diff --git a/src/views/backups.html b/src/views/backups.html
index 5dde0ec92..31b2e79c2 100644
--- a/src/views/backups.html
+++ b/src/views/backups.html
@@ -60,8 +60,12 @@
           </div>
 
           <div class="form-group">
-            <label class="control-label" for="inputBackupPreservSecs">Preserve Backup (in Seconds):</label>
-            <input type="number" class="form-control" min="0" ng-model="editBackup.preserveSecs" id="inputBackupPreservSecs" name="preserveSecs" ng-disabled="editBackup.busy" placeholder="" autofocus>
+            <label class="control-label" for="inputBackupLabel">Retention</label>
+            <div class="checkbox">
+              <label>
+                <input type="checkbox" ng-model="editBackup.persist">Persist backup regardless of retention policy</input>
+              </label>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </form>
       </div>
@@ -541,6 +545,7 @@
         <table class="table table-hover" style="margin: 0;" ng-hide="!backups.length">
           <thead>
             <tr>
+              <th style="width: 20px"></th>
               <th>{{ 'backups.listing.version' | tr }}</th>
               <th>{{ 'main.table.date' | tr }}</th>
               <th>{{ 'backups.listing.contents' | tr }}</th>
@@ -550,6 +555,7 @@
           </thead>
           <tbody>
             <tr ng-repeat="backup in backups">
+              <td><i class="fas fa-lock" ng-show="backup.preserveSecs === -1" uib-tooltip="This backup will be preserved"></i></td>
               <td ng-click="backupDetails.show(backup)" class="hand">v{{ backup.packageVersion }}</td>
               <td ng-click="backupDetails.show(backup)" class="hand"><span uib-tooltip="{{ backup.creationTime | prettyLongDate }}">{{ backup.creationTime | prettyDate }}</span></td>
               <td ng-click="backupDetails.show(backup)" class="hand">
diff --git a/src/views/backups.js b/src/views/backups.js
index 6a2ca170d..711cba018 100644
--- a/src/views/backups.js
+++ b/src/views/backups.js
@@ -374,12 +374,12 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
         backup: null,
 
         label: '',
-        preserveSecs: 0,
+        persist: false,
 
         show: function (backup) {
             $scope.editBackup.backup = backup;
             $scope.editBackup.label = backup.label;
-            $scope.editBackup.preserveSecs = backup.preserveSecs || 0;
+            $scope.editBackup.persist = backup.preserveSecs === -1;
             $scope.editBackup.error = null;
             $scope.editBackup.busy = false;
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
             $scope.editBackup.error = null;
             $scope.editBackup.busy = true;
 
-            Client.editBackup($scope.editBackup.backup.id, $scope.editBackup.label, $scope.editBackup.preserveSecs, function (error) {
+            Client.editBackup($scope.editBackup.backup.id, $scope.editBackup.label, $scope.editBackup.persist ? -1 : 0, function (error) {
                 $scope.editBackup.busy = false;
                 if (error) return $scope.editBackup.error = error.message;