diff --git a/data/web/templates/base.twig b/data/web/templates/base.twig
index 8ec8e4159..642d130a5 100644
--- a/data/web/templates/base.twig
+++ b/data/web/templates/base.twig
@@ -567,6 +567,14 @@ function recursiveBase64StrToArrayBuffer(obj) {
     <span style="text-align:right;display:block;">Build: {{ mailcow_info.git_commit_date }}</span>
   </span>
   {% endif %}
+  {% if mailcow_cc_username and mailcow_info.mailcow_branch|lower == "legacy" and mailcow_info.version_tag|default %}
+  <span class="version">
+    ⚰️🐮 + 🐋 = 💕
+        Legacy: <a href="{{ mailcow_info.git_project_url }}/commit/{{ mailcow_info.git_commit }}" target="_blank">{{ mailcow_info.version_tag }}
+    </a><br>
+    <span style="text-align:right;display:block;">Build: {{ mailcow_info.git_commit_date }}</span>
+  </span>
+  {% endif %}
 </div>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/generate_config.sh b/generate_config.sh
index 052764a6b..c7a7cb64f 100755
--- a/generate_config.sh
+++ b/generate_config.sh
@@ -181,11 +181,15 @@ if [[ ${SKIP_BRANCH} != y ]]; then
   echo "Available Branches:"
   echo "- master branch (stable updates) | default, recommended [1]"
   echo "- nightly branch (unstable updates, testing) | not-production ready [2]"
+  echo "- legacy branch (supported until February 2026) | deprecated, security updates only [3]"
   sleep 1
 
   while [ -z "${MAILCOW_BRANCH}" ]; do
-    read -r -p  "Choose the Branch with it's number [1/2] " branch
+    read -r -p  "Choose the Branch with it's number [1/2/3] " branch
     case $branch in
+      [3])
+        MAILCOW_BRANCH="legacy"
+        ;;
       [2])
         MAILCOW_BRANCH="nightly"
         ;;
@@ -534,6 +538,10 @@ case ${git_branch} in
     mailcow_git_version=$(git rev-parse --short $(git rev-parse @{upstream}))
     mailcow_last_git_version=""
     ;;
+  legacy)
+    mailcow_git_version=$(git rev-parse --short $(git rev-parse @{upstream}))
+    mailcow_last_git_version=""
+    ;;
   *)
     mailcow_git_version=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
     mailcow_last_git_version=""
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 9cfb02fd1..f1883873f 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -883,8 +883,12 @@ while (($#)); do
       echo -e "\e[32mRunning in Developer mode...\e[0m"
       DEV=y
     ;;
+    --legacy)
+      CURRENT_BRANCH="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}"; git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
+      NEW_BRANCH="legacy"
+    ;;
     --help|-h)
-    echo './update.sh [-c|--check, --check-tags, --ours, --gc, --nightly, --prefetch, --skip-start, --skip-ping-check, --stable, -f|--force, -d|--dev, -h|--help]
+    echo './update.sh [-c|--check, --check-tags, --ours, --gc, --nightly, --prefetch, --skip-start, --skip-ping-check, --stable, --legacy, -f|--force, -d|--dev, -h|--help]
 
   -c|--check           -   Check for updates and exit (exit codes => 0: update available, 3: no updates)
   --check-tags         -   Check for newer tags and exit (exit codes => 0: newer tag available, 3: no newer tag)
@@ -894,7 +898,8 @@ while (($#)); do
   --prefetch           -   Only prefetch new images and exit (useful to prepare updates)
   --skip-start         -   Do not start mailcow after update
   --skip-ping-check    -   Skip ICMP Check to public DNS resolvers (Use it only if you'\''ve blocked any ICMP Connections to your mailcow machine)
-  --stable             -   Switch your mailcow updates to the stable (master) branch. Default unless you changed it with --nightly.
+  --stable             -   Switch your mailcow updates to the stable (master) branch. Default unless you changed it with --nightly or --legacy.
+  --legacy             -   Switch your mailcow updates to the legacy branch. The legacy branch will only recieve security updates until February 2026.
   -f|--force           -   Force update, do not ask questions
   -d|--dev             -   Enables Developer Mode (No Checkout of update.sh for tests)
 '
@@ -1300,6 +1305,11 @@ if ! [ "$NEW_BRANCH" ]; then
     sleep 1
     echo -e "\e[33mTo change that run the update.sh Script one time with the --stable parameter to switch to stable builds.\e[0m"
 
+  elif [ "${BRANCH}" == "legacy" ]; then
+    echo -e "\e[31mYou are receiving legacy updates. The legacy branch will only recieve security updates until February 2026.\e[0m"
+    sleep 1
+    echo -e "\e[33mTo change that run the update.sh Script one time with the --stable parameter to switch to stable builds.\e[0m"
+
   else
     echo -e "\e[33mYou are receiving updates from an unsupported branch.\e[0m"
     sleep 1
@@ -1362,6 +1372,29 @@ elif [ "$NEW_BRANCH" == "nightly" ] && [ "$CURRENT_BRANCH" != "nightly" ]; then
   fi
   git fetch origin
   git checkout -f "${BRANCH}"
+elif [ "$NEW_BRANCH" == "legacy" ] && [ "$CURRENT_BRANCH" != "legacy" ]; then
+  echo -e "\e[33mYou are about to switch your mailcow Updates to the legacy branch.\e[0m"
+  sleep 1
+  echo -e "\e[33mBefore you do: Please take a backup of all components to ensure that no Data is lost...\e[0m"
+  sleep 1
+  echo -e "\e[31mWARNING: A switch to stable or nightly is possible any time.\e[0m"
+  read -r -p "Are you sure you want to continue upgrading to the legacy branch? [y/N] " response
+  if [[ ! "${response}" =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])+$ ]]; then
+    echo "OK. If you prepared yourself for that please run the update.sh Script with the --legacy parameter again to trigger this process here."
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  BRANCH=$NEW_BRANCH
+  DIFF_DIRECTORY=update_diffs
+  DIFF_FILE=${DIFF_DIRECTORY}/diff_before_upgrade_to_legacy_$(date +"%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S")
+  mv diff_before_upgrade* ${DIFF_DIRECTORY}/ 2> /dev/null
+  if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD; then
+    echo -e "\e[32mSaving diff to ${DIFF_FILE}...\e[0m"
+    mkdir -p ${DIFF_DIRECTORY}
+    git diff "${BRANCH}" --stat > "${DIFF_FILE}"
+    git diff "${BRANCH}" >> "${DIFF_FILE}"
+  fi
+  git fetch origin
+  git checkout -f "${BRANCH}"
 fi
 
 if [ ! "$DEV" ]; then