diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index 2f0753c..dc72052 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from app.database import engine, Base
 from app import models  # noqa: F401 - registers models with Base.metadata
 from app.routers import sources, jobs, executions, backups, settings, dashboard
+from backup.scheduler import backup_scheduler
 
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     async with engine.begin() as conn:
         await conn.run_sync(Base.metadata.create_all)
+    backup_scheduler.start()
+    await backup_scheduler.sync_schedules()
     yield
+    backup_scheduler.shutdown()
 
 app = FastAPI(
     title="Backup Tool API",
diff --git a/backend/backup/scheduler.py b/backend/backup/scheduler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43d7924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/backup/scheduler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+from apscheduler.schedulers.asyncio import AsyncIOScheduler
+from apscheduler.triggers.cron import CronTrigger
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from typing import Optional
+import logging
+
+from app.database import AsyncSessionLocal
+from app.models import Schedule
+from backup.engine import BackupEngine
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class BackupScheduler:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.scheduler = AsyncIOScheduler()
+        self._job_map = {}
+
+    def start(self):
+        """Start the scheduler."""
+        self.scheduler.start()
+        logger.info("Backup scheduler started")
+
+    def shutdown(self):
+        """Shutdown the scheduler."""
+        self.scheduler.shutdown()
+        logger.info("Backup scheduler shutdown")
+
+    async def sync_schedules(self):
+        """Sync all enabled schedules from database."""
+        async with AsyncSessionLocal() as db:
+            result = await db.execute(
+                select(Schedule).where(Schedule.enabled == True)
+            )
+            schedules = result.scalars().all()
+
+            # Clear existing jobs
+            for schedule_id, job_id in list(self._job_map.items()):
+                self.scheduler.remove_job(job_id)
+                del self._job_map[schedule_id]
+
+            # Add new jobs
+            for schedule in schedules:
+                await self._add_schedule_job(schedule)
+
+    async def _add_schedule_job(self, schedule: Schedule):
+        """Add a single schedule job to the scheduler."""
+        try:
+            trigger = CronTrigger.from_crontab(schedule.cron_expression)
+            job = self.scheduler.add_job(
+                self._run_backup_job,
+                trigger=trigger,
+                args=[schedule.job_id],
+                id=f"backup_job_{schedule.job_id}",
+                replace_existing=True
+            )
+            self._job_map[schedule.id] = job.id
+            logger.info(f"Scheduled backup job {schedule.job_id} with cron: {schedule.cron_expression}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to schedule job {schedule.job_id}: {e}")
+
+    async def _run_backup_job(self, job_id: int):
+        """Execute a backup job."""
+        logger.info(f"Running scheduled backup job {job_id}")
+        async with AsyncSessionLocal() as db:
+            engine = BackupEngine(db)
+            await engine.execute_job(job_id, triggered_by="schedule")
+
+    async def add_schedule(self, schedule: Schedule):
+        """Add a new schedule to the scheduler."""
+        await self._add_schedule_job(schedule)
+
+    def remove_schedule(self, schedule_id: int):
+        """Remove a schedule from the scheduler."""
+        if schedule_id in self._job_map:
+            self.scheduler.remove_job(self._job_map[schedule_id])
+            del self._job_map[schedule_id]
+
+
+# Global scheduler instance
+backup_scheduler = BackupScheduler()