diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 94113240e..d96797c2c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2667,3 +2667,5 @@
 * backups: encrypted backups must have .enc extension
 * mail: add virtual all mail mailbox
 * redirections: use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary) for redirections. this is better for SEO links
+* graphs: show old backup size if > 1GB
+
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/system.html b/dashboard/src/views/system.html
index 189acebf5..3a2a2d4fb 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/system.html
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/system.html
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
               <p ng-show="disk.volume" ng-bind-html="'system.diskUsage.volumeContent' | tr:{ name: disk.volume.name }"></p>
               <div ng-repeat="content in disk.contents" class="disk-content">
                 <span class="color-indicator" style="background-color: {{ content.color }};">&nbsp;</span>
+                <span ng-show="content.type === 'cloudron-backup-default'">{{ content.path }} (Old Backups)</span>
                 <span ng-show="content.type === 'standard'">{{ content.label || content.id }}</span>
                 <span ng-show="content.type === 'swap'">{{ content.id }}</span>
                 <span ng-show="content.type === 'app'">
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/system.js b/dashboard/src/views/system.js
index 7753eefcb..1167e12bb 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/system.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/system.js
@@ -85,14 +85,18 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('SystemController', ['$scope', '$locati
                     disk.contents.forEach(function (content) { if (content.path === disk.mountpoint) disk.volume = $scope.volumesById[content.id]; });
                     disk.contents = disk.contents.filter(function (content) { return content.path !== disk.mountpoint; });
 
+                    // only show old backups if the size is significant
+                    disk.contents = disk.contents.filter(function (content) { return content.id !== 'cloudron-backup-default' || content.usage > 1024*1024*1024; });
+
                     disk.contents.forEach(function (content) {
                         content.color = getNextColor();
 
                         if (content.type === 'app') {
                             content.app = Client.getInstalledAppsByAppId()[content.id];
                             if (!content.app) content.uninstalled = true;
+                        } else if (content.type === 'volume') {
+                            content.volume = $scope.volumesById[content.id];
                         }
-                        if (content.type === 'volume') content.volume = $scope.volumesById[content.id];
 
                         usageOther -= content.usage;
                     });
diff --git a/src/system.js b/src/system.js
index 0558c4e53..417307317 100644
--- a/src/system.js
+++ b/src/system.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ async function getDisks() {
     if (backupConfig.provider !== 'filesystem' || backupConfig.backupFolder !== paths.DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR) {
         const [, dfResult] = await safe(df.file(paths.DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR));
         const filesystem = dfResult?.filesystem || rootDisk.filesystem;
-        if (disks[filesystem]) disks[filesystem].contents.push({ type: 'standard', id: 'cloudron-backup-default', path: paths.DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR });
+        if (disks[filesystem]) disks[filesystem].contents.push({ type: 'cloudron-backup-default', id: 'cloudron-backup-default', path: paths.DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR });
     }
 
     const [dockerError, dockerInfo] = await safe(docker.info());