diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/BackupNotifier.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/BackupNotifier.kt
index ce64b1772b..de5d30a220 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/BackupNotifier.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/BackupNotifier.kt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class BackupNotifier(private val context: Context) {
         context.notificationManager.notify(id, build())
     }
 
-    fun showBackupProgress() {
+    fun showBackupProgress(): NotificationCompat.Builder {
         val builder = with(progressNotificationBuilder) {
             setContentTitle(context.getString(MR.strings.creating_backup))
 
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class BackupNotifier(private val context: Context) {
         }
 
         builder.show(Notifications.ID_BACKUP_PROGRESS)
+
+        return builder
     }
 
     fun showBackupError(error: String?) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/BackupCreatorJob.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/BackupCreatorJob.kt
index 7c209e75b5..3fff1b9450 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/BackupCreatorJob.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/BackupCreatorJob.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.create
 
 import android.content.Context
+import android.content.pm.ServiceInfo
 import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Build
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.work.CoroutineWorker
 import androidx.work.ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy
 import androidx.work.ExistingWorkPolicy
+import androidx.work.ForegroundInfo
 import androidx.work.OneTimeWorkRequestBuilder
 import androidx.work.PeriodicWorkRequestBuilder
 import androidx.work.WorkInfo
@@ -46,7 +49,6 @@ class BackupCreatorJob(private val context: Context, workerParams: WorkerParamet
         val options = inputData.getBooleanArray(BACKUP_FLAGS_KEY)?.let { BackupOptions.fromBooleanArray(it) }
             ?: BackupOptions()
 
-        notifier.showBackupProgress()
         return try {
             val location = BackupCreator(context).createBackup(uri, options, isAutoBackup)
             if (!isAutoBackup) notifier.showBackupComplete(UniFile.fromUri(context, location.toUri())!!)
@@ -65,6 +67,18 @@ class BackupCreatorJob(private val context: Context, workerParams: WorkerParamet
         return storageManager.getAutomaticBackupsDirectory()?.uri
     }
 
+    override suspend fun getForegroundInfo(): ForegroundInfo {
+        return ForegroundInfo(
+            Notifications.ID_BACKUP_PROGRESS,
+            notifier.showBackupProgress().build(),
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
+                ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_DATA_SYNC
+            } else {
+                0
+            },
+        )
+    }
+
     companion object {
         fun isManualJobRunning(context: Context): Boolean {
             val list = WorkManager.getInstance(context).getWorkInfosByTag(TAG_MANUAL).get()