diff --git a/supervisor/api/backups.py b/supervisor/api/backups.py
index b37671bd9..0e1e4623d 100644
--- a/supervisor/api/backups.py
+++ b/supervisor/api/backups.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from ..const import (
     ATTR_DATE,
     ATTR_DAYS_UNTIL_STALE,
     ATTR_EXTRA,
+    ATTR_FILENAME,
     ATTR_FOLDERS,
     ATTR_HOMEASSISTANT,
     ATTR_HOMEASSISTANT_EXCLUDE_DATABASE,
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ SCHEMA_RESTORE_PARTIAL = SCHEMA_RESTORE_FULL.extend(
 SCHEMA_BACKUP_FULL = vol.Schema(
     {
         vol.Optional(ATTR_NAME): str,
+        vol.Optional(ATTR_FILENAME): vol.Match(RE_BACKUP_FILENAME),
         vol.Optional(ATTR_PASSWORD): vol.Maybe(str),
         vol.Optional(ATTR_COMPRESSED): vol.Maybe(vol.Boolean()),
         vol.Optional(ATTR_LOCATION): vol.All(
@@ -458,10 +460,15 @@ class APIBackups(CoreSysAttributes):
             raise APIError(f"Backup {backup.slug} is not in location {location}")
 
         _LOGGER.info("Downloading backup %s", backup.slug)
-        response = web.FileResponse(backup.all_locations[location])
+        filename = backup.all_locations[location]
+        response = web.FileResponse(filename)
         response.content_type = CONTENT_TYPE_TAR
+
+        download_filename = filename.name
+        if download_filename == f"{backup.slug}.tar":
+            download_filename = f"{RE_SLUGIFY_NAME.sub('_', backup.name)}.tar"
         response.headers[CONTENT_DISPOSITION] = (
-            f"attachment; filename={RE_SLUGIFY_NAME.sub('_', backup.name)}.tar"
+            f"attachment; filename={download_filename}"
         )
         return response
 
diff --git a/supervisor/backups/manager.py b/supervisor/backups/manager.py
index 1ebd47700..83d0514e5 100644
--- a/supervisor/backups/manager.py
+++ b/supervisor/backups/manager.py
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class BackupManager(FileConfiguration, JobGroup):
     def _create_backup(
         self,
         name: str,
+        filename: str | None,
         sys_type: BackupType,
         password: str | None,
         compressed: bool = True,
@@ -196,7 +197,11 @@ class BackupManager(FileConfiguration, JobGroup):
         """
         date_str = utcnow().isoformat()
         slug = create_slug(name, date_str)
-        tar_file = Path(self._get_base_path(location), f"{slug}.tar")
+
+        if filename:
+            tar_file = Path(self._get_base_path(location), Path(filename).name)
+        else:
+            tar_file = Path(self._get_base_path(location), f"{slug}.tar")
 
         # init object
         backup = Backup(self.coresys, tar_file, slug, self._get_location_name(location))
@@ -482,6 +487,7 @@ class BackupManager(FileConfiguration, JobGroup):
     async def do_backup_full(
         self,
         name: str = "",
+        filename: str | None = None,
         *,
         password: str | None = None,
         compressed: bool = True,
@@ -500,7 +506,7 @@ class BackupManager(FileConfiguration, JobGroup):
             )
 
         backup = self._create_backup(
-            name, BackupType.FULL, password, compressed, location, extra
+            name, filename, BackupType.FULL, password, compressed, location, extra
         )
 
         _LOGGER.info("Creating new full backup with slug %s", backup.slug)
@@ -526,6 +532,7 @@ class BackupManager(FileConfiguration, JobGroup):
     async def do_backup_partial(
         self,
         name: str = "",
+        filename: str | None = None,
         *,
         addons: list[str] | None = None,
         folders: list[str] | None = None,
@@ -558,7 +565,7 @@ class BackupManager(FileConfiguration, JobGroup):
             _LOGGER.error("Nothing to create backup for")
 
         backup = self._create_backup(
-            name, BackupType.PARTIAL, password, compressed, location, extra
+            name, filename, BackupType.PARTIAL, password, compressed, location, extra
         )
 
         _LOGGER.info("Creating new partial backup with slug %s", backup.slug)
diff --git a/tests/backups/test_manager.py b/tests/backups/test_manager.py
index 52dcefa85..0e940d138 100644
--- a/tests/backups/test_manager.py
+++ b/tests/backups/test_manager.py
@@ -73,6 +73,28 @@ async def test_do_backup_full(coresys: CoreSys, backup_mock, install_addon_ssh):
     assert coresys.core.state == CoreState.RUNNING
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("filename", "filename_expected"),
+    [("../my file.tar", "/data/backup/my file.tar"), (None, "/data/backup/{}.tar")],
+)
+async def test_do_backup_full_with_filename(
+    coresys: CoreSys, filename: str, filename_expected: str, backup_mock
+):
+    """Test creating Backup with a specific file name."""
+    coresys.core.state = CoreState.RUNNING
+    coresys.hardware.disk.get_disk_free_space = lambda x: 5000
+
+    manager = BackupManager(coresys)
+
+    # backup_mock fixture causes Backup() to be a MagicMock
+    await manager.do_backup_full(filename=filename)
+
+    slug = backup_mock.call_args[0][2]
+    assert str(backup_mock.call_args[0][1]) == filename_expected.format(slug)
+
+    assert coresys.core.state == CoreState.RUNNING
+
+
 async def test_do_backup_full_uncompressed(
     coresys: CoreSys, backup_mock, install_addon_ssh
 ):