diff --git a/auto_backup/README.rst b/auto_backup/README.rst
index c9c315054..7579fce45 100644
--- a/auto_backup/README.rst
+++ b/auto_backup/README.rst
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ Stay informed of problems, automatically!
 Do you want to know if the database backup succeeded or failed? Subscribe to
 the corresponding backup setting notification type.
 
+Run backups when you want
+-------------------------
+
+From the backups configuration list, press *More > Execute backup(s)* to
+manually execute the selected processes.
+
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diff --git a/auto_backup/view/db_backup_view.xml b/auto_backup/view/db_backup_view.xml
index 11ac4b717..d1f11e442 100644
--- a/auto_backup/view/db_backup_view.xml
+++ b/auto_backup/view/db_backup_view.xml
@@ -84,5 +84,25 @@
         action="action_backup_conf_form"
         id="backup_conf_menu"/>
 
+    <!-- Execute backup from "More" menu -->
+    <record id="action_server_backup" model="ir.actions.server">
+        <field name="name">Execute backup(s)</field>
+        <field name="model_id" ref="model_db_backup"/>
+        <field name="code">
+            object.action_backup()
+        </field>
+    </record>
+
+    <record model="ir.values" id="action_backup">
+        <field name="name">Execute backup(s)</field>
+        <field name="action_id" ref="action_server_backup" />
+        <field
+            name="value"
+            eval="'ir.actions.server,%d' % ref('action_server_backup')" />
+        <field name="key">action</field>
+        <field name="model_id" ref="model_db_backup" />
+        <field name="model">db.backup</field>
+        <field name="key2">client_action_multi</field>
+    </record>
 </data>
 </openerp>