diff --git a/backup.c b/backup.c
index ba0586d1..8acd6490 100644
--- a/backup.c
+++ b/backup.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ do_backup_database(parray *backup_list, pgBackupOption bkupopt)
 	}
 
 	/* clear ptrack files for FULL and DIFF backup */
-	if (current.backup_mode != BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PTRACK)
+	if (current.backup_mode != BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PTRACK && !disable_ptrack_clear)
 		pg_ptrack_clear();
 
 	/* start stream replication */
diff --git a/expected/option.out b/expected/option.out
index 4a01617d..399b8208 100644
--- a/expected/option.out
+++ b/expected/option.out
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Common Options:
   -c, --check               show what would have been done
   -j, --threads=NUM         num threads for backup and restore
   --stream                  use stream for save/restore WAL during backup
+  --disable-ptrack-clear    disable clear ptrack for postgres without ptrack
 
 Backup options:
   -b, --backup-mode=MODE    full,page,ptrack
diff --git a/pg_arman.c b/pg_arman.c
index 9a575503..7fb6814d 100644
--- a/pg_arman.c
+++ b/pg_arman.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static int		keep_data_generations = KEEP_INFINITE;
 static int		keep_data_days = KEEP_INFINITE;
 int				num_threads = 1;
 bool			stream_wal = false;
+bool			disable_ptrack_clear = false;
 static bool		backup_validate = false;
 
 /* restore configuration */
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ static pgut_option options[] =
 	{ 'b', 'c', "check",		&check },
 	{ 'i', 'j', "threads",		&num_threads },
 	{ 'b', 8, "stream",		&stream_wal },
+	{ 'b', 9, "disable-ptrack-clear",		&disable_ptrack_clear },
 	/* backup options */
 	{ 'f', 'b', "backup-mode",			opt_backup_mode,		SOURCE_ENV },
 	{ 'b', 'C', "smooth-checkpoint",	&smooth_checkpoint,		SOURCE_ENV },
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@ pgut_help(bool details)
 	printf(_("  -c, --check               show what would have been done\n"));
 	printf(_("  -j, --threads=NUM         num threads for backup and restore\n"));
 	printf(_("  --stream                  use stream for save/restore WAL during backup\n"));
+	printf(_("  --disable-ptrack-clear    disable clear ptrack for postgres without ptrack\n"));
 	printf(_("\nBackup options:\n"));
 	printf(_("  -b, --backup-mode=MODE    full,page,ptrack\n"));
 	printf(_("  -C, --smooth-checkpoint   do smooth checkpoint before backup\n"));
diff --git a/pg_arman.h b/pg_arman.h
index 8114cda1..71f7a17c 100644
--- a/pg_arman.h
+++ b/pg_arman.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ extern parray *backup_files_list;
 
 extern int num_threads;
 extern bool stream_wal;
+extern bool disable_ptrack_clear;
 
 /* in backup.c */
 extern int do_backup(pgBackupOption bkupopt);