diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index 6def9bf83..49cb894fa 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ type GlobalOptions struct {
 	CleanupCache    bool
 	Compression     repository.CompressionMode
 	PackSize        uint
+	NoVerifyPack    bool
 
 	backend.TransportOptions
 	limiter.Limits
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ func init() {
 	f.BoolVar(&globalOptions.InsecureTLS, "insecure-tls", false, "skip TLS certificate verification when connecting to the repository (insecure)")
 	f.BoolVar(&globalOptions.CleanupCache, "cleanup-cache", false, "auto remove old cache directories")
 	f.Var(&globalOptions.Compression, "compression", "compression mode (only available for repository format version 2), one of (auto|off|max) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)")
+	f.BoolVar(&globalOptions.NoVerifyPack, "no-verify-pack", false, "skip verification of data before upload")
 	f.IntVar(&globalOptions.Limits.UploadKb, "limit-upload", 0, "limits uploads to a maximum `rate` in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)")
 	f.IntVar(&globalOptions.Limits.DownloadKb, "limit-download", 0, "limits downloads to a maximum `rate` in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)")
 	f.UintVar(&globalOptions.PackSize, "pack-size", 0, "set target pack `size` in MiB, created pack files may be larger (default: $RESTIC_PACK_SIZE)")
@@ -453,8 +455,9 @@ func OpenRepository(ctx context.Context, opts GlobalOptions) (*repository.Reposi
 	}
 
 	s, err := repository.New(be, repository.Options{
-		Compression: opts.Compression,
-		PackSize:    opts.PackSize * 1024 * 1024,
+		Compression:  opts.Compression,
+		PackSize:     opts.PackSize * 1024 * 1024,
+		NoVerifyPack: opts.NoVerifyPack,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Fatal(err.Error())