diff --git a/config/config.sample.php b/config/config.sample.php
index 598ed49f6f943..722a2caa7d83b 100644
--- a/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/config/config.sample.php
@@ -1050,6 +1050,14 @@
 	 */
 	'updater.release.channel' => 'stable',
 
+	/**
+	 * Does Nextcloud needs to cleanup old backups after an update has been
+	 * performed?
+	 *
+	 * Defaults to ``true``
+	 */
+	'updater.cleanup_backups' => true,
+
 	/**
 	 * Is Nextcloud connected to the Internet or running in a closed network?
 	 *
diff --git a/lib/private/Repair/AddCleanupUpdaterBackupsJob.php b/lib/private/Repair/AddCleanupUpdaterBackupsJob.php
index c0e139b1df8fa..98324c0a08afe 100644
--- a/lib/private/Repair/AddCleanupUpdaterBackupsJob.php
+++ b/lib/private/Repair/AddCleanupUpdaterBackupsJob.php
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@
 
 use OC\Core\BackgroundJobs\BackgroundCleanupUpdaterBackupsJob;
 use OCP\BackgroundJob\IJobList;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\Migration\IOutput;
 use OCP\Migration\IRepairStep;
 
 class AddCleanupUpdaterBackupsJob implements IRepairStep {
 	public function __construct(
 		protected readonly IJobList $jobList,
+		protected readonly IConfig $config,
 	) {
 	}
 
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ public function getName(): string {
 
 	#[\Override]
 	public function run(IOutput $output): void {
-		$this->jobList->add(BackgroundCleanupUpdaterBackupsJob::class);
+		if ($this->config->getSystemValueBool('updater.cleanup_backups', true)) {
+			$this->jobList->add(BackgroundCleanupUpdaterBackupsJob::class);
+		}
 	}
 }