diff --git a/src/pobsync_backend/forms.py b/src/pobsync_backend/forms.py
index 25d6574..ef92e61 100644
--- a/src/pobsync_backend/forms.py
+++ b/src/pobsync_backend/forms.py
@@ -117,6 +117,23 @@ class GlobalConfigForm(forms.ModelForm):
         return instance
 
 
+class ManualBackupForm(forms.Form):
+    dry_run = forms.BooleanField(
+        required=False,
+        initial=True,
+        help_text="Queue rsync in dry-run mode without writing a snapshot.",
+    )
+    prune = forms.BooleanField(
+        required=False,
+        help_text="Apply retention after a successful non-dry-run backup.",
+    )
+    prune_max_delete = forms.IntegerField(min_value=0, initial=10)
+    prune_protect_bases = forms.BooleanField(
+        required=False,
+        help_text="Keep snapshots that are used as bases by other snapshots.",
+    )
+
+
 class ScheduleConfigForm(forms.ModelForm):
     cron_expr = forms.CharField(
         label="Cron expression",
diff --git a/src/pobsync_backend/templates/pobsync_backend/host_detail.html b/src/pobsync_backend/templates/pobsync_backend/host_detail.html
index c21b7d0..7098ec3 100644
--- a/src/pobsync_backend/templates/pobsync_backend/host_detail.html
+++ b/src/pobsync_backend/templates/pobsync_backend/host_detail.html
@@ -51,6 +51,27 @@
     </section>
   </div>
 
+  <section class="panel">
+    <h2>Queue Manual Backup</h2>
+    <form method="post" action="{% url 'queue_manual_backup' host.host %}" class="form-grid">
+      {% csrf_token %}
+      {{ manual_backup_form.non_field_errors }}
+
+      {% for field in manual_backup_form %}
+        <div class="field">
+          {{ field.errors }}
+          <label for="{{ field.id_for_label }}">{{ field.label }}</label>
+          {{ field }}
+          {% if field.help_text %}<div class="helptext">{{ field.help_text }}</div>{% endif %}
+        </div>
+      {% endfor %}
+
+      <div class="actions">
+        <button type="submit">Queue backup</button>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  </section>
+
   <section class="panel">
     <h2>Latest Runs</h2>
     <table>
diff --git a/src/pobsync_backend/tests/test_views.py b/src/pobsync_backend/tests/test_views.py
index 9f4c279..c7c434b 100644
--- a/src/pobsync_backend/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/src/pobsync_backend/tests/test_views.py
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ class ViewTests(TestCase):
         self.assertContains(response, "Discover snapshots")
         self.assertContains(response, "Edit schedule")
         self.assertContains(response, "Edit config")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Queue Manual Backup")
+        self.assertContains(response, reverse("queue_manual_backup", args=[host.host]))
         self.assertContains(response, reverse("run_detail", args=[BackupRun.objects.get().id]))
         self.assertContains(response, reverse("snapshot_detail", args=[snapshot.id]))
 
@@ -190,6 +192,66 @@ class ViewTests(TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
 
+    def test_queue_manual_backup_creates_queued_run_and_redirects_to_run_detail(self) -> None:
+        self.client.force_login(self.staff_user)
+        GlobalConfig.objects.create(name="default", backup_root="/backups")
+        host = HostConfig.objects.create(host="web-01", address="web-01.example.test")
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse("queue_manual_backup", args=[host.host]),
+            {
+                "dry_run": "on",
+                "prune": "on",
+                "prune_max_delete": "4",
+                "prune_protect_bases": "on",
+            },
+            follow=True,
+        )
+
+        run = BackupRun.objects.get(host=host)
+        self.assertRedirects(response, reverse("run_detail", args=[run.id]))
+        self.assertContains(response, f"Queued manual backup run {run.id} for web-01.")
+        self.assertEqual(run.status, BackupRun.Status.QUEUED)
+        self.assertEqual(run.run_type, BackupRun.RunType.MANUAL)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            run.result["requested"],
+            {
+                "dry_run": True,
+                "prune": True,
+                "prune_max_delete": 4,
+                "prune_protect_bases": True,
+            },
+        )
+
+    def test_queue_manual_backup_requires_default_global_config(self) -> None:
+        self.client.force_login(self.staff_user)
+        host = HostConfig.objects.create(host="web-01", address="web-01.example.test")
+
+        response = self.client.post(reverse("queue_manual_backup", args=[host.host]), {"dry_run": "on"}, follow=True)
+
+        self.assertRedirects(response, reverse("host_detail", args=[host.host]))
+        self.assertContains(response, "Create the default global config before queueing backups.")
+        self.assertFalse(BackupRun.objects.exists())
+
+    def test_queue_manual_backup_rejects_disabled_host(self) -> None:
+        self.client.force_login(self.staff_user)
+        GlobalConfig.objects.create(name="default", backup_root="/backups")
+        host = HostConfig.objects.create(host="web-01", address="web-01.example.test", enabled=False)
+
+        response = self.client.post(reverse("queue_manual_backup", args=[host.host]), {"dry_run": "on"}, follow=True)
+
+        self.assertRedirects(response, reverse("host_detail", args=[host.host]))
+        self.assertContains(response, "Cannot queue backup for disabled host web-01.")
+        self.assertFalse(BackupRun.objects.exists())
+
+    def test_queue_manual_backup_requires_post(self) -> None:
+        self.client.force_login(self.staff_user)
+        host = HostConfig.objects.create(host="web-01", address="web-01.example.test")
+
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("queue_manual_backup", args=[host.host]))
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 405)
+
     def test_run_detail_renders_result_payload(self) -> None:
         self.client.force_login(self.staff_user)
         host = HostConfig.objects.create(host="web-01", address="web-01.example.test")
diff --git a/src/pobsync_backend/views.py b/src/pobsync_backend/views.py
index 7892713..a8956d5 100644
--- a/src/pobsync_backend/views.py
+++ b/src/pobsync_backend/views.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
 
 from pobsync.errors import ConfigError
 
-from .forms import CreateHostConfigForm, GlobalConfigForm, HostConfigForm, ScheduleConfigForm
+from .backup_runner import queue_backup_run
+from .forms import CreateHostConfigForm, GlobalConfigForm, HostConfigForm, ManualBackupForm, ScheduleConfigForm
 from .models import BackupRun, GlobalConfig, HostConfig, ScheduleConfig, SnapshotRecord
 from .retention import run_sql_retention_plan
 from .snapshot_discovery import discover_snapshots
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ def host_detail(request, host: str):
     context = {
         "host": host_config,
         "schedule": _schedule_for_host(host_config),
+        "manual_backup_form": ManualBackupForm(initial=_default_manual_backup_initial(host_config)),
         "latest_runs": host_config.runs.select_related("snapshot").order_by("-created_at")[:10],
         "snapshots": host_config.snapshots.select_related("base").order_by("-started_at", "dirname")[:20],
         "counts": {
@@ -102,6 +104,33 @@ def host_detail(request, host: str):
     return render(request, "pobsync_backend/host_detail.html", context)
 
 
+@staff_member_required
+@require_POST
+def queue_manual_backup(request, host: str):
+    host_config = get_object_or_404(HostConfig, host=host)
+    if not host_config.enabled:
+        messages.error(request, f"Cannot queue backup for disabled host {host_config.host}.")
+        return redirect("host_detail", host=host_config.host)
+    if not GlobalConfig.objects.filter(name="default").exists():
+        messages.error(request, "Create the default global config before queueing backups.")
+        return redirect("host_detail", host=host_config.host)
+
+    form = ManualBackupForm(request.POST)
+    if not form.is_valid():
+        messages.error(request, "Manual backup options are invalid.")
+        return redirect("host_detail", host=host_config.host)
+
+    run = queue_backup_run(
+        host=host_config,
+        dry_run=form.cleaned_data["dry_run"],
+        prune=form.cleaned_data["prune"],
+        prune_max_delete=form.cleaned_data["prune_max_delete"],
+        prune_protect_bases=form.cleaned_data["prune_protect_bases"],
+    )
+    messages.success(request, f"Queued manual backup run {run.id} for {host_config.host}.")
+    return redirect("run_detail", run_id=run.id)
+
+
 @staff_member_required
 def run_detail(request, run_id: int):
     run = get_object_or_404(BackupRun.objects.select_related("host", "snapshot"), id=run_id)
@@ -257,5 +286,15 @@ def _default_host_initial() -> dict[str, object]:
     }
 
 
+def _default_manual_backup_initial(host_config: HostConfig) -> dict[str, object]:
+    schedule = _schedule_for_host(host_config)
+    return {
+        "dry_run": True,
+        "prune": bool(schedule.prune) if schedule else False,
+        "prune_max_delete": schedule.prune_max_delete if schedule else 10,
+        "prune_protect_bases": bool(schedule.prune_protect_bases) if schedule else False,
+    }
+
+
 def _pretty_json(value: object) -> str:
     return json.dumps(value or {}, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
diff --git a/src/pobsync_server/urls.py b/src/pobsync_server/urls.py
index 7b3989e..31a6199 100644
--- a/src/pobsync_server/urls.py
+++ b/src/pobsync_server/urls.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("hosts/new/", views.create_host_config, name="create_host_config"),
     path("hosts/<str:host>/", views.host_detail, name="host_detail"),
     path("hosts/<str:host>/config/", views.edit_host_config, name="edit_host_config"),
+    path("hosts/<str:host>/queue-backup/", views.queue_manual_backup, name="queue_manual_backup"),
     path("hosts/<str:host>/discover-snapshots/", views.discover_host_snapshots, name="discover_host_snapshots"),
     path("hosts/<str:host>/retention-plan/", views.host_retention_plan, name="host_retention_plan"),
     path("hosts/<str:host>/schedule/", views.edit_host_schedule, name="edit_host_schedule"),