diff --git a/defaults/ekscluster-kfd-v1alpha2.yaml b/defaults/ekscluster-kfd-v1alpha2.yaml
index baa4ee82..a269f7c9 100644
--- a/defaults/ekscluster-kfd-v1alpha2.yaml
+++ b/defaults/ekscluster-kfd-v1alpha2.yaml
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ data:
           secretAccessKey: example
           accessKeyId: example
           bucketName: velerobucket
+        schedules:
+          install: true
+          manifestsCron: ""
+          fullCron: ""
     # auth module configuration
     auth:
       overrides:
diff --git a/defaults/kfddistribution-kfd-v1alpha2.yaml b/defaults/kfddistribution-kfd-v1alpha2.yaml
index e112ceff..cf621199 100644
--- a/defaults/kfddistribution-kfd-v1alpha2.yaml
+++ b/defaults/kfddistribution-kfd-v1alpha2.yaml
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ data:
           secretAccessKey: example
           accessKeyId: example
           bucketName: velerobucket
+        schedules:
+          install: true
+          manifestsCron: ""
+          fullCron: ""
     # auth module configuration
     auth:
       overrides:
diff --git a/defaults/onpremises-kfd-v1alpha2.yaml b/defaults/onpremises-kfd-v1alpha2.yaml
index 0813461d..21463d09 100644
--- a/defaults/onpremises-kfd-v1alpha2.yaml
+++ b/defaults/onpremises-kfd-v1alpha2.yaml
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ data:
           secretAccessKey: example
           accessKeyId: example
           bucketName: velerobucket
+        schedules:
+          install: true
+          manifestsCron: ""
+          fullCron: ""
     # auth module configuration
     auth:
       overrides:
diff --git a/templates/distribution/manifests/dr/kustomization.yaml.tpl b/templates/distribution/manifests/dr/kustomization.yaml.tpl
index 5a5d8ef5..5b2d4aad 100644
--- a/templates/distribution/manifests/dr/kustomization.yaml.tpl
+++ b/templates/distribution/manifests/dr/kustomization.yaml.tpl
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ resources:
   - {{ print "../" .spec.distribution.common.relativeVendorPath "/modules/dr/katalog/velero/velero-node-agent" }}
 
 {{- end }}
+{{- if .spec.distribution.modules.dr.velero.schedules.install }}
   - {{ print "../" .spec.distribution.common.relativeVendorPath "/modules/dr/katalog/velero/velero-schedules" }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if eq .spec.distribution.common.provider.type "eks" }}
   - resources/eks-velero-backupstoragelocation.yml
   - resources/eks-velero-volumesnapshotlocation.yml
@@ -31,6 +33,12 @@ patchesStrategicMerge:
 {{- if eq .spec.distribution.common.provider.type "eks" }}
   - patches/eks-velero.yml
 {{- end }}
+{{- if and (.spec.distribution.modules.dr.velero.schedules.install) (ne .spec.distribution.modules.dr.velero.schedules.manifestsCron "") }}
+  - patches/velero-schedule-manifests.yml
+{{- end }}
+{{- if and (.spec.distribution.modules.dr.velero.schedules.install) (ne .spec.distribution.modules.dr.velero.schedules.fullCron "") }}
+  - patches/velero-schedule-full.yml
+{{- end }}
 
 {{- if eq .spec.distribution.common.provider.type "none" }}
 {{- if eq .spec.distribution.modules.dr.velero.backend "externalEndpoint" }}
diff --git a/templates/distribution/manifests/dr/patches/velero-schedule-full.yml.tpl b/templates/distribution/manifests/dr/patches/velero-schedule-full.yml.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82dc38bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/distribution/manifests/dr/patches/velero-schedule-full.yml.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017-present SIGHUP s.r.l All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+# license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+---
+apiVersion: velero.io/v1
+kind: Schedule
+metadata:
+  name: full
+  namespace: kube-system
+spec:
+  schedule: {{ .spec.distribution.modules.dr.velero.schedules.fullCron }}
diff --git a/templates/distribution/manifests/dr/patches/velero-schedule-manifests.yml.tpl b/templates/distribution/manifests/dr/patches/velero-schedule-manifests.yml.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35ae73b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/distribution/manifests/dr/patches/velero-schedule-manifests.yml.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017-present SIGHUP s.r.l All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+# license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+---
+apiVersion: velero.io/v1
+kind: Schedule
+metadata:
+  name: manifests
+  namespace: kube-system
+spec:
+  schedule: {{ .spec.distribution.modules.dr.velero.schedules.manifestsCron }}