diff --git a/cmd/cc-backend/main.go b/cmd/cc-backend/main.go
index 9464ccf..0fbdd35 100644
--- a/cmd/cc-backend/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cc-backend/main.go
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ func initSubsystems() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("initializing metricdata repository: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Initialize upstream metricdata repositories for pull worker
+	if err := metricdata.InitUpstreamRepos(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("initializing upstream metricdata repositories: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	// Handle database re-initialization
 	if flagReinitDB {
 		if err := importer.InitDB(); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index b7b8ed0..1c302f0 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -113,9 +113,10 @@ type FilterRanges struct {
 }
 
 type ClusterConfig struct {
-	Name                 string          `json:"name"`
-	FilterRanges         *FilterRanges   `json:"filterRanges"`
-	MetricDataRepository json.RawMessage `json:"metricDataRepository"`
+	Name                     string           `json:"name"`
+	FilterRanges             *FilterRanges    `json:"filterRanges"`
+	MetricDataRepository     json.RawMessage  `json:"metricDataRepository"`
+	UpstreamMetricRepository *json.RawMessage `json:"upstreamMetricRepository,omitempty"`
 }
 
 var Clusters []*ClusterConfig
diff --git a/internal/metricdata/metricdata.go b/internal/metricdata/metricdata.go
index 0748a8d..9a20001 100644
--- a/internal/metricdata/metricdata.go
+++ b/internal/metricdata/metricdata.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type MetricDataRepository interface {
 }
 
 var metricDataRepos map[string]MetricDataRepository = map[string]MetricDataRepository{}
+var upstreamMetricDataRepos map[string]MetricDataRepository = map[string]MetricDataRepository{}
 
 func Init() error {
 	for _, cluster := range config.Clusters {
@@ -86,3 +87,47 @@ func GetMetricDataRepo(cluster string) (MetricDataRepository, error) {
 
 	return repo, err
 }
+
+// InitUpstreamRepos initializes upstream metric data repositories for the pull worker
+func InitUpstreamRepos() error {
+	for _, cluster := range config.Clusters {
+		if cluster.UpstreamMetricRepository != nil {
+			var kind struct {
+				Kind string `json:"kind"`
+			}
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(*cluster.UpstreamMetricRepository, &kind); err != nil {
+				cclog.Warn("Error while unmarshaling raw json UpstreamMetricRepository")
+				return err
+			}
+
+			var mdr MetricDataRepository
+			switch kind.Kind {
+			case "cc-metric-store":
+				mdr = &CCMetricStore{}
+			case "prometheus":
+				mdr = &PrometheusDataRepository{}
+			case "test":
+				mdr = &TestMetricDataRepository{}
+			default:
+				return fmt.Errorf("METRICDATA/METRICDATA > Unknown UpstreamMetricRepository %v for cluster %v", kind.Kind, cluster.Name)
+			}
+
+			if err := mdr.Init(*cluster.UpstreamMetricRepository); err != nil {
+				cclog.Errorf("Error initializing UpstreamMetricRepository %v for cluster %v", kind.Kind, cluster.Name)
+				return err
+			}
+			upstreamMetricDataRepos[cluster.Name] = mdr
+			cclog.Infof("Initialized upstream metric repository '%s' for cluster '%s'", kind.Kind, cluster.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetUpstreamMetricDataRepo returns the upstream metric data repository for a given cluster
+func GetUpstreamMetricDataRepo(cluster string) (MetricDataRepository, error) {
+	repo, ok := upstreamMetricDataRepos[cluster]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("METRICDATA/METRICDATA > no upstream metric data repository configured for '%s'", cluster)
+	}
+	return repo, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/taskmanager/metricPullWorker.go b/internal/taskmanager/metricPullWorker.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8912314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/taskmanager/metricPullWorker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+// Copyright (C) NHR@FAU, University Erlangen-Nuremberg.
+// All rights reserved. This file is part of cc-backend.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package taskmanager
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/internal/config"
+	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/internal/metricdata"
+	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/internal/memorystore"
+	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-backend/pkg/archive"
+	cclog "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-lib/ccLogger"
+	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-lib/schema"
+	"github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2"
+)
+
+// RegisterMetricPullWorker registers a background worker that pulls metric data
+// from upstream backends and populates the internal memorystore
+func RegisterMetricPullWorker() {
+	d, err := parseDuration(Keys.MetricPullWorker)
+	if err != nil {
+		cclog.Warnf("Could not parse duration for metric pull worker, using default 60s")
+		d = 60 * time.Second
+	}
+
+	if d == 0 {
+		cclog.Info("Metric pull worker disabled (interval is zero)")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Register one worker per cluster
+	registered := 0
+	for _, cluster := range config.Clusters {
+		cluster := cluster // capture for closure
+
+		_, err := s.NewJob(
+			gocron.DurationJob(d),
+			gocron.NewTask(func() {
+				if err := pullMetricsForCluster(cluster.Name); err != nil {
+					cclog.Errorf("Metric pull failed for cluster %s: %s", cluster.Name, err)
+				}
+			}),
+			gocron.WithStartAt(gocron.WithStartImmediately()),
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			cclog.Errorf("Failed to register metric pull worker for cluster %s: %s", cluster.Name, err)
+		} else {
+			registered++
+		}
+	}
+
+	if registered > 0 {
+		cclog.Infof("Metric pull worker registered for %d clusters (interval: %s)", registered, d)
+	}
+}
+
+// pullMetricsForCluster pulls metric data for all nodes in a cluster from the upstream backend
+func pullMetricsForCluster(clusterName string) error {
+	startTime := time.Now()
+
+	// 1. Get cluster configuration (includes all nodes)
+	cluster := archive.GetCluster(clusterName)
+	if cluster == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cluster %s not found in configuration", clusterName)
+	}
+
+	// 2. Use nil for nodes to query all nodes in the cluster
+	// The LoadNodeData implementation will default to all nodes when nil is passed
+	var nodes []string = nil
+
+	// 3. Get all metrics for this cluster
+	metrics := []string{}
+	for _, mc := range cluster.MetricConfig {
+		metrics = append(metrics, mc.Name)
+	}
+
+	// 4. Determine time range (last 60 minutes)
+	to := time.Now()
+	from := to.Add(-60 * time.Minute)
+
+	// 5. Get upstream backend repository (from separate config)
+	upstreamRepo, err := metricdata.GetUpstreamMetricDataRepo(clusterName)
+	if err != nil {
+		cclog.Debugf("No upstream repository configured for cluster %s, skipping pull", clusterName)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// 6. Query upstream backend for ALL scopes
+	scopes := []schema.MetricScope{
+		schema.MetricScopeNode,
+		schema.MetricScopeCore,
+		schema.MetricScopeHWThread,
+		schema.MetricScopeAccelerator,
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	nodeData, err := upstreamRepo.LoadNodeData(
+		clusterName, metrics, nodes, scopes, from, to, ctx,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		cclog.Errorf("Failed to load node data for cluster %s: %s", clusterName, err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// 7. Write data to memorystore
+	ms := memorystore.GetMemoryStore()
+	nodesWritten := 0
+	metricsWritten := 0
+	errorsEncountered := 0
+
+	for node, metricMap := range nodeData {
+		for metricName, jobMetrics := range metricMap {
+			for _, jm := range jobMetrics {
+				if err := writeMetricToMemoryStore(ms, clusterName, node, metricName, jm, from); err != nil {
+					cclog.Warnf("Failed to write metric %s for node %s: %s", metricName, node, err)
+					errorsEncountered++
+				} else {
+					metricsWritten++
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		nodesWritten++
+	}
+
+	duration := time.Since(startTime)
+	if errorsEncountered > 0 {
+		cclog.Infof("Pulled metrics for cluster %s: %d nodes, %d metrics, %d errors (took %s)",
+			clusterName, nodesWritten, metricsWritten, errorsEncountered, duration)
+	} else {
+		cclog.Debugf("Pulled metrics for cluster %s: %d nodes, %d metrics (took %s)",
+			clusterName, nodesWritten, metricsWritten, duration)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// writeMetricToMemoryStore converts a JobMetric from upstream backend
+// into memorystore format and writes it
+func writeMetricToMemoryStore(
+	ms *memorystore.MemoryStore,
+	cluster, hostname, metricName string,
+	jm *schema.JobMetric,
+	fromTime time.Time,
+) error {
+	// For each series (node-level or finer scope)
+	for _, series := range jm.Series {
+		// Build selector based on scope
+		selector := buildSelector(cluster, hostname, series)
+
+		// Convert series data to timestamped metric writes
+		timestep := int64(jm.Timestep)
+		baseTimestamp := fromTime.Unix()
+
+		for i, value := range series.Data {
+			ts := baseTimestamp + (int64(i) * timestep)
+
+			metric := memorystore.Metric{
+				Name:  metricName,
+				Value: value,
+			}
+
+			if err := ms.Write(selector, ts, []memorystore.Metric{metric}); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("writing to memorystore: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// buildSelector constructs a selector path for the memorystore
+// based on cluster, hostname, and series information
+func buildSelector(cluster, hostname string, series schema.Series) []string {
+	selector := []string{cluster, hostname}
+
+	// Add scope-specific components based on series metadata
+	// JobMetric.Series contains Id field that identifies the specific component
+	// Examples:
+	//   - Node scope: series.Id might be nil or empty
+	//   - Core scope: series.Id might be "0", "1", etc.
+	//   - HWThread scope: series.Id might be "0", "1", etc.
+	//   - Accelerator scope: series.Id might be "0", "1", etc.
+
+	if series.Id != nil && *series.Id != "" {
+		// The selector format in memorystore is: [cluster, host, "type+id", "subtype+id"]
+		// For example: ["emmy", "node001", "core0", "hwthread0"]
+		//
+		// The series.Id from upstream includes the type prefix (e.g., "core0", "hwthread1")
+		// We can use it directly as a selector component
+		selector = append(selector, *series.Id)
+	}
+
+	return selector
+}
diff --git a/internal/taskmanager/taskManager.go b/internal/taskmanager/taskManager.go
index 57f2d88..1c8abf8 100644
--- a/internal/taskmanager/taskManager.go
+++ b/internal/taskmanager/taskManager.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ type CronFrequency struct {
 	DurationWorker string `json:"duration-worker"`
 	// Metric-Footprint Update Worker [Defaults to '10m']
 	FootprintWorker string `json:"footprint-worker"`
+	// Metric Pull Worker [Defaults to '60s']
+	MetricPullWorker string `json:"metric-pull-worker"`
 }
 
 var (
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ func Start(cronCfg, archiveConfig json.RawMessage) {
 	RegisterFootprintWorker()
 	RegisterUpdateDurationWorker()
 	RegisterCommitJobService()
+	RegisterMetricPullWorker()
 
 	s.Start()
 }