diff --git a/migrations/20170816211111-appdb-add-enableBackup.js.js b/migrations/20170816211111-appdb-add-enableBackup.js.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce01d78ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20170816211111-appdb-add-enableBackup.js.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+'use strict';
+
+exports.up = function(db, callback) {
+    db.runSql('ALTER TABLE apps ADD COLUMN enableBackup BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1', function (error) {
+        if (error) console.error(error);
+        callback(error);
+    });
+};
+
+exports.down = function(db, callback) {
+    db.runSql('ALTER TABLE apps DROP COLUMN enableBackup', function (error) {
+        if (error) console.error(error);
+        callback(error);
+    });
+};
+
diff --git a/migrations/schema.sql b/migrations/schema.sql
index a4ad763b8..887f96340 100644
--- a/migrations/schema.sql
+++ b/migrations/schema.sql
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS apps(
     sso BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1, // whether user chose to enable SSO
     debugModeJson TEXT, // options for development mode
     robotsTxt TEXT,
+    enableBackup BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
 
     // the following fields do not belong here, they can be removed when we use a queue for apptask
     lastBackupId VARCHAR(128), // used to pass backupId to restore from to apptask
diff --git a/src/appdb.js b/src/appdb.js
index e7cea43bd..b5d63f45d 100644
--- a/src/appdb.js
+++ b/src/appdb.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ var assert = require('assert'),
 var APPS_FIELDS_PREFIXED = [ 'apps.id', 'apps.appStoreId', 'apps.installationState', 'apps.installationProgress', 'apps.runState',
     'apps.health', 'apps.containerId', 'apps.manifestJson', 'apps.httpPort', 'apps.location', 'apps.dnsRecordId',
     'apps.accessRestrictionJson', 'apps.lastBackupId', 'apps.oldConfigJson', 'apps.memoryLimit', 'apps.altDomain',
-    'apps.xFrameOptions', 'apps.sso', 'apps.debugModeJson', 'apps.robotsTxt' ].join(',');
+    'apps.xFrameOptions', 'apps.sso', 'apps.debugModeJson', 'apps.robotsTxt', 'apps.enableBackup' ].join(',');
 
 var PORT_BINDINGS_FIELDS = [ 'hostPort', 'environmentVariable', 'appId' ].join(',');
 
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ function postProcess(result) {
     result.xFrameOptions = result.xFrameOptions || 'SAMEORIGIN';
 
     result.sso = !!result.sso; // make it bool
+    result.enableBackup = !!result.enableBackup; // make it bool
 
     assert(result.debugModeJson === null || typeof result.debugModeJson === 'string');
     result.debugMode = safe.JSON.parse(result.debugModeJson);
diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index ba21e98d3..d37a006ea 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ function install(data, auditSource, callback) {
         sso = 'sso' in data ? data.sso : null,
         debugMode = data.debugMode || null,
         robotsTxt = data.robotsTxt || null,
+        enableBackup = 'enableBackup' in data ? data.enableBackup : true,
         backupId = data.backupId || null;
 
     assert(data.appStoreId || data.manifest); // atleast one of them is required
@@ -484,7 +485,8 @@ function install(data, auditSource, callback) {
                 sso: sso,
                 debugMode: debugMode,
                 mailboxName: (location ? location : manifest.title.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '')) + '.app',
-                lastBackupId: backupId
+                lastBackupId: backupId,
+                enableBackup: enableBackup
             };
 
             appdb.add(appId, appStoreId, manifest, location, portBindings, data, function (error) {
@@ -583,6 +585,8 @@ function configure(appId, data, auditSource, callback) {
             }
         }
 
+        if ('enableBackup' in data) values.enableBackup = data.enableBackup;
+
         values.oldConfig = getAppConfig(app);
 
         debug('Will configure app with id:%s values:%j', appId, values);
diff --git a/src/backups.js b/src/backups.js
index a24a5b989..c1ac1f2c4 100644
--- a/src/backups.js
+++ b/src/backups.js
@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@ function backupBoxAndApps(auditSource, callback) {
 
             ++processed;
 
+            if (!app.enableBackup) {
+                progress.set(progress.BACKUP, step * processed, 'Skipped backup ' + (app.altDomain || config.appFqdn(app.location)));
+                return iteratorCallback(null, app.lastBackupId); // just use the last backup
+            }
+
             backupApp(app, app.manifest, prefix, function (error, backupId) {
                 if (error && error.reason !== BackupsError.BAD_STATE) {
                     debugApp(app, 'Unable to backup', error);
diff --git a/src/routes/apps.js b/src/routes/apps.js
index 65a74e20f..4ec2c4974 100644
--- a/src/routes/apps.js
+++ b/src/routes/apps.js
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ function removeInternalAppFields(app) {
         xFrameOptions: app.xFrameOptions,
         sso: app.sso,
         debugMode: app.debugMode,
-        robotsTxt: app.robotsTxt
+        robotsTxt: app.robotsTxt,
+        enableBackup: app.enableBackup
     };
 }
 
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ function installApp(req, res, next) {
     if (data.xFrameOptions && typeof data.xFrameOptions !== 'string') return next(new HttpError(400, 'xFrameOptions must be a string'));
 
     if ('sso' in data && typeof data.sso !== 'boolean') return next(new HttpError(400, 'sso must be a boolean'));
+    if ('enableBackup' in data && typeof data.enableBackup !== 'boolean') return next(new HttpError(400, 'enableBackup must be a boolean'));
 
     if (('debugMode' in data) && typeof data.debugMode !== 'object') return next(new HttpError(400, 'debugMode must be an object'));
 
@@ -171,6 +173,8 @@ function configureApp(req, res, next) {
     if (data.altDomain && typeof data.altDomain !== 'string') return next(new HttpError(400, 'altDomain must be a string'));
     if (data.xFrameOptions && typeof data.xFrameOptions !== 'string') return next(new HttpError(400, 'xFrameOptions must be a string'));
 
+    if ('enableBackup' in data && typeof data.enableBackup !== 'boolean') return next(new HttpError(400, 'enableBackup must be a boolean'));
+
     if (('debugMode' in data) && typeof data.debugMode !== 'object') return next(new HttpError(400, 'debugMode must be an object'));
 
     if (data.robotsTxt && typeof data.robotsTxt !== 'string') return next(new HttpError(400, 'robotsTxt must be a string'));
diff --git a/webadmin/src/js/client.js b/webadmin/src/js/client.js
index 344c12e8a..a687bb7a8 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/js/client.js
+++ b/webadmin/src/js/client.js
@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', 'md5', 'Notification',
             memoryLimit: config.memoryLimit,
             altDomain: config.altDomain || null,
             xFrameOptions: config.xFrameOptions,
-            robotsTxt: config.robotsTxt || null
+            robotsTxt: config.robotsTxt || null,
+            enableBackup: config.enableBackup
         };
 
         post('/api/v1/apps/' + id + '/configure', data).success(function (data, status) {
diff --git a/webadmin/src/views/apps.html b/webadmin/src/views/apps.html
index be58b677d..8bbd080a0 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/views/apps.html
+++ b/webadmin/src/views/apps.html
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@
                                 <textarea ng-model="appConfigure.robotsTxt" placeholder="Leave empty to allow all bots to index this app." class="form-control" rows="3"></textarea>
                             </div>
 
+                            <div class="form-group">
+                                <input type="checkbox" id="appConfigureEnableBackup" ng-model="appConfigure.enableBackup">
+                                <label class="control-label" for="appConfigureEnableBackup">Enable backups</label>
+                            </div>
+
                             <div class="hide">
                                 <label class="control-label" for="appConfigureCertificateInput" ng-show="config.isCustomDomain">Certificate (optional)</label>
                                 <div class="has-error text-center" ng-show="appConfigure.error.cert && config.isCustomDomain">{{ appConfigure.error.cert }}</div>
diff --git a/webadmin/src/views/apps.js b/webadmin/src/views/apps.js
index f01e66ae9..8bd42848f 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/views/apps.js
+++ b/webadmin/src/views/apps.js
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppsController', ['$scope', '$location
         $scope.appConfigure.xFrameOptions = '';
         $scope.appConfigure.customAuth = false;
         $scope.appConfigure.robotsTxt = '';
+        $scope.appConfigure.enableBackup = true;
 
         $scope.appConfigureForm.$setPristine();
         $scope.appConfigureForm.$setUntouched();
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppsController', ['$scope', '$location
         $scope.appConfigure.xFrameOptions = app.xFrameOptions.indexOf('ALLOW-FROM') === 0 ? app.xFrameOptions.split(' ')[1] : '';
         $scope.appConfigure.customAuth = !(app.manifest.addons['ldap'] || app.manifest.addons['oauth']);
         $scope.appConfigure.robotsTxt = app.robotsTxt;
+        $scope.appConfigure.enableBackup = app.enableBackup;
 
         // create ticks starting from manifest memory limit
         $scope.appConfigure.memoryTicks = [
@@ -268,7 +270,8 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppsController', ['$scope', '$location
             key: $scope.appConfigure.keyFile,
             xFrameOptions: $scope.appConfigure.xFrameOptions ? ('ALLOW-FROM ' + $scope.appConfigure.xFrameOptions) : 'SAMEORIGIN',
             memoryLimit: $scope.appConfigure.memoryLimit === $scope.appConfigure.memoryTicks[0] ? 0 : $scope.appConfigure.memoryLimit,
-            robotsTxt: $scope.appConfigure.robotsTxt
+            robotsTxt: $scope.appConfigure.robotsTxt,
+            enableBackup: $scope.appConfigure.enableBackup
         };
 
         Client.configureApp($scope.appConfigure.app.id, $scope.appConfigure.password, data, function (error) {