diff --git a/patches/api/patches.api b/patches/api/patches.api
index 978961283..7feb20361 100644
--- a/patches/api/patches.api
+++ b/patches/api/patches.api
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ public final class app/revanced/patches/googlenews/misc/gms/GmsCoreSupportPatchK
 	public static final fun getGmsCoreSupportPatch ()Lapp/revanced/patcher/patch/BytecodePatch;
 }
 
+public final class app/revanced/patches/googlephotos/misc/backup/EnableDCIMFoldersBackupControlPatchKt {
+	public static final fun getEnableDCIMFoldersBackupControlPatch ()Lapp/revanced/patcher/patch/BytecodePatch;
+}
+
 public final class app/revanced/patches/googlephotos/misc/extension/ExtensionPatchKt {
 	public static final fun getExtensionPatch ()Lapp/revanced/patcher/patch/BytecodePatch;
 }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/googlephotos/misc/backup/EnableDCIMFoldersBackupControlPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/googlephotos/misc/backup/EnableDCIMFoldersBackupControlPatch.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35c541159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/googlephotos/misc/backup/EnableDCIMFoldersBackupControlPatch.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package app.revanced.patches.googlephotos.misc.backup
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.bytecodePatch
+import app.revanced.util.returnEarly
+
+@Suppress("unused")
+val enableDCIMFoldersBackupControlPatch = bytecodePatch(
+    name = "Enable DCIM folders backup control",
+    description = "Disables always on backup for the Camera and other DCIM folders, allowing you to control backup " +
+            "for each folder individually. This will make the app default to having no folders backed up.",
+    use = false,
+) {
+    compatibleWith("com.google.android.apps.photos")
+
+    execute {
+        isDCIMFolderBackupControlDisabled.method.returnEarly(false)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/googlephotos/misc/backup/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/googlephotos/misc/backup/Fingerprints.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71dda1f3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/googlephotos/misc/backup/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package app.revanced.patches.googlephotos.misc.backup
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
+
+internal val isDCIMFolderBackupControlDisabled = fingerprint {
+    returns("Z")
+    strings("/dcim", "/mars_files/")
+}