diff --git a/src/api2/admin/datastore/backup.rs b/src/api2/admin/datastore/backup.rs
index 365a9900..75724078 100644
--- a/src/api2/admin/datastore/backup.rs
+++ b/src/api2/admin/datastore/backup.rs
@@ -73,14 +73,19 @@ fn upgrade_to_backup_protocol(
     let username = rpcenv.get_user().unwrap();
     let env_type = rpcenv.env_type();
 
+    let last_backup = datastore.last_backup(backup_type, backup_id)?;
+
     let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time.timestamp());
 
     let (path, is_new) = datastore.create_backup_dir(&backup_dir)?;
     if !is_new { bail!("backup directorty already exists."); }
 
     WorkerTask::spawn("backup", Some(worker_id), &username.clone(), true, move |worker| {
-        let backup_env = BackupEnvironment::new(
+        let mut backup_env = BackupEnvironment::new(
             env_type, username.clone(), worker.clone(), datastore, backup_dir, path);
+
+        backup_env.last_backup = last_backup;
+
         let service = BackupService::new(backup_env, worker.clone());
 
         let abort_future = worker.abort_future();
diff --git a/src/api2/admin/datastore/backup/environment.rs b/src/api2/admin/datastore/backup/environment.rs
index 8efa7abe..04c5a209 100644
--- a/src/api2/admin/datastore/backup/environment.rs
+++ b/src/api2/admin/datastore/backup/environment.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub struct BackupEnvironment {
     pub datastore: Arc<DataStore>,
     pub backup_dir: BackupDir,
     pub path: PathBuf,
+    pub last_backup: Option<BackupInfo>,
     state: Arc<Mutex<SharedBackupState>>
 }
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ impl BackupEnvironment {
             formatter: &JSON_FORMATTER,
             backup_dir,
             path,
+            last_backup: None,
             state: Arc::new(Mutex::new(state)),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/backup/backup_info.rs b/src/backup/backup_info.rs
index 85447e8c..a776440b 100644
--- a/src/backup/backup_info.rs
+++ b/src/backup/backup_info.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl From<(BackupGroup, i64)> for BackupDir {
 }
 
 /// Detailed Backup Information, lists files inside a BackupDir
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct BackupInfo {
     /// the backup directory
     pub backup_dir: BackupDir,
diff --git a/src/backup/datastore.rs b/src/backup/datastore.rs
index 8696cc3a..4caef3bc 100644
--- a/src/backup/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/backup/datastore.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,16 @@ impl DataStore {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Finds the latest backup inside a backup group
+    pub fn last_backup(&self, backup_type: &str, backup_id: &str) -> Result<Option<BackupInfo>, Error> {
+        let group = BackupGroup::new(backup_type, backup_id);
+
+        let backups = group.list_backups(&self.base_path())?;
+
+        Ok(backups.into_iter().max_by_key(|item| item.backup_dir.backup_time()))
+     }
+
+
     pub fn list_images(&self) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>, Error> {
         let base = self.base_path();