diff --git a/src/data/recorder.ts b/src/data/recorder.ts
index dcfe19480b..de173e9720 100644
--- a/src/data/recorder.ts
+++ b/src/data/recorder.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { HomeAssistant } from "../types";
 
 export interface RecorderInfo {
   backlog: number | null;
+  db_in_default_location: boolean;
   max_backlog: number;
   migration_in_progress: boolean;
   migration_is_live: boolean;
diff --git a/src/panels/config/backup/components/config/ha-backup-config-data.ts b/src/panels/config/backup/components/config/ha-backup-config-data.ts
index 8e12093819..34b41843dc 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/backup/components/config/ha-backup-config-data.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/backup/components/config/ha-backup-config-data.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { fetchHassioAddonsInfo } from "../../../../../data/hassio/addon";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../../../types";
 import "../ha-backup-addons-picker";
 import type { BackupAddonItem } from "../ha-backup-addons-picker";
+import { getRecorderInfo } from "../../../../../data/recorder";
 
 export interface FormData {
   homeassistant: boolean;
@@ -75,8 +76,11 @@ class HaBackupConfigData extends LitElement {
 
   @state() private _showAddons = false;
 
+  @state() private _showDbOption = true;
+
   protected firstUpdated(changedProperties: PropertyValues): void {
     super.firstUpdated(changedProperties);
+    this._checkDbOption();
     if (isComponentLoaded(this.hass, "hassio")) {
       this._fetchAddons();
     }
@@ -98,6 +102,18 @@ class HaBackupConfigData extends LitElement {
     fireEvent(this, "backup-addons-fetched");
   }
 
+  private async _checkDbOption() {
+    if (isComponentLoaded(this.hass, "recorder")) {
+      const info = await getRecorderInfo(this.hass.connection);
+      this._showDbOption = info.db_in_default_location;
+      if (!this._showDbOption && this.value?.include_database) {
+        this.value.include_database = false;
+      }
+    } else {
+      this._showDbOption = false;
+    }
+  }
+
   private _hasLocalAddons(addons: BackupAddonItem[]): boolean {
     return addons.some((addon) => addon.slug === "local");
   }
@@ -179,24 +195,25 @@ class HaBackupConfigData extends LitElement {
           ></ha-switch>
         </ha-md-list-item>
 
-        <ha-md-list-item>
-          <ha-svg-icon slot="start" .path=${mdiChartBox}></ha-svg-icon>
-          <span slot="headline">
-            ${this.hass.localize("ui.panel.config.backup.data.history")}
-          </span>
-          <span slot="supporting-text">
-            ${this.hass.localize(
-              "ui.panel.config.backup.data.history_description"
-            )}
-          </span>
-          <ha-switch
-            id="database"
-            slot="end"
-            @change=${this._switchChanged}
-            .checked=${data.database}
-          ></ha-switch>
-        </ha-md-list-item>
-
+        ${this._showDbOption
+          ? html`<ha-md-list-item>
+              <ha-svg-icon slot="start" .path=${mdiChartBox}></ha-svg-icon>
+              <span slot="headline">
+                ${this.hass.localize("ui.panel.config.backup.data.history")}
+              </span>
+              <span slot="supporting-text">
+                ${this.hass.localize(
+                  "ui.panel.config.backup.data.history_description"
+                )}
+              </span>
+              <ha-switch
+                id="database"
+                slot="end"
+                @change=${this._switchChanged}
+                .checked=${data.database}
+              ></ha-switch>
+            </ha-md-list-item>`
+          : nothing}
         ${isHassio
           ? html`
               <ha-md-list-item>
diff --git a/src/panels/config/backup/components/overview/ha-backup-overview-settings.ts b/src/panels/config/backup/components/overview/ha-backup-overview-settings.ts
index e083c58712..4fd90b7048 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/backup/components/overview/ha-backup-overview-settings.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/backup/components/overview/ha-backup-overview-settings.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { mdiCalendar, mdiDatabase, mdiPuzzle, mdiUpload } from "@mdi/js";
-import type { CSSResultGroup } from "lit";
+import type { CSSResultGroup, PropertyValues } from "lit";
 import { css, html, LitElement, nothing } from "lit";
-import { customElement, property } from "lit/decorators";
+import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import { navigate } from "../../../../../common/navigate";
 import "../../../../../components/ha-button";
 import "../../../../../components/ha-card";
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import {
 } from "../../../../../data/backup";
 import { haStyle } from "../../../../../resources/styles";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../../../types";
+import { isComponentLoaded } from "../../../../../common/config/is_component_loaded";
+import { getRecorderInfo } from "../../../../../data/recorder";
 
 @customElement("ha-backup-overview-settings")
 class HaBackupBackupsSummary extends LitElement {
@@ -27,10 +29,26 @@ class HaBackupBackupsSummary extends LitElement {
 
   @property({ attribute: false }) public agents!: BackupAgent[];
 
+  @state() private _showDbOption = true;
+
+  protected firstUpdated(changedProperties: PropertyValues): void {
+    super.firstUpdated(changedProperties);
+    this._checkDbOption();
+  }
+
   private _configure() {
     navigate("/config/backup/settings");
   }
 
+  private async _checkDbOption() {
+    if (isComponentLoaded(this.hass, "recorder")) {
+      const info = await getRecorderInfo(this.hass.connection);
+      this._showDbOption = info.db_in_default_location;
+    } else {
+      this._showDbOption = false;
+    }
+  }
+
   private _scheduleDescription(config: BackupConfig): string {
     const { copies, days } = config.retention;
     const { recurrence } = config.schedule;
@@ -214,7 +232,8 @@ class HaBackupBackupsSummary extends LitElement {
             <ha-md-list-item type="link" href="/config/backup/settings#data">
               <ha-svg-icon slot="start" .path=${mdiDatabase}></ha-svg-icon>
               <div slot="headline">
-                ${this.config.create_backup.include_database
+                ${this._showDbOption &&
+                this.config.create_backup.include_database
                   ? this.hass.localize(
                       "ui.panel.config.backup.overview.settings.data_settings_history"
                     )