diff --git a/public/Backup-DbaDatabase.ps1 b/public/Backup-DbaDatabase.ps1
index f7038b29a2..bf8a2d5d2f 100644
--- a/public/Backup-DbaDatabase.ps1
+++ b/public/Backup-DbaDatabase.ps1
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ function Backup-DbaDatabase {
             timestamp - will be replaced with the timestamp (either the default, or the format provided)
             backuptype - will be replaced with Full, Log or Differential as appropriate
 
+    .PARAMETER NoAppendDbNameInPath
+        A switch that will prevent to systematically appended dbname to the path when creating the backup file path
+
     .PARAMETER CopyOnly
         If this switch is enabled, CopyOnly backups will be taken. By default function performs a normal backup, these backups interfere with the restore chain of the database. CopyOnly backups will not interfere with the restore chain of the database.
 
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ function Backup-DbaDatabase {
         [string]$FilePath,
         [switch]$IncrementPrefix,
         [switch]$ReplaceInName,
+        [switch]$NoAppendDbNameInPath,
         [switch]$CopyOnly,
         [ValidateSet('Full', 'Log', 'Differential', 'Diff', 'Database')]
         [string]$Type = 'Database',
@@ -661,7 +665,11 @@ function Backup-DbaDatabase {
                 for ($i = 0; $i -lt $FinalBackupPath.Count; $i++) {
                     $parent = [IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($FinalBackupPath[$i])
                     $leaf = [IO.Path]::GetFileName($FinalBackupPath[$i])
-                    $FinalBackupPath[$i] = [IO.Path]::Combine($parent, $dbName, $leaf)
+                    if ($NoAppendDbNameInPath) {
+                        $FinalBackupPath[$i] = [IO.Path]::Combine($parent, $leaf)
+                    } else {
+                        $FinalBackupPath[$i] = [IO.Path]::Combine($parent, $dbName, $leaf)
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/Backup-DbaDatabase.Tests.ps1 b/tests/Backup-DbaDatabase.Tests.ps1
index e4b736b283..26889a9db6 100644
--- a/tests/Backup-DbaDatabase.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/Backup-DbaDatabase.Tests.ps1
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Write-Host -Object "Running $PSCommandPath" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 Describe "$CommandName Unit Tests" -Tag 'UnitTests' {
     Context "Validate parameters" {
         [object[]]$params = (Get-Command $CommandName).Parameters.Keys | Where-Object { $_ -notin ('whatif', 'confirm') }
-        [object[]]$knownParameters = 'SqlInstance', 'SqlCredential', 'Database', 'ExcludeDatabase', 'Path', 'FilePath', 'ReplaceInName', 'CopyOnly', 'Type', 'InputObject', 'CreateFolder', 'FileCount', 'CompressBackup', 'Checksum', 'Verify', 'MaxTransferSize', 'BlockSize', 'BufferCount', 'AzureBaseUrl', 'AzureCredential', 'NoRecovery', 'BuildPath', 'WithFormat', 'Initialize', 'SkipTapeHeader', 'TimeStampFormat', 'IgnoreFileChecks', 'OutputScriptOnly', 'EnableException', 'EncryptionAlgorithm', 'EncryptionCertificate', 'IncrementPrefix', 'Description'
+        [object[]]$knownParameters = 'SqlInstance', 'SqlCredential', 'Database', 'ExcludeDatabase', 'Path', 'FilePath', 'ReplaceInName', 'NoAppendDbNameInPath', 'CopyOnly', 'Type', 'InputObject', 'CreateFolder', 'FileCount', 'CompressBackup', 'Checksum', 'Verify', 'MaxTransferSize', 'BlockSize', 'BufferCount', 'AzureBaseUrl', 'AzureCredential', 'NoRecovery', 'BuildPath', 'WithFormat', 'Initialize', 'SkipTapeHeader', 'TimeStampFormat', 'IgnoreFileChecks', 'OutputScriptOnly', 'EnableException', 'EncryptionAlgorithm', 'EncryptionCertificate', 'IncrementPrefix', 'Description'
         $knownParameters += [System.Management.Automation.PSCmdlet]::CommonParameters
         It "Should only contain our specific parameters" {
             (@(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject ($knownParameters | Where-Object { $_ }) -DifferenceObject $params).Count ) | Should Be 0