diff --git a/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/advanced-section.tsx b/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/advanced-section.tsx
index 72d3f831..882174e0 100644
--- a/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/advanced-section.tsx
+++ b/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/advanced-section.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { FormControl, FormDescription, FormField, FormItem, FormLabel, FormMessa
 import { Textarea } from "~/client/components/ui/textarea";
 import type { UseFormReturn } from "react-hook-form";
 import type { InternalFormValues } from "./types";
+import { Input } from "~/client/components/ui/input";
 
 type AdvancedSectionProps = {
 	form: UseFormReturn<InternalFormValues>;
@@ -9,27 +10,72 @@ type AdvancedSectionProps = {
 
 export const AdvancedSection = ({ form }: AdvancedSectionProps) => {
 	return (
-		<FormField
-			control={form.control}
-			name="customResticParamsText"
-			render={({ field }) => (
-				<FormItem>
-					<FormLabel>Custom restic parameters</FormLabel>
-					<FormControl>
-						<Textarea
-							{...field}
-							placeholder="--exclude-larger-than 500M&#10;--no-scan&#10;--read-concurrency 8"
-							className="font-mono text-sm min-h-24"
-						/>
-					</FormControl>
-					<FormDescription>
-						Advanced: enter one restic flag per line (e.g.{" "}
-						<code className="bg-muted px-1 rounded">--exclude-larger-than 500M</code>). Only the supported flag list is
-						accepted.
-					</FormDescription>
-					<FormMessage />
-				</FormItem>
-			)}
-		/>
+		<>
+			<FormField
+				control={form.control}
+				name="maxRetries"
+				render={({ field }) => (
+					<FormItem>
+						<FormLabel>Maximum retries</FormLabel>
+						<FormControl>
+							<Input
+								{...field}
+								type="number"
+								min={0}
+								max={32}
+								value={field.value ?? ""}
+								onChange={(e) => field.onChange(e.target.value ? Number(e.target.value) : undefined)}
+							/>
+						</FormControl>
+						<FormDescription>Maximum number of retry attempts if a backup fails (default: 0).</FormDescription>
+						<FormMessage />
+					</FormItem>
+				)}
+			/>
+			<FormField
+				control={form.control}
+				name="retryDelay"
+				render={({ field }) => (
+					<FormItem>
+						<FormLabel>Retry delay</FormLabel>
+						<FormControl>
+							<Input
+								{...field}
+								type="number"
+								min={0}
+								max={1440}
+								step={1}
+								value={field.value ?? ""}
+								onChange={(e) => field.onChange(e.target.value ? Number(e.target.value) : undefined)}
+							/>
+						</FormControl>
+						<FormDescription>Delay in minutes before retrying a failed backup (default: 60 minutes).</FormDescription>
+						<FormMessage />
+					</FormItem>
+				)}
+			/>
+			<FormField
+				control={form.control}
+				name="customResticParamsText"
+				render={({ field }) => (
+					<FormItem>
+						<FormLabel>Custom restic parameters</FormLabel>
+						<FormControl>
+							<Textarea
+								{...field}
+								placeholder="--exclude-larger-than 500M&#10;--no-scan&#10;--read-concurrency 8"
+								className="font-mono text-sm min-h-24"
+							/>
+						</FormControl>
+						<FormDescription>
+							Advanced: enter one restic flag per line (e.g.{" "}
+							<code className="bg-muted px-1 rounded">--exclude-larger-than 500M</code>). Only the supported flag list
+							is accepted.
+						</FormDescription>
+						<FormMessage />
+					</FormItem>
+				)}
+			/>
+		</>
 	);
 };
diff --git a/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/index.tsx b/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/index.tsx
index 949d2d2f..907b8c3c 100644
--- a/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/index.tsx
+++ b/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/index.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ export const CreateScheduleForm = ({ initialValues, formId, onSubmit, volume }:
 				customResticParamsText,
 				includePaths,
 				cronExpression,
+				maxRetries,
+				retryDelay,
 				...rest
 			} = data;
 			const excludePatterns = parseMultilineEntries(excludePatternsText);
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ export const CreateScheduleForm = ({ initialValues, formId, onSubmit, volume }:
 				excludePatterns,
 				excludeIfPresent,
 				customResticParams,
+				maxRetries,
+				retryDelay: retryDelay ? retryDelay * 60 * 1000 : 3600000,
 			});
 		},
 		[onSubmit],
diff --git a/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/types.ts b/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/types.ts
index a1d2a4fa..d8e3c5d5 100644
--- a/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/types.ts
+++ b/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/types.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export const internalFormSchema = z.object({
 	keepYearly: z.number().optional(),
 	oneFileSystem: z.boolean().optional(),
 	customResticParamsText: z.string().optional(),
+	maxRetries: z.number().min(0).max(32).optional(),
+	retryDelay: z.number().min(1).max(1440).optional(),
 });
 
 export const weeklyDays = [
@@ -42,4 +44,6 @@ export type BackupScheduleFormValues = Omit<
 	excludeIfPresent?: string[];
 	includePatterns?: string[];
 	customResticParams?: string[];
+	maxRetries?: number;
+	retryDelay?: number;
 };
diff --git a/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/utils.ts b/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/utils.ts
index 5b0447fa..3830a817 100644
--- a/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/utils.ts
+++ b/app/client/modules/backups/components/create-schedule-form/utils.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ export const backupScheduleToFormValues = (schedule?: BackupSchedule): InternalF
 		excludeIfPresentText: schedule.excludeIfPresent?.join("\n") || undefined,
 		oneFileSystem: schedule.oneFileSystem ?? false,
 		customResticParamsText: schedule.customResticParams?.join("\n") ?? "",
+		maxRetries: schedule.maxRetries ?? 5,
+		retryDelay: schedule.retryDelay ? schedule.retryDelay / (60 * 60 * 1000) : 1, // Convert ms to hours
 		...cronValues,
 		...schedule.retentionPolicy,
 	};
diff --git a/app/server/modules/backups/helpers/backup-lifecycle.ts b/app/server/modules/backups/helpers/backup-lifecycle.ts
index 811b1566..3fadff1f 100644
--- a/app/server/modules/backups/helpers/backup-lifecycle.ts
+++ b/app/server/modules/backups/helpers/backup-lifecycle.ts
@@ -237,8 +237,10 @@ export async function handleBackupFailure(
 			failureRetryCount: currentRetryCount + 1,
 		});
 
+		const delayMinutes = Math.round((schedule.retryDelay / (60 * 1000)) * 10) / 10;
+
 		logger.warn(
-			`Backup ${schedule?.name} failed. Scheduling retry ${currentRetryCount + 1}/${maxRetries} for 1 hour from now: ${errorMessage}`,
+			`Backup ${schedule?.name} failed. Scheduling retry ${currentRetryCount + 1}/${maxRetries} for ${delayMinutes} minutes from now: ${errorMessage}`,
 		);
 
 		if (partialContext?.volume && partialContext?.repository) {
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ export async function handleBackupFailure(
 					volumeName: partialContext.volume.name,
 					repositoryName: partialContext.repository.name,
 					scheduleName: schedule!.name,
-					error: `${errorDetails}\n\nRetrying in 1 hour (attempt ${currentRetryCount + 1}/${maxRetries})`,
+					error: `${errorDetails}\n\nRetrying in ${delayMinutes} minutes (attempt ${currentRetryCount + 1}/${maxRetries})`,
 				})
 				.catch((notifError) => {
 					logger.error(`Failed to send backup failure notification: ${toMessage(notifError)}`);