diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2038ff9f..182db8af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ build: build-deps
 	make -C packages/extra/monitoring image
 	make -C packages/system/cozystack-api image
 	make -C packages/system/cozystack-controller image
+	make -C packages/system/backup-controller image
 	make -C packages/system/lineage-controller-webhook image
 	make -C packages/system/cilium image
 	make -C packages/system/kubeovn image
diff --git a/cmd/backup-controller/main.go b/cmd/backup-controller/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8436659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/backup-controller/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2025.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"flag"
+	"os"
+
+	// Import all Kubernetes client auth plugins (e.g. Azure, GCP, OIDC, etc.)
+	// to ensure that exec-entrypoint and run can make use of them.
+	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
+	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/healthz"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics/filters"
+	metricsserver "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics/server"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook"
+
+	backupsv1alpha1 "github.com/cozystack/cozystack/api/backups/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/cozystack/cozystack/internal/backupcontroller"
+	// +kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
+)
+
+var (
+	scheme   = runtime.NewScheme()
+	setupLog = ctrl.Log.WithName("setup")
+)
+
+func init() {
+	utilruntime.Must(clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme))
+
+	utilruntime.Must(backupsv1alpha1.AddToScheme(scheme))
+	// +kubebuilder:scaffold:scheme
+}
+
+func main() {
+	var metricsAddr string
+	var enableLeaderElection bool
+	var probeAddr string
+	var secureMetrics bool
+	var enableHTTP2 bool
+	var tlsOpts []func(*tls.Config)
+	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-bind-address", "0", "The address the metrics endpoint binds to. "+
+		"Use :8443 for HTTPS or :8080 for HTTP, or leave as 0 to disable the metrics service.")
+	flag.StringVar(&probeAddr, "health-probe-bind-address", ":8081", "The address the probe endpoint binds to.")
+	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "leader-elect", false,
+		"Enable leader election for controller manager. "+
+			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
+	flag.BoolVar(&secureMetrics, "metrics-secure", true,
+		"If set, the metrics endpoint is served securely via HTTPS. Use --metrics-secure=false to use HTTP instead.")
+	flag.BoolVar(&enableHTTP2, "enable-http2", false,
+		"If set, HTTP/2 will be enabled for the metrics and webhook servers")
+	opts := zap.Options{
+		Development: false,
+	}
+	opts.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseFlagOptions(&opts)))
+
+	// if the enable-http2 flag is false (the default), http/2 should be disabled
+	// due to its vulnerabilities. More specifically, disabling http/2 will
+	// prevent from being vulnerable to the HTTP/2 Stream Cancellation and
+	// Rapid Reset CVEs. For more information see:
+	// - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qppj-fm5r-hxr3
+	// - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4374-p667-p6c8
+	disableHTTP2 := func(c *tls.Config) {
+		setupLog.Info("disabling http/2")
+		c.NextProtos = []string{"http/1.1"}
+	}
+
+	if !enableHTTP2 {
+		tlsOpts = append(tlsOpts, disableHTTP2)
+	}
+
+	webhookServer := webhook.NewServer(webhook.Options{
+		TLSOpts: tlsOpts,
+	})
+
+	// Metrics endpoint is enabled in 'config/default/kustomization.yaml'. The Metrics options configure the server.
+	// More info:
+	// - https://pkg.go.dev/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@v0.19.1/pkg/metrics/server
+	// - https://book.kubebuilder.io/reference/metrics.html
+	metricsServerOptions := metricsserver.Options{
+		BindAddress:   metricsAddr,
+		SecureServing: secureMetrics,
+		TLSOpts:       tlsOpts,
+	}
+
+	if secureMetrics {
+		// FilterProvider is used to protect the metrics endpoint with authn/authz.
+		// These configurations ensure that only authorized users and service accounts
+		// can access the metrics endpoint. The RBAC are configured in 'config/rbac/kustomization.yaml'. More info:
+		// https://pkg.go.dev/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@v0.19.1/pkg/metrics/filters#WithAuthenticationAndAuthorization
+		metricsServerOptions.FilterProvider = filters.WithAuthenticationAndAuthorization
+
+		// TODO(user): If CertDir, CertName, and KeyName are not specified, controller-runtime will automatically
+		// generate self-signed certificates for the metrics server. While convenient for development and testing,
+		// this setup is not recommended for production.
+	}
+
+	// Configure rate limiting for the Kubernetes client
+	config := ctrl.GetConfigOrDie()
+	config.QPS = 50.0  // Increased from default 5.0
+	config.Burst = 100 // Increased from default 10
+
+	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(config, ctrl.Options{
+		Scheme:                 scheme,
+		Metrics:                metricsServerOptions,
+		WebhookServer:          webhookServer,
+		HealthProbeBindAddress: probeAddr,
+		LeaderElection:         enableLeaderElection,
+		LeaderElectionID:       "core.backups.cozystack.io",
+		// LeaderElectionReleaseOnCancel defines if the leader should step down voluntarily
+		// when the Manager ends. This requires the binary to immediately end when the
+		// Manager is stopped, otherwise, this setting is unsafe. Setting this significantly
+		// speeds up voluntary leader transitions as the new leader don't have to wait
+		// LeaseDuration time first.
+		//
+		// In the default scaffold provided, the program ends immediately after
+		// the manager stops, so would be fine to enable this option. However,
+		// if you are doing or is intended to do any operation such as perform cleanups
+		// after the manager stops then its usage might be unsafe.
+		// LeaderElectionReleaseOnCancel: true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to start manager")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	if err = (&backupcontroller.PlanReconciler{
+		Client: mgr.GetClient(),
+		Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),
+	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "Plan")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// +kubebuilder:scaffold:builder
+
+	if err := mgr.AddHealthzCheck("healthz", healthz.Ping); err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to set up health check")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if err := mgr.AddReadyzCheck("readyz", healthz.Ping); err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to set up ready check")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	setupLog.Info("starting manager")
+	if err := mgr.Start(ctrl.SetupSignalHandler()); err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "problem running manager")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/backupcontroller/plan_controller.go b/internal/backupcontroller/plan_controller.go
index fca5703b..046fdce4 100644
--- a/internal/backupcontroller/plan_controller.go
+++ b/internal/backupcontroller/plan_controller.go
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ func (r *PlanReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.
 		}
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
+
+	// Clear error condition if cron parsing succeeds
+	if condition := meta.FindStatusCondition(p.Status.Conditions, backupsv1alpha1.PlanConditionError); condition != nil && condition.Status == metav1.ConditionTrue {
+		meta.SetStatusCondition(&p.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{
+			Type:    backupsv1alpha1.PlanConditionError,
+			Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
+			Reason:  "Cron spec is valid",
+			Message: "The cron schedule has been successfully parsed",
+		})
+		if err := r.Status().Update(ctx, p); err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	tNext := sch.Next(tCheck)
 
 	if time.Now().Before(tNext) {
diff --git a/packages/core/platform/bundles/paas-full.yaml b/packages/core/platform/bundles/paas-full.yaml
index 4382bd62..1c83c49c 100644
--- a/packages/core/platform/bundles/paas-full.yaml
+++ b/packages/core/platform/bundles/paas-full.yaml
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ releases:
       disableTelemetry: true
   {{- end }}
 
+- name: backup-controller
+  releaseName: backup-controller
+  chart: cozy-backup-controller
+  namespace: cozy-backup-controller
+  dependsOn: [cilium,kubeovn]
+
 - name: lineage-controller-webhook
   releaseName: lineage-controller-webhook
   chart: cozy-lineage-controller-webhook
diff --git a/packages/core/platform/bundles/paas-hosted.yaml b/packages/core/platform/bundles/paas-hosted.yaml
index 560578c7..c85bcb7b 100644
--- a/packages/core/platform/bundles/paas-hosted.yaml
+++ b/packages/core/platform/bundles/paas-hosted.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ releases:
       disableTelemetry: true
   {{- end }}
 
+- name: backup-controller
+  releaseName: backup-controller
+  chart: cozy-backup-controller
+  namespace: cozy-backup-controller
+
 - name: lineage-controller-webhook
   releaseName: lineage-controller-webhook
   chart: cozy-lineage-controller-webhook
diff --git a/packages/system/backup-controller/Chart.yaml b/packages/system/backup-controller/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd135712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/backup-controller/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: cozy-backup-controller
+version: 0.0.0 # Placeholder, the actual version will be automatically set during the build process
diff --git a/packages/system/backup-controller/Makefile b/packages/system/backup-controller/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56d58f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/backup-controller/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+NAME=backup-controller
+NAMESPACE=cozy-backup-controller
+
+include ../../../scripts/common-envs.mk
+include ../../../scripts/package.mk
+
+image: image-backup-controller
+
+image-backup-controller:
+	docker buildx build -f images/backup-controller/Dockerfile ../../.. \
+		--tag $(REGISTRY)/backup-controller:$(call settag,$(TAG)) \
+		--cache-from type=registry,ref=$(REGISTRY)/backup-controller:latest \
+		--cache-to type=inline \
+		--metadata-file images/backup-controller.json \
+		$(BUILDX_ARGS)
+	IMAGE="$(REGISTRY)/backup-controller:$(call settag,$(TAG))@$$(yq e '."containerimage.digest"' images/backup-controller.json -o json -r)" \
+		yq -i '.backupController.image = strenv(IMAGE)' values.yaml
+	rm -f images/backup-controller.json
diff --git a/packages/system/backup-controller/images/backup-controller/Dockerfile b/packages/system/backup-controller/images/backup-controller/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cdf53c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/backup-controller/images/backup-controller/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+FROM golang:1.24-alpine AS builder
+
+ARG TARGETOS
+ARG TARGETARCH
+
+WORKDIR /workspace
+
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN GOOS=$TARGETOS GOARCH=$TARGETARCH go mod download
+
+COPY api api/
+COPY pkg pkg/
+COPY cmd cmd/
+COPY internal internal/
+
+RUN GOOS=$TARGETOS GOARCH=$TARGETARCH CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags="-extldflags=-static" -o /backup-controller cmd/backup-controller/main.go
+
+FROM scratch
+
+COPY --from=builder /backup-controller /backup-controller
+COPY --from=builder /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/backup-controller"]
diff --git a/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/crds.yaml b/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/crds.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cf3183b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/crds.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{{- range $path, $_ := .Files.Glob "definitions/*" }}
+---
+{{ $.Files.Get $path }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/deployment.yaml b/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8c3d07e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: backup-controller
+  labels:
+    app: backup-controller
+spec:
+  replicas: {{ .Values.backupController.replicas }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: backup-controller
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: backup-controller
+    spec:
+      tolerations:
+      - key: "node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane"
+        operator: "Exists"
+        effect: "NoSchedule"
+      - key: "node-role.kubernetes.io/master"
+        operator: "Exists"
+        effect: "NoSchedule"
+      serviceAccountName: backup-controller
+      containers:
+      - name: backup-controller
+        image: "{{ .Values.backupController.image }}"
+        args:
+        - --leader-elect
+        {{- if .Values.backupController.metrics.enable }}
+        - --metrics-bind-address={{ .Values.backupController.metrics.bindAddress }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.backupController.debug }}
+        - --zap-log-level=debug
+        {{- else }}
+        - --zap-log-level=info
+        {{- end }}
+        ports:
+        - name: metrics
+          containerPort: {{ split ":" .Values.backupController.metrics.bindAddress | mustLast }}
+        - name: health
+          containerPort: 8081
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /readyz
+            port: health
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          periodSeconds: 10
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /healthz
+            port: health
+          initialDelaySeconds: 15
+          periodSeconds: 20
+        {{- with .Values.backupController.resources }}
+        resources: {{- . | toYaml | nindent 10 }}
+        {{- end }}
diff --git a/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/rbac-bind.yaml b/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/rbac-bind.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbe9b5b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/rbac-bind.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: backups.cozystack.io:core-controller
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: backups.cozystack.io:core-controller
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: backup-controller
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
diff --git a/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/rbac.yaml b/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/rbac.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71c4af69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+kind: ClusterRole
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: backups.cozystack.io:core-controller
+rules:
+- apiGroups: ["backups.cozystack.io"]
+  resources: ["plans"]
+  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+- apiGroups: ["backups.cozystack.io"]
+  resources: ["backupjobs"]
+  verbs: ["create", "get", "list", "watch"]
diff --git a/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/sa.yaml b/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/sa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a180dd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/backup-controller/templates/sa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+kind: ServiceAccount
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: backup-controller
diff --git a/packages/system/backup-controller/values.yaml b/packages/system/backup-controller/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..557c201a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/backup-controller/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+backupController:
+  image: ""
+  replicas: 2
+  debug: false
+  metrics:
+    enabled: true
+    bindAddress: ":8443"
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 10m
+      memory: 64Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 500m
+      memory: 128Mi