diff --git a/Agent/Phantom.Agent.Services/Instances/InstanceActor.cs b/Agent/Phantom.Agent.Services/Instances/InstanceActor.cs
index 908a8b5..4bff8cb 100644
--- a/Agent/Phantom.Agent.Services/Instances/InstanceActor.cs
+++ b/Agent/Phantom.Agent.Services/Instances/InstanceActor.cs
@@ -135,7 +135,12 @@ sealed class InstanceActor : ReceiveActor<InstanceActor.ICommand> {
 			return new BackupCreationResult(BackupCreationResultKind.InstanceNotRunning);
 		}
 		else {
-			return await command.BackupManager.CreateBackup(context.ShortName, runningState.Process, shutdownCancellationToken);
+			SetAndReportStatus(InstanceStatus.BackingUp);
+			try {
+				return await command.BackupManager.CreateBackup(context.ShortName, runningState.Process, shutdownCancellationToken);
+			} finally {
+				SetAndReportStatus(InstanceStatus.Running);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/Common/Phantom.Common.Data/Instance/IInstanceStatus.cs b/Common/Phantom.Common.Data/Instance/IInstanceStatus.cs
index b1d937e..47ea275 100644
--- a/Common/Phantom.Common.Data/Instance/IInstanceStatus.cs
+++ b/Common/Phantom.Common.Data/Instance/IInstanceStatus.cs
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ namespace Phantom.Common.Data.Instance;
 [MemoryPackUnion(3, typeof(InstanceIsDownloading))]
 [MemoryPackUnion(4, typeof(InstanceIsLaunching))]
 [MemoryPackUnion(5, typeof(InstanceIsRunning))]
-[MemoryPackUnion(6, typeof(InstanceIsRestarting))]
-[MemoryPackUnion(7, typeof(InstanceIsStopping))]
-[MemoryPackUnion(8, typeof(InstanceIsFailed))]
+[MemoryPackUnion(6, typeof(InstanceIsBackingUp))]
+[MemoryPackUnion(7, typeof(InstanceIsRestarting))]
+[MemoryPackUnion(8, typeof(InstanceIsStopping))]
+[MemoryPackUnion(9, typeof(InstanceIsFailed))]
 public partial interface IInstanceStatus {}
 
 [MemoryPackable(GenerateType.VersionTolerant)]
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ public sealed partial record InstanceIsLaunching : IInstanceStatus;
 [MemoryPackable(GenerateType.VersionTolerant)]
 public sealed partial record InstanceIsRunning : IInstanceStatus;
 
+[MemoryPackable(GenerateType.VersionTolerant)]
+public sealed partial record InstanceIsBackingUp : IInstanceStatus;
+
 [MemoryPackable(GenerateType.VersionTolerant)]
 public sealed partial record InstanceIsRestarting : IInstanceStatus;
 
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ public static class InstanceStatus {
 	public static readonly IInstanceStatus NotRunning = new InstanceIsNotRunning();
 	public static readonly IInstanceStatus Launching = new InstanceIsLaunching();
 	public static readonly IInstanceStatus Running = new InstanceIsRunning();
+	public static readonly IInstanceStatus BackingUp = new InstanceIsBackingUp();
 	public static readonly IInstanceStatus Restarting = new InstanceIsRestarting();
 	public static readonly IInstanceStatus Stopping = new InstanceIsStopping();
 	
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ public static class InstanceStatus {
 	}
 
 	public static bool IsRunning(this IInstanceStatus status) {
-		return status is InstanceIsRunning;
+		return status is InstanceIsRunning or InstanceIsBackingUp;
 	}
 	
 	public static bool IsStopping(this IInstanceStatus status) {
@@ -70,10 +75,10 @@ public static class InstanceStatus {
 	}
 
 	public static bool CanStop(this IInstanceStatus status) {
-		return status is InstanceIsDownloading or InstanceIsLaunching or InstanceIsRunning;
+		return status.IsRunning() || status.IsLaunching();
 	}
 
 	public static bool CanSendCommand(this IInstanceStatus status) {
-		return status is InstanceIsRunning;
+		return status.IsRunning();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Web/Phantom.Web/Shared/InstanceStatusText.razor b/Web/Phantom.Web/Shared/InstanceStatusText.razor
index 0bf9d83..255b3ed 100644
--- a/Web/Phantom.Web/Shared/InstanceStatusText.razor
+++ b/Web/Phantom.Web/Shared/InstanceStatusText.razor
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
     <span class="fw-semibold text-success">Running</span>
     break;
 
+  case InstanceIsBackingUp:
+    <div class="spinner-border" role="status"></div>
+    <span class="fw-semibold">&nbsp;Backing Up</span>
+    break;
+  
   case InstanceIsRestarting:
     <div class="spinner-border" role="status"></div>
     <span class="fw-semibold">&nbsp;Restarting</span>
@@ -41,6 +46,10 @@
   case InstanceIsFailed failed:
     <span class="fw-semibold text-danger">Failed <sup title="@failed.Reason.ToSentence()">[?]</sup></span>
     break;
+    
+  default:
+    <span class="fw-semibold">Unknown</span>
+    break;
 }
 </nobr>