diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/reparentutil/replication_test.go b/go/vt/vtctl/reparentutil/replication_test.go
index 01f043ac827..2c875d3252e 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/reparentutil/replication_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/reparentutil/replication_test.go
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 		tabletToWaitFor          *topodatapb.TabletAlias
 		expectedStatusMap        map[string]*replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus
 		expectedPrimaryStatusMap map[string]*replicationdatapb.PrimaryStatus
+		expectedTakingBackup     map[string]bool
 		expectedTabletsReachable []*topodatapb.Tablet
 		shouldErr                bool
 	}{
@@ -345,6 +346,7 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 					After:  &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-9"},
 				},
 			},
+			expectedTakingBackup:     map[string]bool{"zone1-0000000100": false, "zone1-0000000101": false},
 			expectedPrimaryStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.PrimaryStatus{},
 			expectedTabletsReachable: []*topodatapb.Tablet{{
 				Type: topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA,
@@ -438,6 +440,7 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 					After:  &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-9"},
 				},
 			},
+			expectedTakingBackup:     map[string]bool{"zone1-0000000100": false, "zone1-0000000101": false},
 			expectedPrimaryStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.PrimaryStatus{},
 			expectedTabletsReachable: []*topodatapb.Tablet{{
 				Type: topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA,
@@ -531,6 +534,7 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 					After:  &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-9"},
 				},
 			},
+			expectedTakingBackup:     map[string]bool{"zone1-0000000100": false, "zone1-0000000101": false},
 			expectedPrimaryStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.PrimaryStatus{},
 			expectedTabletsReachable: []*topodatapb.Tablet{{
 				Type: topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA,
@@ -603,6 +607,7 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 					Uid:  101,
 				},
 			}},
+			expectedTakingBackup:     map[string]bool{"zone1-0000000101": false},
 			expectedPrimaryStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.PrimaryStatus{},
 			shouldErr:                false,
 		},
@@ -664,6 +669,7 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 					After:  &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-9"},
 				},
 			},
+			expectedTakingBackup: map[string]bool{"zone1-0000000101": false},
 			expectedPrimaryStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.PrimaryStatus{
 				"zone1-0000000100": {
 					Position: "primary-position-100",
@@ -731,7 +737,8 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			ignoredTablets: sets.NewString(),
+			ignoredTablets:       sets.NewString(),
+			expectedTakingBackup: map[string]bool{"zone1-0000000101": false},
 			expectedStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus{
 				"zone1-0000000101": {
 					Before: &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-5", IoState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), SqlState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning)},
@@ -796,6 +803,7 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			ignoredTablets:           sets.NewString(),
+			expectedTakingBackup:     nil,
 			expectedStatusMap:        nil,
 			expectedPrimaryStatusMap: nil,
 			expectedTabletsReachable: nil,
@@ -846,8 +854,9 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			stopReplicasTimeout: time.Millisecond * 5,
-			ignoredTablets:      sets.NewString(),
+			stopReplicasTimeout:  time.Millisecond * 5,
+			ignoredTablets:       sets.NewString(),
+			expectedTakingBackup: map[string]bool{"zone1-0000000101": false},
 			expectedStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus{
 				"zone1-0000000101": {
 					Before: &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-5", IoState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), SqlState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning)},
@@ -910,6 +919,7 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 					After:  &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-9"},
 				},
 			},
+			expectedTakingBackup:     map[string]bool{"zone1-0000000101": false},
 			expectedPrimaryStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.PrimaryStatus{},
 			expectedTabletsReachable: []*topodatapb.Tablet{{
 				Type: topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA,
@@ -957,6 +967,7 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			ignoredTablets:           sets.NewString(),
+			expectedTakingBackup:     nil,
 			expectedStatusMap:        nil,
 			expectedPrimaryStatusMap: nil,
 			expectedTabletsReachable: nil,
@@ -1001,6 +1012,7 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			ignoredTablets:           sets.NewString(),
+			expectedTakingBackup:     nil,
 			expectedStatusMap:        nil,
 			expectedPrimaryStatusMap: nil,
 			expectedTabletsReachable: nil,
@@ -1105,9 +1117,150 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}},
 			stopReplicasTimeout:      time.Minute,
+			expectedTakingBackup:     map[string]bool{"zone1-0000000100": false, "zone1-0000000101": false, "zone1-0000000102": false},
 			expectedPrimaryStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.PrimaryStatus{},
 			shouldErr:                false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:       "success - but nil replication status after. No segfaulting when determining backup status",
+			durability: "none",
+			tmc: &stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMapsTestTMClient{
+				stopReplicationAndGetStatusResults: map[string]*struct {
+					StopStatus *replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus
+					Err        error
+				}{
+					"zone1-0000000100": {
+						StopStatus: &replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus{
+							Before: &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429100:1-5", IoState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), SqlState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), BackupRunning: true},
+							After:  nil,
+						},
+					},
+					"zone1-0000000101": {
+						StopStatus: &replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus{
+							Before: &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-5", IoState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), SqlState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), BackupRunning: true},
+							After:  nil,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			tabletMap: map[string]*topo.TabletInfo{
+				"zone1-0000000100": {
+					Tablet: &topodatapb.Tablet{
+						Type: topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA,
+						Alias: &topodatapb.TabletAlias{
+							Cell: "zone1",
+							Uid:  100,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				"zone1-0000000101": {
+					Tablet: &topodatapb.Tablet{
+						Type: topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA,
+						Alias: &topodatapb.TabletAlias{
+							Cell: "zone1",
+							Uid:  101,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			ignoredTablets: sets.NewString(),
+			expectedStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus{
+				"zone1-0000000100": {
+					Before: &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429100:1-5", IoState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), SqlState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), BackupRunning: true},
+					After:  nil,
+				},
+				"zone1-0000000101": {
+					Before: &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-5", IoState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), SqlState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), BackupRunning: true},
+					After:  nil,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedTakingBackup:     map[string]bool{"zone1-0000000100": true, "zone1-0000000101": true},
+			expectedPrimaryStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.PrimaryStatus{},
+			expectedTabletsReachable: []*topodatapb.Tablet{{
+				Type: topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA,
+				Alias: &topodatapb.TabletAlias{
+					Cell: "zone1",
+					Uid:  100,
+				},
+			}, {
+				Type: topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA,
+				Alias: &topodatapb.TabletAlias{
+					Cell: "zone1",
+					Uid:  101,
+				},
+			}},
+			shouldErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "Handle nil After replication status for determining backup status",
+			durability: "none",
+			tmc: &stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMapsTestTMClient{
+				stopReplicationAndGetStatusResults: map[string]*struct {
+					StopStatus *replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus
+					Err        error
+				}{
+					"zone1-0000000100": {
+						StopStatus: &replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus{
+							Before: &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429100:1-5", IoState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), SqlState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), BackupRunning: true},
+							After:  &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429100:1-9"},
+						},
+					},
+					"zone1-0000000101": {
+						StopStatus: &replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus{
+							Before: &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-5", IoState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), SqlState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), BackupRunning: false},
+							After:  &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-9"},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			tabletMap: map[string]*topo.TabletInfo{
+				"zone1-0000000100": {
+					Tablet: &topodatapb.Tablet{
+						Type: topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA,
+						Alias: &topodatapb.TabletAlias{
+							Cell: "zone1",
+							Uid:  100,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				"zone1-0000000101": {
+					Tablet: &topodatapb.Tablet{
+						Type: topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA,
+						Alias: &topodatapb.TabletAlias{
+							Cell: "zone1",
+							Uid:  101,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			ignoredTablets: sets.NewString(),
+			expectedStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus{
+				"zone1-0000000100": {
+					Before: &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429100:1-5", IoState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), SqlState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), BackupRunning: true},
+					After:  &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429100:1-9"},
+				},
+				"zone1-0000000101": {
+					Before: &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-5", IoState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), SqlState: int32(mysql.ReplicationStateRunning), BackupRunning: false},
+					After:  &replicationdatapb.Status{Position: "MySQL56/3E11FA47-71CA-11E1-9E33-C80AA9429101:1-9"},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedTakingBackup:     map[string]bool{"zone1-0000000100": false, "zone1-0000000101": false},
+			expectedPrimaryStatusMap: map[string]*replicationdatapb.PrimaryStatus{},
+			expectedTabletsReachable: []*topodatapb.Tablet{{
+				Type: topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA,
+				Alias: &topodatapb.TabletAlias{
+					Cell: "zone1",
+					Uid:  100,
+				},
+			}, {
+				Type: topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA,
+				Alias: &topodatapb.TabletAlias{
+					Cell: "zone1",
+					Uid:  101,
+				},
+			}},
+			shouldErr: false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -1129,6 +1282,7 @@ func Test_stopReplicationAndBuildStatusMaps(t *testing.T) {
 			for idx, tablet := range res.reachableTablets {
 				assert.True(t, topoproto.IsTabletInList(tablet, tt.expectedTabletsReachable), "TabletsReached[%d] not found - %s", idx, topoproto.TabletAliasString(tablet.Alias))
 			}
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedTakingBackup, res.tabletsBackupState)
 		})
 	}
 }