diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/BackupsPreferenceFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/BackupsPreferenceFragment.java
index 294429a29a..f561c9bb1d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/BackupsPreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/BackupsPreferenceFragment.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.ComposeView;
 import androidx.core.text.HtmlCompat;
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
 import androidx.navigation.Navigation;
 
 import com.google.android.material.timepicker.MaterialTimePicker;
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ public class BackupsPreferenceFragment extends Fragment {
 
   private final NumberFormat formatter = NumberFormat.getInstance();
 
+  private BackupsPreferenceViewModel viewModel;
+
   @Override
   public @Nullable View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
     return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_backups, container, false);
@@ -109,6 +112,15 @@ public class BackupsPreferenceFragment extends Fragment {
 
     EventBus.getDefault().register(this);
 
+    viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this).get(BackupsPreferenceViewModel.class);
+    viewModel.getBackupsEnabled().observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), enabled -> {
+      if (enabled) {
+        setBackupsEnabled();
+      } else {
+        setBackupsDisabled();
+      }
+    });
+
     updateToggle();
   }
 
@@ -116,7 +128,7 @@ public class BackupsPreferenceFragment extends Fragment {
   public void onResume() {
     super.onResume();
 
-    setBackupStatus();
+    viewModel.refreshBackupStatus();
     setBackupSummary();
     setInfo();
     setUpdateState();
@@ -179,21 +191,6 @@ public class BackupsPreferenceFragment extends Fragment {
     }
   }
 
-  private void setBackupStatus() {
-    if (SignalStore.settings().isBackupEnabled()) {
-      if (BackupUtil.canUserAccessBackupDirectory(requireContext())) {
-        setBackupsEnabled();
-      } else {
-        Log.w(TAG, "Cannot access backup directory. Disabling backups.");
-
-        BackupUtil.disableBackups(requireContext());
-        setBackupsDisabled();
-      }
-    } else {
-      setBackupsDisabled();
-    }
-  }
-
   private void setBackupSummary() {
     Pair<String, String> date = BackupUtil.getLastBackupTime(requireContext(), Locale.getDefault());
     summary.setText(getString(R.string.BackupsPreferenceFragment__last_backup, date.getFirst()));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/BackupsPreferenceViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/BackupsPreferenceViewModel.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bf033dcc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/preferences/BackupsPreferenceViewModel.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.preferences
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
+import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import org.signal.core.util.logging.Log
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.dependencies.AppDependencies
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.BackupUtil
+
+class BackupsPreferenceViewModel : ViewModel() {
+
+  private val internalBackupsEnabled = MutableLiveData<Boolean>()
+  val backupsEnabled: LiveData<Boolean> = internalBackupsEnabled
+
+  fun refreshBackupStatus() {
+    viewModelScope.launch {
+      val enabled = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        val context = AppDependencies.application
+
+        if (SignalStore.settings.isBackupEnabled) {
+          if (BackupUtil.canUserAccessBackupDirectory(context)) {
+            true
+          } else {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Cannot access backup directory. Disabling backups.")
+            BackupUtil.disableBackups(context)
+            false
+          }
+        } else {
+          false
+        }
+      }
+
+      internalBackupsEnabled.value = enabled
+    }
+  }
+
+  companion object {
+    private val TAG = Log.tag(BackupsPreferenceViewModel::class.java)
+  }
+}