diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/gh7-allow-enabling-of-backups-on-server-creation.yml b/changelogs/fragments/gh7-allow-enabling-of-backups-on-server-creation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ceb705f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/gh7-allow-enabling-of-backups-on-server-creation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - hcloud_server Allow the creation of servers with enabled backups
diff --git a/plugins/modules/hcloud_server.py b/plugins/modules/hcloud_server.py
index 86ad04d..cf00ae9 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/hcloud_server.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/hcloud_server.py
@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@ class AnsibleHcloudServer(Hcloud):
                 self._get_server()
                 self._set_rescue_mode(rescue_mode)
 
+            backups = self.module.params.get("backups")
+            if backups:
+                self._get_server()
+                self.hcloud_server.enable_backup().wait_until_finished()
+
         self._mark_as_changed()
         self._get_server()
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server/tasks/main.yml
index 945df73..89e8e0f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -563,3 +563,29 @@
   assert:
     that:
     - result is success
+
+- name: test create server with enabled backups
+  hcloud_server:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_server_name }}"
+    server_type: cpx11
+    backups: true
+    image: "ubuntu-18.04"
+    ssh_keys:
+      - ci@ansible.hetzner.cloud
+    state: present
+  register: result
+- name: verify enable backups
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result is changed
+      - result.hcloud_server.backup_window != ""
+
+- name: test create server with enabled backups
+  hcloud_server:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_server_name }}"
+    state: absent
+  register: result
+- name: verify cleanup
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is success