diff --git a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
index fec795ad0..9d14acfb8 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zalando-incubator/postgres-operator/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/zalando-incubator/postgres-operator/pkg/util/config"
 	"github.com/zalando-incubator/postgres-operator/pkg/util/constants"
+	batchv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
+	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -1195,3 +1197,26 @@ func (c *Cluster) getClusterServiceConnectionParameters(clusterName string) (hos
 	port = "5432"
 	return
 }
+
+func (c *Cluster) generateCronJob() *batchv1beta1.CronJob {
+
+	jobSpec := batchv1.JobSpec{}
+
+	jobTemplateSpec := batchv1beta1.JobTemplateSpec{
+		Spec: jobSpec,
+	}
+
+	cronJob := &batchv1beta1.CronJob{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      c.podDisruptionBudgetName(),
+			Namespace: c.Namespace,
+			Labels:    c.labelsSet(true),
+		},
+		Spec: batchv1beta1.CronJobSpec{
+			Schedule:    "*/1 * * * *",
+			JobTemplate: jobTemplateSpec,
+		},
+	}
+
+	return cronJob
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/resources.go b/pkg/cluster/resources.go
index 5bf72abda..7021ed1c2 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/resources.go
@@ -606,8 +606,15 @@ func (c *Cluster) createRoles() (err error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) createBackupCronJob() (err error) {
+
 	c.setProcessName("creating a k8s cron job for backups")
 
+	cronJobSpec := c.generateCronJob()
+	cronJob, err := c.KubeClient.CronJobsGetter.CronJobs(c.Namespace).Create(cronJobSpec)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not create k8s cron job: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }