diff --git a/playbooks/dcn.yml b/playbooks/dcn.yml
index 853d08836..be74b5e06 100644
--- a/playbooks/dcn.yml
+++ b/playbooks/dcn.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
         name: ci_dcn_site
 
+    - name: Verify cinder backups across AZs
+      when: dcn_test_cinder_backups | default('true')
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        extra_args:
+          ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH: "{{ cifmw_basedir }}/logs/cinder_backups_test.log"
+        script: |
+          ansible-playbook -i {{ inventory_file }} {{ cifmw_repo }}/hooks/playbooks/cinder_backups.yaml
+
     - name: The map for az0 contains all AZ backends
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         az_to_group_map:
diff --git a/roles/ci_dcn_site/templates/service-values.yaml.j2 b/roles/ci_dcn_site/templates/service-values.yaml.j2
index 7cc750d2c..87ff4d660 100644
--- a/roles/ci_dcn_site/templates/service-values.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/ci_dcn_site/templates/service-values.yaml.j2
@@ -15,13 +15,26 @@ data:
   cinderAPI:
     replicas: 3
   cinderBackup:
-    replicas: 3
+    replicas: 0
     customServiceConfig: |
       [DEFAULT]
-      backup_driver = cinder.backup.drivers.ceph.CephBackupDriver
-      backup_ceph_conf = /etc/ceph/az0.conf
-      backup_ceph_pool = backups
-      backup_ceph_user = openstack
+      # Not implemented in this example
+  cinderBackups:
+{% for _ceph in _ceph_vars_list %}
+{% if _ceph.cifmw_ceph_client_cluster != _az_to_scaledown %}
+    {{ _ceph.cifmw_ceph_client_cluster }}:
+      customServiceConfig: |
+        [DEFAULT]
+        storage_availability_zone = {{ _ceph.cifmw_ceph_client_cluster }}
+        backup_driver = cinder.backup.drivers.ceph.CephBackupDriver
+        backup_ceph_conf = /etc/ceph/{{ _ceph.cifmw_ceph_client_cluster }}.conf
+        backup_ceph_pool = backups
+        backup_ceph_user = openstack
+      networkAttachments:
+        - storage
+      replicas: 1
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
   cinderVolumes:
 {% for _ceph in _ceph_vars_list %}
 {% if _ceph.cifmw_ceph_client_cluster != _az_to_scaledown %}