diff --git a/pkg/function/backup_data.go b/pkg/function/backup_data.go
index 1e5256cedf..6552dd3402 100644
--- a/pkg/function/backup_data.go
+++ b/pkg/function/backup_data.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package function
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
@@ -52,6 +53,22 @@ func validateProfile(profile *param.Profile) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func getSnapshotIDFromLog(output string) string {
+	if output == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	logs := regexp.MustCompile("[\n]").Split(output, -1)
+	for _, l := range logs {
+		// Log should contain "snapshot ABC123 saved"
+		pattern := regexp.MustCompile(`snapshot\s(.*?)\ssaved$`)
+		match := pattern.FindAllStringSubmatch(l, 1)
+		if match != nil {
+			return match[0][1]
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (*backupDataFunc) Exec(ctx context.Context, tp param.TemplateParams, args map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	var namespace, pod, container, includePath, backupArtifactPrefix, backupIdentifier, encryptionKey string
 	var err error
@@ -97,6 +114,10 @@ func (*backupDataFunc) Exec(ctx context.Context, tp param.TemplateParams, args m
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to create and upload backup")
 	}
+	// Get the snapshot ID from log
+	if snapID := getSnapshotIDFromLog(stdout); snapID != "" {
+		return map[string]interface{}{"snapshotID": snapID}, nil
+	}
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/function/backup_data_test.go b/pkg/function/backup_data_test.go
index 5e8b121e74..9e6118af4e 100644
--- a/pkg/function/backup_data_test.go
+++ b/pkg/function/backup_data_test.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kanisterio/kanister/pkg/param"
 )
 
-type ValidateProfileSuite struct {
+type BackupDataSuite struct {
 }
 
-var _ = Suite(&ValidateProfileSuite{})
+var _ = Suite(&BackupDataSuite{})
 
 func newValidProfile() *param.Profile {
 	return &param.Profile{
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func newInvalidProfile() *param.Profile {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *ValidateProfileSuite) TestValidateProfile(c *C) {
+func (s *BackupDataSuite) TestValidateProfile(c *C) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name       string
 		profile    *param.Profile
@@ -71,3 +71,18 @@ func (s *ValidateProfileSuite) TestValidateProfile(c *C) {
 		c.Check(err, tc.errChecker, Commentf("Test %s Failed", tc.name))
 	}
 }
+
+func (s *BackupDataSuite) TestGetSnapshotID(c *C) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		log      string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"snapshot 1a2b3c4d saved", "1a2b3c4d"},
+		{"snapshot 123abcd", ""},
+		{"Invalid message", ""},
+		{"snapshot abc123\n saved", ""},
+	} {
+		id := getSnapshotIDFromLog(tc.log)
+		c.Check(id, Equals, tc.expected, Commentf("Failed for log: %s", tc.log))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/function/data_test.go b/pkg/function/data_test.go
index 6a582e6467..bb0fa7a697 100644
--- a/pkg/function/data_test.go
+++ b/pkg/function/data_test.go
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@ func (s *DataSuite) TestBackupRestoreData(c *C) {
 		phases, err := kanister.GetPhases(bp, actionName, *tp)
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 		for _, p := range phases {
-			_, err = p.Exec(context.Background(), bp, actionName, *tp)
+			out, err := p.Exec(context.Background(), bp, actionName, *tp)
+			if out != nil {
+				c.Assert(out["snapshotID"], NotNil)
+			}
 			c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 		}
 	}