diff --git a/src/data/backup_manager.ts b/src/data/backup_manager.ts
index e92f0f7c99..9665bed0d6 100644
--- a/src/data/backup_manager.ts
+++ b/src/data/backup_manager.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export type CreateBackupStage =
   | "app_repositories"
   | "apps"
   | "await_app_restarts"
+  | "cleaning_up"
   | "docker_config"
   | "finishing_file"
   | "folders"
diff --git a/src/panels/config/backup/components/overview/ha-backup-overview-progress.ts b/src/panels/config/backup/components/overview/ha-backup-overview-progress.ts
index d5a249cbeb..e28d4d1286 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/backup/components/overview/ha-backup-overview-progress.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/backup/components/overview/ha-backup-overview-progress.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { mdiCheck, mdiHarddisk, mdiNas } from "@mdi/js";
-import type { CSSResultGroup } from "lit";
+import type { CSSResultGroup, PropertyValues } from "lit";
 import { css, html, LitElement, nothing } from "lit";
-import { customElement, property } from "lit/decorators";
+import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import { classMap } from "lit/directives/class-map";
 import { isComponentLoaded } from "../../../../../common/config/is_component_loaded";
 import { computeDomain } from "../../../../../common/entity/compute_domain";
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const STAGE_ORDER: CreateBackupStage[][] = [
   MEDIA_STAGES,
   HA_STAGES,
   ["upload_to_agents"],
+  ["cleaning_up"],
 ];
 
 @customElement("ha-backup-overview-progress")
@@ -66,6 +67,22 @@ export class HaBackupOverviewProgress extends LitElement {
     { uploaded_bytes: number; total_bytes: number }
   > = {};
 
+  @state() private _collapsingAgents = false;
+
+  @state() private _wasUploadStage = false;
+
+  @state() private _delayingCollapse = false;
+
+  private _collapseTimeout?: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
+
+  override disconnectedCallback() {
+    super.disconnectedCallback();
+    if (this._collapseTimeout) {
+      clearTimeout(this._collapseTimeout);
+      this._collapseTimeout = undefined;
+    }
+  }
+
   private get _heading() {
     const managerState = this.manager.manager_state;
     if (managerState === "idle") {
@@ -144,61 +161,75 @@ export class HaBackupOverviewProgress extends LitElement {
     const isHassio = isComponentLoaded(this.hass, "hassio");
 
     if (isHassio) {
-      // Split creation into 3 sub-segments + Upload
+      // Split creation into 3 sub-segments + Upload + Cleaning up
       return [
         {
           label: this.hass.localize(
             "ui.panel.config.backup.overview.progress.segments.apps"
           ),
           state: this._getSegmentState(0, currentGroupIndex),
-          flex: 1,
+          flex: 2,
         },
         {
           label: this.hass.localize(
             "ui.panel.config.backup.overview.progress.segments.media"
           ),
           state: this._getSegmentState(1, currentGroupIndex),
-          flex: 1,
+          flex: 2,
         },
         {
           label: this.hass.localize(
             "ui.panel.config.backup.overview.progress.segments.home_assistant"
           ),
           state: this._getSegmentState(2, currentGroupIndex),
-          flex: 1,
+          flex: 2,
         },
         {
           label: this.hass.localize(
             "ui.panel.config.backup.overview.progress.segments.upload"
           ),
           state: this._getSegmentState(3, currentGroupIndex),
-          flex: 3,
+          flex: 5,
+        },
+        {
+          label: this.hass.localize(
+            "ui.panel.config.backup.overview.progress.segments.cleaning_up"
+          ),
+          state: this._getSegmentState(4, currentGroupIndex),
+          flex: 1,
         },
       ];
     }
 
-    // Non-HAOS: No app segment, just Media, HA and Upload
+    // Non-HAOS: No app segment, just Media, HA, Upload and Cleaning up
     return [
       {
         label: this.hass.localize(
           "ui.panel.config.backup.overview.progress.segments.media"
         ),
         state: this._getSegmentState(1, currentGroupIndex),
-        flex: 1,
+        flex: 2,
       },
       {
         label: this.hass.localize(
           "ui.panel.config.backup.overview.progress.segments.home_assistant"
         ),
         state: this._getSegmentState(2, currentGroupIndex),
-        flex: 1,
+        flex: 2,
       },
       {
         label: this.hass.localize(
           "ui.panel.config.backup.overview.progress.segments.upload"
         ),
         state: this._getSegmentState(3, currentGroupIndex),
-        flex: 3,
+        flex: 5,
+      },
+      {
+        label: this.hass.localize(
+          "ui.panel.config.backup.overview.progress.segments.cleaning_up"
+        ),
+        state: this._getSegmentState(4, currentGroupIndex),
+        flex: 1,
       },
     ];
   }
@@ -229,6 +260,26 @@ export class HaBackupOverviewProgress extends LitElement {
     `;
   }
 
+  override willUpdate(changedProps: PropertyValues) {
+    if (changedProps.has("manager")) {
+      const isUpload = this._isUploadStage;
+      if (this._wasUploadStage && !isUpload) {
+        // Delay collapse to let the checkmark animation finish
+        this._delayingCollapse = true;
+        this._collapseTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+          this._delayingCollapse = false;
+          this._collapsingAgents = true;
+          this._collapseTimeout = undefined;
+        }, 300);
+      }
+      this._wasUploadStage = isUpload;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _handleAgentCollapseEnd = () => {
+    this._collapsingAgents = false;
+  };
+
   private _renderSegmentedProgress() {
     const managerState = this.manager.manager_state;
 
@@ -261,7 +312,10 @@ export class HaBackupOverviewProgress extends LitElement {
   }
 
   private _renderAgentProgress() {
-    if (!this._isUploadStage || this.agents.length === 0) {
+    const showAgents =
+      this._isUploadStage || this._delayingCollapse || this._collapsingAgents;
+
+    if (!showAgents || this.agents.length === 0) {
       return nothing;
     }
 
@@ -272,7 +326,12 @@ export class HaBackupOverviewProgress extends LitElement {
     }
 
     return html`
-      <div class="agent-list-wrapper">
+      <div
+        class="agent-list-wrapper ${this._collapsingAgents ? "collapsing" : ""}"
+        @animationend=${this._collapsingAgents
+          ? this._handleAgentCollapseEnd
+          : undefined}
+      >
         <ha-md-list class="agent-list">
           ${this.agents.map((agent) => {
             const name = computeBackupAgentName(
@@ -417,6 +476,10 @@ export class HaBackupOverviewProgress extends LitElement {
           grid-template-rows: 1fr;
           animation: expand var(--ha-animation-duration-slow, 350ms) ease-out;
         }
+        .agent-list-wrapper.collapsing {
+          animation: collapse var(--ha-animation-duration-slow, 350ms) ease-out
+            forwards;
+        }
         @keyframes expand {
           from {
             grid-template-rows: 0fr;
@@ -427,6 +490,16 @@ export class HaBackupOverviewProgress extends LitElement {
             opacity: 1;
           }
         }
+        @keyframes collapse {
+          from {
+            grid-template-rows: 1fr;
+            opacity: 1;
+          }
+          to {
+            grid-template-rows: 0fr;
+            opacity: 0;
+          }
+        }
         .agent-list {
           background: none;
           padding: 0;
diff --git a/src/translations/en.json b/src/translations/en.json
index b754596b11..ae2de1beaa 100644
--- a/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/en.json
@@ -3275,7 +3275,8 @@
                   "finishing_file": "Finishing backup file",
                   "folders": "Backing up folders",
                   "home_assistant": "Backing up Home Assistant",
-                  "upload_to_agents": "Uploading to locations"
+                  "upload_to_agents": "Uploading to locations",
+                  "cleaning_up": "Cleaning up"
                 },
                 "restore_backup": {
                   "addon_repositories": "[%key:ui::panel::config::backup::overview::progress::description::restore_backup::app_repositories%]",
@@ -3302,7 +3303,8 @@
                 "home_assistant": "Home Assistant",
                 "apps": "Apps",
                 "media": "Media",
-                "upload": "Uploading backup"
+                "upload": "Uploading backup",
+                "cleaning_up": "Cleaning up"
               },
               "agent_status": {
                 "uploading": "Uploading...",