diff --git a/weaviate/backup/backup.py b/weaviate/backup/backup.py
index acfb91db8..e079d0532 100644
--- a/weaviate/backup/backup.py
+++ b/weaviate/backup/backup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from enum import Enum
 from time import sleep
-from typing import Optional, Union, List, Tuple, Dict, Any, cast
+from typing import Literal, Optional, Union, List, Tuple, Dict, Any, cast
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ async def restore(
         backend: BackupStorage,
         include_collections: Union[List[str], str, None] = None,
         exclude_collections: Union[List[str], str, None] = None,
+        roles_restore: Optional[Literal["noRestore", "all"]] = None,
+        user_restore: Optional[Literal["noRestore", "all"]] = None,
         wait_for_completion: bool = False,
         config: Optional[BackupConfigRestore] = None,
         backup_location: Optional[BackupLocationType] = None,
@@ -345,16 +347,14 @@ async def restore(
             "exclude": exclude_collections,
         }
 
+        configPayload = {}
+
         if config is not None:
             if self._connection._weaviate_version.is_lower_than(1, 25, 0):
                 raise WeaviateUnsupportedFeatureError(
                     "BackupConfigRestore", str(self._connection._weaviate_version), "1.25.0"
                 )
-            if not isinstance(config, BackupConfigRestore):
-                raise WeaviateInvalidInputError(
-                    f"Expected 'config' to be of type 'BackupConfigRestore', but got {type(config)}."
-                )
-            payload["config"] = config._to_dict()
+            configPayload = config._to_dict()
 
         if backup_location is not None:
             if self._connection._weaviate_version.is_lower_than(1, 27, 2):
@@ -366,7 +366,16 @@ async def restore(
 
             if "config" not in payload:
                 payload["config"] = {}
-            payload["config"].update(backup_location._to_dict())
+            configPayload.update(backup_location._to_dict())
+
+        if roles_restore is not None:
+            configPayload["rolesOptions"] = roles_restore
+
+        if user_restore is not None:
+            configPayload["usersOptions"] = user_restore
+
+        if len(configPayload) > 0:
+            payload["config"] = configPayload
 
         path = f"/backups/{backend.value}/{backup_id}/restore"
         response = await self._connection.post(
diff --git a/weaviate/backup/sync.pyi b/weaviate/backup/sync.pyi
index 8858aaf0b..5bcfbef76 100644
--- a/weaviate/backup/sync.pyi
+++ b/weaviate/backup/sync.pyi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Optional, Union, List
+from typing import Literal, Optional, Union, List
 
 from weaviate.backup.backup import (
     BackupStorage,
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class _Backup:
         wait_for_completion: bool = False,
         config: Optional[BackupConfigRestore] = None,
         backup_location: Optional[BackupLocationType] = None,
+        roles_restore: Optional[Literal["noRestore", "all"]] = None,
+        user_restore: Optional[Literal["noRestore", "all"]] = None,
     ) -> BackupReturn: ...
     def get_restore_status(
         self,
diff --git a/weaviate/collections/backups/backups.py b/weaviate/collections/backups/backups.py
index 1c03b0ef4..8903b271d 100644
--- a/weaviate/collections/backups/backups.py
+++ b/weaviate/collections/backups/backups.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Literal, Optional
 
 from weaviate.backup.backup import (
     BackupConfigCreate,
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ async def restore(
         self,
         backup_id: str,
         backend: BackupStorage,
+        roles_restore: Optional[Literal["noRestore", "all"]] = None,
+        user_restore: Optional[Literal["noRestore", "all"]] = None,
         wait_for_completion: bool = False,
         config: Optional[BackupConfigRestore] = None,
         backup_location: Optional[BackupLocationType] = None,
@@ -103,7 +105,15 @@ async def restore(
                 If the backup failed.
         """
         restore = await self._backup.restore(
-            backup_id, backend, [self._name], None, wait_for_completion, config, backup_location
+            backup_id,
+            backend,
+            [self._name],
+            None,
+            roles_restore,
+            user_restore,
+            wait_for_completion,
+            config,
+            backup_location,
         )
         return BackupStatusReturn(
             error=restore.error, status=restore.status, path=restore.path, id=backup_id
diff --git a/weaviate/collections/backups/sync.pyi b/weaviate/collections/backups/sync.pyi
index 3844946b2..06d6fe6b7 100644
--- a/weaviate/collections/backups/sync.pyi
+++ b/weaviate/collections/backups/sync.pyi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Literal, Optional
 from weaviate.backup.backup import (
     BackupConfigCreate,
     BackupConfigRestore,
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class _CollectionBackup(_CollectionBackupBase):
         self,
         backup_id: str,
         backend: BackupStorage,
+        roles_restore: Optional[Literal["noRestore", "all"]] = None,
+        user_restore: Optional[Literal["noRestore", "all"]] = None,
         wait_for_completion: bool = False,
         config: Optional[BackupConfigRestore] = None,
     ) -> BackupStatusReturn: ...