diff --git a/backup/util/dbops/restore_dbops.class.php b/backup/util/dbops/restore_dbops.class.php
index 25f2e533d1c..af86f23c637 100644
--- a/backup/util/dbops/restore_dbops.class.php
+++ b/backup/util/dbops/restore_dbops.class.php
@@ -622,10 +622,24 @@ abstract class restore_dbops {
      * Given one component/filearea/context and
      * optionally one source itemname to match itemids
      * put the corresponding files in the pool
+     *
+     * @param string $basepath the full path to the root of unzipped backup file
+     * @param string $restoreid the restore job's identification
+     * @param string $component
+     * @param string $filearea
+     * @param int $oldcontextid
+     * @param int $dfltuserid default $file->user if the old one can't be mapped
+     * @param string|null $itemname
+     * @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
@@ -701,7 +715,12 @@ abstract class restore_dbops {
             // Find file in backup pool
             $backuppath = $basepath . backup_file_manager::get_backup_content_file_location($file->contenthash);
             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[] = $result;
+                continue;
             }
             if (!$fs->file_exists($newcontextid, $component, $filearea, $rec->newitemid, $file->filepath, $file->filename)) {
                 $file_record = array(
@@ -721,6 +740,7 @@ 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 ddb2fe54729..ecd1b549e7a 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 478fe7a4e29..b8f5f4fb31f 100644
--- a/backup/util/ui/restore_ui_stage.class.php
+++ b/backup/util/ui/restore_ui_stage.class.php
@@ -757,6 +757,9 @@ class restore_ui_stage_complete extends restore_ui_stage_process {
 
         $html  = '';
         $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 3cb7ec138f9..4f41d7bcded 100644
--- a/lang/en/backup.php
+++ b/lang/en/backup.php
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ $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';