result = perform_connector_changes([
                 #{action => fun emqx_connector_resource:remove/4, data => Removed},
                 #{
-                    action => fun emqx_connector_resource:create/3,
+                    action => fun emqx_connector_resource:create/4,
                     data => Added,
                     on_exception_fn => fun emqx_connector_resource:remove/4
                 },
diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/src/schema/emqx_connector_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_connector/src/schema/emqx_connector_schema.erl
index 9aad0ecc7..ab2213793 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/src/schema/emqx_connector_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_connector/src/schema/emqx_connector_schema.erl
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ enterprise_fields_connectors() -> [].
 
 -endif.
 
-connector_type_to_bridge_types(kafka_producer) -> [kafka_producer];
+connector_type_to_bridge_types(kafka_producer) -> [kafka, kafka_producer];
 connector_type_to_bridge_types(azure_event_hub) -> [azure_event_hub].
 
 actions_config_name() -> <<"bridges_v2">>.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_data_backup.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_data_backup.erl
index 0717e8285..5bf036e35 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_data_backup.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_data_backup.erl
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@
     <<"slow_subs">>
 ]).
 
+%% emqx_bridge_v2 depends on emqx_connector, so connectors need to be imported first
+-define(IMPORT_ORDER, [
+    emqx_connector,
+    emqx_bridge_v2
+]).
+
 -define(DEFAULT_OPTS, #{}).
 -define(tar(_FileName_), _FileName_ ++ ?TAR_SUFFIX).
 -define(fmt_tar_err(_Expr_),
@@ -462,11 +468,12 @@ import_cluster_hocon(BackupDir, Opts) ->
     case filelib:is_regular(HoconFileName) of
         true ->
             {ok, RawConf} = hocon:files([HoconFileName]),
-            {ok, _} = validate_cluster_hocon(RawConf),
+            RawConf1 = upgrade_raw_conf(emqx_conf:schema_module(), RawConf),
+            {ok, _} = validate_cluster_hocon(RawConf1),
             maybe_print("Importing cluster configuration...~n", [], Opts),
             %% At this point, when all validations have been passed, we want to log errors (if any)
             %% but proceed with the next items, instead of aborting the whole import operation
-            do_import_conf(RawConf, Opts);
+            do_import_conf(RawConf1, Opts);
         false ->
             maybe_print("No cluster configuration to be imported.~n", [], Opts),
             ?SLOG(info, #{
@@ -476,6 +483,16 @@ import_cluster_hocon(BackupDir, Opts) ->
             #{}
     end.
 
+upgrade_raw_conf(SchemaMod, RawConf) ->
+    _ = SchemaMod:module_info(),
+    case erlang:function_exported(SchemaMod, upgrade_raw_conf, 1) of
+        true ->
+            %% TODO make it a schema module behaviour in hocon_schema
+            apply(SchemaMod, upgrade_raw_conf, [RawConf]);
+        false ->
+            RawConf
+    end.
+
 read_data_files(RawConf) ->
     DataDir = bin(emqx:data_dir()),
     {ok, Cwd} = file:get_cwd(),
@@ -523,7 +540,7 @@ do_import_conf(RawConf, Opts) ->
     GenConfErrs = filter_errors(maps:from_list(import_generic_conf(RawConf))),
     maybe_print_errors(GenConfErrs, Opts),
     Errors =
-        lists:foldr(
+        lists:foldl(
             fun(Module, ErrorsAcc) ->
                 case Module:import_config(RawConf) of
                     {ok, #{changed := Changed}} ->
@@ -534,11 +551,27 @@ do_import_conf(RawConf, Opts) ->
                 end
             end,
             GenConfErrs,
-            find_behaviours(emqx_config_backup)
+            sort_importer_modules(find_behaviours(emqx_config_backup))
         ),
     maybe_print_errors(Errors, Opts),
     Errors.
 
+sort_importer_modules(Modules) ->
+    lists:sort(
+        fun(M1, M2) -> order(M1, ?IMPORT_ORDER) =< order(M2, ?IMPORT_ORDER) end,
+        Modules
+    ).
+
+order(Elem, List) ->
+    order(Elem, List, 0).
+
+order(_Elem, [], Order) ->
+    Order;
+order(Elem, [Elem | _], Order) ->
+    Order;
+order(Elem, [_ | T], Order) ->
+    order(Elem, T, Order + 1).
+
 import_generic_conf(Data) ->
     lists:map(
         fun(Key) ->