diff --git a/app/client/components/path-selector.tsx b/app/client/components/path-selector.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d6e6a4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/components/path-selector.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { DirectoryBrowser } from "./directory-browser";
+import { Button } from "./ui/button";
+
+type Props = {
+	value: string;
+	onChange: (path: string) => void;
+	label?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A reusable path selector component that shows the selected path
+ * with a "Change" button, and expands to a DirectoryBrowser when clicked.
+ * Matches the pattern used in the volume creation form.
+ */
+export const PathSelector = ({ value, onChange, label = "Selected path:" }: Props) => {
+	const [showBrowser, setShowBrowser] = useState(false);
+
+	if (showBrowser) {
+		return (
+			<div className="space-y-2">
+				<DirectoryBrowser
+					onSelectPath={(path) => {
+						onChange(path);
+						setShowBrowser(false);
+					}}
+					selectedPath={value}
+				/>
+				<Button
+					type="button"
+					variant="ghost"
+					size="sm"
+					onClick={() => setShowBrowser(false)}
+				>
+					Cancel
+				</Button>
+			</div>
+		);
+	}
+
+	return (
+		<div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+			<div className="flex-1 border rounded-md p-3 bg-muted/50">
+				<div className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground mb-1">{label}</div>
+				<div className="text-sm font-mono break-all">{value}</div>
+			</div>
+			<Button type="button" variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={() => setShowBrowser(true)}>
+				Change
+			</Button>
+		</div>
+	);
+};
diff --git a/app/client/modules/backups/components/snapshot-file-browser.tsx b/app/client/modules/backups/components/snapshot-file-browser.tsx
index 8a848bd5..6bff4bcb 100644
--- a/app/client/modules/backups/components/snapshot-file-browser.tsx
+++ b/app/client/modules/backups/components/snapshot-file-browser.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 	AlertDialogTitle,
 } from "~/client/components/ui/alert-dialog";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "~/client/components/ui/tooltip";
+import { PathSelector } from "~/client/components/path-selector";
 import type { Snapshot, Volume } from "~/client/lib/types";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { listSnapshotFilesOptions, restoreSnapshotMutation } from "~/client/api-client/@tanstack/react-query.gen";
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export const SnapshotFileBrowser = (props: Props) => {
 	const [deleteExtraFiles, setDeleteExtraFiles] = useState(false);
 	const [showAdvanced, setShowAdvanced] = useState(false);
 	const [excludeXattr, setExcludeXattr] = useState("");
+	const [targetPath, setTargetPath] = useState("/");
 
 	const volumeBasePath = snapshot.paths[0]?.match(/^(.*?_data)(\/|$)/)?.[1] || "/";
 
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ export const SnapshotFileBrowser = (props: Props) => {
 			path: { name: repositoryName },
 			body: {
 				snapshotId: snapshot.short_id,
+				target: targetPath || undefined,
 				include: includePaths,
 				delete: deleteExtraFiles,
 				excludeXattr: excludeXattrArray && excludeXattrArray.length > 0 ? excludeXattrArray : undefined,
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ export const SnapshotFileBrowser = (props: Props) => {
 		});
 
 		setShowRestoreDialog(false);
-	}, [selectedPaths, addBasePath, repositoryName, snapshot.short_id, restoreSnapshot, deleteExtraFiles, excludeXattr]);
+	}, [selectedPaths, addBasePath, repositoryName, snapshot.short_id, restoreSnapshot, deleteExtraFiles, excludeXattr, targetPath]);
 
 	return (
 		<div className="space-y-4">
@@ -232,6 +235,17 @@ export const SnapshotFileBrowser = (props: Props) => {
 						</AlertDialogDescription>
 					</AlertDialogHeader>
 					<div className="space-y-4">
+						<div className="space-y-2">
+							<Label className="text-sm">Target Directory</Label>
+							<PathSelector
+								value={targetPath}
+								onChange={setTargetPath}
+								label="Restore to:"
+							/>
+							<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+								Files will be restored to this location. Default "/" restores to original paths.
+							</p>
+						</div>
 						<div>
 							<Button
 								type="button"
diff --git a/app/client/modules/repositories/components/restore-snapshot-dialog.tsx b/app/client/modules/repositories/components/restore-snapshot-dialog.tsx
index f7e64d51..d6389c70 100644
--- a/app/client/modules/repositories/components/restore-snapshot-dialog.tsx
+++ b/app/client/modules/repositories/components/restore-snapshot-dialog.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export const RestoreSnapshotDialog = ({ name, snapshotId }: Props) => {
 			path: { name },
 			body: {
 				snapshotId,
+				target: values.target || undefined,
 				include: include && include.length > 0 ? include : undefined,
 				exclude: exclude && exclude.length > 0 ? exclude : undefined,
 				excludeXattr: excludeXattr && excludeXattr.length > 0 ? excludeXattr : undefined,
diff --git a/app/client/modules/repositories/components/restore-snapshot-form.tsx b/app/client/modules/repositories/components/restore-snapshot-form.tsx
index e39fa80a..466beaf8 100644
--- a/app/client/modules/repositories/components/restore-snapshot-form.tsx
+++ b/app/client/modules/repositories/components/restore-snapshot-form.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { Button } from "~/client/components/ui/button";
 
 const restoreSnapshotFormSchema = type({
 	path: "string?",
+	target: "string?",
 	include: "string?",
 	exclude: "string?",
 	excludeXattr: "string?",
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export const RestoreSnapshotForm = ({ formId, onSubmit, className }: Props) => {
 		resolver: arktypeResolver(restoreSnapshotFormSchema),
 		defaultValues: {
 			path: "",
+			target: "",
 			include: "",
 			exclude: "",
 			excludeXattr: "",
@@ -68,6 +70,23 @@ export const RestoreSnapshotForm = ({ formId, onSubmit, className }: Props) => {
 						)}
 					/>
 
+					<FormField
+						control={form.control}
+						name="target"
+						render={({ field }) => (
+							<FormItem>
+								<FormLabel>Target Directory (Optional)</FormLabel>
+								<FormControl>
+									<Input placeholder="/" {...field} />
+								</FormControl>
+								<FormDescription>
+									Restore to a custom location instead of the original path (defaults to /)
+								</FormDescription>
+								<FormMessage />
+							</FormItem>
+						)}
+					/>
+
 					<FormField
 						control={form.control}
 						name="include"
diff --git a/app/server/modules/repositories/repositories.dto.ts b/app/server/modules/repositories/repositories.dto.ts
index e54af333..02c027ec 100644
--- a/app/server/modules/repositories/repositories.dto.ts
+++ b/app/server/modules/repositories/repositories.dto.ts
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ export const listSnapshotFilesDto = describeRoute({
  */
 export const restoreSnapshotBody = type({
 	snapshotId: "string",
+	target: "string?",
 	include: "string[]?",
 	exclude: "string[]?",
 	excludeXattr: "string[]?",
diff --git a/app/server/modules/repositories/repositories.service.ts b/app/server/modules/repositories/repositories.service.ts
index 352af7c1..6d532f9e 100644
--- a/app/server/modules/repositories/repositories.service.ts
+++ b/app/server/modules/repositories/repositories.service.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ const listSnapshotFiles = async (name: string, snapshotId: string, path?: string
 const restoreSnapshot = async (
 	name: string,
 	snapshotId: string,
-	options?: { include?: string[]; exclude?: string[]; excludeXattr?: string[]; delete?: boolean },
+	options?: { target?: string; include?: string[]; exclude?: string[]; excludeXattr?: string[]; delete?: boolean },
 ) => {
 	const repository = await db.query.repositoriesTable.findFirst({
 		where: eq(repositoriesTable.name, name),
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ const restoreSnapshot = async (
 		throw new NotFoundError("Repository not found");
 	}
 
-	const result = await restic.restore(repository.config, snapshotId, "/", options);
+	const target = options?.target || "/";
+	const result = await restic.restore(repository.config, snapshotId, target, options);
 
 	return {
 		success: true,