diff --git a/actions.yaml b/actions.yaml
index a2d7d41c6f..5d8cc03cf6 100644
--- a/actions.yaml
+++ b/actions.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ create-backup:
       description: The backup type, the default value is 'full'.
         Full backup is a full copy of all data.
         Differential backup is a copy only of changed data since the last full backup.
-        Possible values - full, differential.
+        Incremental backup is a copy only of changed data since the last backup (any type).
+        Possible values - full, differential, incremental.
 get-primary:
   description: Get the unit with is the primary/leader in the replication.
 get-password:
diff --git a/src/backups.py b/src/backups.py
index 621ba65350..87b410887f 100644
--- a/src/backups.py
+++ b/src/backups.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 from ops.pebble import ChangeError, ExecError
 from tenacity import RetryError, Retrying, stop_after_attempt, wait_fixed
 
-from constants import BACKUP_USER, WORKLOAD_OS_GROUP, WORKLOAD_OS_USER
+from constants import BACKUP_TYPE_OVERRIDES, BACKUP_USER, WORKLOAD_OS_GROUP, WORKLOAD_OS_USER
 from relations.async_replication import ASYNC_PRIMARY_RELATION, ASYNC_REPLICA_RELATION
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -474,16 +474,14 @@ def _on_s3_credential_changed(self, event: CredentialsChangedEvent):
 
     def _on_create_backup_action(self, event) -> None:  # noqa: C901
         """Request that pgBackRest creates a backup."""
-        backup_type = event.params.get("type", "full").lower()[:4]
-        if backup_type not in ["full", "diff"]:
-            error_message = (
-                f"Invalid backup type: {backup_type}. Possible values: full, differential."
-            )
+        backup_type = event.params.get("type", "full")
+        if backup_type not in BACKUP_TYPE_OVERRIDES:
+            error_message = f"Invalid backup type: {backup_type}. Possible values: {', '.join(BACKUP_TYPE_OVERRIDES.keys())}."
             logger.error(f"Backup failed: {error_message}")
             event.fail(error_message)
             return
 
-        logger.info(f"A {backup_type} backup  has been requested on unit")
+        logger.info(f"A {backup_type} backup has been requested on unit")
         can_unit_perform_backup, validation_message = self._can_unit_perform_backup()
         if not can_unit_perform_backup:
             logger.error(f"Backup failed: {validation_message}")
@@ -530,7 +528,7 @@ def _on_create_backup_action(self, event) -> None:  # noqa: C901
                 "pgbackrest",
                 f"--stanza={self.stanza_name}",
                 "--log-level-console=debug",
-                f"--type={backup_type}",
+                f"--type={BACKUP_TYPE_OVERRIDES[backup_type]}",
                 "backup",
             ]
             if self.charm.is_primary:
@@ -705,9 +703,9 @@ def _on_restore_action(self, event):
 
     def _generate_fake_backup_id(self, backup_type: str) -> str:
         """Creates a backup id for failed backup operations (to store log file)."""
-        if backup_type == "F":
+        if backup_type == "full":
             return datetime.strftime(datetime.now(), "%Y%m%d-%H%M%SF")
-        if backup_type == "D":
+        if backup_type == "differential":
             backups = self._list_backups(show_failed=False, parse=False).keys()
             last_full_backup = None
             for label in backups[::-1]:
@@ -718,6 +716,11 @@ def _generate_fake_backup_id(self, backup_type: str) -> str:
             if last_full_backup is None:
                 raise TypeError("Differential backup requested but no previous full backup")
             return f'{last_full_backup}_{datetime.strftime(datetime.now(), "%Y%m%d-%H%M%SD")}'
+        if backup_type == "incremental":
+            backups = self._list_backups(show_failed=False, parse=False).keys()
+            if not backups:
+                raise TypeError("Incremental backup requested but no previous successful backup")
+            return f'{backups[-1]}_{datetime.strftime(datetime.now(), "%Y%m%d-%H%M%SI")}'
 
     def _fetch_backup_from_id(self, backup_id: str) -> str:
         """Fetches backup's pgbackrest label from backup id."""
diff --git a/src/constants.py b/src/constants.py
index af32248a60..95bb7995aa 100644
--- a/src/constants.py
+++ b/src/constants.py
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@
 UNIT_SCOPE = "unit"
 
 SECRET_KEY_OVERRIDES = {"ca": "cauth"}
+BACKUP_TYPE_OVERRIDES = {"full": "full", "differential": "diff", "incremental": "incr"}
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_backups.py b/tests/integration/test_backups.py
index 11d5348f5b..23395d9442 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_backups.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_backups.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ async def test_backup_and_restore(ops_test: OpsTest, cloud_configs: Tuple[Dict,
         # Run the "create backup" action.
         logger.info("creating a backup")
         action = await ops_test.model.units.get(replica).run_action(
-            "create-backup", **{"type": "diff"}
+            "create-backup", **{"type": "differential"}
         )
         await action.wait()
         backup_status = action.results.get("backup-status")