diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/events/publishers/backup.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/events/publishers/backup.ts
index 0fc81da259..4a68364016 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/events/publishers/backup.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/events/publishers/backup.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,34 @@
-import { AppBackup, AppBackupRestoreEvent, Event } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  AppBackup,
+  AppBackupRestoreEvent,
+  AppBackupTriggeredEvent,
+  AppBackupTrigger,
+  AppBackupType,
+  Event,
+} from "@budibase/types"
 import { publishEvent } from "../events"
 
 export async function appBackupRestored(backup: AppBackup) {
   const properties: AppBackupRestoreEvent = {
     appId: backup.appId,
-    backupName: backup.name!,
+    restoreId: backup._id!,
     backupCreatedAt: backup.timestamp,
   }
 
   await publishEvent(Event.APP_BACKUP_RESTORED, properties)
 }
+
+export async function appBackupTriggered(
+  appId: string,
+  backupId: string,
+  type: AppBackupType,
+  trigger: AppBackupTrigger
+) {
+  const properties: AppBackupTriggeredEvent = {
+    appId: appId,
+    backupId,
+    type,
+    trigger,
+  }
+  await publishEvent(Event.APP_BACKUP_TRIGGERED, properties)
+}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/events/backup.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/events/backup.ts
index 8d3e2b1afa..1dddc109cc 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/events/backup.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/events/backup.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import { BaseEvent } from "./event"
+import { AppBackupTrigger, AppBackupType } from "../../documents"
 
 export interface AppBackupRestoreEvent extends BaseEvent {
   appId: string
-  backupName: string
+  restoreId: string
   backupCreatedAt: string
 }
+
+export interface AppBackupTriggeredEvent extends BaseEvent {
+  backupId: string
+  appId: string
+  trigger: AppBackupTrigger
+  type: AppBackupType
+}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/events/event.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/events/event.ts
index 71caf2bf96..10c5dfc6b0 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/events/event.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/events/event.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ export enum Event {
 
   // BACKUP
   APP_BACKUP_RESTORED = "app:backup:restored",
+  APP_BACKUP_TRIGGERED = "app:backup:triggered",
 }
 
 // properties added at the final stage of the event pipeline