diff --git a/pkg/restic/commands.go b/pkg/restic/commands.go
index 76c1ee3e1..17c2b56bb 100644
--- a/pkg/restic/commands.go
+++ b/pkg/restic/commands.go
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ func (w *ResticWrapper) backup(params backupParams) ([]byte, error) {
 	args = w.appendCleanupCacheFlag(args)
 	args = w.appendCaCertFlag(args)
 	args = w.appendMaxConnectionsFlag(args)
+	args = w.appendIgnoreInodeFlag(args)
 
 	return w.run(Command{Name: ResticCMD, Args: args})
 }
@@ -369,6 +370,13 @@ func (w *ResticWrapper) appendCaCertFlag(args []interface{}) []interface{} {
 	return args
 }
 
+func (w *ResticWrapper) appendIgnoreInodeFlag(args []interface{}) []interface{} {
+	if w.config.IgnoreInode {
+		return append(args, "--ignore-inode")
+	}
+	return args
+}
+
 func (w *ResticWrapper) run(commands ...Command) ([]byte, error) {
 	// write std errors into os.Stderr and buffer
 	errBuff, err := circbuf.NewBuffer(256)
diff --git a/pkg/restic/config.go b/pkg/restic/config.go
index 197809328..0fe93e394 100644
--- a/pkg/restic/config.go
+++ b/pkg/restic/config.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ type SetupOptions struct {
 	MaxConnections int64
 	Nice           *ofst.NiceSettings
 	IONice         *ofst.IONiceSettings
+	IgnoreInode    bool
 }
 
 type MetricsOptions struct {