diff --git a/config/crd/bases/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com_postgresclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com_postgresclusters.yaml
index 2f5a807ea5..34af71b557 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com_postgresclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com_postgresclusters.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ spec:
                   pgbackrest:
                     description: pgBackRest archive configuration
                     properties:
+                      command:
+                        description: The command for pgBackRest containers. The default
+                          is "/opt/crunchy/bin/pgbackrest".
+                        items:
+                          type: string
+                        type: array
                       configuration:
                         description: 'Projected volumes containing custom pgBackRest
                           configuration.  These files are mounted under "/etc/pgbackrest/conf.d"
diff --git a/docs/content/references/crd.md b/docs/content/references/crd.md
index da9487e063..4d6074cf15 100644
--- a/docs/content/references/crd.md
+++ b/docs/content/references/crd.md
@@ -1811,6 +1811,11 @@ pgBackRest archive configuration
         <td>[]object</td>
         <td>Defines a pgBackRest repository</td>
         <td>true</td>
+      </tr><tr>
+        <td><b>command</b></td>
+        <td>[]string</td>
+        <td>The command for pgBackRest containers. The default is "/opt/crunchy/bin/pgbackrest".</td>
+        <td>false</td>
       </tr><tr>
         <td><b><a href="#postgresclusterspecbackupspgbackrestconfigurationindex">configuration</a></b></td>
         <td>[]object</td>
diff --git a/internal/controller/postgrescluster/pgbackrest.go b/internal/controller/postgrescluster/pgbackrest.go
index 0dfdbb52e7..68958714c1 100644
--- a/internal/controller/postgrescluster/pgbackrest.go
+++ b/internal/controller/postgrescluster/pgbackrest.go
@@ -679,7 +679,6 @@ func generateBackupJobSpecIntent(postgresCluster *v1beta1.PostgresCluster,
 	cmdOpts = append(cmdOpts, opts...)
 
 	container := corev1.Container{
-		Command: []string{"/opt/crunchy/bin/pgbackrest"},
 		Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
 			{Name: "COMMAND", Value: "backup"},
 			{Name: "COMMAND_OPTS", Value: strings.Join(cmdOpts, " ")},
@@ -694,6 +693,12 @@ func generateBackupJobSpecIntent(postgresCluster *v1beta1.PostgresCluster,
 		SecurityContext: initialize.RestrictedSecurityContext(),
 	}
 
+	if postgresCluster.Spec.Backups.PGBackRest.Command != nil {
+		container.Command = postgresCluster.Spec.Backups.PGBackRest.Command
+	} else {
+		container.Command = []string{"/opt/crunchy/bin/pgbackrest"}
+	}
+
 	if postgresCluster.Spec.Backups.PGBackRest.Jobs != nil {
 		container.Resources = postgresCluster.Spec.Backups.PGBackRest.Jobs.Resources
 	}
diff --git a/internal/controller/postgrescluster/pgbackrest_test.go b/internal/controller/postgrescluster/pgbackrest_test.go
index fc456990a3..f4ad8cf34c 100644
--- a/internal/controller/postgrescluster/pgbackrest_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/postgrescluster/pgbackrest_test.go
@@ -2715,6 +2715,19 @@ volumes:
 			}
 		})
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Command", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cmd := []string{"cmd", "blah"}
+		cluster := &v1beta1.PostgresCluster{}
+		cluster.Spec.Backups.PGBackRest.Command = cmd
+		job, err := generateBackupJobSpecIntent(
+			cluster, v1beta1.PGBackRestRepo{},
+			"",
+			nil, nil,
+		)
+		assert.NilError(t, err)
+		assert.DeepEqual(t, job.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Command, cmd)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestGenerateRepoHostIntent(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/v1beta1/pgbackrest_types.go b/pkg/apis/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/v1beta1/pgbackrest_types.go
index 4826c72a12..883d3d4e61 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/v1beta1/pgbackrest_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/v1beta1/pgbackrest_types.go
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ type PGBackRestArchive struct {
 	// +optional
 	Image string `json:"image,omitempty"`
 
+	// The command for pgBackRest containers. The default is "/opt/crunchy/bin/pgbackrest".
+	// +optional
+	Command []string `json:"command,omitempty"`
+
 	// Jobs field allows configuration for all backup jobs
 	// +optional
 	Jobs *BackupJobs `json:"jobs,omitempty"`
diff --git a/pkg/apis/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 95de20538d..5d4f813654 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -405,6 +405,11 @@ func (in *PGBackRestArchive) DeepCopyInto(out *PGBackRestArchive) {
 			(*out)[key] = val
 		}
 	}
+	if in.Command != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Command, &out.Command
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
 	if in.Jobs != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Jobs, &out.Jobs
 		*out = new(BackupJobs)