diff --git a/server/controllers/BackupController.js b/server/controllers/BackupController.js
index 30defb0e..69eae30a 100644
--- a/server/controllers/BackupController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/BackupController.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ class BackupController {
   getAll(req, res) {
     res.json({
       backups: this.backupManager.backups.map((b) => b.toJSON()),
-      backupLocation: this.backupManager.backupPath
+      backupLocation: this.backupManager.backupPath,
+      backupEnvSet: this.backupManager.backupPathEnvSet
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/server/managers/BackupManager.js b/server/managers/BackupManager.js
index 2749cc7c..ae79569c 100644
--- a/server/managers/BackupManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/BackupManager.js
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ class BackupManager {
     return global.ServerSettings.backupPath
   }
 
+  get backupPathEnvSet() {
+    return global.ServerSettings.backupPathEnvSet
+  }
+
   get backupSchedule() {
     return global.ServerSettings.backupSchedule
   }
diff --git a/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js b/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
index 6ade11a9..d5519c52 100644
--- a/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
+++ b/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class ServerSettings {
     this.rateLimitLoginWindow = 10 * 60 * 1000 // 10 Minutes
 
     // Backups
+    this.backupPathEnvSet = false
     this.backupPath = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'backups')
     this.backupSchedule = false // If false then auto-backups are disabled
     this.backupsToKeep = 2
@@ -188,6 +189,8 @@ class ServerSettings {
       Logger.info(`[ServerSettings] Using backup path from environment variable ${process.env.BACKUP_PATH}`)
       this.backupPath = process.env.BACKUP_PATH
     }
+
+    this.backupPathEnvSet = !!settings.process.env.BACKUP_PATH || false
   }
 
   toJSON() {
@@ -206,6 +209,7 @@ class ServerSettings {
       rateLimitLoginRequests: this.rateLimitLoginRequests,
       rateLimitLoginWindow: this.rateLimitLoginWindow,
       backupPath: this.backupPath,
+      backupPathEnvSet: this.backupPathEnvSet,
       backupSchedule: this.backupSchedule,
       backupsToKeep: this.backupsToKeep,
       maxBackupSize: this.maxBackupSize,