diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteAddDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteAddDialog.vue
index 7083d81d2..b07dc6465 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteAddDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteAddDialog.vue
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const formError = ref({});
 const busy = ref(false);
 const enableForUpdates = ref(false);
 const provider = ref('');
-const includeExclude = ref('include'); // or exclude
+const includeExclude = ref('everything'); // or exclude, everything
 const contentOptions = ref([]);
 const contentInclude = ref([]);
 const contentExclude = ref([]);
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ async function onSubmit() {
 
   // everything
   let contents;
-  if (includeExclude.value === 'exclude') {
+  if (includeExclude.value === 'everything') {
+    contents = null;
+  } else if (includeExclude.value === 'exclude') {
     contents = { exclude: contentExclude.value };
   } else if (includeExclude.value === 'include' && contentInclude.value.length) {
     contents = { include: contentInclude.value };
-  } else {
-    contents = null;
   }
 
   const [error, result] = await backupSitesModel.add(name.value, format.value, contents, enableForUpdates.value, provider.value, data, schedulePattern, retention, limitsConfig);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ defineExpose({
     encryptionPasswordHint.value = '';
     encryptedFilenames.value = false;
     limits.value = {};
-    includeExclude.value = 'include';
+    includeExclude.value = 'everything';
     contentInclude.value = [];
     contentExclude.value = [];
 
@@ -301,11 +301,16 @@ defineExpose({
             <BackupProviderForm v-model:provider="provider" v-model:format="format" v-model:provider-config="providerConfig" :form-error="formError"/>
 
             <FormGroup>
-              <label>Contents</label>
-              <Radiobutton v-model="includeExclude" value="include" label="Include everything, exclude optionally the following:"/>
-              <MultiSelect v-model="contentInclude" v-if="includeExclude === 'include'" :options="contentOptions" :search-threshold="10" option-key="id" style="margin: 6px 0 6px 25px;"/>
-              <Radiobutton v-model="includeExclude" value="exclude" label="Only the following:"/>
-              <MultiSelect v-model="contentExclude" v-if="includeExclude === 'exclude'" :options="contentOptions" :search-threshold="10" option-key="id" style="margin: 6px 0 6px 25px;"/>
+              <label>Backup Contents</label>
+              <Radiobutton v-model="includeExclude" value="everything" label="Everything"/>
+              <div>
+                <Radiobutton v-model="includeExclude" value="exclude" label="Exclude selected"/>
+                <MultiSelect v-model="contentExclude" v-if="includeExclude === 'exclude'" :options="contentOptions" :search-threshold="10" option-key="id" style="margin: 6px 0 6px 25px;"/>
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <Radiobutton v-model="includeExclude" value="include" label="Include only selected"/>
+                <MultiSelect v-model="contentInclude" v-if="includeExclude === 'include'" :options="contentOptions" :search-threshold="10" option-key="id" style="margin: 6px 0 6px 25px;"/>
+              </div>
             </FormGroup>
 
             <Checkbox v-model="enableForUpdates" :label="$t('backups.configureBackupStorage.useForUpdates')" />
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteEditDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteEditDialog.vue
index 8d73d7fea..8a501176a 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteEditDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/BackupSiteEditDialog.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const uploadPartSize = ref(0);
 const syncConcurrency = ref(0);
 const downloadConcurrency = ref(0);
 const copyConcurrency = ref(0);
-const includeExclude = ref('include'); // or exclude
+const includeExclude = ref('everything'); // or include, exclude
 const contentOptions = ref([]);
 const contentInclude = ref([]);
 const contentExclude = ref([]);
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ async function onSubmit() {
   }
 
   let contents;
-  if (includeExclude.value === 'exclude') {
+  if (includeExclude.value === 'everything') {
+    contents = null;
+  } else if (includeExclude.value === 'exclude') {
     contents = { exclude: contentExclude.value };
   } else if (includeExclude.value === 'include' && contentInclude.value.length) {
     contents = { include: contentInclude.value };
-  } else {
-    contents = null;
   }
 
   [error] = await backupSitesModel.setContents(site.value.id, contents);
@@ -124,12 +124,15 @@ defineExpose({
       });
     });
 
-    includeExclude.value = 'include';
-    if (t.contents !== null && t.contents.exclude) {
-      includeExclude.value = 'exclude';
-      contentExclude.value = t.contents.exclude;
-    } else if (t.contents !== null && t.contents.include) {
-      contentInclude.value = t.contents.include;
+    if (t.contents !== null) {
+      if (t.contents.exclude) {
+        includeExclude.value = 'exclude';
+        contentExclude.value = t.contents.exclude;
+      } else if (t.contents.include) {
+        contentInclude.value = t.contents.include;
+      }
+    } else {
+      includeExclude.value = 'everything';
     }
 
     dialog.value.open();
@@ -161,11 +164,16 @@ defineExpose({
             </FormGroup>
 
             <FormGroup>
-              <label>Contents</label>
-              <Radiobutton v-model="includeExclude" value="include" label="Include everything, exclude optionally the following:"/>
-              <MultiSelect v-model="contentInclude" v-if="includeExclude === 'include'" :options="contentOptions" :search-threshold="10" option-key="id" style="margin: 6px 0 6px 25px;"/>
-              <Radiobutton v-model="includeExclude" value="exclude" label="Only the following:"/>
-              <MultiSelect v-model="contentExclude" v-if="includeExclude === 'exclude'" :options="contentOptions" :search-threshold="10" option-key="id" style="margin: 6px 0 6px 25px;"/>
+              <label>Backup Contents</label>
+              <Radiobutton v-model="includeExclude" value="everything" label="Everything"/>
+              <div>
+                <Radiobutton v-model="includeExclude" value="exclude" label="Exclude selected"/>
+                <MultiSelect v-model="contentExclude" v-if="includeExclude === 'exclude'" :options="contentOptions" :search-threshold="10" option-key="id" style="margin: 6px 0 6px 25px;"/>
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <Radiobutton v-model="includeExclude" value="include" label="Include only selected"/>
+                <MultiSelect v-model="contentInclude" v-if="includeExclude === 'include'" :options="contentOptions" :search-threshold="10" option-key="id" style="margin: 6px 0 6px 25px;"/>
+              </div>
             </FormGroup>
 
             <Checkbox v-model="enableForUpdates" :label="$t('backups.configureBackupStorage.useForUpdates')" />
diff --git a/dashboard/src/models/BackupSitesModel.js b/dashboard/src/models/BackupSitesModel.js
index 94f6914f6..91f8780b9 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/models/BackupSitesModel.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/models/BackupSitesModel.js
@@ -239,11 +239,20 @@ function prettyBackupRetention(retention) {
   return tmp ? tmp.name : '';
 }
 
+function prettyBackupContents(contents) {
+  if (!contents) return 'Everything';
+  console.log(contents);
+  if (contents.include) return `Only ${contents.include.length} item(s)`;
+  if (contents.exclude) return `Exclude ${contents.exclude.length} item(s)`;
+  return '';
+}
+
 export default {
   create,
   backupRetentions,
   cronDays,
   cronHours,
   prettyBackupSchedule,
-  prettyBackupRetention
+  prettyBackupRetention,
+  prettyBackupContents
 };
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/BackupSitesView.vue b/dashboard/src/views/BackupSitesView.vue
index 2170b5033..b14a8658a 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/BackupSitesView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/BackupSitesView.vue
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ onMounted(async () => {
               <span v-else>{{ regionName(site.provider, site.config.endpoint) + ' ' + site.config.bucket + (site.config.prefix ? `/${site.config.prefix}` : '') }}</span>
             </div>
 
+            <div>
+              Backup Contents: <b>{{ BackupSitesModel.prettyBackupContents(site.contents) }}</b>
+            </div>
+
             <div>
               {{ $t('backups.schedule.schedule') }}: <b>{{ BackupSitesModel.prettyBackupSchedule(site.schedule) }}</b>
               {{ $t('backups.schedule.retentionPolicy') }}: <b>{{ BackupSitesModel.prettyBackupRetention(site.retention) }}</b>