diff --git a/app/models/miq_schedule.rb b/app/models/miq_schedule.rb
index 09b0d4149b5..56f8ddf5d1f 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_schedule.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_schedule.rb
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ def action_db_backup(klass, _at)
     opts = self.sched_action[:options]
     opts[:file_depot_id]   = file_depot.id
     opts[:miq_schedule_id] = id
-    queue_opts = {:class_name => klass.name, :method_name => "backup", :msg_timeout => 3600, :args => [opts], :role => "database_operations"}
+    queue_opts = {:class_name  => klass.name, :method_name => "backup", :args => [opts], :role => "database_operations",
+                  :msg_timeout => ::Settings.task.active_task_timeout.to_i_with_method}
     task_opts  = {:action => "Database backup", :userid => self.sched_action[:options][:userid]}
     MiqTask.generic_action_with_callback(task_opts, queue_opts)
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/miq_schedule_spec.rb b/spec/models/miq_schedule_spec.rb
index 55f9f3fd0a8..c146c97388b 100644
--- a/spec/models/miq_schedule_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/miq_schedule_spec.rb
@@ -569,6 +569,10 @@
         it "should create one backup queue message for our db backup instance for the database role" do
           expect(MiqQueue.where(:class_name => "DatabaseBackup", :method_name => "backup", :role => "database_operations").count).to eq(1)
         end
+
+        it "sets backup tasks's timeout to ::Settings.task.active_task_timeout" do
+          expect(@backup_message.msg_timeout).to eq ::Settings.task.active_task_timeout.to_i_with_method
+        end
       end
 
       context "calling queue scheduled work via a db_backup schedule firing" do