diff --git a/app/Extensions/Tasks/Schemas/CreateBackupSchema.php b/app/Extensions/Tasks/Schemas/CreateBackupSchema.php
index 411c5ade3e..d5e7288672 100644
--- a/app/Extensions/Tasks/Schemas/CreateBackupSchema.php
+++ b/app/Extensions/Tasks/Schemas/CreateBackupSchema.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public function getId(): string
 
     public function runTask(Task $task): void
     {
-        $this->initiateService->setIgnoredFiles(explode(PHP_EOL, $task->payload))->handle($task->server, null, true);
+        $this->initiateService->setIgnoredFiles(explode(PHP_EOL, $task->payload))->handle($task->server, null, true, true);
     }
 
     public function canCreate(Schedule $schedule): bool
diff --git a/app/Listeners/Server/BackupCompletedListener.php b/app/Listeners/Server/BackupCompletedListener.php
index 9ed63dedd3..79668ec8dd 100644
--- a/app/Listeners/Server/BackupCompletedListener.php
+++ b/app/Listeners/Server/BackupCompletedListener.php
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ class BackupCompletedListener
 {
     public function handle(BackupCompleted $event): void
     {
+        if ($event->backup->is_automated && $event->backup->is_successful) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         $event->backup->loadMissing('server');
         $event->backup->server->loadMissing('user');
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Backup.php b/app/Models/Backup.php
index 1f5f545184..c8f5cd41b8 100644
--- a/app/Models/Backup.php
+++ b/app/Models/Backup.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  * @property bool $is_successful
  * @property string|null $upload_id
  * @property bool $is_locked
+ * @property bool $is_automated
  * @property-read Server $server
  * @property-read BackupStatus $status
  *
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
  * @method static BackupQueryBuilder<static>|Backup whereIgnoredFiles($value)
  * @method static BackupQueryBuilder<static>|Backup whereIsLocked($value)
  * @method static BackupQueryBuilder<static>|Backup whereIsSuccessful($value)
+ * @method static BackupQueryBuilder<static>|Backup whereIsAutomated($value)
  * @method static BackupQueryBuilder<static>|Backup whereName($value)
  * @method static BackupQueryBuilder<static>|Backup whereServerId($value)
  * @method static BackupQueryBuilder<static>|Backup whereUpdatedAt($value)
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ class Backup extends Model implements Validatable
     protected $attributes = [
         'is_successful' => false,
         'is_locked' => false,
+        'is_automated' => false,
         'checksum' => null,
         'bytes' => 0,
         'upload_id' => null,
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ class Backup extends Model implements Validatable
         'uuid' => ['required', 'uuid'],
         'is_successful' => ['boolean'],
         'is_locked' => ['boolean'],
+        'is_automated' => ['boolean'],
         'name' => ['required', 'string'],
         'ignored_files' => ['array'],
         'backup_host_id' => ['required', 'integer', 'exists:backup_hosts,id'],
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ protected function casts(): array
             'id' => 'int',
             'is_successful' => 'bool',
             'is_locked' => 'bool',
+            'is_automated' => 'bool',
             'ignored_files' => 'array',
             'bytes' => 'int',
             'completed_at' => 'immutable_datetime',
diff --git a/app/Services/Backups/InitiateBackupService.php b/app/Services/Backups/InitiateBackupService.php
index ba57c241e1..9d7b0da909 100644
--- a/app/Services/Backups/InitiateBackupService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Backups/InitiateBackupService.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public function setIgnoredFiles(?array $ignored): self
      * @throws TooManyBackupsException
      * @throws TooManyRequestsHttpException
      */
-    public function handle(Server $server, ?string $name = null, bool $override = false): Backup
+    public function handle(Server $server, ?string $name = null, bool $override = false, bool $isAutomated = false): Backup
     {
         $limit = config('backups.throttles.limit');
         $period = config('backups.throttles.period');
@@ -121,14 +121,16 @@ public function handle(Server $server, ?string $name = null, bool $override = fa
             throw new Exception('Backup host has unknown backup adapter.');
         }
 
-        return $this->connection->transaction(function () use ($backupHost, $schema, $server, $name) {
-            $backup = Backup::create([
+        return $this->connection->transaction(function () use ($backupHost, $schema, $server, $name, $isAutomated) {
+            /** @var Backup $backup */
+            $backup = Backup::query()->create([
                 'server_id' => $server->id,
                 'uuid' => Uuid::uuid4()->toString(),
                 'name' => trim($name) ?: sprintf('Backup at %s', now()->toDateTimeString()),
                 'ignored_files' => array_values($this->ignoredFiles ?? []),
                 'backup_host_id' => $backupHost->id,
                 'is_locked' => $this->isLocked,
+                'is_automated' => $isAutomated,
             ]);
 
             $schema->createBackup($backup);
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_07_08_122500_add_is_automated_to_backups_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_07_08_122500_add_is_automated_to_backups_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4d1422589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_07_08_122500_add_is_automated_to_backups_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('backups', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('is_automated')->default(false)->after('is_successful');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('backups', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('is_automated');
+        });
+    }
+};