diff --git a/modules/gke-cluster-standard/README.md b/modules/gke-cluster-standard/README.md
index 71ca8c7135..2419567950 100644
--- a/modules/gke-cluster-standard/README.md
+++ b/modules/gke-cluster-standard/README.md
@@ -272,8 +272,11 @@ module "cluster-1" {
     enable_backup_agent = true
     backup_plans = {
       "backup-1" = {
-        region   = "europe-west-2"
+        region   = "europe-west2"
         schedule = "0 9 * * 1"
+        applications = {
+          namespace-1 = ["app-1", "app-2"]
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -307,28 +310,28 @@ module "cluster-1" {
 
 | name | description | type | required | default |
 |---|---|:---:|:---:|:---:|
-| [location](variables.tf#L152) | Cluster zone or region. | <code>string</code> | ✓ |  |
-| [name](variables.tf#L263) | Cluster name. | <code>string</code> | ✓ |  |
-| [project_id](variables.tf#L289) | Cluster project id. | <code>string</code> | ✓ |  |
-| [vpc_config](variables.tf#L312) | VPC-level configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  network                &#61; string&#10;  subnetwork             &#61; string&#10;  master_ipv4_cidr_block &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  secondary_range_blocks &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    pods     &#61; string&#10;    services &#61; string&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  secondary_range_names &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    pods     &#61; optional&#40;string, &#34;pods&#34;&#41;&#10;    services &#61; optional&#40;string, &#34;services&#34;&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  master_authorized_ranges &#61; optional&#40;map&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;  stack_type               &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> | ✓ |  |
-| [backup_configs](variables.tf#L17) | Configuration for Backup for GKE. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  enable_backup_agent &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  backup_plans &#61; optional&#40;map&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    encryption_key                    &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    include_secrets                   &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;    include_volume_data               &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;    namespaces                        &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;    region                            &#61; string&#10;    schedule                          &#61; string&#10;    retention_policy_days             &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    retention_policy_lock             &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;    retention_policy_delete_lock_days &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;, &#123;&#125;&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#123;&#125;</code> |
-| [cluster_autoscaling](variables.tf#L37) | Enable and configure limits for Node Auto-Provisioning with Cluster Autoscaler. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  auto_provisioning_defaults &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    boot_disk_kms_key &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    image_type        &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    oauth_scopes      &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;    service_account   &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  cpu_limits &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    min &#61; number&#10;    max &#61; number&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  mem_limits &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    min &#61; number&#10;    max &#61; number&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
-| [deletion_protection](variables.tf#L58) | Whether or not to allow Terraform to destroy the cluster. Unless this field is set to false in Terraform state, a terraform destroy or terraform apply that would delete the cluster will fail. | <code>bool</code> |  | <code>true</code> |
-| [description](variables.tf#L65) | Cluster description. | <code>string</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
-| [enable_addons](variables.tf#L71) | Addons enabled in the cluster (true means enabled). | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  cloudrun                       &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  config_connector               &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  dns_cache                      &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  gce_persistent_disk_csi_driver &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  gcp_filestore_csi_driver       &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  horizontal_pod_autoscaling     &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  http_load_balancing            &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  istio &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    enable_tls &#61; bool&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  kalm           &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  network_policy &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code title="&#123;&#10;  horizontal_pod_autoscaling &#61; true&#10;  http_load_balancing        &#61; true&#10;&#125;">&#123;&#8230;&#125;</code> |
-| [enable_features](variables.tf#L94) | Enable cluster-level features. Certain features allow configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  binary_authorization &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  cost_management      &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  dns &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    provider &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    scope    &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    domain   &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  database_encryption &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    state    &#61; string&#10;    key_name &#61; string&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  dataplane_v2         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  fqdn_network_policy  &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  gateway_api          &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  groups_for_rbac      &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  intranode_visibility &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  l4_ilb_subsetting    &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  mesh_certificates    &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;  pod_security_policy  &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  resource_usage_export &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    dataset                              &#61; string&#10;    enable_network_egress_metering       &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;    enable_resource_consumption_metering &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  shielded_nodes &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  tpu            &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  upgrade_notifications &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    topic_id &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  vertical_pod_autoscaling &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  workload_identity        &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code title="&#123;&#10;  workload_identity &#61; true&#10;&#125;">&#123;&#8230;&#125;</code> |
-| [issue_client_certificate](variables.tf#L140) | Enable issuing client certificate. | <code>bool</code> |  | <code>false</code> |
-| [labels](variables.tf#L146) | Cluster resource labels. | <code>map&#40;string&#41;</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
-| [logging_config](variables.tf#L157) | Logging configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  enable_system_logs             &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;  enable_workloads_logs          &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_api_server_logs         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_scheduler_logs          &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_controller_manager_logs &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#123;&#125;</code> |
-| [maintenance_config](variables.tf#L178) | Maintenance window configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  daily_window_start_time &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  recurring_window &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    start_time &#61; string&#10;    end_time   &#61; string&#10;    recurrence &#61; string&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  maintenance_exclusions &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    name       &#61; string&#10;    start_time &#61; string&#10;    end_time   &#61; string&#10;    scope      &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code title="&#123;&#10;  daily_window_start_time &#61; &#34;03:00&#34;&#10;  recurring_window        &#61; null&#10;  maintenance_exclusion   &#61; &#91;&#93;&#10;&#125;">&#123;&#8230;&#125;</code> |
-| [max_pods_per_node](variables.tf#L201) | Maximum number of pods per node in this cluster. | <code>number</code> |  | <code>110</code> |
-| [min_master_version](variables.tf#L207) | Minimum version of the master, defaults to the version of the most recent official release. | <code>string</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
-| [monitoring_config](variables.tf#L213) | Monitoring configuration. Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus is enabled by default. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  enable_system_metrics &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;  enable_api_server_metrics         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_controller_manager_metrics &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_scheduler_metrics          &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_daemonset_metrics   &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_deployment_metrics  &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_hpa_metrics         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_pod_metrics         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_statefulset_metrics &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_storage_metrics     &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_managed_prometheus &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#123;&#125;</code> |
-| [node_locations](variables.tf#L268) | Zones in which the cluster's nodes are located. | <code>list&#40;string&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#91;&#93;</code> |
-| [private_cluster_config](variables.tf#L275) | Private cluster configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  enable_private_endpoint &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;  master_global_access    &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;  peering_config &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    export_routes &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;    import_routes &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;    project_id    &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
-| [release_channel](variables.tf#L294) | Release channel for GKE upgrades. | <code>string</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
-| [service_account](variables.tf#L300) | Service account used for the default node pool, only useful if the default GCE service account has been disabled. | <code>string</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
-| [tags](variables.tf#L306) | Network tags applied to nodes. | <code>list&#40;string&#41;</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
+| [location](variables.tf#L153) | Cluster zone or region. | <code>string</code> | ✓ |  |
+| [name](variables.tf#L264) | Cluster name. | <code>string</code> | ✓ |  |
+| [project_id](variables.tf#L290) | Cluster project id. | <code>string</code> | ✓ |  |
+| [vpc_config](variables.tf#L313) | VPC-level configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  network                &#61; string&#10;  subnetwork             &#61; string&#10;  master_ipv4_cidr_block &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  secondary_range_blocks &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    pods     &#61; string&#10;    services &#61; string&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  secondary_range_names &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    pods     &#61; optional&#40;string, &#34;pods&#34;&#41;&#10;    services &#61; optional&#40;string, &#34;services&#34;&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  master_authorized_ranges &#61; optional&#40;map&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;  stack_type               &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> | ✓ |  |
+| [backup_configs](variables.tf#L17) | Configuration for Backup for GKE. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  enable_backup_agent &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  backup_plans &#61; optional&#40;map&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    region                            &#61; string&#10;    applications                      &#61; optional&#40;map&#40;list&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#41;&#10;    encryption_key                    &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    include_secrets                   &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;    include_volume_data               &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;    namespaces                        &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;    schedule                          &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    retention_policy_days             &#61; optional&#40;number&#41;&#10;    retention_policy_lock             &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;    retention_policy_delete_lock_days &#61; optional&#40;number&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;, &#123;&#125;&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#123;&#125;</code> |
+| [cluster_autoscaling](variables.tf#L38) | Enable and configure limits for Node Auto-Provisioning with Cluster Autoscaler. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  auto_provisioning_defaults &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    boot_disk_kms_key &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    image_type        &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    oauth_scopes      &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;    service_account   &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  cpu_limits &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    min &#61; number&#10;    max &#61; number&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  mem_limits &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    min &#61; number&#10;    max &#61; number&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
+| [deletion_protection](variables.tf#L59) | Whether or not to allow Terraform to destroy the cluster. Unless this field is set to false in Terraform state, a terraform destroy or terraform apply that would delete the cluster will fail. | <code>bool</code> |  | <code>true</code> |
+| [description](variables.tf#L66) | Cluster description. | <code>string</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
+| [enable_addons](variables.tf#L72) | Addons enabled in the cluster (true means enabled). | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  cloudrun                       &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  config_connector               &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  dns_cache                      &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  gce_persistent_disk_csi_driver &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  gcp_filestore_csi_driver       &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  horizontal_pod_autoscaling     &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  http_load_balancing            &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  istio &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    enable_tls &#61; bool&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  kalm           &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  network_policy &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code title="&#123;&#10;  horizontal_pod_autoscaling &#61; true&#10;  http_load_balancing        &#61; true&#10;&#125;">&#123;&#8230;&#125;</code> |
+| [enable_features](variables.tf#L95) | Enable cluster-level features. Certain features allow configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  binary_authorization &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  cost_management      &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  dns &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    provider &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    scope    &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    domain   &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  database_encryption &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    state    &#61; string&#10;    key_name &#61; string&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  dataplane_v2         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  fqdn_network_policy  &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  gateway_api          &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  groups_for_rbac      &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  intranode_visibility &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  l4_ilb_subsetting    &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  mesh_certificates    &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;  pod_security_policy  &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  resource_usage_export &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    dataset                              &#61; string&#10;    enable_network_egress_metering       &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;    enable_resource_consumption_metering &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  shielded_nodes &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  tpu            &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  upgrade_notifications &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    topic_id &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  vertical_pod_autoscaling &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  workload_identity        &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code title="&#123;&#10;  workload_identity &#61; true&#10;&#125;">&#123;&#8230;&#125;</code> |
+| [issue_client_certificate](variables.tf#L141) | Enable issuing client certificate. | <code>bool</code> |  | <code>false</code> |
+| [labels](variables.tf#L147) | Cluster resource labels. | <code>map&#40;string&#41;</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
+| [logging_config](variables.tf#L158) | Logging configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  enable_system_logs             &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;  enable_workloads_logs          &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_api_server_logs         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_scheduler_logs          &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_controller_manager_logs &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#123;&#125;</code> |
+| [maintenance_config](variables.tf#L179) | Maintenance window configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  daily_window_start_time &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  recurring_window &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    start_time &#61; string&#10;    end_time   &#61; string&#10;    recurrence &#61; string&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  maintenance_exclusions &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    name       &#61; string&#10;    start_time &#61; string&#10;    end_time   &#61; string&#10;    scope      &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code title="&#123;&#10;  daily_window_start_time &#61; &#34;03:00&#34;&#10;  recurring_window        &#61; null&#10;  maintenance_exclusion   &#61; &#91;&#93;&#10;&#125;">&#123;&#8230;&#125;</code> |
+| [max_pods_per_node](variables.tf#L202) | Maximum number of pods per node in this cluster. | <code>number</code> |  | <code>110</code> |
+| [min_master_version](variables.tf#L208) | Minimum version of the master, defaults to the version of the most recent official release. | <code>string</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
+| [monitoring_config](variables.tf#L214) | Monitoring configuration. Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus is enabled by default. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  enable_system_metrics &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;  enable_api_server_metrics         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_controller_manager_metrics &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_scheduler_metrics          &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_daemonset_metrics   &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_deployment_metrics  &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_hpa_metrics         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_pod_metrics         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_statefulset_metrics &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_storage_metrics     &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_managed_prometheus &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#123;&#125;</code> |
+| [node_locations](variables.tf#L269) | Zones in which the cluster's nodes are located. | <code>list&#40;string&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#91;&#93;</code> |
+| [private_cluster_config](variables.tf#L276) | Private cluster configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  enable_private_endpoint &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;  master_global_access    &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;  peering_config &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    export_routes &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;    import_routes &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;    project_id    &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
+| [release_channel](variables.tf#L295) | Release channel for GKE upgrades. | <code>string</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
+| [service_account](variables.tf#L301) | Service account used for the default node pool, only useful if the default GCE service account has been disabled. | <code>string</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
+| [tags](variables.tf#L307) | Network tags applied to nodes. | <code>list&#40;string&#41;</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
 
 ## Outputs
 
diff --git a/modules/gke-cluster-standard/main.tf b/modules/gke-cluster-standard/main.tf
index 43bd289caa..90115501de 100644
--- a/modules/gke-cluster-standard/main.tf
+++ b/modules/gke-cluster-standard/main.tf
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-
 resource "google_container_cluster" "cluster" {
   provider    = google-beta
   project     = var.project_id
@@ -419,13 +418,28 @@ resource "google_gke_backup_backup_plan" "backup_plan" {
       }
     }
 
-    all_namespaces = lookup(each.value, "namespaces", null) != null ? null : true
+    all_namespaces = lookup(each.value, "namespaces", null) != null || lookup(each.value, "applications", null) != null ? null : true
     dynamic "selected_namespaces" {
       for_each = each.value.namespaces != null ? [""] : []
       content {
         namespaces = each.value.namespaces
       }
     }
+    dynamic "selected_applications" {
+      for_each = each.value.applications != null ? [""] : []
+      content {
+        dynamic "namespaced_names" {
+          for_each = flatten([for k, vs in each.value.applications : [
+            for v in vs : { namespace = k, name = v }
+          ]])
+          content {
+            namespace = namespaced_names.value.namespace
+            name      = namespaced_names.value.name
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/gke-cluster-standard/variables.tf b/modules/gke-cluster-standard/variables.tf
index 62cfcf3c63..c88bb773e9 100644
--- a/modules/gke-cluster-standard/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/gke-cluster-standard/variables.tf
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@ variable "backup_configs" {
   type = object({
     enable_backup_agent = optional(bool, false)
     backup_plans = optional(map(object({
+      region                            = string
+      applications                      = optional(map(list(string)))
       encryption_key                    = optional(string)
       include_secrets                   = optional(bool, true)
       include_volume_data               = optional(bool, true)
       namespaces                        = optional(list(string))
-      region                            = string
-      schedule                          = string
-      retention_policy_days             = optional(string)
+      schedule                          = optional(string)
+      retention_policy_days             = optional(number)
       retention_policy_lock             = optional(bool, false)
-      retention_policy_delete_lock_days = optional(string)
+      retention_policy_delete_lock_days = optional(number)
     })), {})
   })
   default  = {}
diff --git a/tests/modules/gke_cluster_standard/examples/backup.yaml b/tests/modules/gke_cluster_standard/examples/backup.yaml
index b65b2a4f42..97259a3c61 100644
--- a/tests/modules/gke_cluster_standard/examples/backup.yaml
+++ b/tests/modules/gke_cluster_standard/examples/backup.yaml
@@ -19,15 +19,20 @@ values:
 
   module.cluster-1.google_gke_backup_backup_plan.backup_plan["backup-1"]:
     backup_config:
-    - all_namespaces: true
+    - all_namespaces: null
       encryption_key: []
       include_secrets: true
       include_volume_data: true
-      selected_applications: []
+      selected_applications:
+      - namespaced_names:
+        - namespace: namespace-1
+          name:  app-1
+        - namespace: namespace-1
+          name:  app-2
       selected_namespaces: []
     backup_schedule:
     - cron_schedule: 0 9 * * 1
-    location: europe-west-2
+    location: europe-west2
     name: backup-1
     project: project-id
     retention_policy: