diff --git a/arangod/Replication/Syncer.cpp b/arangod/Replication/Syncer.cpp
index 2c8d2b165b..cd5bc9e3bb 100644
--- a/arangod/Replication/Syncer.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Replication/Syncer.cpp
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ int Syncer::applyCollectionDumpMarker(
     OperationOptions options;
     options.silent = true;
     options.ignoreRevs = true;
+    options.isRestore = true;
 
     try {
       // try insert first
diff --git a/arangod/VocBase/document-collection.cpp b/arangod/VocBase/document-collection.cpp
index 6883f95032..e82980cd85 100644
--- a/arangod/VocBase/document-collection.cpp
+++ b/arangod/VocBase/document-collection.cpp
@@ -3381,7 +3381,18 @@ int TRI_document_collection_t::update(Transaction* trx,
   mptr->setDataPtr(nullptr);
   prevRev = VPackSlice();
 
-  TRI_voc_rid_t revisionId = TRI_NewTickServer();
+  TRI_voc_rid_t revisionId = 0;
+  if (options.isRestore) {
+    VPackSlice oldRev = TRI_ExtractRevisionIdAsSlice(newSlice);
+    if (!oldRev.isString()) {
+      return TRI_ERROR_ARANGO_DOCUMENT_REV_BAD;
+    }
+    VPackValueLength length;
+    char const* p = oldRev.getString(length);
+    revisionId = arangodb::basics::StringUtils::uint64(p, length);
+  } else {
+    revisionId = TRI_NewTickServer();
+  }
   
   TRI_voc_tick_t markerTick = 0;
   int res;
@@ -3518,7 +3529,18 @@ int TRI_document_collection_t::replace(Transaction* trx,
   TRI_ASSERT(mptr != nullptr);
   mptr->setDataPtr(nullptr);
 
-  TRI_voc_rid_t revisionId = TRI_NewTickServer();
+  TRI_voc_rid_t revisionId = 0;
+  if (options.isRestore) {
+    VPackSlice oldRev = TRI_ExtractRevisionIdAsSlice(newSlice);
+    if (!oldRev.isString()) {
+      return TRI_ERROR_ARANGO_DOCUMENT_REV_BAD;
+    }
+    VPackValueLength length;
+    char const* p = oldRev.getString(length);
+    revisionId = arangodb::basics::StringUtils::uint64(p, length);
+  } else {
+    revisionId = TRI_NewTickServer();
+  }
   
   TRI_voc_tick_t markerTick = 0;
   int res;
@@ -4107,8 +4129,20 @@ int TRI_document_collection_t::newObjectForInsert(
       DatafileHelper::StoreNumber<uint64_t>(p, _info.id(), sizeof(uint64_t));
     }
     VPackSlice s = value.get(TRI_VOC_ATTRIBUTE_KEY);
-    TRI_voc_tick_t const newRev = TRI_NewTickServer();
+    TRI_voc_rid_t newRev = 0;
+    std::string newRevSt;
+    if (isRestore) {
+      VPackSlice oldRev = TRI_ExtractRevisionIdAsSlice(value);
+      if (!oldRev.isString()) {
+        return TRI_ERROR_ARANGO_DOCUMENT_REV_BAD;
+      }
+      newRevSt = oldRev.copyString();
+    } else {
+      newRev = TRI_NewTickServer();
+      newRevSt = std::to_string(newRev);
+    }
     if (s.isNone()) {
+      TRI_ASSERT(!isRestore);   // need key in case of restore
       std::string keyString = _keyGenerator->generate(newRev);
       if (keyString.empty()) {
         return TRI_ERROR_ARANGO_OUT_OF_KEYS;
@@ -4129,8 +4163,7 @@ int TRI_document_collection_t::newObjectForInsert(
     // we can get away with the fast hash function here, as key values are 
     // restricted to strings
     hash = s.hash();
-    std::string rev = std::to_string(newRev);
-    builder.add(TRI_VOC_ATTRIBUTE_REV, VPackValue(rev));
+    builder.add(TRI_VOC_ATTRIBUTE_REV, VPackValue(newRevSt));
   }
   return TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
 } 
diff --git a/js/common/bootstrap/errors.js b/js/common/bootstrap/errors.js
index f80872afd1..3b4c397a7b 100644
--- a/js/common/bootstrap/errors.js
+++ b/js/common/bootstrap/errors.js
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     "ERROR_ARANGO_WRITE_THROTTLE_TIMEOUT" : { "code" : 1236, "message" : "write-throttling timeout" },
     "ERROR_ARANGO_COLLECTION_TYPE_MISMATCH" : { "code" : 1237, "message" : "collection type mismatch" },
     "ERROR_ARANGO_COLLECTION_NOT_LOADED" : { "code" : 1238, "message" : "collection not loaded" },
+    "ERROR_ARANGO_DOCUMENT_REV_BAD" : { "code" : 1239, "message" : "illegal document revision" },
     "ERROR_ARANGO_DATAFILE_FULL"   : { "code" : 1300, "message" : "datafile full" },
     "ERROR_ARANGO_EMPTY_DATADIR"   : { "code" : 1301, "message" : "server database directory is empty" },
     "ERROR_REPLICATION_NO_RESPONSE" : { "code" : 1400, "message" : "no response" },
diff --git a/lib/Basics/errors.dat b/lib/Basics/errors.dat
index 04983ef3ac..6ad720479a 100755
--- a/lib/Basics/errors.dat
+++ b/lib/Basics/errors.dat
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ ERROR_ARANGO_INDEX_CREATION_FAILED,1235,"index creation failed","Will be raised
 ERROR_ARANGO_WRITE_THROTTLE_TIMEOUT,1236,"write-throttling timeout","Will be raised when the server is write-throttled and a write operation has waited too long for the server to process queued operations."
 ERROR_ARANGO_COLLECTION_TYPE_MISMATCH,1237,"collection type mismatch","Will be raised when a collection has a different type from what has been expected."
 ERROR_ARANGO_COLLECTION_NOT_LOADED,1238,"collection not loaded","Will be raised when a collection is accessed that is not yet loaded."
+ERROR_ARANGO_DOCUMENT_REV_BAD,1239,"illegal document revision","Will be raised when a document revision is corrupt or is missing where needed."
 
 ################################################################################
 ## ArangoDB storage errors
diff --git a/lib/Basics/voc-errors.cpp b/lib/Basics/voc-errors.cpp
index cdc4abe254..557144058a 100644
--- a/lib/Basics/voc-errors.cpp
+++ b/lib/Basics/voc-errors.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ void TRI_InitializeErrorMessages () {
   REG_ERROR(ERROR_ARANGO_WRITE_THROTTLE_TIMEOUT, "write-throttling timeout");
   REG_ERROR(ERROR_ARANGO_COLLECTION_TYPE_MISMATCH, "collection type mismatch");
   REG_ERROR(ERROR_ARANGO_COLLECTION_NOT_LOADED, "collection not loaded");
+  REG_ERROR(ERROR_ARANGO_DOCUMENT_REV_BAD, "illegal document revision");
   REG_ERROR(ERROR_ARANGO_DATAFILE_FULL, "datafile full");
   REG_ERROR(ERROR_ARANGO_EMPTY_DATADIR, "server database directory is empty");
   REG_ERROR(ERROR_REPLICATION_NO_RESPONSE, "no response");
diff --git a/lib/Basics/voc-errors.h b/lib/Basics/voc-errors.h
index 888da0d59b..3371082ebe 100644
--- a/lib/Basics/voc-errors.h
+++ b/lib/Basics/voc-errors.h
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@
 ///   expected.
 /// - 1238: @LIT{collection not loaded}
 ///   Will be raised when a collection is accessed that is not yet loaded.
+/// - 1239: @LIT{illegal document revision}
+///   Will be raised when a document revision is corrupt or is missing where
+///   needed.
 /// - 1300: @LIT{datafile full}
 ///   Will be raised when the datafile reaches its limit.
 /// - 1301: @LIT{server database directory is empty}
@@ -1586,6 +1589,17 @@ void TRI_InitializeErrorMessages ();
 
 #define TRI_ERROR_ARANGO_COLLECTION_NOT_LOADED                            (1238)
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief 1239: ERROR_ARANGO_DOCUMENT_REV_BAD
+///
+/// illegal document revision
+///
+/// Will be raised when a document revision is corrupt or is missing where
+/// needed.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#define TRI_ERROR_ARANGO_DOCUMENT_REV_BAD                                 (1239)
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief 1300: ERROR_ARANGO_DATAFILE_FULL
 ///