diff --git a/src/chef-server-ctl/plugins/backup.rb b/src/chef-server-ctl/plugins/backup.rb
index 6cc51b2fbc..b402ddcd7e 100644
--- a/src/chef-server-ctl/plugins/backup.rb
+++ b/src/chef-server-ctl/plugins/backup.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
   options = OpenStruct.new
   options.agree_to_cleanse = nil
   options.restore_dir = nil
+  options.skip_pg_dump = false  # Default is false (restore pg dump)
 
   OptionParser.new do |opts|
     opts.banner = "Usage: #{ChefUtils::Dist::Server::SERVER_CTL} restore $PATH_TO_BACKUP_TARBALL [options]"
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@
       options.agree_to_cleanse = "yes"
     end
 
+    opts.on("--skip-pg-dump", "Skip PostgreSQL data from pg_dump (default: false)") do
+      options.skip_pg_dump = true
+    end
+
     opts.on("--pg-options [string]", "Additional options to pass to PostgreSQL during backups") do |pg_options|
       options.pg_options = pg_options
     end