diff --git a/src/tasks/tidy.ts b/src/tasks/tidy.ts
index aa366817..4f0bac20 100644
--- a/src/tasks/tidy.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/tidy.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ export async function tidyOpenIssuesWithoutMeetingLabel(api: Api): Promise<void>
   logger.info(`Filtered ${openIssuesWithoutMeetingLabel.length} open issue(s) without label 'meeting'.`);
 
   await asyncPool(5, openIssuesWithoutMeetingLabel, async (issue) => {
+    if (issue.milestone !== null && issue.milestone.title === 'Backlog') {
+      logger.info(`Skipping issue "${issue.title}" because it is in backlog.`);
+      return;
+    }
+
     return api.createNote(
       issue.project_id,
       issue.iid,