diff --git a/pkg/cmd/util/output/backup_describer.go b/pkg/cmd/util/output/backup_describer.go
index 932b77cfb..e0637a4bd 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/util/output/backup_describer.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/util/output/backup_describer.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func DescribeBackup(
 		case velerov1api.BackupPhaseFinalizing, velerov1api.BackupPhaseFinalizingPartiallyFailed:
 		case velerov1api.BackupPhaseInProgress:
 		case velerov1api.BackupPhaseNew:
+		case velerov1api.BackupPhaseQueued, velerov1api.BackupPhaseReadyToStart:
 		}
 
 		logsNote := ""
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ func DescribeBackup(
 		}
 
 		d.Printf("Phase:\t%s%s\n", phaseString, logsNote)
+		if phase == velerov1api.BackupPhaseQueued {
+			d.Printf("Queue position:\t%v\n", backup.Status.QueuePosition)
+		}
 
 		if backup.Spec.ResourcePolicy != nil {
 			d.Println()
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/util/output/backup_printer.go b/pkg/cmd/util/output/backup_printer.go
index bae077a29..873bc9fc3 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/util/output/backup_printer.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/util/output/backup_printer.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ var (
 		{Name: "Created"},
 		{Name: "Expires"},
 		{Name: "Storage Location"},
+		{Name: "Queue Position"},
 		{Name: "Selector"},
 	}
 )
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ func printBackup(backup *velerov1api.Backup) []metav1.TableRow {
 		backup.Status.StartTimestamp,
 		humanReadableTimeFromNow(expiration),
 		backup.Spec.StorageLocation,
+		queuePosition(backup.Status.QueuePosition),
 		metav1.FormatLabelSelector(backup.Spec.LabelSelector),
 	)
 
@@ -127,3 +130,11 @@ func humanReadableTimeFromNow(when time.Time) string {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s ago", duration.ShortHumanDuration(now.Sub(when)))
 	}
 }
+
+func queuePosition(pos int) string {
+	if pos == 0 {
+		return ""
+	} else {
+		return strconv.Itoa(pos)
+	}
+}