diff --git a/inventory/base/hosts.yaml b/inventory/base/hosts.yaml
index 68b3f295f6..81748cfa8e 100644
--- a/inventory/base/hosts.yaml
+++ b/inventory/base/hosts.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ all:
         region_name: ca-ymq-1
       public_v4: 199.204.45.196
       public_v6: 2604:e100:1:0:f816:3eff:fe83:a5e5
+    backup01.ord.rax.opendev.org:
+      ansible_host: 23.253.160.180
+      location:
+        cloud: openstackci-rax
+        region_name: ORD
+      public_v4: 23.253.160.180
+      public_v6: 2001:4801:7825:103:be76:4eff:fe10:1b1
     backup01.ord.rax.ci.openstack.org:
       ansible_host: 23.253.20.173
       location:
diff --git a/inventory/service/groups.yaml b/inventory/service/groups.yaml
index ac276d5d85..07cd5dc25e 100644
--- a/inventory/service/groups.yaml
+++ b/inventory/service/groups.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ groups:
     - ethercalc02.openstack.org
   borg-backup-server:
     - backup02.ca-ymq-1.vexxhost.opendev.org
+    - backup01.ord.rax.opendev.org
   cacti: cacti[0-9]*.open*.org
   certcheck:
     - cacti[0-9]*.open*.org