diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/7586-Lyndon-Li b/changelogs/unreleased/7586-Lyndon-Li
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c40616bd03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/7586-Lyndon-Li
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix issue #7535, add the MustHave resource check during item collection and item filter for restore
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diff --git a/pkg/restore/restore.go b/pkg/restore/restore.go
index fd900b54c8..45b76264ee 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/restore.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/restore.go
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ func (ctx *restoreContext) restoreItem(obj *unstructured.Unstructured, groupReso
 	// Check if group/resource should be restored. We need to do this here since
 	// this method may be getting called for an additional item which is a group/resource
 	// that's excluded.
-	if !ctx.resourceIncludesExcludes.ShouldInclude(groupResource.String()) {
+	if !ctx.resourceIncludesExcludes.ShouldInclude(groupResource.String()) && !ctx.resourceMustHave.Has(groupResource.String()) {
 		restoreLogger.Info("Not restoring item because resource is excluded")
 		return warnings, errs, itemExists
 	}
@@ -2198,7 +2198,7 @@ func (ctx *restoreContext) getOrderedResourceCollection(
 
 		// Check if the resource should be restored according to the resource
 		// includes/excludes.
-		if !ctx.resourceIncludesExcludes.ShouldInclude(groupResource.String()) {
+		if !ctx.resourceIncludesExcludes.ShouldInclude(groupResource.String()) && !ctx.resourceMustHave.Has(groupResource.String()) {
 			ctx.log.WithField("resource", groupResource.String()).Infof("Skipping restore of resource because the restore spec excludes it")
 			continue
 		}