diff --git a/frappe/commands/site.py b/frappe/commands/site.py
index 859f2cfc85..48a4feea57 100644
--- a/frappe/commands/site.py
+++ b/frappe/commands/site.py
@@ -842,6 +842,9 @@ def use(site, sites_path="."):
 )
 @click.option("--verbose", default=False, is_flag=True, help="Add verbosity")
 @click.option("--compress", default=False, is_flag=True, help="Compress private and public files")
+@click.option(
+	"--old-backup-metadata", default=False, is_flag=True, help="Use older backup metadata"
+)
 @pass_context
 def backup(
 	context,
@@ -856,6 +859,7 @@ def backup(
 	compress=False,
 	include="",
 	exclude="",
+	old_backup_metadata=False,
 ):
 	"Backup"
 
@@ -881,6 +885,7 @@ def backup(
 				compress=compress,
 				verbose=verbose,
 				force=True,
+				old_backup_metadata=old_backup_metadata,
 			)
 		except Exception:
 			click.secho(
diff --git a/frappe/utils/backups.py b/frappe/utils/backups.py
index 0e52580927..bdba23ac2f 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/backups.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/backups.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class BackupGenerator:
 		include_doctypes="",
 		exclude_doctypes="",
 		verbose=False,
+		old_backup_metadata=False,
 	):
 		global _verbose
 		self.compress_files = compress_files or compress
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ class BackupGenerator:
 		self.include_doctypes = include_doctypes
 		self.exclude_doctypes = exclude_doctypes
 		self.partial = False
+		self.old_backup_metadata = old_backup_metadata
 
 		site = frappe.local.site or frappe.generate_hash(length=8)
 		self.site_slug = site.replace(".", "_")
@@ -373,14 +375,20 @@ class BackupGenerator:
 				_("gzip not found in PATH! This is required to take a backup."), exc=frappe.ExecutableNotFound
 			)
 
-		database_header_content = [
-			"begin frappe metadata",
-			"[frappe]",
-			f"version = {frappe.__version__}",
-			f"branch = {get_app_branch('frappe') or 'N/A'}",
-			"end frappe metadata",
-			"",
-		]
+		if self.old_backup_metadata:
+			database_header_content = [
+				f"Backup generated by Frappe {frappe.__version__} on branch {get_app_branch('frappe') or 'N/A'}",
+				"",
+			]
+		else:
+			database_header_content = [
+				"begin frappe metadata",
+				"[frappe]",
+				f"version = {frappe.__version__}",
+				f"branch = {get_app_branch('frappe') or 'N/A'}",
+				"end frappe metadata",
+				"",
+			]
 
 		if self.backup_includes:
 			backup_info = ("Backing Up Tables: ", ", ".join(self.backup_includes))
@@ -516,6 +524,7 @@ def scheduled_backup(
 	compress=False,
 	force=False,
 	verbose=False,
+	old_backup_metadata=False,
 ):
 	"""this function is called from scheduler
 	deletes backups older than 7 days
@@ -534,6 +543,7 @@ def scheduled_backup(
 		compress=compress,
 		force=force,
 		verbose=verbose,
+		old_backup_metadata=old_backup_metadata,
 	)
 
 
@@ -551,6 +561,7 @@ def new_backup(
 	compress=False,
 	force=False,
 	verbose=False,
+	old_backup_metadata=False,
 ):
 	delete_temp_backups()
 	odb = BackupGenerator(
@@ -570,6 +581,7 @@ def new_backup(
 		exclude_doctypes=exclude_doctypes,
 		verbose=verbose,
 		compress_files=compress,
+		old_backup_metadata=old_backup_metadata,
 	)
 	odb.get_backup(older_than, ignore_files, force=force)
 	return odb