diff --git a/app/server/modules/backups/__tests__/backups.service.execution.test.ts b/app/server/modules/backups/__tests__/backups.service.execution.test.ts
index a4d363aa..88e64757 100644
--- a/app/server/modules/backups/__tests__/backups.service.execution.test.ts
+++ b/app/server/modules/backups/__tests__/backups.service.execution.test.ts
@@ -311,6 +311,94 @@ describe("backup execution - validation failures", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
+	test("adds ignore-inode by default for FUSE-backed volumes", async () => {
+		const { runBackupMock } = setup();
+		const volume = await createTestVolume({
+			type: "sftp",
+			config: {
+				backend: "sftp",
+				host: "storage.example.com",
+				port: 22,
+				username: "backup",
+				privateKey: "key",
+				path: "/data",
+				skipHostKeyCheck: false,
+			},
+		});
+		const repository = await createTestRepository();
+		const schedule = await createTestBackupSchedule({
+			volumeId: volume.id,
+			repositoryId: repository.id,
+		});
+
+		await backupsService.executeBackup(schedule.id);
+
+		expect(runBackupMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"local",
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				payload: expect.objectContaining({
+					options: expect.objectContaining({
+						customResticParams: ["--ignore-inode"],
+					}),
+				}),
+			}),
+		);
+	});
+
+	test("does not add ignore-inode by default for directory volumes", async () => {
+		const { runBackupMock } = setup();
+		const volume = await createTestVolume();
+		const repository = await createTestRepository();
+		const schedule = await createTestBackupSchedule({
+			volumeId: volume.id,
+			repositoryId: repository.id,
+		});
+
+		await backupsService.executeBackup(schedule.id);
+
+		expect(runBackupMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"local",
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				payload: expect.objectContaining({
+					options: expect.objectContaining({
+						customResticParams: [],
+					}),
+				}),
+			}),
+		);
+	});
+
+	test("does not duplicate ignore-inode when already configured", async () => {
+		const { runBackupMock } = setup();
+		const volume = await createTestVolume({
+			type: "rclone",
+			config: {
+				backend: "rclone",
+				remote: "remote",
+				path: "/data",
+			},
+		});
+		const repository = await createTestRepository();
+		const schedule = await createTestBackupSchedule({
+			volumeId: volume.id,
+			repositoryId: repository.id,
+			customResticParams: ["--ignore-inode"],
+		});
+
+		await backupsService.executeBackup(schedule.id);
+
+		expect(runBackupMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"local",
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				payload: expect.objectContaining({
+					options: expect.objectContaining({
+						customResticParams: ["--ignore-inode"],
+					}),
+				}),
+			}),
+		);
+	});
+
 	test("should fail backup when the local agent is unavailable", async () => {
 		const { runBackupMock } = setup();
 		const volume = await createTestVolume();
diff --git a/app/server/modules/backups/backup-executor.ts b/app/server/modules/backups/backup-executor.ts
index cc62a6ca..8fb56432 100644
--- a/app/server/modules/backups/backup-executor.ts
+++ b/app/server/modules/backups/backup-executor.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { createBackupOptions } from "./backup.helpers";
 import { toErrorDetails } from "../../utils/errors";
 
 const LOCAL_AGENT_ID = "local";
+const FUSE_VOLUME_BACKENDS = new Set<Volume["type"]>(["rclone", "sftp", "webdav"]);
+const IGNORE_INODE_FLAG = "--ignore-inode";
 
 type BackupExecutionRequest = {
 	scheduleId: number;
@@ -33,6 +35,11 @@ const createBackupRunPayload = async ({
 }: BackupExecutionRequest & { jobId: string }): Promise<BackupRunPayload> => {
 	const sourcePath = getVolumePath(volume);
 	const { signal: _, ...options } = createBackupOptions(schedule, sourcePath);
+
+	if (FUSE_VOLUME_BACKENDS.has(volume.type) && !options.customResticParams.includes(IGNORE_INODE_FLAG)) {
+		options.customResticParams = [...options.customResticParams, IGNORE_INODE_FLAG];
+	}
+
 	const repositoryConfig = await decryptRepositoryConfig(repository.config);
 	const encryptedResticPassword = await resticDeps.getOrganizationResticPassword(organizationId);
 	const resticPassword = await resticDeps.resolveSecret(encryptedResticPassword);
diff --git a/app/server/modules/backups/backup.helpers.ts b/app/server/modules/backups/backup.helpers.ts
index f7f68ac4..8234dc7f 100644
--- a/app/server/modules/backups/backup.helpers.ts
+++ b/app/server/modules/backups/backup.helpers.ts
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ export const createBackupOptions = (schedule: BackupSchedule, volumePath: string
 	includePatterns: schedule.includePatterns
 		? schedule.includePatterns.map((p) => processPattern(p, volumePath, true))
 		: undefined,
-	customResticParams: schedule.customResticParams ?? undefined,
+	customResticParams: schedule.customResticParams ?? [],
 });