diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_VmBackup.js b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_VmBackup.js
index d80f9301d..424eee809 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_VmBackup.js
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_VmBackup.js
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ const forkDeltaExport = deltaExport =>
 
 exports.VmBackup = class VmBackup {
   constructor({ config, getSnapshotNameLabel, job, remoteAdapters, remotes, schedule, settings, srs, vm }) {
+    if (vm.other_config['xo:backup:job'] === job.id) {
+      // otherwise replicated VMs would be matched and replicated again and again
+      throw new Error('cannot backup a VM created by this very job')
+    }
+
     this.config = config
     this.job = job
     this.remoteAdapters = remoteAdapters
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
index 87effc19c..023dd680c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 - [Tables/actions] Fix collapsed actions being clickable despite being disabled (PR [#6023](https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/pull/6023))
 - [Continuous Replication] Fix `could not find the base VM`
+- [Backup/Smart mode] Always ignore replicated VMs created by the current job
 
 ### Packages to release
 
@@ -35,4 +36,7 @@
 >
 > In case of conflict, the highest (lowest in previous list) `$version` wins.
 
+- @xen-orchestra/backups minor
+- @xen-orchestra/proxy minor
+- xo-server minor
 - xo-web minor
diff --git a/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/backups-ng/index.mjs b/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/backups-ng/index.mjs
index 1442c1b8d..11553c020 100644
--- a/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/backups-ng/index.mjs
+++ b/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/backups-ng/index.mjs
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ export default class BackupNg {
               filter: createPredicate({
                 type: 'VM',
                 ...vmsPattern,
+
+                // don't match VMs created by this very job
+                //
+                // otherwise replicated VMs would be matched and replicated again and again
+                other_config: {
+                  __not: {
+                    'xo:backup:job': job.id,
+                  },
+                },
               }),
             })
           )