diff --git a/dashboard/public/translation/en.json b/dashboard/public/translation/en.json
index a976f0f41..06a6ee42f 100644
--- a/dashboard/public/translation/en.json
+++ b/dashboard/public/translation/en.json
@@ -1677,7 +1677,8 @@
             "title": "Backup Sites",
             "emptyPlaceholder": "No backup sites",
             "lastRun": "Last run",
-            "description": "Backup sites specify where system and app backups are stored. App backups can be restored individually."
+            "description": "Backup sites specify where system and app backups are stored. App backups can be restored individually.",
+            "noAutomaticUpdateBackupWarning": "No backup site is configured to store backups for automatic updates. Enable \"Store automatic-update backups here\" on at least one backup site to allow automatic updates."
         },
         "site": {
             "removeDialog": {
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/BackupSitesView.vue b/dashboard/src/views/BackupSitesView.vue
index a52a8b4c6..c58b74c98 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/BackupSitesView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/BackupSitesView.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 const i18n = useI18n();
 const t = i18n.t;
 
-import { ref, onMounted, useTemplateRef, reactive, inject } from 'vue';
+import { ref, onMounted, useTemplateRef, reactive, inject, computed } from 'vue';
 import { Button, ProgressBar, InputDialog } from '@cloudron/pankow';
 import { prettyLongDate } from '@cloudron/pankow/utils';
 import ActionBar from '../components/ActionBar.vue';
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const systemBackupList = useTemplateRef('systemBackupList');
 
 const sites = ref([]);
 const busy = ref(true);
+const hasUpdateBackupSite = computed(() => sites.value.some(site => site.enableForUpdates));
 
 const backupSiteAddDialog = useTemplateRef('backupSiteAddDialog');
 function onAdd() {
@@ -296,10 +297,10 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
       <br/>
 
-      <div>
-        <ProgressBar mode="indeterminate" v-if="busy" slim :show-label="false" />
-        <div v-if="!busy && sites.length === 0" class="empty-placeholder">{{ $t('backup.sites.emptyPlaceholder') }}</div>
-        <div class="backup-site" v-for="site in sites" :key="site.id">
+      <ProgressBar mode="indeterminate" v-if="busy" slim :show-label="false" />
+      <div class="warning-label" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" v-if="!busy && sites.length > 0 && !hasUpdateBackupSite">{{ $t('backup.sites.noAutomaticUpdateBackupWarning') }}</div>
+      <div v-if="!busy && sites.length === 0" class="empty-placeholder">{{ $t('backup.sites.emptyPlaceholder') }}</div>
+      <div class="backup-site" v-for="site in sites" :key="site.id">
           <div style="display: flex; align-items: start; margin-top: 6px;">
             <StateLED :busy="site.status.busy" :state="site.status.state"/>
           </div>
@@ -359,7 +360,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
-        </div>
       </div>
     </Section>