diff --git a/catalogue/CatalogueTest.cpp b/catalogue/CatalogueTest.cpp
index 6617bf209857a5e90d44412bd2974dcdd70aa9e9..2786a72703386f831b7a008e170af2a42211e2e9 100644
--- a/catalogue/CatalogueTest.cpp
+++ b/catalogue/CatalogueTest.cpp
@@ -2937,6 +2937,91 @@ TEST_P(cta_catalogue_CatalogueTest, setTapeDisabled_nonExistentTape) {
   ASSERT_THROW(m_catalogue->setTapeDisabled(m_cliSI, vid, true), exception::UserError);
 }
 
+TEST_P(cta_catalogue_CatalogueTest, setTapeLbp) {
+  using namespace cta;
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(m_catalogue->getTapes().empty());
+
+  const std::string vid = "vid";
+  const std::string logicalLibraryName = "logical_library_name";
+  const std::string tapePoolName = "tape_pool_name";
+  const std::string encryptionKey = "encryption_key";
+  const uint64_t capacityInBytes = (uint64_t)10 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
+  const bool disabledValue = false;
+  const bool fullValue = false;
+  const std::string comment = "Create tape";
+
+  m_catalogue->createLogicalLibrary(m_cliSI, logicalLibraryName, "Create logical library");
+
+  m_catalogue->createTapePool(m_cliSI, tapePoolName, 2, true, "Create tape pool");
+
+  m_catalogue->createTape(m_cliSI, vid, logicalLibraryName, tapePoolName, encryptionKey, capacityInBytes, disabledValue,
+    fullValue, comment);
+
+  {
+    const std::list<common::dataStructures::Tape> tapes = m_catalogue->getTapes();
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, tapes.size());
+
+    const common::dataStructures::Tape tape = tapes.front();
+    ASSERT_EQ(vid, tape.vid);
+    ASSERT_EQ(logicalLibraryName, tape.logicalLibraryName);
+    ASSERT_EQ(tapePoolName, tape.tapePoolName);
+    ASSERT_EQ(encryptionKey, tape.encryptionKey);
+    ASSERT_EQ(capacityInBytes, tape.capacityInBytes);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(disabledValue == tape.disabled);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(fullValue == tape.full);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(tape.lbp);
+    ASSERT_EQ(comment, tape.comment);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(tape.labelLog);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(tape.lastReadLog);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(tape.lastWriteLog);
+
+    const common::dataStructures::EntryLog creationLog = tape.creationLog;
+    ASSERT_EQ(m_cliSI.username, creationLog.username);
+    ASSERT_EQ(m_cliSI.host, creationLog.host);
+
+    const common::dataStructures::EntryLog lastModificationLog = tape.lastModificationLog;
+    ASSERT_EQ(creationLog, lastModificationLog);
+  }
+
+  m_catalogue->setTapeLbp(vid, false);
+
+  {
+    const std::list<common::dataStructures::Tape> tapes = m_catalogue->getTapes();
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, tapes.size());
+
+    const common::dataStructures::Tape tape = tapes.front();
+    ASSERT_EQ(vid, tape.vid);
+    ASSERT_EQ(logicalLibraryName, tape.logicalLibraryName);
+    ASSERT_EQ(tapePoolName, tape.tapePoolName);
+    ASSERT_EQ(encryptionKey, tape.encryptionKey);
+    ASSERT_EQ(capacityInBytes, tape.capacityInBytes);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(tape.disabled);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(tape.full);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(tape.lbp);
+    ASSERT_EQ(comment, tape.comment);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(tape.labelLog);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(tape.lastReadLog);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(tape.lastWriteLog);
+
+    const common::dataStructures::EntryLog creationLog = tape.creationLog;
+    ASSERT_EQ(m_cliSI.username, creationLog.username);
+    ASSERT_EQ(m_cliSI.host, creationLog.host);
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_P(cta_catalogue_CatalogueTest, setTapeLbp_nonExistentTape) {
+  using namespace cta;
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(m_catalogue->getTapes().empty());
+
+  const std::string vid = "vid";
+
+  ASSERT_THROW(m_catalogue->setTapeLbp(vid, false), exception::UserError);
+}
+
 TEST_P(cta_catalogue_CatalogueTest, getTapesForWriting) {
   using namespace cta;
 
diff --git a/catalogue/RdbmsCatalogue.cpp b/catalogue/RdbmsCatalogue.cpp
index f7519352be3ffe882b3ea446fb33e5fa92b01d48..ed15c3f221ca75769c4da8637ebab4a898bf0835 100644
--- a/catalogue/RdbmsCatalogue.cpp
+++ b/catalogue/RdbmsCatalogue.cpp
@@ -2067,7 +2067,26 @@ void RdbmsCatalogue::setTapeDisabled(const common::dataStructures::SecurityIdent
 // setTapeLbp
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RdbmsCatalogue::setTapeLbp(const std::string &vid, const bool lbpValue) {
-  throw exception::Exception(std::string(__FUNCTION__) + " not implemented");
+  try {
+    const char *const sql =
+      "UPDATE TAPE SET "
+        "LBP_IS_ON = :LBP_IS_ON "
+      "WHERE "
+        "VID = :VID";
+    auto conn = m_connPool.getConn();
+    auto stmt = conn->createStmt(sql, rdbms::Stmt::AutocommitMode::ON);
+    stmt->bindUint64(":LBP_IS_ON", lbpValue ? 1 : 0);
+    stmt->bindString(":VID", vid);
+    stmt->executeNonQuery();
+
+    if(0 == stmt->getNbAffectedRows()) {
+      throw exception::UserError(std::string("Cannot modify tape ") + vid + " because it does not exist");
+    }
+  } catch(exception::UserError &) {
+    throw;
+  } catch (exception::Exception &ex) {
+    throw exception::Exception(std::string(__FUNCTION__) + " failed: " + ex.getMessage().str());
+  }
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------