diff --git a/internal/restorer/restorer.go b/internal/restorer/restorer.go
index 3f41b79a6..cd3fd076d 100644
--- a/internal/restorer/restorer.go
+++ b/internal/restorer/restorer.go
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func (res *Restorer) restoreNodeTo(ctx context.Context, node *restic.Node, targe
 		}
 	}
 
-	res.opts.Progress.AddProgress(location, restoreui.ActionFileRestored, 0, 0)
+	res.opts.Progress.AddProgress(location, restoreui.ActionOtherRestored, 0, 0)
 	return res.restoreNodeMetadataTo(node, target, location)
 }
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (res *Restorer) restoreHardlinkAt(node *restic.Node, target, path, location
 		}
 	}
 
-	res.opts.Progress.AddProgress(location, restoreui.ActionFileRestored, 0, 0)
+	res.opts.Progress.AddProgress(location, restoreui.ActionOtherRestored, 0, 0)
 	// TODO investigate if hardlinks have separate metadata on any supported system
 	return res.restoreNodeMetadataTo(node, path, location)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ui/restore/json.go b/internal/ui/restore/json.go
index 7db2e21a3..c248a7951 100644
--- a/internal/ui/restore/json.go
+++ b/internal/ui/restore/json.go
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ func (t *jsonPrinter) CompleteItem(messageType ItemAction, item string, size uin
 		action = "restored"
 	case ActionFileRestored:
 		action = "restored"
+	case ActionOtherRestored:
+		action = "restored"
 	case ActionFileUpdated:
 		action = "updated"
 	case ActionFileUnchanged:
diff --git a/internal/ui/restore/progress.go b/internal/ui/restore/progress.go
index 71a46e9dd..67b15f07e 100644
--- a/internal/ui/restore/progress.go
+++ b/internal/ui/restore/progress.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const (
 	ActionFileRestored  ItemAction = "file restored"
 	ActionFileUpdated   ItemAction = "file updated"
 	ActionFileUnchanged ItemAction = "file unchanged"
+	ActionOtherRestored ItemAction = "other restored"
 	ActionDeleted       ItemAction = "deleted"
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/ui/restore/text.go b/internal/ui/restore/text.go
index 235e7f085..ec512f369 100644
--- a/internal/ui/restore/text.go
+++ b/internal/ui/restore/text.go
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ func (t *textPrinter) CompleteItem(messageType ItemAction, item string, size uin
 		action = "restored"
 	case ActionFileRestored:
 		action = "restored"
+	case ActionOtherRestored:
+		action = "restored"
 	case ActionFileUpdated:
 		action = "updated"
 	case ActionFileUnchanged:
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ func (t *textPrinter) CompleteItem(messageType ItemAction, item string, size uin
 		panic("unknown message type")
 	}
 
-	if messageType == ActionDirRestored || messageType == ActionDeleted {
+	if messageType == ActionDirRestored || messageType == ActionOtherRestored || messageType == ActionDeleted {
 		t.terminal.Print(fmt.Sprintf("%-9v %v", action, item))
 	} else {
 		t.terminal.Print(fmt.Sprintf("%-9v %v with size %v", action, item, ui.FormatBytes(size)))
diff --git a/internal/ui/restore/text_test.go b/internal/ui/restore/text_test.go
index eddc0d1ca..b198a27df 100644
--- a/internal/ui/restore/text_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/restore/text_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func TestPrintCompleteItem(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{ActionDirRestored, 0, "restored  test"},
 		{ActionFileRestored, 123, "restored  test with size 123 B"},
+		{ActionOtherRestored, 0, "restored  test"},
 		{ActionFileUpdated, 123, "updated   test with size 123 B"},
 		{ActionFileUnchanged, 123, "unchanged test with size 123 B"},
 		{ActionDeleted, 0, "deleted   test"},