diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index 0323bbfc2..582c13ac6 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -696,6 +696,15 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
         });
     };
 
+    Client.prototype.checkBackupConfig = function (callback) {
+        get('/api/v1/backups/check', null, function (error, data, status) {
+            if (error) return callback(error);
+            if (status !== 200) return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
+
+            callback(null, data);
+        });
+    };
+
     Client.prototype.getSupportConfig = function (callback) {
         get('/api/v1/settings/support_config', null, function (error, data, status) {
             if (error) return callback(error);
diff --git a/src/views/backups.html b/src/views/backups.html
index 9d7716635..fc14208e4 100644
--- a/src/views/backups.html
+++ b/src/views/backups.html
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@
       </span>
     </p>
 
+    <p ng-hide="backupCheck.ok" class="text-danger" ng-bind-html="backupCheck.message | markdown2html"></p>
+
     <div class="row">
       <div class="col-xs-6">
         <span class="text-muted">Provider</span>
diff --git a/src/views/backups.js b/src/views/backups.js
index b9530ceae..828baa704 100644
--- a/src/views/backups.js
+++ b/src/views/backups.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
 
     $scope.manualBackupApps = [];
 
+    $scope.backupCheck = { ok: true, message: '' };
     $scope.backupConfig = {};
     $scope.backups = [];
 
@@ -544,6 +545,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
                 $('#configureBackupModal').modal('hide');
 
                 getBackupConfig();
+                checkBackupConfig();
             });
         }
     };
@@ -578,9 +580,18 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
         });
     }
 
+    function checkBackupConfig() {
+        Client.checkBackupConfig(function (error, check) {
+            if (error) return console.error(error);
+
+            $scope.backupCheck = check;
+        });
+    }
+
     Client.onReady(function () {
         fetchBackups();
         getBackupConfig();
+        checkBackupConfig();
 
         $scope.manualBackupApps = Client.getInstalledApps().filter(function (app) { return !app.enableBackup; });