diff --git a/docker-compose.selfhost.yml b/docker-compose.selfhost.yml
index 206557cff8..b052a52913 100644
--- a/docker-compose.selfhost.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.selfhost.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
     ports:
       - "${PORT:-8080}:8080"
+    volumes:
+      - backend_uploads:/app/data/uploads
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: postgres://${POSTGRES_USER:-multica}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-multica}@postgres:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-multica}?sslmode=disable
       PORT: "8080"
@@ -72,3 +74,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   pgdata:
+  backend_uploads: