diff --git a/charts/cluster/Chart.yaml b/charts/cluster/Chart.yaml
index e96167f4f8..74352dc3f7 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/cluster/Chart.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ name: cluster
 description: Deploys and manages a CloudNativePG cluster and its associated resources.
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cloudnative-pg/artwork/main/cloudnativepg-logo.svg
 type: application
-version: 0.6.0
+version: 0.6.1
 sources:
   - https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/charts
 keywords:
diff --git a/charts/cluster/README.md b/charts/cluster/README.md
index babd61bd96..6915827a58 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/README.md
+++ b/charts/cluster/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # cluster
 
-![Version: 0.6.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.6.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.6.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.6.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 > **Warning**
 > ### This chart is under active development.
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ refer to the [CloudNativePG Documentation](https://cloudnative-pg.io/documentati
 | backups.scheduledBackups[0].schedule | string | `"0 0 0 * * *"` | Schedule in cron format |
 | backups.secret.create | bool | `true` | Whether to create a secret for the backup credentials |
 | backups.secret.name | string | `""` | Name of the backup credentials secret |
+| backups.target | string | `"prefer-standby"` |  |
 | backups.wal.compression | string | `"gzip"` | WAL compression method. One of `` (for no compression), `gzip`, `bzip2` or `snappy`. |
 | backups.wal.encryption | string | `"AES256"` | Whether to instruct the storage provider to encrypt WAL files. One of `` (use the storage container default), `AES256` or `aws:kms`. |
 | backups.wal.maxParallel | int | `1` | Number of WAL files to be archived or restored in parallel. |
@@ -360,3 +361,6 @@ TODO
 ----
 * IAM Role for S3 Service Account
 * Automatic provisioning of a Alert Manager configuration
+
+----------------------------------------------
+Autogenerated from chart metadata using [helm-docs v1.14.2](https://github.com/norwoodj/helm-docs/releases/v1.14.2)
diff --git a/charts/cluster/templates/_backup.tpl b/charts/cluster/templates/_backup.tpl
index 60270ea699..9be1363410 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/templates/_backup.tpl
+++ b/charts/cluster/templates/_backup.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{- define "cluster.backup" -}}
 {{- if .Values.backups.enabled }}
 backup:
-  target: "prefer-standby"
+  target: {{ .Values.backups.target }}
   retentionPolicy: {{ .Values.backups.retentionPolicy }}
   barmanObjectStore:
     wal:
diff --git a/charts/cluster/values.schema.json b/charts/cluster/values.schema.json
index 85645a49a7..97de8cd6c0 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/cluster/values.schema.json
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
                         },
                         "storageSasToken": {
                             "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "target": {
+                            "type": "string"
                         }
                     }
                 },
diff --git a/charts/cluster/values.yaml b/charts/cluster/values.yaml
index 2c7e8b5c15..bcf4d20e79 100644
--- a/charts/cluster/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/cluster/values.yaml
@@ -417,6 +417,10 @@ backups:
   # -- You need to configure backups manually, so backups are disabled by default.
   enabled: false
 
+  ## -- Choose to take backups from either the primary or standby.
+  # One of: `prefer-standby` or `primary`.
+  target: "prefer-standby"
+
   # -- Overrides the provider specific default endpoint. Defaults to:
   # S3: https://s3.<region>.amazonaws.com"
   endpointURL: ""  # Leave empty if using the default S3 endpoint