diff --git a/charts/cluster/README.md b/charts/cluster/README.md
index b3d37062ad..efaf842368 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/README.md
+++ b/charts/cluster/README.md
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ Kubernetes: `>=1.29.0-0`
 | backups.scheduledBackups[0].name | string | `"daily-backup"` | Scheduled backup name |
 | backups.scheduledBackups[0].pluginConfiguration | object | `{}` |  |
 | backups.scheduledBackups[0].schedule | string | `"0 0 0 * * *"` | Schedule in cron format |
+| backups.scheduledBackups[0].target | string | `""` | The policy to decide which instance should perform this backup, one of `primary` or `prefer-standby`. If empty, it defaults to `cluster.spec.backup.target`. |
 | backups.secret.create | bool | `true` | Whether to create a secret for the backup credentials |
 | backups.secret.name | string | `""` | Name of the backup credentials secret |
 | backups.wal.compression | string | `"gzip"` | WAL compression method. One of `` (for no compression), `gzip`, `bzip2` or `snappy`. |
diff --git a/charts/cluster/templates/scheduled-backups.yaml b/charts/cluster/templates/scheduled-backups.yaml
index 985a464822..b092247f7c 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/templates/scheduled-backups.yaml
+++ b/charts/cluster/templates/scheduled-backups.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ spec:
   schedule: {{ .schedule | quote }}
   method: {{ .method }}
   backupOwnerReference: {{ .backupOwnerReference }}
+  {{- with .target }}
+  target: {{ . }}
+  {{- end }}
   cluster:
     name: {{ include "cluster.fullname" $ }}
   {{- with .pluginConfiguration }}
diff --git a/charts/cluster/test/barman-plugin-scheduledbackups/01-scheduledbackups_cluster-assert.yaml b/charts/cluster/test/barman-plugin-scheduledbackups/01-scheduledbackups_cluster-assert.yaml
index cac56a54ac..b0b56dcb6e 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/test/barman-plugin-scheduledbackups/01-scheduledbackups_cluster-assert.yaml
+++ b/charts/cluster/test/barman-plugin-scheduledbackups/01-scheduledbackups_cluster-assert.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ spec:
   schedule: "0 0 0 * * *"
   method: plugin
   backupOwnerReference: self
+  target: prefer-standby
   cluster:
     name: scheduledbackups-cluster
 ---
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ spec:
   schedule: "0 0 0 * * 1"
   method: plugin
   backupOwnerReference: self
+  target: primary
   cluster:
     name: scheduledbackups-cluster
   pluginConfiguration:
diff --git a/charts/cluster/test/barman-plugin-scheduledbackups/01-scheduledbackups_cluster.yaml b/charts/cluster/test/barman-plugin-scheduledbackups/01-scheduledbackups_cluster.yaml
index bc89a5898d..5d663702db 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/test/barman-plugin-scheduledbackups/01-scheduledbackups_cluster.yaml
+++ b/charts/cluster/test/barman-plugin-scheduledbackups/01-scheduledbackups_cluster.yaml
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ backups:
       schedule: "0 0 0 * * *"
       backupOwnerReference: self
       method: plugin
+      target: prefer-standby
       pluginConfiguration:
         name: barman-cloud.cloudnative-pg.io
     - name: weekly-backup
       schedule: "0 0 0 * * 1"
       backupOwnerReference: self
       method: plugin
+      target: primary
       pluginConfiguration:
         name: barman-cloud.cloudnative-pg.io
diff --git a/charts/cluster/values.schema.json b/charts/cluster/values.schema.json
index cf581a8577..46219ffc7f 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/cluster/values.schema.json
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@
                     "default": "0 0 0 * * *",
                     "description": "Schedule in cron format",
                     "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "target": {
+                    "default": "",
+                    "description": "The policy to decide which instance should perform this backup, one of `primary` or `prefer-standby`. If empty, it defaults to `cluster.spec.backup.target`.",
+                    "type": "string"
                   }
                 },
                 "required": [],
diff --git a/charts/cluster/values.yaml b/charts/cluster/values.yaml
index a85aa39f9b..3c8d6a53d1 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/cluster/values.yaml
@@ -568,6 +568,8 @@ backups:
       schedule: "0 0 0 * * *"
       # -- Backup owner reference
       backupOwnerReference: self
+      # -- The policy to decide which instance should perform this backup, one of `primary` or `prefer-standby`. If empty, it defaults to `cluster.spec.backup.target`.
+      target: ""
       # -- Backup method, can be `barmanObjectStore` (default), `volumeSnapshot` or `plugin`.
       method: barmanObjectStore
       pluginConfiguration: {}