diff --git a/ts/services/backups/export.ts b/ts/services/backups/export.ts
index 74faf15a02..4bdba46f2c 100644
--- a/ts/services/backups/export.ts
+++ b/ts/services/backups/export.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { explodePromise } from '../../util/explodePromise';
 import {
   isDirectConversation,
   isGroup,
+  isGroupV1,
   isGroupV2,
   isMe,
 } from '../../util/whatTypeOfConversation';
@@ -307,6 +308,11 @@ export class BackupExportStream extends Readable {
       window.storage.get('pinnedConversationIds') || [];
 
     for (const { attributes } of window.ConversationController.getAll()) {
+      if (isGroupV1(attributes)) {
+        log.warn('backups: skipping gv1 conversation');
+        continue;
+      }
+
       const recipientId = this.getRecipientId(attributes);
 
       let pinnedOrder: number | null = null;
@@ -773,6 +779,15 @@ export class BackupExportStream extends Readable {
     message: MessageAttributesType,
     { aboutMe, callHistoryByCallId, backupLevel }: ToChatItemOptionsType
   ): Promise<Backups.IChatItem | undefined> {
+    const conversation = window.ConversationController.get(
+      message.conversationId
+    );
+
+    if (conversation && isGroupV1(conversation.attributes)) {
+      log.warn('backups: skipping gv1 message');
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
     const chatId = this.getRecipientId({ id: message.conversationId });
     if (chatId === undefined) {
       log.warn('backups: message chat not found');
@@ -1324,9 +1339,21 @@ export class BackupExportStream extends Readable {
       return { kind: NonBubbleResultKind.Drop };
     }
 
+    // Create a GV2 tombstone for a deprecated GV1 notification
     if (isGroupUpdate(message)) {
-      // GV1 is deprecated.
-      return { kind: NonBubbleResultKind.Drop };
+      updateMessage.groupChange = {
+        updates: [
+          {
+            genericGroupUpdate: {
+              updaterAci: message.sourceServiceId
+                ? this.serviceIdToBytes(message.sourceServiceId)
+                : undefined,
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+
+      return { kind: NonBubbleResultKind.Directionless, patch };
     }
 
     if (isUnsupportedMessage(message)) {
diff --git a/ts/test-electron/backup/bubble_test.ts b/ts/test-electron/backup/bubble_test.ts
index 79edbacc7e..946d80a4fe 100644
--- a/ts/test-electron/backup/bubble_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test-electron/backup/bubble_test.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,22 @@ import type { ConversationModel } from '../../models/conversations';
 import { GiftBadgeStates } from '../../components/conversation/Message';
 
 import Data from '../../sql/Client';
+import { getRandomBytes } from '../../Crypto';
+import * as Bytes from '../../Bytes';
 import { generateAci } from '../../types/ServiceId';
 import { ReadStatus } from '../../messages/MessageReadStatus';
 import { SeenStatus } from '../../MessageSeenStatus';
 import { loadCallsHistory } from '../../services/callHistoryLoader';
-import { setupBasics, symmetricRoundtripHarness, OUR_ACI } from './helpers';
+import { ID_V1_LENGTH } from '../../groups';
+import {
+  setupBasics,
+  asymmetricRoundtripHarness,
+  symmetricRoundtripHarness,
+  OUR_ACI,
+} from './helpers';
 
 const CONTACT_A = generateAci();
+const GV1_ID = Bytes.toBinary(getRandomBytes(ID_V1_LENGTH));
 
 const BADGE_RECEIPT =
   'AEpyZxbRBT+T5PQw9Wcx1QE2aFvL7LoLir9V4UF09Kk9qiP4SpIlHdlWHrAICy6F' +
@@ -27,6 +36,7 @@ const BADGE_RECEIPT =
 
 describe('backup/bubble messages', () => {
   let contactA: ConversationModel;
+  let gv1: ConversationModel;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     await Data._removeAllMessages();
@@ -41,6 +51,14 @@ describe('backup/bubble messages', () => {
       { systemGivenName: 'CONTACT_A' }
     );
 
+    gv1 = await window.ConversationController.getOrCreateAndWait(
+      GV1_ID,
+      'group',
+      {
+        groupVersion: 1,
+      }
+    );
+
     await loadCallsHistory();
   });
 
@@ -383,4 +401,26 @@ describe('backup/bubble messages', () => {
       },
     ]);
   });
+
+  it('drops gv1 messages', async () => {
+    await asymmetricRoundtripHarness(
+      [
+        {
+          conversationId: gv1.id,
+          id: generateGuid(),
+          type: 'incoming',
+          received_at: 3,
+          received_at_ms: 3,
+          sent_at: 3,
+          timestamp: 3,
+          sourceServiceId: CONTACT_A,
+          body: 'd',
+          readStatus: ReadStatus.Unread,
+          seenStatus: SeenStatus.Unseen,
+          unidentifiedDeliveryReceived: true,
+        },
+      ],
+      []
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ts/test-electron/backup/non_bubble_test.ts b/ts/test-electron/backup/non_bubble_test.ts
index 889b0890bd..063c9ef4c5 100644
--- a/ts/test-electron/backup/non_bubble_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test-electron/backup/non_bubble_test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ import { DurationInSeconds } from '../../util/durations';
 import { ReadStatus } from '../../messages/MessageReadStatus';
 import { SeenStatus } from '../../MessageSeenStatus';
 import { loadCallsHistory } from '../../services/callHistoryLoader';
-import { setupBasics, symmetricRoundtripHarness, OUR_ACI } from './helpers';
+import {
+  setupBasics,
+  asymmetricRoundtripHarness,
+  symmetricRoundtripHarness,
+  OUR_ACI,
+} from './helpers';
 
 const CONTACT_A = generateAci();
 const GROUP_ID = Bytes.toBase64(getRandomBytes(32));
@@ -501,4 +506,40 @@ describe('backup/non-bubble messages', () => {
       },
     ]);
   });
+
+  it('creates a tombstone for gv1 update in gv2 group', async () => {
+    await asymmetricRoundtripHarness(
+      [
+        {
+          conversationId: group.id,
+          id: generateGuid(),
+          type: 'incoming',
+          received_at: 1,
+          received_at_ms: 1,
+          sourceServiceId: CONTACT_A,
+          sourceDevice: 1,
+          sent_at: 1,
+          timestamp: 1,
+          readStatus: ReadStatus.Unread,
+          seenStatus: SeenStatus.Unseen,
+          group_update: {},
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        {
+          conversationId: group.id,
+          id: 'does not matter',
+          type: 'group-v2-change',
+          groupV2Change: {
+            details: [{ type: 'summary' }],
+            from: CONTACT_A,
+          },
+          received_at: 1,
+          sent_at: 1,
+          sourceServiceId: CONTACT_A,
+          timestamp: 1,
+        },
+      ]
+    );
+  });
 });