diff --git a/cmd/backup/script.go b/cmd/backup/script.go
index 287eaaf..a61f1d5 100644
--- a/cmd/backup/script.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/script.go
@@ -395,6 +395,26 @@ func (s *script) stopContainersAndServices() (func() error, error) {
 		return noop, nil
 	}
 
+	if isDockerSwarm {
+		for _, container := range containersToStop {
+			if swarmServiceID, ok := container.Labels["com.docker.swarm.service.id"]; ok {
+				parentService, _, err := s.cli.ServiceInspectWithRaw(context.Background(), swarmServiceID, types.ServiceInspectOptions{})
+				if err != nil {
+					return noop, fmt.Errorf("(*script).stopContainersAndServices: error querying for parent service with ID %s: %w", swarmServiceID, err)
+				}
+				for label := range parentService.Spec.Labels {
+					if label == "docker-volume-backup.stop-during-backup" {
+						return noop, fmt.Errorf(
+							"(*script).stopContainersAndServices: container %s is labeled to stop but has parent service %s which is also labeled, cannot continue",
+							container.Names[0],
+							parentService.Spec.Name,
+						)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	s.logger.Info(
 		fmt.Sprintf(
 			"Stopping %d out of %d running container(s) and scaling down %d out of %d active service(s) as they were labeled %s.",
diff --git a/test/collision/docker-compose.yml b/test/collision/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd47a15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/collision/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Copyright 2020-2021 - Offen Authors <hioffen@posteo.de>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense
+
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  backup:
+    image: offen/docker-volume-backup:${TEST_VERSION:-canary}
+    environment:
+      BACKUP_FILENAME: test.tar.gz
+    volumes:
+      - offen_data:/backup/offen_data:ro
+      - ${LOCAL_DIR:-./local}:/archive
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+
+  offen:
+    image: offen/offen:latest
+    labels:
+      - docker-volume-backup.stop-during-backup=true
+    deploy:
+      labels:
+        - docker-volume-backup.stop-during-backup=true
+      replicas: 2
+    volumes:
+      - offen_data:/var/opt/offen
+
+volumes:
+  offen_data:
diff --git a/test/collision/run.sh b/test/collision/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8948feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/collision/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+cd $(dirname $0)
+. ../util.sh
+current_test=$(basename $(pwd))
+
+export LOCAL_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+
+docker swarm init
+
+docker stack deploy --compose-file=docker-compose.yml test_stack
+
+while [ -z $(docker ps -q -f name=backup) ]; do
+  info "Backup container not ready yet. Retrying."
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+sleep 20
+
+set +e
+docker exec $(docker ps -q -f name=backup) backup
+if [ $? = "0" ]; then
+  fail "Expected script to exit with error code."
+fi
+
+if [ -f "${LOCAL_DIR}/test.tar.gz" ]; then
+  fail "Found backup file that should not have been created."
+fi
+
+expect_running_containers "3"
+
+pass "Script did not perform backup as there was a label collision."