diff --git a/src/features/database/actions/bulk-backup.action.ts b/src/features/database/actions/bulk-backup.action.ts
index 57d0d333..9abb6a21 100644
--- a/src/features/database/actions/bulk-backup.action.ts
+++ b/src/features/database/actions/bulk-backup.action.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use server";
 
 import {z} from "zod";
+import {and, inArray, isNull} from "drizzle-orm";
 import {db} from "@/db";
 import * as drizzleDb from "@/db";
 import {ServerActionResult} from "@/types/action-type";
@@ -14,17 +15,35 @@ const bulkSchema = z.object({
 
 export const bulkBackupAction = userAction
     .schema(bulkSchema)
-    .action(async ({parsedInput}): Promise<ServerActionResult<{queued: number}>> => {
+    .action(async ({parsedInput}): Promise<ServerActionResult<{queued: number; skipped: {databaseId: string; reason: string}[]}>> => {
         try {
             const {projectId, databaseIds} = parsedInput;
             await assertDatabasesInOrgProject(projectId, databaseIds);
-            await db
-                .insert(drizzleDb.schemas.backup)
-                .values(databaseIds.map((databaseId) => ({databaseId, status: "waiting" as const})));
+
+            const activeBackups = await db.query.backup.findMany({
+                where: and(
+                    inArray(drizzleDb.schemas.backup.databaseId, databaseIds),
+                    inArray(drizzleDb.schemas.backup.status, ["waiting", "ongoing"]),
+                    isNull(drizzleDb.schemas.backup.deletedAt),
+                ),
+                columns: {databaseId: true},
+            });
+            const busy = new Set(activeBackups.map((b) => b.databaseId));
+            const toQueue = databaseIds.filter((id) => !busy.has(id));
+            const skipped = [...busy].map((databaseId) => ({databaseId, reason: "backup already in progress"}));
+
+            if (toQueue.length > 0) {
+                await db
+                    .insert(drizzleDb.schemas.backup)
+                    .values(toQueue.map((databaseId) => ({databaseId, status: "waiting" as const})));
+            }
+
             return {
                 success: true,
-                value: {queued: databaseIds.length},
-                actionSuccess: {message: `Queued ${databaseIds.length} backup(s).`},
+                value: {queued: toQueue.length, skipped},
+                actionSuccess: {
+                    message: `Queued ${toQueue.length} backup(s)${skipped.length ? `, ${skipped.length} skipped` : ""}.`,
+                },
             };
         } catch (error) {
             return {
diff --git a/src/features/database/actions/bulk-restore.action.ts b/src/features/database/actions/bulk-restore.action.ts
index 9f7e6717..22a16c24 100644
--- a/src/features/database/actions/bulk-restore.action.ts
+++ b/src/features/database/actions/bulk-restore.action.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use server";
 
 import {z} from "zod";
-import {and, desc, eq, isNull} from "drizzle-orm";
+import {and, desc, eq, inArray, isNull} from "drizzle-orm";
 import {db} from "@/db";
 import * as drizzleDb from "@/db";
 import {ServerActionResult} from "@/types/action-type";
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export type RestorePreviewRow = {
     backupStorageId?: string;
     backupDate?: string;
     restorable: boolean;
+    reason?: string;
 };
 
 async function resolveLatestRestorable(projectId: string, databaseIds: string[]): Promise<RestorePreviewRow[]> {
@@ -45,6 +46,22 @@ async function resolveLatestRestorable(projectId: string, databaseIds: string[])
 
     const rows: RestorePreviewRow[] = [];
     for (const databaseId of databaseIds) {
+        const activeRestore = await db.query.restoration.findFirst({
+            where: and(
+                eq(drizzleDb.schemas.restoration.databaseId, databaseId),
+                inArray(drizzleDb.schemas.restoration.status, ["waiting", "ongoing"]),
+            ),
+        });
+        if (activeRestore) {
+            rows.push({
+                databaseId,
+                name: nameById.get(databaseId) ?? databaseId,
+                restorable: false,
+                reason: "restore already in progress",
+            });
+            continue;
+        }
+
         const backups = await db.query.backup.findMany({
             where: and(
                 eq(drizzleDb.schemas.backup.databaseId, databaseId),
@@ -76,7 +93,7 @@ async function resolveLatestRestorable(projectId: string, databaseIds: string[])
             }
         }
 
-        rows.push(picked ?? {databaseId, name: nameById.get(databaseId) ?? databaseId, restorable: false});
+        rows.push(picked ?? {databaseId, name: nameById.get(databaseId) ?? databaseId, restorable: false, reason: "no successful backup"});
     }
     return rows;
 }
@@ -117,7 +134,7 @@ export const bulkRestoreLatestAction = userAction
             const restorable = rows.filter((r) => r.restorable);
             const skipped = rows
                 .filter((r) => !r.restorable)
-                .map((r) => ({databaseId: r.databaseId, reason: "no successful backup"}));
+                .map((r) => ({databaseId: r.databaseId, reason: r.reason ?? "no successful backup"}));
 
             if (restorable.length > 0) {
                 await db.insert(drizzleDb.schemas.restoration).values(
diff --git a/src/features/projects/components/bulk-restore-modal.tsx b/src/features/projects/components/bulk-restore-modal.tsx
index e2498fa0..6e485e43 100644
--- a/src/features/projects/components/bulk-restore-modal.tsx
+++ b/src/features/projects/components/bulk-restore-modal.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const BulkRestoreModal = (props: BulkRestoreModalProps) => {
                                         <td className="p-2">
                                             {r.restorable
                                                 ? <span className="text-green-600">{r.backupDate ? new Date(r.backupDate).toLocaleString() : "latest backup"}</span>
-                                                : <span className="text-amber-500">no successful backup — skipped</span>}
+                                                : <span className="text-amber-500">{r.reason ?? "no successful backup"} — skipped</span>}
                                         </td>
                                     </tr>
                                 ))}