diff --git a/native/account/registration/auth-navigator.react.js b/native/account/registration/auth-navigator.react.js
--- a/native/account/registration/auth-navigator.react.js
+++ b/native/account/registration/auth-navigator.react.js
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@
   RestorePromptScreenRouteName,
   RestorePasswordAccountScreenRouteName,
   RestoreBackupScreenRouteName,
+  RestoreBackupErrorScreenRouteName,
   RestoreSIWEBackupRouteName,
 } from '../../navigation/route-names.js';
 import QRCodeScreen from '../qr-code-screen.react.js';
+import RestoreBackupErrorScreen from '../restore-backup-error-screen.react.js';
 import RestoreBackupScreen from '../restore-backup-screen.react.js';
 import RestorePasswordAccountScreen from '../restore-password-account-screen.react.js';
 import RestorePromptScreen from '../restore-prompt-screen.react.js';
@@ -223,6 +225,11 @@
         component={RestoreBackupScreen}
         options={disableGesturesScreenOptions}
       />
+      <Auth.Screen
+        name={RestoreBackupErrorScreenRouteName}
+        component={RestoreBackupErrorScreen}
+        options={disableGesturesScreenOptions}
+      />
       <Auth.Screen
         name={RestoreSIWEBackupRouteName}
         component={RestoreSIWEBackup}
diff --git a/native/account/restore-backup-error-screen.react.js b/native/account/restore-backup-error-screen.react.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/account/restore-backup-error-screen.react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+// @flow
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
+
+import {
+  markBackupAsRestoredActionType,
+  resetBackupRestoreStateActionType,
+} from 'lib/actions/backup-actions.js';
+import { getMessageForException } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
+import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
+
+import AuthButtonContainer from './auth-components/auth-button-container.react.js';
+import AuthContainer from './auth-components/auth-container.react.js';
+import AuthContentContainer from './auth-components/auth-content-container.react.js';
+import type { AuthNavigationProp } from './registration/auth-navigator.react.js';
+import PrimaryButton from '../components/primary-button.react.js';
+import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
+import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
+import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
+
+type Props = {
+  +navigation: AuthNavigationProp<'RestoreBackupErrorScreen'>,
+  +route: NavigationRoute<'RestoreBackupErrorScreen'>,
+};
+
+export type RestoreBackupErrorScreenParams = {
+  +deviceType: 'primary' | 'secondary',
+  +errorDetails?: ?string,
+};
+
+function RestoreBackupErrorScreen(props: Props): React.Node {
+  const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
+  const { deviceType, errorDetails: errorDetailsProp } = props.route.params;
+
+  const storedError = useSelector(state =>
+    state.restoreBackupState.status === 'user_data_restore_failed'
+      ? state.restoreBackupState.payload.error
+      : null,
+  );
+  const errorDetails = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (errorDetailsProp) {
+      return errorDetailsProp;
+    } else if (storedError) {
+      const messageForException = getMessageForException(storedError);
+      return messageForException ?? 'unknown_error';
+    }
+
+    console.warn('Restore error screen shown but no error details provided');
+    return 'unknown_error';
+  }, [errorDetailsProp, storedError]);
+
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+
+  const ignoreErrorAndLogIn = React.useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: markBackupAsRestoredActionType,
+    });
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  const onPressIgnore = React.useCallback(() => {
+    Alert.alert(
+      'Continue without full restoration?',
+      'Some of your data could not be restored from backup. You can still use the app, but recent messages and settings may be missing.',
+      [
+        { text: 'Cancel', style: 'cancel' },
+        {
+          text: 'Continue',
+          onPress: ignoreErrorAndLogIn,
+          style: 'destructive',
+        },
+      ],
+      { cancelable: true },
+    );
+  }, [ignoreErrorAndLogIn]);
+
+  const onPressTryAgain = React.useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: resetBackupRestoreStateActionType,
+    });
+
+    props.navigation.popToTop();
+  }, [props.navigation, dispatch]);
+
+  let deviceTypeWarning;
+  if (deviceType === 'secondary') {
+    deviceTypeWarning = (
+      <Text style={styles.section}>
+        Your backup appears to be corrupt. Be careful with your primary device,
+        as you may lose data if you log out of it at this time.
+      </Text>
+    );
+  } else {
+    deviceTypeWarning = (
+      <Text style={styles.section}>
+        Failed to restore your data from backup.
+      </Text>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <AuthContainer>
+      <AuthContentContainer style={styles.scrollViewContentContainer}>
+        <Text style={styles.header}>Restoration failed</Text>
+        {deviceTypeWarning}
+        <View style={styles.errorDetailsContainer}>
+          <Text style={styles.errorDetailsHeader}>Error message:</Text>
+          <Text style={styles.errorDetails}>
+            {errorDetails} Long long long long long long long long long long
+            long long text
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+        <Text style={styles.section}>
+          For help recovering your data, email support@comm.app or message
+          Ashoat on the app.
+        </Text>
+      </AuthContentContainer>
+      <AuthButtonContainer>
+        <PrimaryButton
+          onPress={onPressTryAgain}
+          label="Try again"
+          variant="enabled"
+        />
+        <PrimaryButton
+          onPress={onPressIgnore}
+          label="Log in without restoring"
+          variant="outline"
+        />
+      </AuthButtonContainer>
+    </AuthContainer>
+  );
+}
+
+const unboundStyles = {
+  header: {
+    fontSize: 24,
+    color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
+    paddingBottom: 16,
+  },
+  section: {
+    fontFamily: 'Arial',
+    fontSize: 15,
+    lineHeight: 20,
+    color: 'panelForegroundSecondaryLabel',
+    paddingBottom: 16,
+  },
+  errorDetailsContainer: {
+    backgroundColor: 'codeBackground',
+    padding: 12,
+    marginBottom: 16,
+    borderRadius: 8,
+  },
+  errorDetailsHeader: {
+    fontFamily: 'Arial',
+    fontSize: 14,
+    fontWeight: 'bold',
+    color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
+    marginBottom: 8,
+  },
+  errorDetails: {
+    fontFamily: 'Menlo',
+    fontSize: 12,
+    color: 'panelForegroundSecondaryLabel',
+    lineHeight: 16,
+  },
+  scrollViewContentContainer: {
+    flexGrow: 1,
+  },
+};
+
+export default RestoreBackupErrorScreen;
diff --git a/native/navigation/route-names.js b/native/navigation/route-names.js
--- a/native/navigation/route-names.js
+++ b/native/navigation/route-names.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import type { RouteProp } from '@react-navigation/core';
 
 import type { ActionResultModalParams } from './action-result-modal.react.js';
-import type { InviteLinkModalParams } from './invite-link-modal.react';
+import type { InviteLinkModalParams } from './invite-link-modal.react.js';
 import type { NUXTipsOverlayBackdropParams } from './nux-tip-overlay-backdrop.react.js';
 import type { ConnectSecondaryDeviceParams } from '../account/qr-auth/connect-secondary-device.react.js';
 import type { AvatarSelectionParams } from '../account/registration/avatar-selection.react.js';
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 import type { RegistrationTermsParams } from '../account/registration/registration-terms.react.js';
 import type { CreateSIWEBackupMessageParams } from '../account/registration/siwe-backup-message-creation.react.js';
 import type { UsernameSelectionParams } from '../account/registration/username-selection.react.js';
-import type { RestoreBackupScreenParams } from '../account/restore-backup-screen.react';
+import type { RestoreBackupErrorScreenParams } from '../account/restore-backup-error-screen.react.js';
+import type { RestoreBackupScreenParams } from '../account/restore-backup-screen.react.js';
 import type { TermsAndPrivacyModalParams } from '../account/terms-and-privacy-modal.react.js';
 import type { RestoreSIWEBackupParams } from '../backup/restore-siwe-backup.react.js';
 import type { ThreadPickerModalParams } from '../calendar/thread-picker-modal.react.js';
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@
 export const RestorePasswordAccountScreenRouteName =
   'RestorePasswordAccountScreen';
 export const RestoreBackupScreenRouteName = 'RestoreBackupScreen';
+export const RestoreBackupErrorScreenRouteName = 'RestoreBackupErrorScreen';
 export const UserProfileBottomSheetNavigatorRouteName =
   'UserProfileBottomSheetNavigator';
 export const UserProfileBottomSheetRouteName = 'UserProfileBottomSheet';
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@
   +RestorePromptScreen: void,
   +RestorePasswordAccountScreen: void,
   +RestoreBackupScreen: RestoreBackupScreenParams,
+  +RestoreBackupErrorScreen: RestoreBackupErrorScreenParams,
   +RestoreSIWEBackup: RestoreSIWEBackupParams,
 };