diff --git a/homeassistant/components/backup/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/backup/services.yaml
index d001c57ef5c..900aa39dd6e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/backup/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/backup/services.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 create:
-  name: Create backup
-  description: Create a new backup.
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/backup/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/backup/strings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ad3416b1b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/backup/strings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "services": {
+    "create": {
+      "name": "Create backup",
+      "description": "Creates a new backup."
+    }
+  }
+}