diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 09d68846..b2836d6f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -299,10 +299,12 @@ galera_mariadb_backups_group_name: backups
 galera_mariadb_backups_path: "/var/backup/mariadb_backups"
 galera_mariadb_backups_full_copies: 2
 galera_mariadb_backups_full_on_calendar: "*-*-* 00:00:00"
+#galera_mariadb_backups_full_randomized_delay_sec: <timespan to randomize the full backup timer by>
 galera_mariadb_backups_increment_on_calendar:
   - "*-*-* 06:00:00"
   - "*-*-* 12:00:00"
   - "*-*-* 18:00:00"
+#galera_mariadb_backups_incremental_randomized_delay_sec: <timespan to randomize the incremental backup timer by>
 #galera_mariadb_backups_user is the name of the mariadb database user
 galera_mariadb_backups_user: galera_mariadb_backup
 galera_mariadb_backups_suffix: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/randomDelayBackups-500ba778cc178e28.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/randomDelayBackups-500ba778cc178e28.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f42dfa3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/randomDelayBackups-500ba778cc178e28.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Add parameters ``galera_mariadb_backups_full_randomized_delay_sec`` and
+    ``galera_mariadb_backups_incremental_randomized_delay_sec`` to run the
+    systemd timers for mariabackup with a randomized delay. This is useful if
+    backups are done of more than one node to avoid running it at the exact
+    same time.
diff --git a/tasks/galera_server_backups.yml b/tasks/galera_server_backups.yml
index da75620a..108ee7d1 100644
--- a/tasks/galera_server_backups.yml
+++ b/tasks/galera_server_backups.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
           state: "started"
           options:
             OnCalendar: "{{ galera_mariadb_backups_full_on_calendar }}"
+            RandomizedDelaySec: "{{ galera_mariadb_backups_full_randomized_delay_sec | default(omit) }}"
             Persistent: true
             Unit: "mariabackup-full.service"
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
           state: "started"
           options:
             OnCalendar: "{{ galera_mariadb_backups_increment_on_calendar }}"
+            RandomizedDelaySec: "{{ galera_mariadb_backups_increment_randomized_delay_sec | default(omit) }}"
             Persistent: true
             Unit: "mariabackup-increment.service"
   when: galera_mariadb_backups_increment_on_calendar is defined