diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexService.java
index 0dfb4798bff1c..a180876685f9c 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexService.java
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ public static void updateReplicationStrategy(
      * @param nodeSettings node settings
      */
     public static void updateRemoteStoreSettings(Settings.Builder settingsBuilder, Settings nodeSettings) {
-        if (isRemoteStoreAttributePresent(nodeSettings)) {
+        if (RemoteStoreNodeAttribute.isRemoteStoreAttributePresent(nodeSettings)) {
             settingsBuilder.put(SETTING_REMOTE_STORE_ENABLED, true)
                 .put(
                     SETTING_REMOTE_SEGMENT_STORE_REPOSITORY,
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/snapshots/RestoreService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/snapshots/RestoreService.java
index 6f504aaeb4630..980610d337a63 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/snapshots/RestoreService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/snapshots/RestoreService.java
@@ -675,12 +675,19 @@ private String[] getIgnoreSettingsInternal() {
 
                     private Settings getOverrideSettingsInternal() {
                         final Settings.Builder settingsBuilder = Settings.builder();
-                        MetadataCreateIndexService.updateReplicationStrategy(
-                            settingsBuilder,
-                            request.indexSettings(),
-                            clusterService.getSettings(),
-                            null
-                        );
+
+                        // We will use whatever replication strategy provided by user or from snapshot metadata unless
+                        // cluster is remote store enabled or user have restricted a specific replication type in the
+                        // cluster.
+                        if (RemoteStoreNodeAttribute.isRemoteStoreAttributePresent(clusterService.getSettings()) == true
+                            || clusterSettings.get(IndicesService.CLUSTER_INDEX_RESTRICT_REPLICATION_TYPE_SETTING) == true) {
+                            MetadataCreateIndexService.updateReplicationStrategy(
+                                settingsBuilder,
+                                request.indexSettings(),
+                                clusterService.getSettings(),
+                                null
+                            );
+                        }
                         // remote store settings needs to be overridden if the remote store feature is enabled in the
                         // cluster where snapshot is being restored.
                         MetadataCreateIndexService.updateRemoteStoreSettings(settingsBuilder, clusterService.getSettings());