diff --git a/app/recurring_job.go b/app/recurring_job.go
index 6070a5598b..74329af785 100644
--- a/app/recurring_job.go
+++ b/app/recurring_job.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	typedv1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Job struct {
+	name string
+
 	logger       logrus.FieldLogger
 	lhClient     lhclientset.Interface
 	namespace    string
@@ -184,15 +188,18 @@ func startVolumeJob(
 	job, err := newJob(
 		logger,
 		managerURL,
+		jobName,
 		volumeName,
 		snapshotName,
 		jobLabelMap,
 		jobRetain,
-		jobTask)
+		jobTask,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to create new job for volume")
 		return err
 	}
+
 	err = job.run()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to run job for volume")
@@ -213,7 +220,7 @@ func sliceStringSafely(s string, begin, end int) string {
 	return s[begin:end]
 }
 
-func newJob(logger logrus.FieldLogger, managerURL, volumeName, snapshotName string, labels map[string]string, retain int, task longhorn.RecurringJobType) (*Job, error) {
+func newJob(logger logrus.FieldLogger, managerURL, jobName, volumeName, snapshotName string, labels map[string]string, retain int, task longhorn.RecurringJobType) (*Job, error) {
 	namespace := os.Getenv(types.EnvPodNamespace)
 	if namespace == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed detect pod namespace, environment variable %v is missing", types.EnvPodNamespace)
@@ -257,6 +264,8 @@ func newJob(logger logrus.FieldLogger, managerURL, volumeName, snapshotName stri
 	}
 
 	return &Job{
+		name: jobName,
+
 		logger:       logger,
 		lhClient:     lhClient,
 		namespace:    namespace,
@@ -303,6 +312,15 @@ func (job *Job) run() (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("volume %v is in an invalid state for recurring job: %v. Volume must be in state Attached or Detached", volumeName, volume.State)
 	}
 
+	if err := job.handleAttachmentTicketCreation(volumeName); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create attachment ticket for volume %v: %v", volumeName, err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := job.handleAttachmentTicketDeletion(volumeName); err != nil {
+			job.logger.WithError(err).Error("Failed to clean up volume attachment ticket")
+		}
+	}()
+
 	// only recurring job types `snapshot` and `backup` need to check if old snapshots can be deleted or not before creating
 	switch job.task {
 	case longhorn.RecurringJobTypeSnapshot, longhorn.RecurringJobTypeBackup:
@@ -824,6 +842,73 @@ func (job *Job) waitForVolumeState(state string, timeout int) (*longhornclient.V
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("timeout waiting for volume %v to be in state %v", volumeName, state)
 }
 
+// handleAttachmentTicketCreation check and create attachment so that the source volume is attached if needed
+func (job *Job) handleAttachmentTicketCreation(volumeName string) (err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		err = errors.Wrap(err, "handleAttachmentTicketCreation: failed to create/update attachment")
+	}()
+
+	volumeAttachment, err := job.getLHVolumeAttachmentByVolumeName(volumeName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	existingVA := volumeAttachment.DeepCopy()
+	defer func() {
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		if reflect.DeepEqual(existingVA.Spec, volumeAttachment.Spec) {
+			return
+		}
+
+		if _, err = job.updateLHVolumeAttachment(volumeAttachment); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+
+	volume, err := job.GetVolume(volumeName)
+	attachmentTicketID := longhorn.GetAttachmentTicketID(longhorn.AttacherTypeRecurringJobApp, job.name)
+	createOrUpdateAttachmentTicket(volumeAttachment, attachmentTicketID, volume.Status.OwnerID, longhorn.AnyValue, longhorn.AttacherTypeBackupController)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// handleAttachmentTicketDeletion check and delete attachment so that the source volume is detached if needed
+func (job *Job) handleAttachmentTicketDeletion(volumeName string) (err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		err = errors.Wrap(err, "handleAttachmentTicketDeletion: failed to clean up attachment")
+	}()
+
+	va, err := job.getLHVolumeAttachmentByVolumeName(volumeName)
+	if err != nil {
+		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	attachmentTicketID := longhorn.GetAttachmentTicketID(longhorn.AttacherTypeRecurringJobApp, job.name)
+
+	if _, ok := va.Spec.AttachmentTickets[attachmentTicketID]; ok {
+		delete(va.Spec.AttachmentTickets, attachmentTicketID)
+		if _, err = job.updateLHVolumeAttachment(va); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (job *Job) getLHVolumeAttachmentByVolumeName(volumeName string) (*longhorn.VolumeAttachment, error) {
+	volumeAttachmentName := types.GetLHVolumeAttachmentNameFromVolumeName(volumeName)
+	return job.lhClient.LonghornV1beta2().VolumeAttachments(job.namespace).Get(context.TODO(), volumeAttachmentName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+}
+
+func (job *Job) updateLHVolumeAttachment(va *longhorn.VolumeAttachment) (*longhorn.VolumeAttachment, error) {
+	return job.lhClient.LonghornV1beta2().VolumeAttachments(va.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), va, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+}
+
 func filterSnapshotCRs(snapshotCRs []longhornclient.SnapshotCR, predicate func(snapshot longhornclient.SnapshotCR) bool) []longhornclient.SnapshotCR {
 	filtered := []longhornclient.SnapshotCR{}
 	for _, snapshotCR := range snapshotCRs {
@@ -947,3 +1032,22 @@ func getLonghornClientset() (*lhclientset.Clientset, error) {
 	}
 	return lhclientset.NewForConfig(config)
 }
+
+func createOrUpdateAttachmentTicket(va *longhorn.VolumeAttachment, ticketID, nodeID, disableFrontend string, attacherType longhorn.AttacherType) {
+	attachmentTicket, ok := va.Spec.AttachmentTickets[ticketID]
+	if !ok {
+		// Create new one
+		attachmentTicket = &longhorn.AttachmentTicket{
+			ID:     ticketID,
+			Type:   attacherType,
+			NodeID: nodeID,
+			Parameters: map[string]string{
+				longhorn.AttachmentParameterDisableFrontend: disableFrontend,
+			},
+		}
+	}
+	if attachmentTicket.NodeID != nodeID {
+		attachmentTicket.NodeID = nodeID
+	}
+	va.Spec.AttachmentTickets[attachmentTicket.ID] = attachmentTicket
+}
diff --git a/k8s/pkg/apis/longhorn/v1beta2/volumeattachment.go b/k8s/pkg/apis/longhorn/v1beta2/volumeattachment.go
index 2cf935c974..25aaa49c32 100644
--- a/k8s/pkg/apis/longhorn/v1beta2/volumeattachment.go
+++ b/k8s/pkg/apis/longhorn/v1beta2/volumeattachment.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const (
 	AttacherTypeVolumeExpansionController        = AttacherType("volume-expansion-controller")
 	AttacherTypeBackingImageDataSourceController = AttacherType("bim-ds-controller")
 	AttacherTypeVolumeRebuildingController       = AttacherType("volume-rebuilding-controller")
+	AttacherTypeRecurringJobApp                  = AttacherType("recurring-job-app")
 )
 
 const (