diff --git a/vmm/src/api/http.rs b/vmm/src/api/http.rs
index d15cffe29..7e1a68717 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/http.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/api/http.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 use crate::api::http_endpoint::{
     VmActionHandler, VmAddDevice, VmAddDisk, VmAddNet, VmAddPmem, VmCreate, VmInfo, VmRemoveDevice,
-    VmResize, VmSnapshot, VmmPing, VmmShutdown,
+    VmResize, VmRestore, VmSnapshot, VmmPing, VmmShutdown,
 };
 use crate::api::{ApiRequest, VmAction};
 use crate::seccomp_filters::{get_seccomp_filter, Thread};
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ lazy_static! {
         r.routes.insert(endpoint!("/vm.shutdown"), Box::new(VmActionHandler::new(VmAction::Shutdown)));
         r.routes.insert(endpoint!("/vm.reboot"), Box::new(VmActionHandler::new(VmAction::Reboot)));
         r.routes.insert(endpoint!("/vm.snapshot"), Box::new(VmSnapshot {}));
+        r.routes.insert(endpoint!("/vm.restore"), Box::new(VmRestore {}));
         r.routes.insert(endpoint!("/vmm.shutdown"), Box::new(VmmShutdown {}));
         r.routes.insert(endpoint!("/vmm.ping"), Box::new(VmmPing {}));
         r.routes.insert(endpoint!("/vm.resize"), Box::new(VmResize {}));
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/http_endpoint.rs b/vmm/src/api/http_endpoint.rs
index 1a21b09ef..0884c82f5 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/http_endpoint.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/api/http_endpoint.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 use crate::api::http::EndpointHandler;
 use crate::api::{
     vm_add_device, vm_add_disk, vm_add_net, vm_add_pmem, vm_boot, vm_create, vm_delete, vm_info,
-    vm_pause, vm_reboot, vm_remove_device, vm_resize, vm_resume, vm_shutdown, vm_snapshot,
-    vmm_ping, vmm_shutdown, ApiError, ApiRequest, ApiResult, DeviceConfig, DiskConfig, NetConfig,
-    PmemConfig, VmAction, VmConfig, VmRemoveDeviceData, VmResizeData, VmSnapshotConfig,
+    vm_pause, vm_reboot, vm_remove_device, vm_resize, vm_restore, vm_resume, vm_shutdown,
+    vm_snapshot, vmm_ping, vmm_shutdown, ApiError, ApiRequest, ApiResult, DeviceConfig, DiskConfig,
+    NetConfig, PmemConfig, VmAction, VmConfig, VmRemoveDeviceData, VmResizeData, VmRestoreConfig,
+    VmSnapshotConfig,
 };
 use micro_http::{Body, Method, Request, Response, StatusCode, Version};
 use serde_json::Error as SerdeError;
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ pub enum HttpError {
     /// Could not snapshot a VM
     VmSnapshot(ApiError),
 
+    /// Could not restore a VM
+    VmRestore(ApiError),
+
     /// Could not act on a VM
     VmAction(ApiError),
 
@@ -234,6 +238,45 @@ impl EndpointHandler for VmSnapshot {
     }
 }
 
+// /api/v1/vm.restore handler
+pub struct VmRestore {}
+
+impl EndpointHandler for VmRestore {
+    fn handle_request(
+        &self,
+        req: &Request,
+        api_notifier: EventFd,
+        api_sender: Sender<ApiRequest>,
+    ) -> Response {
+        match req.method() {
+            Method::Put => {
+                match &req.body {
+                    Some(body) => {
+                        // Deserialize into a VmRestoreConfig
+                        let vm_restore_data: VmRestoreConfig =
+                            match serde_json::from_slice(body.raw())
+                                .map_err(HttpError::SerdeJsonDeserialize)
+                            {
+                                Ok(data) => data,
+                                Err(e) => return error_response(e, StatusCode::BadRequest),
+                            };
+
+                        // Call vm_restore()
+                        match vm_restore(api_notifier, api_sender, Arc::new(vm_restore_data))
+                            .map_err(HttpError::VmRestore)
+                        {
+                            Ok(_) => Response::new(Version::Http11, StatusCode::NoContent),
+                            Err(e) => error_response(e, StatusCode::InternalServerError),
+                        }
+                    }
+                    None => Response::new(Version::Http11, StatusCode::BadRequest),
+                }
+            }
+            _ => Response::new(Version::Http11, StatusCode::BadRequest),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // /api/v1/vmm.info handler
 pub struct VmmPing {}
 
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml b/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
index 62cf8560f..4d166f5cd 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
+++ b/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
@@ -171,24 +171,6 @@ paths:
         404:
           description: The device could not be removed from the VM instance.
 
-  /vm.snapshot:
-    put:
-      summary: Returns a VM snapshot.
-      requestBody:
-        description: The snapshot configuration
-        content:
-          application/json:
-            schema:
-              $ref: '#/components/schemas/VmSnapshotConfig'
-        required: true
-      responses:
-        204:
-          description: The VM instance was successfully snapshotted.
-        404:
-          description: The VM instance could not be snapshotted because it is not created.
-        405:
-          description: The VM instance could not be snapshotted because it is not booted.
-
   /vm.add-disk:
     put:
       summary: Add a new disk to the VM
@@ -237,6 +219,40 @@ paths:
         500:
           description: The new device could not be added to the VM instance.
 
+  /vm.snapshot:
+    put:
+      summary: Returns a VM snapshot.
+      requestBody:
+        description: The snapshot configuration
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/VmSnapshotConfig'
+        required: true
+      responses:
+        204:
+          description: The VM instance was successfully snapshotted.
+        404:
+          description: The VM instance could not be snapshotted because it is not created.
+        405:
+          description: The VM instance could not be snapshotted because it is not booted.
+
+  /vm.restore:
+    put:
+      summary: Restore a VM from a snapshot.
+      requestBody:
+        description: The restore configuration
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/VmRestoreConfig'
+        required: true
+      responses:
+        204:
+          description: The VM instance was successfully restored.
+        404:
+          description: The VM instance could not be restored because it is already created.
+
 components:
   schemas:
 
@@ -566,3 +582,9 @@ components:
       properties:
         destination_url:
           type: string
+
+    VmRestoreConfig:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        source_url:
+          type: string