diff --git a/charts/osticket/v0.2.0/templates/velero-schedule-weekdays.yaml b/charts/osticket/v0.2.0/templates/velero-schedule-weekdays.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84bc547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/osticket/v0.2.0/templates/velero-schedule-weekdays.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{{- if .Values.velero.backup.enabled }}
+apiVersion: velero.io/v1
+kind: Schedule
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "osticket.fullname" . }}-weekdays
+  namespace: {{ .Values.velero.namespace }}
+spec:
+  # generate a random backup time between 1 and 5 AM on weekdays
+  schedule: {{ mod (randNumeric 2) 60 }} {{ mod (randNumeric 1) 6 }} * * 1-5
+  template:
+    includedNamespaces:
+    - {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+    {{- with .Values.velero.backup.excludedResources }}
+    excludedResources:
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+    {{- end }}
+    snapshotVolumes: {{ .Values.velero.backup.snapshotVolumes }}
+    # every weekday backup is good for the next week (7 days)
+    ttl: 168h0m0s
+    defaultVolumesToRestic: {{ .Values.velero.backup.defaultVolumesToRestic }}
+    hooks:
+      resources:
+      - name: mysqldump
+        includedResources:
+          - pods
+        labelSelector:
+          matchLabels:
+              app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+              app.kubernetes.io/name: mariadb
+        pre:
+          - exec:
+              command: 
+                - "/bin/bash"
+                - "-c"
+                - "/opt/bitnami/mariadb/bin/mysqldump osticket -u osticket -p$MARIADB_PASSWORD > /bitnami/mariadb/osticket.dump"
+              timeout: 360s
+              onError: Continue
+  useOwnerReferencesInBackup: false
+{{- end }}
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diff --git a/charts/osticket/v0.2.0/values.yaml b/charts/osticket/v0.2.0/values.yaml
index b76abab..1be17d7 100644
--- a/charts/osticket/v0.2.0/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/osticket/v0.2.0/values.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ persistence:
   accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
   size: 10Gi
 
+velero:
+  namespace: velero
+  backup:
+    enabled: true
+    snapshotVolumes: false
+    defaultVolumesToRestic: true
+    # cert-manager objects are usually blocked during backup
+    excludedResources: 
+      - certificates.cert-manager.io
+      - orders.acme.cert-manager.io
+      - certificaterequests.cert-manager.io
+      - challenges.acme.cert-manager.io
+
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
   port: 80