diff --git a/ansible/roles/iscsi/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/iscsi/defaults/main.yml
index abf68e6c88..1550810dd9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/iscsi/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/iscsi/defaults/main.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ tgtd_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 
 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 }}