diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index abc1a21..0b3f406 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ vaultik [--config <path>] config init
 vaultik [--config <path>] config edit
 vaultik [--config <path>] config get <key>
 vaultik [--config <path>] config set <key> <value>
-vaultik [--config <path>] snapshot create [snapshot-names...] [--cron] [--prune] [--keep-newer-than <duration>] [--skip-errors]
+vaultik [--config <path>] snapshot create [snapshot-names...] [--cron] [--prune] [--keep-newer-than <duration>]
 vaultik [--config <path>] snapshot list [--json]
 vaultik [--config <path>] snapshot verify <snapshot-id> [--deep] [--json]
 vaultik [--config <path>] snapshot purge [--keep-latest | --older-than <duration>] [--snapshot <name>...] [--force]
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ vaultik version
 * `--config <path>`: Path to config file (default: `$VAULTIK_CONFIG`, then platform config dir, then `/etc/vaultik/config.yml`)
 * `--verbose`, `-v`: Enable verbose output
 * `--debug`: Enable debug output
-* `--quiet`, `-q`: Suppress non-error output
+* `--quiet`, `-q`: Suppress non-error output (also suppresses startup banner)
+* `--skip-errors`: Continue past per-file errors instead of aborting (applies to `snapshot create` and `restore`)
 
 ### environment variables
 
@@ -173,7 +174,6 @@ in the file are preserved; intermediate maps are created as needed.
   snapshot per name; use `--keep-newer-than` for a rolling window.
 * `--keep-newer-than <duration>`: With `--prune`, keep snapshots newer than
   this duration instead of only the latest (e.g. `4w`, `30d`, `6mo`, `1y`)
-* `--skip-errors`: Skip file read errors (log them loudly but continue)
 
 **`snapshot list`**: List all snapshots with their timestamps and sizes.
 * `--json`: Output in JSON format
diff --git a/internal/cli/restore.go b/internal/cli/restore.go
index 4b3012a..dca4ebd 100644
--- a/internal/cli/restore.go
+++ b/internal/cli/restore.go
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ func buildRestoreInvokes(snapshotID string, opts *RestoreOptions) []fx.Option {
 							TargetDir:  opts.TargetDir,
 							Paths:      opts.Paths,
 							Verify:     opts.Verify,
+							SkipErrors: GetRootFlags().SkipErrors,
 						}
 						if err := app.Vaultik.Restore(restoreOpts); err != nil {
 							if err != context.Canceled {
diff --git a/internal/cli/root.go b/internal/cli/root.go
index 7fc5a03..267f97d 100644
--- a/internal/cli/root.go
+++ b/internal/cli/root.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type RootFlags struct {
 	Verbose    bool
 	Debug      bool
 	Quiet      bool
+	SkipErrors bool
 }
 
 var rootFlags RootFlags
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ on the source system.`,
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&rootFlags.Verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "Enable verbose output")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&rootFlags.Debug, "debug", false, "Enable debug output")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&rootFlags.Quiet, "quiet", "q", false, "Suppress non-error output")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&rootFlags.SkipErrors, "skip-errors", false, "Continue past per-file errors instead of aborting (applies to snapshot create and restore)")
 
 	// Add subcommands
 	cmd.AddCommand(
diff --git a/internal/cli/snapshot.go b/internal/cli/snapshot.go
index e34cd4c..e91cff4 100644
--- a/internal/cli/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/cli/snapshot.go
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ specifying a path using --config or by setting VAULTIK_CONFIG to a path.`,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			// Pass snapshot names from args
 			opts.Snapshots = args
+			// --skip-errors is a global flag on the root command.
+			opts.SkipErrors = rootFlags.SkipErrors
 			// Use unified config resolution
 			configPath, err := ResolveConfigPath()
 			if err != nil {
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ specifying a path using --config or by setting VAULTIK_CONFIG to a path.`,
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.Cron, "cron", false, "Run in cron mode (silent unless error)")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.Prune, "prune", false, "After backup, drop older snapshots of the same name and remove orphaned blobs")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.KeepNewerThan, "keep-newer-than", "", "With --prune: keep snapshots newer than this duration (e.g. 4w, 30d, 6mo) instead of only the latest")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.SkipErrors, "skip-errors", false, "Skip file read errors (log them loudly but continue)")
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/internal/vaultik/restore.go b/internal/vaultik/restore.go
index 272b1fe..76f5e03 100644
--- a/internal/vaultik/restore.go
+++ b/internal/vaultik/restore.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type RestoreOptions struct {
 	TargetDir  string
 	Paths      []string // Optional paths to restore (empty = all)
 	Verify     bool     // Verify restored files by checking chunk hashes
+	SkipErrors bool     // Continue past file-restore errors instead of aborting
 }
 
 // RestoreResult contains statistics from a restore operation
@@ -195,6 +196,10 @@ func (v *Vaultik) restoreAllFiles(
 
 		if err := v.restoreFile(v.ctx, repos, file, opts.TargetDir, identity, chunkToBlobMap, blobCache, result); err != nil {
 			log.Error("Failed to restore file", "path", file.Path, "error", err)
+			if !opts.SkipErrors {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("restoring %s: %w (pass --skip-errors to continue past restore failures)", file.Path, err)
+			}
+			v.UI.Error("Failed to restore %s: %v. Skipping (--skip-errors).", v.UI.Path(file.Path.String()), err)
 			result.FilesFailed++
 			result.FailedFiles = append(result.FailedFiles, file.Path.String())
 			// Update progress bar even on failure