diff --git a/resources/lib/modules/system.py b/resources/lib/modules/system.py
index 2d224e35e..89df27420 100644
--- a/resources/lib/modules/system.py
+++ b/resources/lib/modules/system.py
@@ -429,7 +429,8 @@ def do_backup(self, listItem=None):
                                         '',
                                         False,
                                         False,
-                                        self.BACKUP_DESTINATION )
+                                        self.BACKUP_DESTINATION,
+                                        False )
 
             if bckDir and os.path.exists(bckDir):
                 # free space check
@@ -446,8 +447,8 @@ def do_backup(self, listItem=None):
                 self.backup_dlg.create('LibreELEC', oe._(32375))
                 if not os.path.exists(self.BACKUP_DESTINATION):
                     os.makedirs(self.BACKUP_DESTINATION)
-                self.backup_file = oe.timestamp() + '.tar'
-                tar = tarfile.open(bckDir + self.backup_file, 'w')
+                self.backup_file = f'{oe.timestamp()}.tar.gz'
+                tar = tarfile.open(bckDir + self.backup_file, 'w:gz', compresslevel=1)
                 for directory in self.BACKUP_DIRS:
                     self.tar_add_folder(tar, directory)
                 tar.close()
@@ -462,10 +463,12 @@ def do_restore(self, listItem=None):
             restore_file_path = xbmcDialog.browse( 1,
                                                    oe._(32373),
                                                    'files',
-                                                   '??????????????.tar',
+                                                   '.tar|.tar.gz|.tar.bz2|.tar.xz',
                                                    False,
                                                    False,
-                                                   self.BACKUP_DESTINATION )
+                                                   self.BACKUP_DESTINATION,
+                                                   False )
+
             # Do nothing if the dialog is cancelled - path will be the backup destination
             if not os.path.isfile(restore_file_path):
                 return