diff --git a/charts/base-cluster/templates/backup/k8up/k8up.yaml b/charts/base-cluster/templates/backup/k8up/k8up.yaml
index ec9ba0c7a6..e0d49c5dcb 100644
--- a/charts/base-cluster/templates/backup/k8up/k8up.yaml
+++ b/charts/base-cluster/templates/backup/k8up/k8up.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ spec:
     resources: {{- include "common.resources" .Values.backup | nindent 6 }}
     k8up:
       globalResources: {{- include "common.resources" .Values.backup.runners | nindent 8 }}
-      skipWithoutAnnotation: true
+      skipWithoutAnnotation: {{ .Values.backup.provider.k8up.skipWithoutAnnotation | default false }}
     priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
     {{- if .Values.monitoring.prometheus.enabled }}
     metrics:
diff --git a/charts/base-cluster/values.schema.json b/charts/base-cluster/values.schema.json
index 087747c46e..b619a857bf 100644
--- a/charts/base-cluster/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/base-cluster/values.schema.json
@@ -1692,6 +1692,11 @@
               "properties": {
                 "k8up": {
                   "type": "object",
+                  "properties": {
+                    "skipWithoutAnnotation": {
+                      "type": "boolean"
+                    }
+                  },
                   "additionalProperties": false
                 }
               },