diff --git a/internal/vaultik/blobcache.go b/internal/vaultik/blobcache.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7d60f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/vaultik/blobcache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package vaultik
+
+import (
+	"container/list"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// defaultMaxBlobCacheBytes is the default maximum size of the blob cache (1 GB).
+const defaultMaxBlobCacheBytes = 1 << 30 // 1 GiB
+
+// blobCacheEntry is an entry in the LRU blob cache.
+type blobCacheEntry struct {
+	key  string
+	data []byte
+}
+
+// blobLRUCache is a simple LRU cache for downloaded blob data, bounded by
+// total byte size to prevent memory exhaustion during large restores.
+type blobLRUCache struct {
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	maxBytes int64
+	curBytes int64
+	ll       *list.List
+	items    map[string]*list.Element
+}
+
+// newBlobLRUCache creates a new LRU blob cache with the given maximum size in bytes.
+func newBlobLRUCache(maxBytes int64) *blobLRUCache {
+	return &blobLRUCache{
+		maxBytes: maxBytes,
+		ll:       list.New(),
+		items:    make(map[string]*list.Element),
+	}
+}
+
+// Get returns the blob data for the given key, or nil if not cached.
+func (c *blobLRUCache) Get(key string) ([]byte, bool) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if ele, ok := c.items[key]; ok {
+		c.ll.MoveToFront(ele)
+		return ele.Value.(*blobCacheEntry).data, true
+	}
+	return nil, false
+}
+
+// Put adds a blob to the cache, evicting least-recently-used entries if needed.
+func (c *blobLRUCache) Put(key string, data []byte) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	entrySize := int64(len(data))
+
+	// If this single entry exceeds max, don't cache it
+	if entrySize > c.maxBytes {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// If already present, update in place
+	if ele, ok := c.items[key]; ok {
+		c.ll.MoveToFront(ele)
+		old := ele.Value.(*blobCacheEntry)
+		c.curBytes += entrySize - int64(len(old.data))
+		old.data = data
+	} else {
+		ele := c.ll.PushFront(&blobCacheEntry{key: key, data: data})
+		c.items[key] = ele
+		c.curBytes += entrySize
+	}
+
+	// Evict from back until under limit
+	for c.curBytes > c.maxBytes && c.ll.Len() > 0 {
+		oldest := c.ll.Back()
+		if oldest == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		entry := oldest.Value.(*blobCacheEntry)
+		c.ll.Remove(oldest)
+		delete(c.items, entry.key)
+		c.curBytes -= int64(len(entry.data))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/vaultik/restore.go b/internal/vaultik/restore.go
index 015c533..d2b408b 100644
--- a/internal/vaultik/restore.go
+++ b/internal/vaultik/restore.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (v *Vaultik) Restore(opts *RestoreOptions) error {
 
 	// Step 5: Restore files
 	result := &RestoreResult{}
-	blobCache := make(map[string][]byte) // Cache downloaded and decrypted blobs
+	blobCache := newBlobLRUCache(defaultMaxBlobCacheBytes) // LRU cache bounded to ~1 GiB
 
 	for i, file := range files {
 		if v.ctx.Err() != nil {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func (v *Vaultik) restoreFile(
 	targetDir string,
 	identity age.Identity,
 	chunkToBlobMap map[string]*database.BlobChunk,
-	blobCache map[string][]byte,
+	blobCache *blobLRUCache,
 	result *RestoreResult,
 ) error {
 	// Calculate target path - use full original path under target directory
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func (v *Vaultik) restoreRegularFile(
 	targetPath string,
 	identity age.Identity,
 	chunkToBlobMap map[string]*database.BlobChunk,
-	blobCache map[string][]byte,
+	blobCache *blobLRUCache,
 	result *RestoreResult,
 ) error {
 	// Get file chunks in order
@@ -417,13 +417,13 @@ func (v *Vaultik) restoreRegularFile(
 
 		// Download and decrypt blob if not cached
 		blobHashStr := blob.Hash.String()
-		blobData, ok := blobCache[blobHashStr]
+		blobData, ok := blobCache.Get(blobHashStr)
 		if !ok {
 			blobData, err = v.downloadBlob(ctx, blobHashStr, blob.CompressedSize, identity)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("downloading blob %s: %w", blobHashStr[:16], err)
 			}
-			blobCache[blobHashStr] = blobData
+			blobCache.Put(blobHashStr, blobData)
 			result.BlobsDownloaded++
 			result.BytesDownloaded += blob.CompressedSize
 		}