diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index 1b9c5b33d..3136e8990 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ func open(ctx context.Context, s string, gopts GlobalOptions, opts options.Optio
 	case "s3":
 		be, err = s3.Open(ctx, *cfg.(*s3.Config), rt)
 	case "gs":
-		be, err = gs.Open(*cfg.(*gs.Config), rt)
+		be, err = gs.Open(ctx, *cfg.(*gs.Config), rt)
 	case "azure":
 		be, err = azure.Open(ctx, *cfg.(*azure.Config), rt)
 	case "swift":
@@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ func open(ctx context.Context, s string, gopts GlobalOptions, opts options.Optio
 	case "b2":
 		be, err = b2.Open(ctx, *cfg.(*b2.Config), rt)
 	case "rest":
-		be, err = rest.Open(*cfg.(*rest.Config), rt)
+		be, err = rest.Open(ctx, *cfg.(*rest.Config), rt)
 	case "rclone":
-		be, err = rclone.Open(*cfg.(*rclone.Config), lim)
+		be, err = rclone.Open(ctx, *cfg.(*rclone.Config), lim)
 
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.Fatalf("invalid backend: %q", loc.Scheme)
diff --git a/internal/backend/gs/gs.go b/internal/backend/gs/gs.go
index 7b5489111..022f2534a 100644
--- a/internal/backend/gs/gs.go
+++ b/internal/backend/gs/gs.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func open(cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (*Backend, error) {
 }
 
 // Open opens the gs backend at the specified bucket.
-func Open(cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (restic.Backend, error) {
+func Open(_ context.Context, cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (restic.Backend, error) {
 	return open(cfg, rt)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/backend/gs/gs_test.go b/internal/backend/gs/gs_test.go
index f96b6c62b..a73fe77fb 100644
--- a/internal/backend/gs/gs_test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/gs/gs_test.go
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ func newGSTestSuite(t testing.TB) *test.Suite[gs.Config] {
 
 		// OpenFn is a function that opens a previously created temporary repository.
 		Open: func(cfg gs.Config) (restic.Backend, error) {
-			return gs.Open(cfg, tr)
+			return gs.Open(context.TODO(), cfg, tr)
 		},
 
 		// CleanupFn removes data created during the tests.
 		Cleanup: func(cfg gs.Config) error {
-			be, err := gs.Open(cfg, tr)
+			be, err := gs.Open(context.TODO(), cfg, tr)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/backend/rclone/backend.go b/internal/backend/rclone/backend.go
index 085c89945..881990bc3 100644
--- a/internal/backend/rclone/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/rclone/backend.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func wrapConn(c *StdioConn, lim limiter.Limiter) *wrappedConn {
 }
 
 // New initializes a Backend and starts the process.
-func newBackend(cfg Config, lim limiter.Limiter) (*Backend, error) {
+func newBackend(ctx context.Context, cfg Config, lim limiter.Limiter) (*Backend, error) {
 	var (
 		args []string
 		err  error
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func newBackend(cfg Config, lim limiter.Limiter) (*Backend, error) {
 		wg:     wg,
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	wg.Add(1)
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ func newBackend(cfg Config, lim limiter.Limiter) (*Backend, error) {
 }
 
 // Open starts an rclone process with the given config.
-func Open(cfg Config, lim limiter.Limiter) (*Backend, error) {
-	be, err := newBackend(cfg, lim)
+func Open(ctx context.Context, cfg Config, lim limiter.Limiter) (*Backend, error) {
+	be, err := newBackend(ctx, cfg, lim)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func Open(cfg Config, lim limiter.Limiter) (*Backend, error) {
 		URL:         url,
 	}
 
-	restBackend, err := rest.Open(restConfig, debug.RoundTripper(be.tr))
+	restBackend, err := rest.Open(ctx, restConfig, debug.RoundTripper(be.tr))
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = be.Close()
 		return nil, err
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func Open(cfg Config, lim limiter.Limiter) (*Backend, error) {
 
 // Create initializes a new restic repo with rclone.
 func Create(ctx context.Context, cfg Config) (*Backend, error) {
-	be, err := newBackend(cfg, nil)
+	be, err := newBackend(ctx, cfg, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/rclone/backend_test.go b/internal/backend/rclone/backend_test.go
index c497271f6..a562a99e6 100644
--- a/internal/backend/rclone/backend_test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/rclone/backend_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func newTestSuite(t testing.TB) *test.Suite[rclone.Config] {
 		// OpenFn is a function that opens a previously created temporary repository.
 		Open: func(cfg rclone.Config) (restic.Backend, error) {
 			t.Logf("Open()")
-			return rclone.Open(cfg, nil)
+			return rclone.Open(context.TODO(), cfg, nil)
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/backend/rclone/internal_test.go b/internal/backend/rclone/internal_test.go
index bfec2b98c..32fe850a0 100644
--- a/internal/backend/rclone/internal_test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/rclone/internal_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestRcloneExit(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := rtest.TempDir(t)
 	cfg := NewConfig()
 	cfg.Remote = dir
-	be, err := Open(cfg, nil)
+	be, err := Open(context.TODO(), cfg, nil)
 	var e *exec.Error
 	if errors.As(err, &e) && e.Err == exec.ErrNotFound {
 		t.Skipf("program %q not found", e.Name)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestRcloneFailedStart(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := NewConfig()
 	// exits with exit code 1
 	cfg.Program = "false"
-	_, err := Open(cfg, nil)
+	_, err := Open(context.TODO(), cfg, nil)
 	var e *exec.ExitError
 	if !errors.As(err, &e) {
 		// unexpected error
diff --git a/internal/backend/rest/rest.go b/internal/backend/rest/rest.go
index 68397cd1b..0906a7f10 100644
--- a/internal/backend/rest/rest.go
+++ b/internal/backend/rest/rest.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // Open opens the REST backend with the given config.
-func Open(cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (*Backend, error) {
+func Open(_ context.Context, cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (*Backend, error) {
 	// use url without trailing slash for layout
 	url := cfg.URL.String()
 	if url[len(url)-1] == '/' {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func Open(cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (*Backend, error) {
 
 // Create creates a new REST on server configured in config.
 func Create(ctx context.Context, cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (*Backend, error) {
-	be, err := Open(cfg, rt)
+	be, err := Open(ctx, cfg, rt)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/rest/rest_int_test.go b/internal/backend/rest/rest_int_test.go
index 7184f5fbe..e7810c5e3 100644
--- a/internal/backend/rest/rest_int_test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/rest/rest_int_test.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestListAPI(t *testing.T) {
 				URL:         srvURL,
 			}
 
-			be, err := rest.Open(cfg, http.DefaultTransport)
+			be, err := rest.Open(context.TODO(), cfg, http.DefaultTransport)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/backend/rest/rest_test.go b/internal/backend/rest/rest_test.go
index 2ebd00f5e..4d069e63c 100644
--- a/internal/backend/rest/rest_test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/rest/rest_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func newTestSuite(_ context.Context, t testing.TB, url *url.URL, minimalData boo
 
 		// OpenFn is a function that opens a previously created temporary repository.
 		Open: func(cfg rest.Config) (restic.Backend, error) {
-			return rest.Open(cfg, tr)
+			return rest.Open(context.TODO(), cfg, tr)
 		},
 
 		// CleanupFn removes data created during the tests.