diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/etcd.go b/api/v1alpha1/etcd.go
index 5b3a2cfed..4b3079e1f 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/etcd.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/etcd.go
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ type BackupSpec struct {
 	// All full snapshots beyond this limit will be garbage collected.
 	// +optional
 	MaxBackupsLimitBasedGC *int32 `json:"maxBackupsLimitBasedGC,omitempty"`
+	// FullSnapshotLeaseUpdateInterval defines the interval for retrying to update the full snapshot lease.
+	// +optional
+	FullSnapshotLeaseUpdateInterval *metav1.Duration `json:"fullSnapshotLeaseUpdateInterval,omitempty"`
 	// GarbageCollectionPeriod defines the period for garbage collecting old backups
 	// +optional
 	GarbageCollectionPeriod *metav1.Duration `json:"garbageCollectionPeriod,omitempty"`
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index a94f34e03..965e363b1 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ func (in *BackupSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *BackupSpec) {
 		*out = new(int32)
 		**out = **in
 	}
+	if in.FullSnapshotLeaseUpdateInterval != nil {
+		in, out := &in.FullSnapshotLeaseUpdateInterval, &out.FullSnapshotLeaseUpdateInterval
+		*out = new(v1.Duration)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	if in.GarbageCollectionPeriod != nil {
 		in, out := &in.GarbageCollectionPeriod, &out.GarbageCollectionPeriod
 		*out = new(v1.Duration)
diff --git a/charts/druid/charts/crds/templates/crd-druid.gardener.cloud_etcds.yaml b/charts/druid/charts/crds/templates/crd-druid.gardener.cloud_etcds.yaml
index eec9d9c9f..c73ffc8e5 100644
--- a/charts/druid/charts/crds/templates/crd-druid.gardener.cloud_etcds.yaml
+++ b/charts/druid/charts/crds/templates/crd-druid.gardener.cloud_etcds.yaml
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ spec:
                     description: EtcdSnapshotTimeout defines the timeout duration
                       for etcd FullSnapshot operation
                     type: string
+                  fullSnapshotLeaseUpdateInterval:
+                    description: FullSnapshotLeaseUpdateInterval defines the interval
+                      for retrying to update the full snapshot lease.
+                    type: string
                   fullSnapshotSchedule:
                     description: FullSnapshotSchedule defines the cron standard schedule
                       for full snapshots.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/crd-druid.gardener.cloud_etcds.yaml b/config/crd/bases/crd-druid.gardener.cloud_etcds.yaml
index eec9d9c9f..c73ffc8e5 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/crd-druid.gardener.cloud_etcds.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/crd-druid.gardener.cloud_etcds.yaml
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ spec:
                     description: EtcdSnapshotTimeout defines the timeout duration
                       for etcd FullSnapshot operation
                     type: string
+                  fullSnapshotLeaseUpdateInterval:
+                    description: FullSnapshotLeaseUpdateInterval defines the interval
+                      for retrying to update the full snapshot lease.
+                    type: string
                   fullSnapshotSchedule:
                     description: FullSnapshotSchedule defines the cron standard schedule
                       for full snapshots.
diff --git a/internal/component/statefulset/builder.go b/internal/component/statefulset/builder.go
index d1eca00a8..463302f12 100644
--- a/internal/component/statefulset/builder.go
+++ b/internal/component/statefulset/builder.go
@@ -501,6 +501,9 @@ func (b *stsBuilder) getBackupStoreCommandArgs() []string {
 	if b.etcd.Spec.Backup.FullSnapshotSchedule != nil {
 		commandArgs = append(commandArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--schedule=%s", *b.etcd.Spec.Backup.FullSnapshotSchedule))
 	}
+	if b.etcd.Spec.Backup.FullSnapshotLeaseUpdateInterval != nil {
+		commandArgs = append(commandArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--full-snapshot-lease-update-interval=%s", b.etcd.Spec.Backup.FullSnapshotLeaseUpdateInterval.Duration.String()))
+	}
 
 	// Delta snapshot command line args
 	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------