diff --git a/cspell-dictionary.txt b/cspell-dictionary.txt
index d36b6d42db..52110cd1a6 100644
--- a/cspell-dictionary.txt
+++ b/cspell-dictionary.txt
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ urijs
 uxxxxxxxxx
 vcpu
 VERSINFO
+walsender
 webfactory
 withfig
 wrapline
diff --git a/src/commands/pg/long-running-queries.ts b/src/commands/pg/long-running-queries.ts
index 7f4e01ed4e..477090e07f 100644
--- a/src/commands/pg/long-running-queries.ts
+++ b/src/commands/pg/long-running-queries.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ WHERE
   pg_stat_activity.query <> ''::text
   AND state <> 'idle'
   AND now() - pg_stat_activity.query_start > interval '5 minutes'
+  AND backend_type <> 'walsender'
+  AND NOT (
+    usename = 'postgres'
+    AND query LIKE '%pg_backup_start%'
+  )
 ORDER BY
   now() - pg_stat_activity.query_start DESC;
 `.trim()
diff --git a/test/unit/commands/pg/long-running-queries.unit.test.ts b/test/unit/commands/pg/long-running-queries.unit.test.ts
index 8247878fc9..92fe16998f 100644
--- a/test/unit/commands/pg/long-running-queries.unit.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/commands/pg/long-running-queries.unit.test.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ WHERE
   pg_stat_activity.query <> ''::text
   AND state <> 'idle'
   AND now() - pg_stat_activity.query_start > interval '5 minutes'
+  AND backend_type <> 'walsender'
+  AND NOT (
+    usename = 'postgres'
+    AND query LIKE '%pg_backup_start%'
+  )
 ORDER BY
   now() - pg_stat_activity.query_start DESC;`
 
@@ -58,6 +63,17 @@ ORDER BY
       expect(query).to.contain("state <> 'idle'")
       expect(query).to.contain("interval '5 minutes'")
     })
+
+    it('excludes the internal physical backup query from results', function () {
+      const query = generateLongRunningQueriesQuery()
+      expect(query).to.contain("usename = 'postgres'")
+      expect(query).to.contain("query LIKE '%pg_backup_start%'")
+    })
+
+    it('excludes walsender backends from results', function () {
+      const query = generateLongRunningQueriesQuery()
+      expect(query).to.contain("backend_type <> 'walsender'")
+    })
   })
 
   describe('command behavior', function () {