diff --git a/playbooks/rear_backup.yml b/playbooks/rear_backup.yml
index 9a98c29..35cbede 100644
--- a/playbooks/rear_backup.yml
+++ b/playbooks/rear_backup.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
   gather_facts: true
   strategy: free
 
+  vars:
+    standalone_backup_success_path: "/var/log/IPE/IPU/el7to8"
+    standalone_backup_success_file: "{{ standalone_backup_success_path }}/standalone_rear_success"
+
 
   tasks:
     - name: Include the backup role
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@
         path: "/var/log/rear/rear-{{ ansible_hostname }}.log"
       register: rear_backup_log_stat
 
-    - name: Backup ReaR log file
+    - name: Backup ReaR log file and create success file
       when:
         - rear_backup_log_stat['stat']['exists']
       block:
@@ -35,3 +39,15 @@
           ansible.builtin.file:
             path: "/var/log/rear/rear-{{ ansible_hostname }}.log"
             state: absent
+
+        - name: Create success file directory if not present
+          ansible.builtin.file:
+            path: "{{ standalone_backup_success_path }}"
+            state: directory
+            mode: "0755"
+
+        - name: Create backup success file
+          ansible.builtin.copy:
+            dest: "{{ standalone_backup_success_file }}"
+            content: "success\n"
+            mode: "0644"