diff --git a/pkg/apis/velero/v1/restore.go b/pkg/apis/velero/v1/restore.go
index 3bad9329c..a046017a1 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/velero/v1/restore.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/velero/v1/restore.go
@@ -82,10 +82,14 @@ const (
 	// RestorePhaseInProgress means the restore is currently executing.
 	RestorePhaseInProgress RestorePhase = "InProgress"
 
-	// RestorePhaseCompleted means the restore has finished executing.
-	// Any relevant warnings or errors will be captured in the Status.
+	// RestorePhaseCompleted means the restore has run successfully
+	// without errors.
 	RestorePhaseCompleted RestorePhase = "Completed"
 
+	// RestorePhasePartiallyFailed means the restore has run to completion
+	// but encountered 1+ errors restoring individual items.
+	RestorePhasePartiallyFailed RestorePhase = "PartiallyFailed"
+
 	// RestorePhaseFailed means the restore was unable to execute.
 	// The failing error is recorded in status.FailureReason.
 	RestorePhaseFailed RestorePhase = "Failed"
diff --git a/pkg/controller/restore_controller.go b/pkg/controller/restore_controller.go
index a0eb3a2c3..ef663f0e7 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/restore_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/restore_controller.go
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ func (c *restoreController) processRestore(restore *api.Restore) error {
 		restore.Status.Phase = api.RestorePhaseFailed
 		restore.Status.FailureReason = err.Error()
 		c.metrics.RegisterRestoreFailed(backupScheduleName)
+	} else if restore.Status.Errors > 0 {
+		c.logger.Debug("Restore partially failed")
+		restore.Status.Phase = api.RestorePhasePartiallyFailed
+		c.metrics.RegisterRestorePartialFailure(backupScheduleName)
 	} else {
 		c.logger.Debug("Restore completed")
 		restore.Status.Phase = api.RestorePhaseCompleted
diff --git a/pkg/controller/restore_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/restore_controller_test.go
index e7f052d69..01783251b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/restore_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/restore_controller_test.go
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ func TestProcessQueueItem(t *testing.T) {
 			restorerError:         errors.New("blarg"),
 			expectedErr:           false,
 			expectedPhase:         string(api.RestorePhaseInProgress),
+			expectedFinalPhase:    string(api.RestorePhasePartiallyFailed),
 			expectedRestoreErrors: 1,
 			expectedRestorerCall:  NewRestore("foo", "bar", "backup-1", "ns-1", "", api.RestorePhaseInProgress).Restore,
 		},
@@ -595,7 +596,7 @@ func TestProcessQueueItem(t *testing.T) {
 			if test.expectedFinalPhase != "" {
 				expected = Patch{
 					Status: StatusPatch{
-						Phase:  api.RestorePhaseCompleted,
+						Phase:  api.RestorePhase(test.expectedFinalPhase),
 						Errors: test.expectedRestoreErrors,
 					},
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index c3e6173b6..3b4565e8a 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const (
 	restoreAttemptTotal          = "restore_attempt_total"
 	restoreValidationFailedTotal = "restore_validation_failed_total"
 	restoreSuccessTotal          = "restore_success_total"
+	restorePartialFailureTotal   = "restore_partial_failure_total"
 	restoreFailedTotal           = "restore_failed_total"
 	volumeSnapshotAttemptTotal   = "volume_snapshot_attempt_total"
 	volumeSnapshotSuccessTotal   = "volume_snapshot_success_total"
@@ -162,6 +163,14 @@ func NewServerMetrics() *ServerMetrics {
 				},
 				[]string{scheduleLabel},
 			),
+			restorePartialFailureTotal: prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+				prometheus.CounterOpts{
+					Namespace: metricNamespace,
+					Name:      restorePartialFailureTotal,
+					Help:      "Total number of partially failed restores",
+				},
+				[]string{scheduleLabel},
+			),
 			restoreFailedTotal: prometheus.NewCounterVec(
 				prometheus.CounterOpts{
 					Namespace: metricNamespace,
@@ -236,6 +245,9 @@ func (m *ServerMetrics) InitSchedule(scheduleName string) {
 	if c, ok := m.metrics[restoreAttemptTotal].(*prometheus.CounterVec); ok {
 		c.WithLabelValues(scheduleName).Set(0)
 	}
+	if c, ok := m.metrics[restorePartialFailureTotal].(*prometheus.CounterVec); ok {
+		c.WithLabelValues(scheduleName).Set(0)
+	}
 	if c, ok := m.metrics[restoreFailedTotal].(*prometheus.CounterVec); ok {
 		c.WithLabelValues(scheduleName).Set(0)
 	}
@@ -346,6 +358,13 @@ func (m *ServerMetrics) RegisterRestoreSuccess(backupSchedule string) {
 	}
 }
 
+// RegisterRestorePartialFailure records a restore that partially failed.
+func (m *ServerMetrics) RegisterRestorePartialFailure(backupSchedule string) {
+	if c, ok := m.metrics[restorePartialFailureTotal].(*prometheus.CounterVec); ok {
+		c.WithLabelValues(backupSchedule).Inc()
+	}
+}
+
 // RegisterRestoreFailed records a restore that failed.
 func (m *ServerMetrics) RegisterRestoreFailed(backupSchedule string) {
 	if c, ok := m.metrics[restoreFailedTotal].(*prometheus.CounterVec); ok {