diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
index 9b028c08..9d172e45 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
@@ -153,6 +153,19 @@
                             </div>
                             <p class="help-block">The interval (in hours) PlexPy will backup the database and configuration file. Minimum 1, maximum 24, default 6.</p>
                         </div>
+                        <div class="form-group">
+                            <label for="backup_interval">Backup Days</label>
+                            <div class="row">
+                                <div class="col-md-2">
+                                    <input type="text" class="form-control" data-parsley-type="integer" id="backup_days" name="backup_days" value="${config['backup_days']}" size="5" data-parsley-min="1" data-parsley-trigger="change" data-parsley-errors-container="#backup_days_error" required>
+                                </div>
+                                <div id="backup_days_error" class="alert alert-danger settings-alert" role="alert"></div>
+                            </div>
+                            <p class="help-block">
+                                The number of days to keep scheduled backups. Minimum 1, default 3.<br />
+                                Note: Manual backups are not removed automatically.
+                            </p>
+                        </div>
 
                         <div class="padded-header">
                             <h3>Directories</h3>
diff --git a/plexpy/config.py b/plexpy/config.py
index d01669fd..1db19e2b 100644
--- a/plexpy/config.py
+++ b/plexpy/config.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ _CONFIG_DEFINITIONS = {
     'BROWSER_ON_NEWDEVICE': (int, 'Browser', 0),
     'BUFFER_THRESHOLD': (int, 'Monitoring', 3),
     'BUFFER_WAIT': (int, 'Monitoring', 900),
+    'BACKUP_DAYS': (int, 'General', 3),
     'BACKUP_DIR': (str, 'General', ''),
     'BACKUP_INTERVAL': (int, 'General', 6),
     'CACHE_DIR': (str, 'General', ''),
@@ -604,12 +605,12 @@ def make_backup(cleanup=False, scheduler=False):
     shutil.copyfile(plexpy.CONFIG_FILE, backup_file_fp)
 
     if cleanup:
+        now = time.time()
         # Delete all scheduled backup files except from the last 5.
         for root, dirs, files in os.walk(backup_folder):
-            db_files = [os.path.join(root, f) for f in files if f.endswith('.sched.ini')]
-            if len(db_files) > 5:
-                backups_sorted_on_age = sorted(db_files, key=os.path.getctime, reverse=True)
-                for file_ in backups_sorted_on_age[5:]:
+            ini_files = [os.path.join(root, f) for f in files if f.endswith('.sched.ini')]
+            for file_ in ini_files:
+                if os.stat(file_).st_mtime < now - plexpy.CONFIG.BACKUP_DAYS * 86400:
                     try:
                         os.remove(file_)
                     except OSError as e:
diff --git a/plexpy/database.py b/plexpy/database.py
index b660eaa4..2bd8902c 100644
--- a/plexpy/database.py
+++ b/plexpy/database.py
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ def make_backup(cleanup=False, scheduler=False):
     db.connection.rollback()
 
     if cleanup:
-        # Delete all scheduled backup files except from the last 5.
+        now = time.time()
+        # Delete all scheduled backup older than BACKUP_DAYS.
         for root, dirs, files in os.walk(backup_folder):
             db_files = [os.path.join(root, f) for f in files if f.endswith('.sched.db')]
-            if len(db_files) > 5:
-                backups_sorted_on_age = sorted(db_files, key=os.path.getctime, reverse=True)
-                for file_ in backups_sorted_on_age[5:]:
+            for file_ in db_files:
+                if os.stat(file_).st_mtime < now - plexpy.CONFIG.BACKUP_DAYS * 86400:
                     try:
                         os.remove(file_)
                     except OSError as e:
diff --git a/plexpy/webserve.py b/plexpy/webserve.py
index 04cbc79e..a2642ea0 100644
--- a/plexpy/webserve.py
+++ b/plexpy/webserve.py
@@ -2527,6 +2527,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
             "api_key": plexpy.CONFIG.API_KEY,
             "update_db_interval": plexpy.CONFIG.UPDATE_DB_INTERVAL,
             "freeze_db": checked(plexpy.CONFIG.FREEZE_DB),
+            "backup_days": plexpy.CONFIG.BACKUP_DAYS,
             "backup_dir": plexpy.CONFIG.BACKUP_DIR,
             "backup_interval": plexpy.CONFIG.BACKUP_INTERVAL,
             "cache_dir": plexpy.CONFIG.CACHE_DIR,