diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/server-fix-backups.yml b/changelogs/fragments/server-fix-backups.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b01e130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/server-fix-backups.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - hcloud_server - Prevent backups from being disabled when undefined
diff --git a/plugins/modules/hcloud_server.py b/plugins/modules/hcloud_server.py
index 1efc741..958b980 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/hcloud_server.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/hcloud_server.py
@@ -585,11 +585,12 @@ class AnsibleHcloudServer(Hcloud):
                     self.hcloud_server.disable_rescue().wait_until_finished()
                 self._mark_as_changed()
 
-            if self.module.params.get("backups") and self.hcloud_server.backup_window is None:
+            backups = self.module.params.get("backups")
+            if backups and self.hcloud_server.backup_window is None:
                 if not self.module.check_mode:
                     self.hcloud_server.enable_backup().wait_until_finished()
                 self._mark_as_changed()
-            elif not self.module.params.get("backups") and self.hcloud_server.backup_window is not None:
+            elif backups is not None and not backups and self.hcloud_server.backup_window is not None:
                 if not self.module.check_mode:
                     self.hcloud_server.disable_backup().wait_until_finished()
                 self._mark_as_changed()
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server/tasks/basic.yml b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server/tasks/basic.yml
index 79fe366..ac609fc 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server/tasks/basic.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server/tasks/basic.yml
@@ -214,6 +214,21 @@
       - result is not changed
       - result.hcloud_server.backup_window != ""
 
+- name: test backups are not accidentally disabled
+  hcloud_server:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_server_name }}"
+    # Make sure that backups are not disabled because a partial server object without "backups" was supplied somewhere
+    # to update some unrelated properties.
+    # Regression test for https://github.com/ansible-collections/hetzner.hcloud/pull/196
+    # backups: true
+    state: stopped
+  register: result
+- name: verify backups are not accidentally disabled
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result is not changed
+      - result.hcloud_server.backup_window != ""
+
 - name: test rebuild server
   hcloud_server:
     name: "{{ hcloud_server_name }}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server/tasks/main.yml
index 54ae774..209d9bd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 ---
 #- ansible.builtin.include_tasks: validation.yml
-#- ansible.builtin.include_tasks: basic.yml
+- ansible.builtin.include_tasks: basic.yml
 #- ansible.builtin.include_tasks: firewalls.yml
 - ansible.builtin.include_tasks: primary_ips.yml
 - ansible.builtin.include_tasks: private_network_only.yml