diff --git a/modules/storage/aws-backup/README.md b/modules/storage/aws-backup/README.md
index 31a2ddb..29a1aa5 100644
--- a/modules/storage/aws-backup/README.md
+++ b/modules/storage/aws-backup/README.md
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ No modules.
 
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|------|---------|:--------:|
-| backup-plan-name | Backup plan name | `string` | n/a | yes |
-| backup-plan-retention | Backup retention period | `number` | n/a | yes |
-| backup-rule-cron | Backup rule cron expression | `string` | n/a | yes |
+| daily-backup-cron | Daily backup rule cron expression | `string` | n/a | yes |
+| daily-backup-retention | Daily backup retention period | `number` | n/a | yes |
+| monthly-backup-cron | Monthly backup rule cron expression | `string` | n/a | yes |
+| monthly-backup-retention | Monthly backup retention period | `number` | n/a | yes |
 | service-opt-in | n/a | <pre>map(object({<br>    enabled = bool<br>  }))</pre> | <pre>{<br>  "Aurora": {<br>    "enabled": false<br>  },<br>  "DynamoDB": {<br>    "enabled": true<br>  },<br>  "EBS": {<br>    "enabled": false<br>  },<br>  "EC2": {<br>    "enabled": true<br>  },<br>  "EFS": {<br>    "enabled": true<br>  },<br>  "FSx": {<br>    "enabled": false<br>  },<br>  "RDS": {<br>    "enabled": true<br>  },<br>  "Redshift": {<br>    "enabled": true<br>  },<br>  "S3": {<br>    "enabled": false<br>  },<br>  "VirtualMachine": {<br>    "enabled": false<br>  }<br>}</pre> | no |
 
 ## Outputs
diff --git a/modules/storage/aws-backup/main.tf b/modules/storage/aws-backup/main.tf
index 3bf5cd1..0b92017 100644
--- a/modules/storage/aws-backup/main.tf
+++ b/modules/storage/aws-backup/main.tf
@@ -99,20 +99,39 @@ resource "aws_backup_plan" "ab-plan" {
   for_each = aws_backup_vault.ab-vault
   name     = "BackupPlan-${replace(each.value.name, "BackupVault-", "")}"
 
+  # daily backup
   rule {
-    rule_name         = var.backup-plan-name
+    rule_name         = "Daily"
     target_vault_name = each.value.name
-    schedule          = var.backup-rule-cron
+    schedule          = var.daily-backup-cron
     start_window      = 60
     completion_window = 240
 
     lifecycle {
-      delete_after = var.backup-plan-retention
+      delete_after = var.daily-backup-retention
     }
 
     recovery_point_tags = {
       "CreatedBy" : "AWSBackup"
-      "AWSBackupPlan" : "BackupPlan-${replace(each.value.name, "BackupVault-", "")}"
+      "AWSBackupPlan" : "BackupPlan-${replace(each.value.name, "BackupVault-", "")}-Daily"
+    }
+  }
+
+  # monthly backup (takes precedence than daily)
+  rule {
+    rule_name         = "Monthly"
+    target_vault_name = each.value.name
+    schedule          = var.monthly-backup-cron
+    start_window      = 60
+    completion_window = 240
+
+    lifecycle {
+      delete_after = var.monthly-backup-retention
+    }
+
+    recovery_point_tags = {
+      "CreatedBy" : "AWSBackup"
+      "AWSBackupPlan" : "BackupPlan-${replace(each.value.name, "BackupVault-", "")}-Monthly"
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/storage/aws-backup/variables.tf b/modules/storage/aws-backup/variables.tf
index cc568cf..ea30eb4 100644
--- a/modules/storage/aws-backup/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/storage/aws-backup/variables.tf
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
-variable "backup-plan-name" {
+variable "daily-backup-cron" {
   type        = string
-  description = "Backup plan name"
+  description = "Daily backup rule cron expression"
 }
 
-variable "backup-rule-cron" {
+variable "monthly-backup-cron" {
   type        = string
-  description = "Backup rule cron expression"
+  description = "Monthly backup rule cron expression"
 }
 
-variable "backup-plan-retention" {
+variable "daily-backup-retention" {
   type        = number
-  description = "Backup retention period"
+  description = "Daily backup retention period"
+}
+
+variable "monthly-backup-retention" {
+  type        = number
+  description = "Monthly backup retention period"
 }
 
 variable "service-opt-in" {