diff --git a/ansible/roles/iscsi/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/iscsi/defaults/main.yml
index eb110f140b..9b13ddcf03 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/iscsi/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/iscsi/defaults/main.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ tgtd_extra_volumes: "{{ default_extra_volumes }}"
 
 enable_iscsid_for_cinder: >-
   {{ (inventory_hostname in groups['compute']
+      or inventory_hostname in groups['cinder-backup']
       or inventory_hostname in groups['cinder-volume'])
      and enable_cinder | bool
      and enable_cinder_backend_iscsi | bool }}