diff --git a/src/locutus/main.py b/src/locutus/main.py
index 3619ec7..f340bc4 100644
--- a/src/locutus/main.py
+++ b/src/locutus/main.py
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ def parse_args() -> tuple[argparse.Namespace, argparse.ArgumentParser]:
 	umount_parser = subparsers.add_parser('umount', help='Unmount a mountpoint')
 	umount_parser.add_argument('mountpoint', help='Mountpoint to unmount')
 
+	# restore
+	restore_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+		'restore', help='Restore files from a backup archive'
+	)
+	restore_parser.add_argument(
+		'archive', help='Archive index (int) or name (str)'
+	)
+	restore_parser.add_argument('targetdir', help='Directory to restore into')
+
 	return parser.parse_args(), parser
 
 
@@ -91,6 +100,10 @@ def main() -> int:
 			from .umount import run_umount
 
 			return run_umount(args)
+		case 'restore':
+			from .restore import run_restore
+
+			return run_restore(args)
 		case _:
 			parser.print_help()
 			return 1
diff --git a/src/locutus/restore.py b/src/locutus/restore.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9505f06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locutus/restore.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import argparse
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+from locutus.config import LocutusConfig
+
+
+def run_restore(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+	"""Restore (extract) a backup archive into the specified directory.
+
+	Args:
+		args: argparse.Namespace with --config, --profile, 'archive' (index or
+		      name), 'targetdir' (directory).
+
+	Returns:
+		0 on success, 1 on error
+	"""
+	if not hasattr(args, 'archive') or not hasattr(args, 'targetdir'):
+		print(
+			'Usage: locutus restore [index|name] <targetdir>', file=sys.stderr
+		)
+		return 1
+
+	cfg = LocutusConfig(args.config, args.profile)
+	repo = cfg.get_repo()
+	if not repo:
+		print('No BORG_REPO configured.', file=sys.stderr)
+		return 1
+	env = {**os.environ, **cfg.env}
+
+	# Determine archive name (by index or direct)
+	target = args.archive
+	archive_name = None
+	try:
+		index = int(target)
+		cmd = ['borg', 'list', '--short', repo]
+		result = subprocess.run(
+			cmd, env=env, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True
+		)
+		archives = result.stdout.strip().splitlines()[::-1]
+		if not archives:
+			print('No archives found.', file=sys.stderr)
+			return 1
+		if not (0 <= index < len(archives)):
+			print(
+				f'Archive index out of range (0..{len(archives) - 1}).',
+				file=sys.stderr,
+			)
+			return 1
+		archive_name = archives[index]
+	except ValueError:
+		archive_name = target
+	except Exception as e:
+		print(
+			f'borg restore failed during archive lookup: {e}', file=sys.stderr
+		)
+		return 1
+
+	# Check target dir
+	targetdir = args.targetdir
+	if not os.path.isdir(targetdir):
+		print(
+			f"Target directory '{targetdir}' does not exist or is not a "
+			'directory.',
+			file=sys.stderr,
+		)
+		return 1
+
+	# Run borg extract
+	cmd = ['borg', 'extract', f'{repo}::{archive_name}']
+	try:
+		subprocess.run(cmd, env=env, check=True, cwd=targetdir)
+		print(f"Archive '{archive_name}' restored to {targetdir}")
+		return 0
+	except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+		print(f'borg extract failed: {e}', file=sys.stderr)
+		return 1
+	except Exception as e:
+		print(f'borg extract failed (unexpected): {e}', file=sys.stderr)
+		return 1
diff --git a/test/test_restore.py b/test/test_restore.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b14ea1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_restore.py
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+import argparse
+from unittest import mock
+import subprocess
+import pytest
+
+from locutus.restore import run_restore
+
+
+def make_args(config, profile, archive, targetdir):
+	args = argparse.Namespace()
+	args.config = config
+	args.profile = profile
+	args.archive = archive
+	args.targetdir = targetdir
+	return args
+
+
+@mock.patch('locutus.restore.LocutusConfig')
+@mock.patch('os.path.isdir', return_value=True)
+@mock.patch('subprocess.run')
+def test_restore_by_index_success(
+	mock_run, mock_isdir, mock_config, tmp_path, capsys
+):
+	mock_config.return_value.get_repo.return_value = '/repo'
+	mock_config.return_value.env = {}
+	archives = ['archA', 'archB', 'archC']
+	mock_run.side_effect = [
+		mock.Mock(stdout='\n'.join(archives) + '\n', returncode=0),  # borg list
+		mock.Mock(returncode=0),  # borg extract
+	]
+
+	args = make_args('dummy.toml', 'dummy.rc', '1', str(tmp_path))
+	rc = run_restore(args)
+	assert rc == 0
+	out = capsys.readouterr().out
+	assert 'restored to' in out
+	assert 'archB' in out
+	extract_call = mock_run.call_args_list[1][0][0]
+	assert extract_call == ['borg', 'extract', '/repo::archB']
+
+
+@mock.patch('locutus.restore.LocutusConfig')
+@mock.patch('os.path.isdir', return_value=True)
+@mock.patch('subprocess.run')
+def test_restore_by_name_success(
+	mock_run, mock_isdir, mock_config, tmp_path, capsys
+):
+	mock_config.return_value.get_repo.return_value = '/repo'
+	mock_config.return_value.env = {}
+	mock_run.return_value.returncode = 0
+
+	args = make_args('dummy.toml', 'dummy.rc', 'named-archive', str(tmp_path))
+	rc = run_restore(args)
+	assert rc == 0
+	out = capsys.readouterr().out
+	assert 'restored to' in out
+	assert 'named-archive' in out
+	call_args = mock_run.call_args[0][0]
+	assert call_args == ['borg', 'extract', '/repo::named-archive']
+
+
+@mock.patch('locutus.restore.LocutusConfig')
+@mock.patch('os.path.isdir', return_value=True)
+@mock.patch('subprocess.run')
+def test_restore_by_index_out_of_range(
+	mock_run, mock_isdir, mock_config, tmp_path, capsys
+):
+	mock_config.return_value.get_repo.return_value = '/repo'
+	mock_config.return_value.env = {}
+	archives = ['a', 'b']
+	mock_run.return_value.stdout = '\n'.join(archives) + '\n'
+	mock_run.return_value.returncode = 0
+
+	args = make_args('dummy.toml', 'dummy.rc', '5', str(tmp_path))
+	rc = run_restore(args)
+	assert rc == 1
+	err = capsys.readouterr().err
+	assert 'Archive index out of range' in err
+
+
+@mock.patch('locutus.restore.LocutusConfig')
+@mock.patch('os.path.isdir', return_value=True)
+@mock.patch('subprocess.run')
+def test_restore_by_index_no_archives(
+	mock_run, mock_isdir, mock_config, tmp_path, capsys
+):
+	mock_config.return_value.get_repo.return_value = '/repo'
+	mock_config.return_value.env = {}
+	mock_run.return_value.stdout = ''
+	mock_run.return_value.returncode = 0
+
+	args = make_args('dummy.toml', 'dummy.rc', '0', str(tmp_path))
+	rc = run_restore(args)
+	assert rc == 1
+	err = capsys.readouterr().err
+	assert 'No archives found' in err
+
+
+@mock.patch('locutus.restore.LocutusConfig')
+@mock.patch('os.path.isdir', return_value=False)
+def test_restore_invalid_targetdir(mock_isdir, mock_config, capsys):
+	mock_config.return_value.get_repo.return_value = '/repo'
+	mock_config.return_value.env = {}
+
+	args = make_args('dummy.toml', 'dummy.rc', 'archive', '/notadir')
+	rc = run_restore(args)
+	assert rc == 1
+	err = capsys.readouterr().err
+	assert 'does not exist or is not a directory' in err
+
+
+@mock.patch('locutus.restore.LocutusConfig')
+def test_restore_no_repo(mock_config, tmp_path, capsys):
+	mock_config.return_value.get_repo.return_value = None
+	mock_config.return_value.env = {}
+	args = make_args('dummy.toml', 'dummy.rc', '0', str(tmp_path))
+	rc = run_restore(args)
+	assert rc == 1
+	err = capsys.readouterr().err
+	assert 'No BORG_REPO configured' in err
+
+
+@mock.patch('locutus.restore.LocutusConfig')
+@mock.patch('os.path.isdir', return_value=True)
+@mock.patch(
+	'subprocess.run',
+	side_effect=subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, ['borg', 'extract']),
+)
+def test_restore_extract_calledprocesserror(
+	mock_run, mock_isdir, mock_config, tmp_path, capsys
+):
+	mock_config.return_value.get_repo.return_value = '/repo'
+	mock_config.return_value.env = {}
+
+	args = make_args('dummy.toml', 'dummy.rc', 'named-archive', str(tmp_path))
+	rc = run_restore(args)
+	assert rc == 1
+	err = capsys.readouterr().err
+	assert 'borg extract failed' in err
+
+
+@mock.patch('locutus.restore.LocutusConfig')
+@mock.patch('os.path.isdir', return_value=True)
+@mock.patch('subprocess.run', side_effect=Exception('fail!'))
+def test_restore_extract_generic_exception(
+	mock_run, mock_isdir, mock_config, tmp_path, capsys
+):
+	mock_config.return_value.get_repo.return_value = '/repo'
+	mock_config.return_value.env = {}
+
+	args = make_args('dummy.toml', 'dummy.rc', 'named-archive', str(tmp_path))
+	rc = run_restore(args)
+	assert rc == 1
+	err = capsys.readouterr().err
+	assert 'borg extract failed (unexpected): fail!' in err
+
+
+def test_restore_usage_message(capsys):
+	args = argparse.Namespace()
+	rc = run_restore(args)
+	assert rc == 1
+	err = capsys.readouterr().err
+	assert 'Usage:' in err
+
+
+@mock.patch("locutus.restore.LocutusConfig")
+@mock.patch("os.path.isdir", return_value=True)
+@mock.patch("subprocess.run", side_effect=Exception("index explode"))
+def test_restore_index_lookup_generic_exception(mock_run, mock_isdir, mock_config, tmp_path, capsys):
+	mock_config.return_value.get_repo.return_value = "/repo"
+	mock_config.return_value.env = {}
+	args = make_args("dummy.toml", "dummy.rc", "0", str(tmp_path))
+	rc = run_restore(args)
+	assert rc == 1
+	err = capsys.readouterr().err
+	assert "borg restore failed during archive lookup: index explode" in err