diff --git a/apps/client/app/api-client/types.gen.ts b/apps/client/app/api-client/types.gen.ts
index 6e61297..bd472e7 100644
--- a/apps/client/app/api-client/types.gen.ts
+++ b/apps/client/app/api-client/types.gen.ts
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ export type ListBackupSchedulesResponses = {
 		includePatterns: Array<string> | null;
 		lastBackupAt: number | null;
 		lastBackupError: string | null;
-		lastBackupStatus: "error" | "success" | null;
+		lastBackupStatus: "error" | "in_progress" | "success" | null;
 		nextBackupAt: number | null;
 		repository: {
 			compressionMode: "auto" | "better" | "fastest" | "max" | "off" | null;
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ export type CreateBackupScheduleResponses = {
 		includePatterns: Array<string> | null;
 		lastBackupAt: number | null;
 		lastBackupError: string | null;
-		lastBackupStatus: "error" | "success" | null;
+		lastBackupStatus: "error" | "in_progress" | "success" | null;
 		nextBackupAt: number | null;
 		repositoryId: string;
 		retentionPolicy: {
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ export type GetBackupScheduleResponses = {
 		includePatterns: Array<string> | null;
 		lastBackupAt: number | null;
 		lastBackupError: string | null;
-		lastBackupStatus: "error" | "success" | null;
+		lastBackupStatus: "error" | "in_progress" | "success" | null;
 		nextBackupAt: number | null;
 		repository: {
 			compressionMode: "auto" | "better" | "fastest" | "max" | "off" | null;
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ export type UpdateBackupScheduleResponses = {
 		includePatterns: Array<string> | null;
 		lastBackupAt: number | null;
 		lastBackupError: string | null;
-		lastBackupStatus: "error" | "success" | null;
+		lastBackupStatus: "error" | "in_progress" | "success" | null;
 		nextBackupAt: number | null;
 		repositoryId: string;
 		retentionPolicy: {
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ export type GetBackupScheduleForVolumeResponses = {
 		includePatterns: Array<string> | null;
 		lastBackupAt: number | null;
 		lastBackupError: string | null;
-		lastBackupStatus: "error" | "success" | null;
+		lastBackupStatus: "error" | "in_progress" | "success" | null;
 		nextBackupAt: number | null;
 		repository: {
 			compressionMode: "auto" | "better" | "fastest" | "max" | "off" | null;
diff --git a/apps/client/app/modules/backups/components/backup-status-dot.tsx b/apps/client/app/modules/backups/components/backup-status-dot.tsx
index dd497eb..db3c42b 100644
--- a/apps/client/app/modules/backups/components/backup-status-dot.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/app/modules/backups/components/backup-status-dot.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 import { cn } from "~/lib/utils";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "~/components/ui/tooltip";
 
-type BackupStatus = "active" | "paused" | "error";
+type BackupStatus = "active" | "paused" | "error" | "in_progress";
 
-export const BackupStatusDot = ({ enabled, hasError }: { enabled: boolean; hasError?: boolean }) => {
+export const BackupStatusDot = ({
+	enabled,
+	hasError,
+	isInProgress,
+}: { enabled: boolean; hasError?: boolean; isInProgress?: boolean }) => {
 	let status: BackupStatus = "paused";
-	if (hasError) {
+	if (isInProgress) {
+		status = "in_progress";
+	} else if (hasError) {
 		status = "error";
 	} else if (enabled) {
 		status = "active";
@@ -30,6 +36,12 @@ export const BackupStatusDot = ({ enabled, hasError }: { enabled: boolean; hasEr
 			animated: true,
 			label: "Error",
 		},
+		in_progress: {
+			color: "bg-blue-500",
+			colorLight: "bg-blue-400",
+			animated: true,
+			label: "Backup in progress",
+		},
 	}[status];
 
 	return (
diff --git a/apps/client/app/modules/backups/components/schedule-summary.tsx b/apps/client/app/modules/backups/components/schedule-summary.tsx
index 8b28d32..f1496e8 100644
--- a/apps/client/app/modules/backups/components/schedule-summary.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/app/modules/backups/components/schedule-summary.tsx
@@ -75,9 +75,15 @@ export const ScheduleSummary = (props: Props) => {
 						</div>
 					</div>
 					<div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-2">
-						<Button variant="default" size="sm" onClick={handleRunBackupNow} className="w-full sm:w-auto">
+						<Button
+							variant="default"
+							size="sm"
+							onClick={handleRunBackupNow}
+							disabled={schedule.lastBackupStatus === "in_progress"}
+							className="w-full sm:w-auto"
+						>
 							<Play className="h-4 w-4 mr-2" />
-							<span className="sm:inline">Backup Now</span>
+							<span className="sm:inline">Backup now</span>
 						</Button>
 						<Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={() => setIsEditMode(true)} className="w-full sm:w-auto">
 							<Pencil className="h-4 w-4 mr-2" />
@@ -121,6 +127,7 @@ export const ScheduleSummary = (props: Props) => {
 						<p className="font-medium">
 							{schedule.lastBackupStatus === "success" && "✓ Success"}
 							{schedule.lastBackupStatus === "error" && "✗ Error"}
+							{schedule.lastBackupStatus === "in_progress" && "⟳  in progress..."}
 							{!schedule.lastBackupStatus && "—"}
 						</p>
 					</div>
diff --git a/apps/client/app/modules/backups/routes/backup-details.tsx b/apps/client/app/modules/backups/routes/backup-details.tsx
index d0f792a..2bad503 100644
--- a/apps/client/app/modules/backups/routes/backup-details.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/app/modules/backups/routes/backup-details.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ export default function ScheduleDetailsPage({ params, loaderData }: Route.Compon
 			path: { scheduleId: params.id },
 		}),
 		initialData: loaderData,
+		refetchInterval: 10000,
+		refetchOnWindowFocus: true,
 	});
 
 	const {
diff --git a/apps/client/app/modules/backups/routes/backups.tsx b/apps/client/app/modules/backups/routes/backups.tsx
index 748de02..1bcaf55 100644
--- a/apps/client/app/modules/backups/routes/backups.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/app/modules/backups/routes/backups.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ export default function Backups({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
 											Volume <span className="text-strong-accent">{schedule.volume.name}</span>
 										</CardTitle>
 									</div>
-									<BackupStatusDot enabled={schedule.enabled} hasError={!!schedule.lastBackupError} />
+									<BackupStatusDot
+										enabled={schedule.enabled}
+										hasError={!!schedule.lastBackupError}
+										isInProgress={schedule.lastBackupStatus === "in_progress"}
+									/>
 								</div>
 								<CardDescription className="flex items-center gap-2 mt-2">
 									<Database className="h-4 w-4" />
diff --git a/apps/server/src/db/schema.ts b/apps/server/src/db/schema.ts
index 5829055..018e880 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/db/schema.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/db/schema.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export const backupSchedulesTable = sqliteTable("backup_schedules_table", {
 	excludePatterns: text("exclude_patterns", { mode: "json" }).$type<string[]>().default([]),
 	includePatterns: text("include_patterns", { mode: "json" }).$type<string[]>().default([]),
 	lastBackupAt: int("last_backup_at", { mode: "number" }),
-	lastBackupStatus: text("last_backup_status").$type<"success" | "error">(),
+	lastBackupStatus: text("last_backup_status").$type<"success" | "error" | "in_progress">(),
 	lastBackupError: text("last_backup_error"),
 	nextBackupAt: int("next_backup_at", { mode: "number" }),
 	createdAt: int("created_at", { mode: "number" }).notNull().default(sql`(unixepoch())`),
diff --git a/apps/server/src/modules/backups/backups.dto.ts b/apps/server/src/modules/backups/backups.dto.ts
index 9ec4677..ce0b43c 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/modules/backups/backups.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/modules/backups/backups.dto.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const backupScheduleSchema = type({
 	excludePatterns: "string[] | null",
 	includePatterns: "string[] | null",
 	lastBackupAt: "number | null",
-	lastBackupStatus: "'success' | 'error' | null",
+	lastBackupStatus: "'success' | 'error' | 'in_progress' | null",
 	lastBackupError: "string | null",
 	nextBackupAt: "number | null",
 	createdAt: "number",
diff --git a/apps/server/src/modules/backups/backups.service.ts b/apps/server/src/modules/backups/backups.service.ts
index 89f6d91..cb62035 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/modules/backups/backups.service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/modules/backups/backups.service.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ const executeBackup = async (scheduleId: number, manual = false) => {
 
 	logger.info(`Starting backup for volume ${volume.name} to repository ${repository.name}`);
 
+	await db
+		.update(backupSchedulesTable)
+		.set({ lastBackupStatus: "in_progress", updatedAt: Date.now() })
+		.where(eq(backupSchedulesTable.id, scheduleId));
+
 	try {
 		const volumePath = getVolumePath(volume.name);