diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index b77a51a6c..24c7e16de 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -3044,6 +3044,8 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
         var ACTION_APP_UNINSTALL = 'app.uninstall';
         var ACTION_APP_UPDATE = 'app.update';
         var ACTION_APP_UPDATE_FINISH = 'app.update.finish';
+        var ACTION_APP_BACKUP = 'app.backup';
+        var ACTION_APP_BACKUP_FINISH = 'app.backup.finish';
         var ACTION_APP_LOGIN = 'app.login';
         var ACTION_APP_OOM = 'app.oom';
         var ACTION_APP_UP = 'app.up';
@@ -3226,6 +3228,18 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
             if (!data.app) return '';
             return data.app.manifest.title + ' at ' + (data.app.fqdn || data.app.location) + ' was updated to v' + data.app.manifest.version;
 
+        case ACTION_APP_BACKUP:
+            if (!data.app) return '';
+            return 'Backup of ' + data.app.manifest.title + ' at ' + (data.app.fqdn || data.app.location) + ' started';
+
+        case ACTION_APP_BACKUP_FINISH:
+            if (!data.app) return '';
+            if (data.errorMessage) {
+                return 'Backup of ' + data.app.manifest.title + ' at ' + (data.app.fqdn || data.app.location) + ' failed: ' + data.errorMessage;
+            } else {
+                return 'Backup of ' + data.app.manifest.title + ' at ' + (data.app.fqdn || data.app.location) + ' succeeded with backup id ' + data.backupId;
+            }
+
         case ACTION_APP_CLONE:
             return data.newApp.manifest.title + ' at ' + (data.newApp.fqdn || data.newApp.location) + ' was cloned from ' + (data.oldApp.fqdn || data.oldApp.location) + ' using backup ' + data.backupId + ' with v' + data.oldApp.manifest.version;
 
diff --git a/src/views/eventlog.js b/src/views/eventlog.js
index ae071ec27..c2887efa3 100644
--- a/src/views/eventlog.js
+++ b/src/views/eventlog.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('EventLogController', ['$scope', '$loca
     $scope.actions = [
         { name: '-- All app events --', value: 'app.' },
         { name: '-- All user events --', value: 'user.' },
+        { name: 'app.backup', value: 'app.backup' },
+        { name: 'app.backup.finish', value: 'app.backup.finish' },
         { name: 'app.configure', value: 'app.configure' },
         { name: 'app.install', value: 'app.install' },
         { name: 'app.restore', value: 'app.restore' },