diff --git a/sstables_loader.cc b/sstables_loader.cc
index 0c7adf47b5..351db04709 100644
--- a/sstables_loader.cc
+++ b/sstables_loader.cc
@@ -986,6 +986,8 @@ future<> sstables_loader::download_tablet_sstables(locator::global_tablet_id tid
         throw std::logic_error("sstables_partially_contained");
     }
     llog.debug("{} SSTables filtered by range {} for tablet {}", fully.size(), tablet_range, tid);
+    co_await utils::get_local_injector().inject("pause_tablet_restore", utils::wait_for_message(60s));
+
     if (fully.empty()) {
         // It can happen that a tablet exists and contains no data. Just skip it
         co_return;
diff --git a/test/cluster/object_store/test_backup.py b/test/cluster/object_store/test_backup.py
index b76b5ee9ae..ba0eb31c3f 100644
--- a/test/cluster/object_store/test_backup.py
+++ b/test/cluster/object_store/test_backup.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import asyncio
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import itertools
+import aiohttp
 
 import pytest
 import time
@@ -810,6 +811,58 @@ async def test_restore_tablets_download_failure(build_mode: str, manager: Manage
         assert 'error' in status and 'Failed to download' in status['error']
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("target", ['coordinator', 'replica', 'api'])
+@pytest.mark.skip_mode(mode='release', reason='error injections are not supported in release mode')
+async def test_restore_tablets_node_loss_resiliency(build_mode: str, manager: ManagerClient, object_storage, target):
+    '''Check how restore handler node loss in the middle of operation'''
+
+    topology = topo(rf = 2, nodes = 4, racks = 2, dcs = 1)
+    servers, host_ids = await create_cluster(topology, manager, logger, object_storage)
+    log = await manager.server_open_log(servers[0].server_id)
+    await log.wait_for("raft_topology - start topology coordinator fiber", timeout=10)
+
+    await manager.disable_tablet_balancing()
+    cql = manager.get_cql()
+
+    num_keys = 24
+    tablet_count=8
+
+    async with new_test_keyspace(manager, f"WITH replication = {{'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor': {topology.rf}}}") as ks:
+        await cql.run_async(f"CREATE TABLE {ks}.test ( pk text primary key, value int ) WITH tablets = {{'min_tablet_count': {tablet_count}}};")
+        insert_stmt = cql.prepare(f"INSERT INTO {ks}.test (pk, value) VALUES (?, ?)")
+        insert_stmt.consistency_level = ConsistencyLevel.ALL
+        await asyncio.gather(*(cql.run_async(insert_stmt, (str(i), i)) for i in range(num_keys)))
+        snap_name, sstables = await take_snapshot(ks, servers, manager, logger)
+        await asyncio.gather(*(do_backup(s, snap_name, f'{s.server_id}/{snap_name}', ks, 'test', object_storage, manager, logger) for s in servers))
+
+    async with new_test_keyspace(manager, f"WITH replication = {{'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor': {topology.rf}}}") as ks:
+        await cql.run_async(f"CREATE TABLE {ks}.test ( pk text primary key, value int ) WITH tablets = {{'min_tablet_count': {tablet_count}, 'max_tablet_count': {tablet_count}}};")
+
+        await manager.api.enable_injection(servers[2].ip_addr, "pause_tablet_restore", one_shot=True)
+        log = await manager.server_open_log(servers[2].server_id)
+        mark = await log.mark()
+
+        manifests = [ f'{s.server_id}/{snap_name}/manifest.json' for s in servers ]
+        tid = await manager.api.restore_tablets(servers[1].ip_addr, ks, 'test', snap_name, servers[0].datacenter, object_storage.address, object_storage.bucket_name, manifests)
+        await log.wait_for("pause_tablet_restore: waiting for message", from_mark=mark)
+
+        if target == 'api':
+            await manager.server_stop(servers[1].server_id)
+            with pytest.raises(aiohttp.client_exceptions.ClientConnectorError):
+                await manager.api.wait_task(servers[1].ip_addr, tid)
+        else:
+            if target == 'coordinator':
+                await manager.server_stop(servers[0].server_id)
+                await manager.api.message_injection(servers[2].ip_addr, "pause_tablet_restore")
+            elif target == 'replica':
+                await manager.server_stop(servers[2].server_id)
+
+            # Sometimes killing nodes manage to restore tablets before being killed
+            # So the best thing to do is to make sure restore task finishes at all
+            await asyncio.wait_for(manager.api.wait_task(servers[1].ip_addr, tid), timeout=60)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_restore_with_non_existing_sstable(manager: ManagerClient, object_storage):
     '''Check that restore task fails well when given a non-existing sstable'''