diff --git a/backup/util/dbops/restore_dbops.class.php b/backup/util/dbops/restore_dbops.class.php
index 2e73e8fcee1..fb7beb34dca 100644
--- a/backup/util/dbops/restore_dbops.class.php
+++ b/backup/util/dbops/restore_dbops.class.php
@@ -819,10 +819,13 @@ abstract class restore_dbops {
      * @param int|null $olditemid
      * @param int|null $forcenewcontextid explicit value for the new contextid (skip mapping)
      * @param bool $skipparentitemidctxmatch
+     * @return array of result object
      */
     public static function send_files_to_pool($basepath, $restoreid, $component, $filearea, $oldcontextid, $dfltuserid, $itemname = null, $olditemid = null, $forcenewcontextid = null, $skipparentitemidctxmatch = false) {
         global $DB;
 
+        $results = array();
+
         if ($forcenewcontextid) {
             // Some components can have "forced" new contexts (example: questions can end belonging to non-standard context mappings,
             // with questions originally at system/coursecat context in source being restored to course context in target). So we need
@@ -902,8 +905,14 @@ abstract class restore_dbops {
                 // this is a regular file, it must be present in the backup pool
                 $backuppath = $basepath . backup_file_manager::get_backup_content_file_location($file->contenthash);
 
+                // The file is not found in the backup.
                 if (!file_exists($backuppath)) {
-                    throw new restore_dbops_exception('file_not_found_in_pool', $file);
+                    $result = new stdClass();
+                    $result->code = 'file_missing_in_backup';
+                    $result->message = sprintf('missing file %s%s in backup', $file->filepath, $file->filename);
+                    $result->level = backup::LOG_WARNING;
+                    $results[] = $result;
+                    continue;
                 }
 
                 // create the file in the filepool if it does not exist yet
@@ -960,6 +969,7 @@ abstract class restore_dbops {
             }
         }
         $rs->close();
+        return $results;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/backup/util/plan/restore_structure_step.class.php b/backup/util/plan/restore_structure_step.class.php
index 4b0ff58348e..b6c0eadcb88 100644
--- a/backup/util/plan/restore_structure_step.class.php
+++ b/backup/util/plan/restore_structure_step.class.php
@@ -218,8 +218,14 @@ abstract class restore_structure_step extends restore_step {
      */
     public function add_related_files($component, $filearea, $mappingitemname, $filesctxid = null, $olditemid = null) {
         $filesctxid = is_null($filesctxid) ? $this->task->get_old_contextid() : $filesctxid;
-        restore_dbops::send_files_to_pool($this->get_basepath(), $this->get_restoreid(), $component,
-                                          $filearea, $filesctxid, $this->task->get_userid(), $mappingitemname, $olditemid);
+        $results = restore_dbops::send_files_to_pool($this->get_basepath(), $this->get_restoreid(), $component,
+                $filearea, $filesctxid, $this->task->get_userid(), $mappingitemname, $olditemid);
+        $resultstoadd = array();
+        foreach ($results as $result) {
+            $this->log($result->message, $result->level);
+            $resultstoadd[$result->code] = true;
+        }
+        $this->task->add_result($resultstoadd);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/backup/util/ui/restore_ui_stage.class.php b/backup/util/ui/restore_ui_stage.class.php
index 7e920695502..34bff9244aa 100644
--- a/backup/util/ui/restore_ui_stage.class.php
+++ b/backup/util/ui/restore_ui_stage.class.php
@@ -772,6 +772,9 @@ class restore_ui_stage_complete extends restore_ui_stage_process {
             $html .= $renderer->box_end();
         }
         $html .= $renderer->box_start();
+        if (array_key_exists('file_missing_in_backup', $this->results)) {
+            $html .= $renderer->notification(get_string('restorefileweremissing', 'backup'), 'notifyproblem');
+        }
         $html .= $renderer->notification(get_string('restoreexecutionsuccess', 'backup'), 'notifysuccess');
         $html .= $renderer->continue_button(new moodle_url('/course/view.php', array(
             'id' => $this->get_ui()->get_controller()->get_courseid())), 'get');
diff --git a/lang/en/backup.php b/lang/en/backup.php
index 5fde19e8722..e9744d535b4 100644
--- a/lang/en/backup.php
+++ b/lang/en/backup.php
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ $string['restoreactivity'] = 'Restore activity';
 $string['restorecourse'] = 'Restore course';
 $string['restorecoursesettings'] = 'Course settings';
 $string['restoreexecutionsuccess'] = 'The course was restored successfully, clicking the continue button below will take you to view the course you restored.';
+$string['restorefileweremissing'] = 'Some files could not be restored because they were missing in the backup.';
 $string['restorenewcoursefullname'] = 'New course name';
 $string['restorenewcourseshortname'] = 'New course short name';
 $string['restorenewcoursestartdate'] = 'New start date';