diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Setup/Migrate.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Setup/Migrate.tsx
index c72625a48..57ac073c8 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Setup/Migrate.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Setup/Migrate.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ export const Migrate: React.FC = () => {
 
   const intl = useIntl();
 
+  // if database path includes path separators, then this is passed through
+  // to the migration path. Extract the base name of the database file.
+  const databasePath = systemStatus
+    ? systemStatus?.systemStatus.databasePath?.split(/[\\/]/).pop()
+    : "";
+
   // make suffix based on current time
   const now = new Date()
     .toISOString()
@@ -24,7 +30,7 @@ export const Migrate: React.FC = () => {
     .replace(/:/g, "")
     .replace(/\..*/, "");
   const defaultBackupPath = systemStatus
-    ? `${systemStatus.systemStatus.databasePath}.${systemStatus.systemStatus.databaseSchema}.${now}`
+    ? `${databasePath}.${systemStatus.systemStatus.databaseSchema}.${now}`
     : "";
 
   const discordLink = (
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Changelog/v0180.md b/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Changelog/v0180.md
index 9c3a3fea6..8091e6caa 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Changelog/v0180.md
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Changelog/v0180.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 * Changed Performer height to be numeric, and changed filtering accordingly. ([#3060](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/pull/3060))
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
+* Fixed database backup in incorrect directory during migration when database location is an absolute path. ([#3140](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/pull/3140))
 * Fixed gallery create post hook not being fired during gallery creation. ([#3134](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/pull/3134))
 * Fixed autotag error when tagging a large amount of objects. ([#3106](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/pull/3106))
 * Fixed Gallery title being incorrectly marked as mandatory for file- and folder-based galleries. ([#3110](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/pull/3110))