diff --git a/pkg/controller/backup_queue_controller.go b/pkg/controller/backup_queue_controller.go
index 467609f5d..8fa679542 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/backup_queue_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/backup_queue_controller.go
@@ -18,13 +18,26 @@ package controller
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"slices"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	corev1api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/builder"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/event"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/handler"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/predicate"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
 
 	velerov1api "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/apis/velero/v1"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/constant"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/util/collections"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/util/kube"
 )
 
 // backupQueueReconciler reconciles a Backup object
@@ -33,8 +46,13 @@ type backupQueueReconciler struct {
 	Scheme            *runtime.Scheme
 	logger            logrus.FieldLogger
 	concurrentBackups int
+	frequency         time.Duration
 }
 
+const (
+	defaultQueuedBackupRecheckFrequency = time.Minute
+)
+
 // NewBackupQueueReconciler returns a new backupQueueReconciler
 func NewBackupQueueReconciler(
 	client client.Client,
@@ -47,16 +65,223 @@ func NewBackupQueueReconciler(
 		Scheme:            scheme,
 		logger:            logger,
 		concurrentBackups: concurrentBackups,
+		frequency:         defaultQueuedBackupRecheckFrequency,
 	}
 }
 
+func queuePositionOrderFunc(objList client.ObjectList) client.ObjectList {
+	backupList := objList.(*velerov1api.BackupList)
+	slices.SortFunc(backupList.Items, func(backup1, backup2 velerov1api.Backup) int {
+		if backup1.Status.QueuePosition < backup2.Status.QueuePosition {
+			return -1
+		} else if backup1.Status.QueuePosition == backup2.Status.QueuePosition {
+			return 0
+		} else {
+			return 1
+		}
+	})
+	return backupList
+}
+
 // SetupWithManager adds the reconciler to the manager
 func (r *backupQueueReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
+        // For periodic requeue, only consider Queued backups, order by QueuePosition
+	gp := kube.NewGenericEventPredicate(func(object client.Object) bool {
+		backup := object.(*velerov1api.Backup)
+		return backup.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseQueued
+	})
+
+	s := kube.NewPeriodicalEnqueueSource(r.logger.WithField("controller", constant.ControllerBackupQueue), mgr.GetClient(), &velerov1api.BackupList{}, r.frequency, kube.PeriodicalEnqueueSourceOption{
+		Predicates: []predicate.Predicate{gp},
+		OrderFunc: queuePositionOrderFunc,
+	})
+
 	return ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
-		For(&velerov1api.Backup{}).
+		For(&velerov1api.Backup{}, builder.WithPredicates(predicate.Funcs{
+			UpdateFunc: func(ue event.UpdateEvent) bool {
+				backup := ue.ObjectNew.(*velerov1api.Backup)
+				return backup.Status.Phase == "" || backup.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseNew
+			},
+			CreateFunc: func(ce event.CreateEvent) bool {
+				backup := ce.Object.(*velerov1api.Backup)
+				return backup.Status.Phase == "" || backup.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseNew
+			},
+			DeleteFunc: func(de event.DeleteEvent) bool {
+				return false
+			},
+			GenericFunc: func(ge event.GenericEvent) bool {
+				return false
+			},
+		})).
+		Watches(
+			&velerov1api.Backup{},
+			handler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(r.findQueuedBackupsToRequeue),
+			builder.WithPredicates(predicate.Funcs{
+				UpdateFunc: func(ue event.UpdateEvent) bool {
+					oldBackup := ue.ObjectOld.(*velerov1api.Backup)
+					newBackup := ue.ObjectNew.(*velerov1api.Backup)
+					return oldBackup.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseInProgress &&
+						newBackup.Status.Phase != velerov1api.BackupPhaseInProgress ||
+						oldBackup.Status.Phase != velerov1api.BackupPhaseQueued &&
+						newBackup.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseQueued
+				},
+				CreateFunc: func(event.CreateEvent) bool {
+					return false
+				},
+				DeleteFunc: func(de event.DeleteEvent) bool {
+					return false
+				},
+				GenericFunc: func(ge event.GenericEvent) bool {
+					return false
+				},
+			})).
+		WatchesRawSource(s).
+		Named(constant.ControllerBackupQueue).
 		Complete(r)
 }
 
+func (r *backupQueueReconciler) listQueuedBackups(ctx context.Context, ns string) ([]velerov1api.Backup, error) {
+	backupList := &velerov1api.BackupList{}
+	backups := []velerov1api.Backup{}
+	if err := r.Client.List(ctx, backupList, &client.ListOptions{Namespace: ns}); err != nil {
+		r.logger.WithError(err).Error("error listing queued backups")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, backup := range backupList.Items {
+                if backup.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseQueued {
+			backups = append(backups, backup)
+                }
+
+	}
+	return backups, nil
+}
+
+func (r *backupQueueReconciler) listEarlierBackups(ctx context.Context, ns string, queuePos int) ([]velerov1api.Backup, int, error) {
+	backupList := &velerov1api.BackupList{}
+	backups := []velerov1api.Backup{}
+	runningCount := 0
+	if err := r.Client.List(ctx, backupList, &client.ListOptions{Namespace: ns}); err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, err
+	}
+	for _, backup := range backupList.Items {
+                if backup.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseInProgress ||
+			backup.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseReadyToStart ||
+			(backup.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseQueued &&
+			backup.Status.QueuePosition < queuePos) {
+			backups = append(backups, backup)
+                }
+		// InProgress and ReadyToStart backups count towards the concurrentBackups limit
+                if backup.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseInProgress ||
+			backup.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseReadyToStart {
+			runningCount += 1
+                }
+	}
+	return backups, runningCount, nil
+}
+
+func (r *backupQueueReconciler) detectNamespaceConflict(ctx context.Context, backup *velerov1api.Backup, earlierBackups []velerov1api.Backup) (bool, string, []string, error) {
+	nsList := &corev1api.NamespaceList{}
+	if err := r.Client.List(ctx, nsList); err != nil {
+		return false, "", nil, err
+	}
+	var clusterNamespaces []string
+	for _, ns := range nsList.Items {
+		clusterNamespaces = append(clusterNamespaces, ns.Name)
+	}
+	foundConflict, conflictBackup := detectNSConflictsInternal(ctx, backup, earlierBackups, clusterNamespaces)
+	return foundConflict, conflictBackup, clusterNamespaces, nil
+}
+
+func detectNSConflictsInternal(ctx context.Context, backup *velerov1api.Backup, earlierBackups []velerov1api.Backup, clusterNamespaces []string) (bool, string) {
+	backupNamespaces := namespacesForBackup(backup, clusterNamespaces)
+	backupNSMap := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, ns := range backupNamespaces {
+		backupNSMap[ns] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	for _, earlierBackup := range earlierBackups {
+		// This will never be true for the primary backup, but for the secondary
+		// runnability check for queued backups ahead of the current backup, we
+		// only care about backups ahead of it.
+		// Backup isn't earlier than this one, skip
+		if earlierBackup.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseQueued &&
+			earlierBackup.Status.QueuePosition >= backup.Status.QueuePosition {
+			continue
+		}
+		runningNSList := namespacesForBackup(&earlierBackup, clusterNamespaces)
+		for _, runningNS := range runningNSList {
+			if _, found := backupNSMap[runningNS]; found {
+				return true, earlierBackup.Name
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false, ""
+}
+// Returns true if there are backups ahead of the current backup that are runnable
+// This could happen if velero just reconciled the one earlier in the queue and rejected it
+// due to too many running backups, but a backup completed in between that reconcile and this one
+// so exit, as the recent completion has triggered another reconcile of all queued backups
+func (r *backupQueueReconciler) checkForEarlierRunnableBackups(ctx context.Context, backup *velerov1api.Backup, earlierBackups []velerov1api.Backup, clusterNamespaces []string) (bool, string) {
+	for _, earlierBackup := range earlierBackups {
+		// if this backup is queued and ahead of current backup, check for conflicts
+		if earlierBackup.Status.Phase != velerov1api.BackupPhaseQueued ||
+			earlierBackup.Status.QueuePosition >= backup.Status.QueuePosition {
+			continue
+		}
+		conflict, _ := detectNSConflictsInternal(ctx, &earlierBackup, earlierBackups, clusterNamespaces)
+		// !conflict means we've found an earlier backup that is currently runnable
+		// so current reconcile should exit to run this one
+		if !conflict {
+			return true, earlierBackup.Name
+		}
+	}
+	return false, ""
+}
+
+func namespacesForBackup(backup *velerov1api.Backup, clusterNamespaces []string) []string {
+	return collections.NewNamespaceIncludesExcludes().Includes(backup.Spec.IncludedNamespaces...).Excludes(backup.Spec.ExcludedNamespaces...).ActiveNamespaces(clusterNamespaces).ResolveNamespaceList()
+}
+func (r *backupQueueReconciler) getMaxQueuePosition(ctx context.Context, ns string) (int, error) {
+	queuedBackups, err := r.listQueuedBackups(ctx, ns)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	maxPos := 0
+	for _, backup := range queuedBackups {
+		maxPos = max(maxPos, backup.Status.QueuePosition)
+	}
+	return maxPos, nil
+}
+
+func (r *backupQueueReconciler) orderedQueuedBackups(ctx context.Context, backup *velerov1api.Backup) ([]velerov1api.Backup, error) {
+	backupList := &velerov1api.BackupList{}
+	var returnList []velerov1api.Backup
+	if err := r.Client.List(ctx, backupList, &client.ListOptions{Namespace: backup.Namespace}); err != nil {
+		r.logger.WithError(err).Error("error listing backups")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	orderedBackupList := queuePositionOrderFunc(backupList).(*velerov1api.BackupList)
+	for _, item := range orderedBackupList.Items {
+                if item.Status.Phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseQueued {
+                        returnList = append(returnList, item)
+                }
+	}
+	return returnList, nil
+}
+func (r *backupQueueReconciler) findQueuedBackupsToRequeue(ctx context.Context, obj client.Object) []reconcile.Request {
+	backup := obj.(*velerov1api.Backup)
+	requests := []reconcile.Request{}
+	backups, _ := r.orderedQueuedBackups(ctx, backup)
+	for _, item := range backups {
+                requests = append(requests, reconcile.Request{
+                        NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{
+                                Namespace: item.GetNamespace(),
+                                Name:      item.GetName(),
+                        },
+                })
+        }
+	return requests
+}
+
 // Reconcile reconciles a Backup object
 func (r *backupQueueReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
 	log := r.logger.WithField("backup", req.NamespacedName.String())
@@ -67,6 +292,77 @@ func (r *backupQueueReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 		log.WithError(err).Error("unable to get backup")
 		return ctrl.Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
 	}
+	switch backup.Status.Phase {
+	case "", velerov1api.BackupPhaseNew:
+		// queue new backup
+		maxQueuePosition, err := r.getMaxQueuePosition(ctx, backup.Namespace)
+		if err != nil {
+			// error is logged in getMaxQueuePosition func
+			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		log.Debug("Queueing backup")
+		original := backup.DeepCopy()
+		backup.Status.Phase = velerov1api.BackupPhaseQueued
+		backup.Status.QueuePosition = maxQueuePosition + 1
+		if err := kube.PatchResource(original, backup, r.Client); err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "error updating Backup status to %s", backup.Status.Phase)
+		}
+	case velerov1api.BackupPhaseQueued:
+		// handle queued backup
+		// Find backups ahead of this one (InProgress, ReadyToStart, or Queued with higher position)
+		earlierBackups, runningCount, err := r.listEarlierBackups(ctx, backup.Namespace, backup.Status.QueuePosition)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("error listing earlier backups")
+			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		if runningCount >= r.concurrentBackups {
+			log.Debugf("%v concurrent backups are already running, leaving %v queued", r.concurrentBackups, backup.Name)
+			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		foundConflict, conflictBackup, clusterNamespaces, err := r.detectNamespaceConflict(ctx, backup, earlierBackups)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("error listing namespaces")
+			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		if foundConflict {
+			log.Debugf("Backup has namespace conflict with %v, leaving %v queued", conflictBackup, backup.Name)
+			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		foundEarlierRunnable, earlierRunnable := r.checkForEarlierRunnableBackups(ctx, backup, earlierBackups, clusterNamespaces)
+		if foundEarlierRunnable {
+			log.Debugf("Earlier queued backup %v is runnable, leaving %v queued", earlierRunnable, backup.Name)
+			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		log.Debug("Moving backup to ReadyToStart")
+		original := backup.DeepCopy()
+		backup.Status.Phase = velerov1api.BackupPhaseReadyToStart
+		backup.Status.QueuePosition = 0
+		if err := kube.PatchResource(original, backup, r.Client); err != nil {
+			return ctrl.Result{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "error updating Backup status to %s", backup.Status.Phase)
+		}
+		log.Debug("Updating queuePosition for remaining queued backups")
+		queuedBackups, err := r.orderedQueuedBackups(ctx, backup)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("error listing queued backups")
+			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		newQueuePos := 1
+		for _, queuedBackup := range queuedBackups {
+			if queuedBackup.Name != backup.Name {
+				original := queuedBackup.DeepCopy()
+				queuedBackup.Status.QueuePosition = newQueuePos
+				if err := kube.PatchResource(original, &queuedBackup, r.Client); err != nil {
+					log.WithError(errors.Wrapf(err, "error updating Backup %s queuePosition to %v", queuedBackup.Name, newQueuePos))
+					return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+				}
+				newQueuePos += 1
+			}
+		}
+		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+	default:
+		log.Debug("Backup is not New or Queued, skipping")
+		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+	}
 
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }