diff --git a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
index 04bb526..2b1f06c 100644
--- a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
+++ b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
@@ -621,3 +621,11 @@ msgstr ""
 msgctxt "#30159"
 msgid "Backup started with unknown mode"
 msgstr ""
+
+msgctxt "#30160"
+msgid "Backup Filename Suffix"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgctxt "#30161"
+msgid "Amend a string to the end of each backup folder or ZIP file"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/resources/lib/backup.py b/resources/lib/backup.py
index 59d89be..e7cf95d 100644
--- a/resources/lib/backup.py
+++ b/resources/lib/backup.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class XbmcBackup:
             file_ext = aFile.split('.')[-1]
             folderName = aFile.split('.')[0]
 
-            if(file_ext == 'zip' and len(folderName) == 12 and folderName.isdigit()):
+            if(file_ext == 'zip' and len(folderName) >= 12 and folderName[0:12].isdigit()):
 
                 # format the name according to regional settings and display the file size
                 folderName = "%s - %s" % (self._dateFormat(folderName), utils.diskString(self.remote_vfs.fileSize(self.remote_base_path + aFile)))
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class XbmcBackup:
                 self.saved_remote_vfs = self.remote_vfs
                 self.remote_vfs = ZipFileSystem(zip_path, "w")
 
-            self.remote_vfs.set_root(self.remote_vfs.root_path + time.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M") + "/")
+            self.remote_vfs.set_root(self.remote_vfs.root_path + time.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M") + utils.getSetting('backup_suffix').strip() + "/")
             progressBarTitle = progressBarTitle + utils.getString(30023) + ": " + utils.getString(30016)
         elif(mode == self.Restore and self.restore_point is not None and self.remote_vfs.root_path != ''):
             if(self.restore_point.split('.')[-1] != 'zip'):
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 410914f..3f3843f 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@
           </constraints>
           <control type="spinner" format="string" />
         </setting>
+        <!-- backup suffix -->
+        <setting id="backup_suffix" type="string" label="30160" help="30161">
+          <level>2</level>
+          <default></default>
+          <constraints>
+            <allowempty>true</allowempty>
+          </constraints>
+          <control type="edit" format="string">
+            <heading>30024</heading>
+          </control>
+        </setting>
       </group>
       <group id="2" label="">
         <!-- verbose logging -->