diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e91d92..1d55db8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 - ✨(backend) keep traces of failed malware analysis tasks
 - ✨(backend) save backend used in a malware analysis task
+- ✨(backend) allow a malware detection backend to reschedule a task
 
 ## [0.0.19] - 2025-11-21
 
diff --git a/src/lasuite/malware_detection/backends/base.py b/src/lasuite/malware_detection/backends/base.py
index 029e122..374b565 100644
--- a/src/lasuite/malware_detection/backends/base.py
+++ b/src/lasuite/malware_detection/backends/base.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
 
+from ..models import MalwareDetection
+
 
 class BaseBackend(ABC):
     """Base class for all malware detection backends."""
@@ -34,3 +36,7 @@ class BaseBackend(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     def launch_next_analysis(self) -> None:
         """Launch the next analysis."""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def reschedule_processing_task(self, malware_detection_record: MalwareDetection) -> None:
+        """Reschedule the processing task for a malware detection record."""
diff --git a/src/lasuite/malware_detection/backends/dummy.py b/src/lasuite/malware_detection/backends/dummy.py
index e411ef9..480e611 100644
--- a/src/lasuite/malware_detection/backends/dummy.py
+++ b/src/lasuite/malware_detection/backends/dummy.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Module contains the dummy backend for the malware detection system."""
 
 from ..enums import ReportStatus
+from ..models import MalwareDetection
 from .base import BaseBackend
 
 
@@ -13,3 +14,6 @@ class DummyBackend(BaseBackend):
 
     def launch_next_analysis(self) -> None:
         """Launch the next analysis."""
+
+    def reschedule_processing_task(self, malware_detection_record: MalwareDetection) -> None:
+        """Reschedule the processing task for a malware detection record."""
diff --git a/src/lasuite/malware_detection/backends/jcop.py b/src/lasuite/malware_detection/backends/jcop.py
index 303643d..2e7de50 100644
--- a/src/lasuite/malware_detection/backends/jcop.py
+++ b/src/lasuite/malware_detection/backends/jcop.py
@@ -64,6 +64,25 @@ class JCOPBackend(BaseBackend):
 
         self.launch_next_analysis()
 
+    def reschedule_processing_task(self, malware_detection_record: MalwareDetection) -> None:
+        """Reschedule the processing task for a malware detection record."""
+        if malware_detection_record.status != MalwareDetectionStatus.PROCESSING:
+            return
+
+        if malware_detection_record.backend != self.backend_name:
+            return
+
+        # assert first the file still exists in the system
+        if not default_storage.exists(malware_detection_record.path):
+            logger.info("File %s not found when rescheduling processing task", malware_detection_record.path)
+            malware_detection_record.delete()
+            return
+
+        analyse_file_async.delay(
+            malware_detection_record.path,
+            **malware_detection_record.parameters,
+        )
+
     def launch_next_analysis(self) -> None:
         """Launch the next pending analysis."""
         if (
diff --git a/tests/malware_detection/backends/test_jcop_backend.py b/tests/malware_detection/backends/test_jcop_backend.py
index 477143c..dc424ef 100644
--- a/tests/malware_detection/backends/test_jcop_backend.py
+++ b/tests/malware_detection/backends/test_jcop_backend.py
@@ -883,3 +883,67 @@ def test_jcop_backend_delete_non_existing_detection(jcop_backend):
     jcop_backend.delete_detection("file.txt")
 
     assert MalwareDetection.objects.count() == 0
+
+
+def test_jcop_backend_reschedule_processing_task(jcop_generate_file_path, jcop_backend):
+    """Reschedule the processing task for a malware detection record."""
+    file_path, _ = jcop_generate_file_path
+    malware_detection = factories.MalwareDetectionFactory(
+        path=file_path,
+        status=MalwareDetectionStatus.PROCESSING,
+        backend="lasuite.malware_detection.backends.jcop.JCOPBackend",
+    )
+
+    with mock.patch.object(analyse_file_async, "delay") as analyse_file_async_mock:
+        jcop_backend.reschedule_processing_task(malware_detection)
+        analyse_file_async_mock.assert_called_once_with(
+            file_path,
+        )
+
+
+def test_jcop_backend_reschedule_processing_missing_file(jcop_backend):
+    """Reschedule the processing task for a malware detection record with a missing file."""
+    file_path = "file.txt"
+    malware_detection = factories.MalwareDetectionFactory(
+        path=file_path,
+        status=MalwareDetectionStatus.PROCESSING,
+        backend="lasuite.malware_detection.backends.jcop.JCOPBackend",
+    )
+
+    with mock.patch.object(analyse_file_async, "delay") as analyse_file_async_mock:
+        jcop_backend.reschedule_processing_task(malware_detection)
+        analyse_file_async_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+    assert not MalwareDetection.objects.filter(path=file_path).exists()
+
+
+def test_jcop_backend_reschedule_processing_not_processing(jcop_backend):
+    """Reschedule the processing task for a malware detection record with a not processing status."""
+    file_path = "file.txt"
+    malware_detection = factories.MalwareDetectionFactory(
+        path=file_path,
+        status=MalwareDetectionStatus.PENDING,
+        backend="lasuite.malware_detection.backends.jcop.JCOPBackend",
+    )
+
+    with mock.patch.object(analyse_file_async, "delay") as analyse_file_async_mock:
+        jcop_backend.reschedule_processing_task(malware_detection)
+        analyse_file_async_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+    assert MalwareDetection.objects.filter(path=file_path).exists()
+
+
+def test_jcop_backend_reschedule_processing_not_jcop_backend(jcop_backend):
+    """Reschedule the processing task for a malware detection record with a not JCOP backend."""
+    file_path = "file.txt"
+    malware_detection = factories.MalwareDetectionFactory(
+        path=file_path,
+        status=MalwareDetectionStatus.PROCESSING,
+        backend="lasuite.malware_detection.backends.dummy.DummyBackend",
+    )
+
+    with mock.patch.object(analyse_file_async, "delay") as analyse_file_async_mock:
+        jcop_backend.reschedule_processing_task(malware_detection)
+        analyse_file_async_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+    assert MalwareDetection.objects.filter(path=file_path).exists()
diff --git a/tests/malware_detection/test_check_analysis_pending_command.py b/tests/malware_detection/test_check_analysis_pending_command.py
index 96032ad..fe8dcb0 100644
--- a/tests/malware_detection/test_check_analysis_pending_command.py
+++ b/tests/malware_detection/test_check_analysis_pending_command.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from unittest import mock
 from django.core.management import call_command
 
 from lasuite.malware_detection.backends.base import BaseBackend
+from lasuite.malware_detection.models import MalwareDetection
 
 mock_launch_next_analysis = mock.MagicMock()
 
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ class TestBackend(BaseBackend):
     def analyse_file(self, file_path: str, **kwargs) -> None:
         """Analyse a file."""
 
+    def reschedule_processing_task(self, malware_detection_record: MalwareDetection) -> None:
+        """Reschedule the processing task for a malware detection record."""
+
 
 def test_check_analysis_pending_command(settings):
     """Test the check_analysis_pending command."""