diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/app_context.mock.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/app_context.mock.ts
index b8d8e3d2505ef..0726b8597de2e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/app_context.mock.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/app_context.mock.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const idToUrlMap = {
 const shareMock = sharePluginMock.createSetupContract();
 shareMock.url.locators.get = (id) => ({
   // @ts-expect-error This object is missing some properties that we're not using in the UI
-  getUrl: (): string | undefined => idToUrlMap[id],
+  useUrl: (): string | undefined => idToUrlMap[id],
 });
 
 export const getAppContextMock = (mockHttpClient: HttpSetup) => ({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/common/constants.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/common/constants.ts
index 750d5283865c8..fa55771b003d4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/common/constants.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/common/constants.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,15 @@ export const indexSettingDeprecations = {
 
 export const API_BASE_PATH = '/api/upgrade_assistant';
 
+/**
+ * This is the repository where Cloud stores its backup snapshots.
+ */
+export const CLOUD_SNAPSHOT_REPOSITORY = 'found-snapshots';
+
 export const DEPRECATION_WARNING_UPPER_LIMIT = 999999;
 export const DEPRECATION_LOGS_SOURCE_ID = 'deprecation_logs';
 export const DEPRECATION_LOGS_INDEX = '.logs-deprecation.elasticsearch-default';
 export const DEPRECATION_LOGS_INDEX_PATTERN = '.logs-deprecation.elasticsearch-default';
 
+export const CLOUD_BACKUP_STATUS_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 60000;
 export const DEPRECATION_LOGS_COUNT_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 60000;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/common/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/common/types.ts
index a296e158481fa..7d0f3f49f2ee5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/common/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/common/types.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ export interface EnrichedDeprecationInfo
   resolveDuringUpgrade: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface CloudBackupStatus {
+  isBackedUp: boolean;
+  lastBackupTime?: string;
+}
+
 export interface ESUpgradeStatus {
   totalCriticalDeprecations: number;
   deprecations: EnrichedDeprecationInfo[];
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/backup_step/backup_step.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/backup_step/backup_step.tsx
index cb5518a66a1ec..0e595dcbad1d6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/backup_step/backup_step.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/backup_step/backup_step.tsx
@@ -5,72 +5,40 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { EuiText, EuiButton, EuiSpacer } from '@elastic/eui';
 import type { EuiStepProps } from '@elastic/eui/src/components/steps/step';
 
-import { useAppContext } from '../../../app_context';
-
-const i18nTexts = {
-  backupStepTitle: i18n.translate('xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.backupStepTitle', {
-    defaultMessage: 'Back up your data',
-  }),
-
-  backupStepDescription: i18n.translate('xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.backupStepDescription', {
-    defaultMessage: 'Back up your data before addressing any deprecation warnings.',
-  }),
-};
-
-const SnapshotRestoreAppLink: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
-  const { share } = useAppContext();
-
-  const [snapshotRestoreUrl, setSnapshotRestoreUrl] = useState<string | undefined>();
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const getSnapshotRestoreUrl = async () => {
-      const locator = share.url.locators.get('SNAPSHOT_RESTORE_LOCATOR');
-
-      if (!locator) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const url = await locator.getUrl({
-        page: 'snapshots',
-      });
-      setSnapshotRestoreUrl(url);
+import type { CloudSetup } from '../../../../../../cloud/public';
+import { OnPremBackup } from './on_prem_backup';
+import { CloudBackup, CloudBackupStatusResponse } from './cloud_backup';
+
+const title = i18n.translate('xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.backupStepTitle', {
+  defaultMessage: 'Back up your data',
+});
+
+interface Props {
+  cloud?: CloudSetup;
+  cloudBackupStatusResponse?: CloudBackupStatusResponse;
+}
+
+export const getBackupStep = ({ cloud, cloudBackupStatusResponse }: Props): EuiStepProps => {
+  if (cloud?.isCloudEnabled) {
+    return {
+      title,
+      status: cloudBackupStatusResponse!.data?.isBackedUp ? 'complete' : 'incomplete',
+      children: (
+        <CloudBackup
+          cloudBackupStatusResponse={cloudBackupStatusResponse!}
+          cloudSnapshotsUrl={`${cloud!.deploymentUrl}/elasticsearch/snapshots`}
+        />
+      ),
     };
+  }
 
-    getSnapshotRestoreUrl();
-  }, [share]);
-
-  return (
-    <EuiButton href={snapshotRestoreUrl} data-test-subj="snapshotRestoreLink">
-      {i18n.translate('xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.snapshotRestoreLink', {
-        defaultMessage: 'Create snapshot',
-      })}
-    </EuiButton>
-  );
-};
-
-const BackupStep: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
-  return (
-    <>
-      <EuiText>
-        <p>{i18nTexts.backupStepDescription}</p>
-      </EuiText>
-
-      <EuiSpacer size="s" />
-
-      <SnapshotRestoreAppLink />
-    </>
-  );
-};
-
-export const getBackupStep = (): EuiStepProps => {
   return {
-    title: i18nTexts.backupStepTitle,
+    title,
     status: 'incomplete',
-    children: <BackupStep />,
+    children: <OnPremBackup />,
   };
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/backup_step/cloud_backup.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/backup_step/cloud_backup.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2af9aa2e82702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/backup_step/cloud_backup.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import moment from 'moment-timezone';
+import { FormattedDate, FormattedTime, FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import {
+  EuiLoadingContent,
+  EuiFlexGroup,
+  EuiFlexItem,
+  EuiIcon,
+  EuiText,
+  EuiButton,
+  EuiSpacer,
+  EuiCallOut,
+} from '@elastic/eui';
+
+import { CloudBackupStatus } from '../../../../../common/types';
+import { UseRequestResponse } from '../../../../shared_imports';
+import { ResponseError } from '../../../lib/api';
+
+export type CloudBackupStatusResponse = UseRequestResponse<CloudBackupStatus, ResponseError>;
+
+interface Props {
+  cloudBackupStatusResponse: UseRequestResponse<CloudBackupStatus, ResponseError>;
+  cloudSnapshotsUrl: string;
+}
+
+export const CloudBackup: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
+  cloudBackupStatusResponse,
+  cloudSnapshotsUrl,
+}) => {
+  const { isInitialRequest, isLoading, error, data, resendRequest } = cloudBackupStatusResponse;
+
+  if (isInitialRequest && isLoading) {
+    return <EuiLoadingContent lines={3} />;
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <EuiCallOut
+        title={i18n.translate('xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.cloudBackup.loadingError', {
+          defaultMessage: 'An error occurred while retrieving the latest snapshot status',
+        })}
+        color="danger"
+        iconType="alert"
+        data-test-subj="cloudBackupErrorCallout"
+      >
+        <p>
+          {error.statusCode} - {error.message}
+        </p>
+        <EuiButton color="danger" onClick={resendRequest} data-test-subj="cloudBackupRetryButton">
+          {i18n.translate('xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.cloudBackup.retryButton', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Try again',
+          })}
+        </EuiButton>
+      </EuiCallOut>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const lastBackupTime = moment(data!.lastBackupTime).toISOString();
+
+  const statusMessage = data!.isBackedUp ? (
+    <EuiFlexGroup alignItems="center" gutterSize="s">
+      <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+        <EuiIcon type="check" color="success" />
+      </EuiFlexItem>
+
+      <EuiFlexItem>
+        <EuiText>
+          <p>
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id="xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.cloudBackup.hasSnapshotMessage"
+              defaultMessage="Last snapshot created on {lastBackupTime}."
+              values={{
+                lastBackupTime: (
+                  <>
+                    <FormattedDate
+                      value={lastBackupTime}
+                      year="numeric"
+                      month="long"
+                      day="2-digit"
+                    />{' '}
+                    <FormattedTime value={lastBackupTime} timeZoneName="short" hour12={false} />
+                  </>
+                ),
+              }}
+            />
+          </p>
+        </EuiText>
+      </EuiFlexItem>
+    </EuiFlexGroup>
+  ) : (
+    <EuiFlexGroup alignItems="center" gutterSize="s">
+      <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+        <EuiIcon type="alert" color="danger" />
+      </EuiFlexItem>
+
+      <EuiFlexItem>
+        <EuiText>
+          <p>
+            {i18n.translate('xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.cloudBackup.noSnapshotMessage', {
+              defaultMessage: `Your data isn't backed up.`,
+            })}
+          </p>
+        </EuiText>
+      </EuiFlexItem>
+    </EuiFlexGroup>
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {statusMessage}
+
+      <EuiSpacer size="s" />
+
+      <EuiButton
+        href={cloudSnapshotsUrl}
+        data-test-subj="cloudSnapshotsLink"
+        target="_blank"
+        iconType="popout"
+        iconSide="right"
+      >
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id="xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.cloudBackup.snapshotsLink"
+          defaultMessage="Create snapshot"
+        />
+      </EuiButton>
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/backup_step/on_prem_backup.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/backup_step/on_prem_backup.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7982a1248b289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/backup_step/on_prem_backup.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { EuiText, EuiButton, EuiSpacer } from '@elastic/eui';
+
+import { useAppContext } from '../../../app_context';
+
+const SnapshotRestoreAppLink: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
+  const { share } = useAppContext();
+
+  const snapshotRestoreUrl = share.url.locators
+    .get('SNAPSHOT_RESTORE_LOCATOR')
+    ?.useUrl({ page: 'snapshots' });
+
+  return (
+    <EuiButton href={snapshotRestoreUrl} data-test-subj="snapshotRestoreLink">
+      <FormattedMessage
+        id="xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.snapshotRestoreLink"
+        defaultMessage="Create snapshot"
+      />
+    </EuiButton>
+  );
+};
+
+export const OnPremBackup: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <EuiText>
+        <p>
+          {i18n.translate('xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.backupStepDescription', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Back up your data before addressing any deprecation issues.',
+          })}
+        </p>
+      </EuiText>
+
+      <EuiSpacer size="s" />
+
+      <SnapshotRestoreAppLink />
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/overview.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/overview.tsx
index cae6a6e263550..cd5f9a4c74343 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/overview.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/overview.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 
+import { useKibana } from '../../../shared_imports';
 import { useAppContext } from '../../app_context';
 import { getBackupStep } from './backup_step';
 import { getFixIssuesStep } from './fix_issues_step';
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ import { getFixLogsStep } from './fix_logs_step';
 import { getUpgradeStep } from './upgrade_step';
 
 export const Overview: FunctionComponent = () => {
+  const {
+    services: { cloud },
+  } = useKibana();
   const { kibanaVersionInfo, breadcrumbs, docLinks, api } = useAppContext();
   const { nextMajor } = kibanaVersionInfo;
 
@@ -44,6 +48,12 @@ export const Overview: FunctionComponent = () => {
     breadcrumbs.setBreadcrumbs('overview');
   }, [breadcrumbs]);
 
+  let cloudBackupStatusResponse;
+
+  if (cloud?.isCloudEnabled) {
+    cloudBackupStatusResponse = api.useLoadCloudBackupStatus();
+  }
+
   return (
     <EuiPageBody restrictWidth={true}>
       <EuiPageContent horizontalPosition="center" color="transparent" paddingSize="none">
@@ -84,7 +94,7 @@ export const Overview: FunctionComponent = () => {
 
         <EuiSteps
           steps={[
-            getBackupStep(),
+            getBackupStep({ cloud, cloudBackupStatusResponse }),
             getFixIssuesStep({ nextMajor }),
             getFixLogsStep(),
             getUpgradeStep({ docLinks, nextMajor }),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/lib/api.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/lib/api.ts
index c4c1ba5e10d8a..11f59822ba1e8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/lib/api.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/lib/api.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@
  */
 
 import { HttpSetup } from 'src/core/public';
-import { ESUpgradeStatus } from '../../../common/types';
-import { API_BASE_PATH, DEPRECATION_LOGS_COUNT_POLL_INTERVAL_MS } from '../../../common/constants';
+
+import { ESUpgradeStatus, CloudBackupStatus } from '../../../common/types';
+import {
+  API_BASE_PATH,
+  DEPRECATION_LOGS_COUNT_POLL_INTERVAL_MS,
+  CLOUD_BACKUP_STATUS_POLL_INTERVAL_MS,
+} from '../../../common/constants';
 import {
   UseRequestConfig,
   SendRequestConfig,
@@ -45,6 +50,14 @@ export class ApiService {
     this.client = httpClient;
   }
 
+  public useLoadCloudBackupStatus() {
+    return this.useRequest<CloudBackupStatus>({
+      path: `${API_BASE_PATH}/cloud_backup_status`,
+      method: 'get',
+      pollIntervalMs: CLOUD_BACKUP_STATUS_POLL_INTERVAL_MS,
+    });
+  }
+
   public useLoadEsDeprecations() {
     return this.useRequest<ESUpgradeStatus>({
       path: `${API_BASE_PATH}/es_deprecations`,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/shared_imports.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/shared_imports.ts
index e9c034117038a..0b606bba4fc55 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/shared_imports.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/shared_imports.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export {
   SendRequestResponse,
   useRequest,
   UseRequestConfig,
+  UseRequestResponse,
   SectionLoading,
   GlobalFlyout,
 } from '../../../../src/plugins/es_ui_shared/public/';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/plugin.ts
index a9a2671a6c713..b47400c065bdd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/plugin.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { InfraPluginSetup } from '../../infra/server';
 
 import { PluginSetupContract as FeaturesPluginSetup } from '../../features/server';
 import { LicensingPluginSetup } from '../../licensing/server';
+import { DEPRECATION_LOGS_SOURCE_ID, DEPRECATION_LOGS_INDEX } from '../common/constants';
 
 import { CredentialStore, credentialStoreFactory } from './lib/reindexing/credential_store';
 import { ReindexWorker } from './lib/reindexing';
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ import {
   reindexOperationSavedObjectType,
   mlSavedObjectType,
 } from './saved_object_types';
-import { DEPRECATION_LOGS_SOURCE_ID, DEPRECATION_LOGS_INDEX } from '../common/constants';
+import { handleEsError } from './shared_imports';
 
 import { RouteDependencies } from './types';
 
@@ -119,6 +120,9 @@ export class UpgradeAssistantServerPlugin implements Plugin {
         }
         return this.savedObjectsServiceStart;
       },
+      lib: {
+        handleEsError,
+      },
     };
 
     // Initialize version service with current kibana version
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/cloud_backup_status.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/cloud_backup_status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5d3ab7c854e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/cloud_backup_status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { API_BASE_PATH, CLOUD_SNAPSHOT_REPOSITORY } from '../../common/constants';
+import { versionCheckHandlerWrapper } from '../lib/es_version_precheck';
+import { RouteDependencies } from '../types';
+
+export function registerCloudBackupStatusRoutes({
+  router,
+  lib: { handleEsError },
+}: RouteDependencies) {
+  // GET most recent Cloud snapshot
+  router.get(
+    { path: `${API_BASE_PATH}/cloud_backup_status`, validate: false },
+    versionCheckHandlerWrapper(async (context, request, response) => {
+      const { client: clusterClient } = context.core.elasticsearch;
+
+      try {
+        const {
+          body: { snapshots },
+        } = await clusterClient.asCurrentUser.snapshot.get({
+          repository: CLOUD_SNAPSHOT_REPOSITORY,
+          snapshot: '_all',
+          ignore_unavailable: true, // Allow request to succeed even if some snapshots are unavailable.
+          // @ts-expect-error @elastic/elasticsearch "desc" is a new param
+          order: 'desc',
+          sort: 'start_time',
+          size: 1,
+        });
+
+        let isBackedUp = false;
+        let lastBackupTime;
+
+        if (snapshots && snapshots[0]) {
+          isBackedUp = true;
+          lastBackupTime = snapshots![0].start_time;
+        }
+
+        return response.ok({
+          body: {
+            isBackedUp,
+            lastBackupTime,
+          },
+        });
+      } catch (error) {
+        return handleEsError({ error, response });
+      }
+    })
+  );
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/register_routes.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/register_routes.ts
index 332db10805692..813b25c4a79d0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/register_routes.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/register_routes.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import { RouteDependencies } from '../types';
 
+import { registerCloudBackupStatusRoutes } from './cloud_backup_status';
 import { registerESDeprecationRoutes } from './es_deprecations';
 import { registerDeprecationLoggingRoutes } from './deprecation_logging';
 import { registerReindexIndicesRoutes } from './reindex_indices';
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import { ReindexWorker } from '../lib/reindexing';
 import { registerUpgradeStatusRoute } from './status';
 
 export function registerRoutes(dependencies: RouteDependencies, getWorker: () => ReindexWorker) {
+  registerCloudBackupStatusRoutes(dependencies);
   registerESDeprecationRoutes(dependencies);
   registerDeprecationLoggingRoutes(dependencies);
   registerReindexIndicesRoutes(dependencies, getWorker);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/types.ts
index b25b73070e4cf..6c9ed3e517118 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/types.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
  */
 
 import { IRouter, Logger, SavedObjectsServiceStart } from 'src/core/server';
-import { CredentialStore } from './lib/reindexing/credential_store';
 import { LicensingPluginSetup } from '../../licensing/server';
+import { CredentialStore } from './lib/reindexing/credential_store';
+import { handleEsError } from './shared_imports';
 
 export interface RouteDependencies {
   router: IRouter;
@@ -15,4 +16,7 @@ export interface RouteDependencies {
   log: Logger;
   getSavedObjectsService: () => SavedObjectsServiceStart;
   licensing: LicensingPluginSetup;
+  lib: {
+    handleEsError: typeof handleEsError;
+  };
 }