diff --git a/roles/database_init/tasks/main.yml b/roles/database_init/tasks/main.yml
index aa8da99..8827f99 100644
--- a/roles/database_init/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/database_init/tasks/main.yml
@@ -34,24 +34,7 @@
         lc_collate: "{{ atl_jdbc_collation }}"
         lc_ctype: "{{ atl_jdbc_ctype }}"
         template: "{{ atl_jdbc_template }}"
-      register: db_create
-
-    - name: Restore application database
-      postgresql_db:
-        login_host: "{{ atl_db_host }}"
-        login_user: "{{ atl_db_root_user }}"
-        login_password: "{{ atl_db_root_password }}"
-        port: "{{ atl_db_port }}"
-        name: "{{ atl_jdbc_db_name }}"
-        owner: "{{ atl_jdbc_user }}"
-        encoding: "{{ atl_jdbc_encoding }}"
-        lc_collate: "{{ atl_jdbc_collation }}"
-        lc_ctype: "{{ atl_jdbc_ctype }}"
-        template: "{{ atl_jdbc_template }}"
-        # Depends on fetch_backup roles
-        state: restore
-        target: "{{ atl_backup_db_dest }}"
-      when: db_create.changed and atl_backup_db_dest is defined
+      register: db_created
 
   tags:
     - new_only
diff --git a/roles/fetch_backups/defaults/main.yml b/roles/fetch_backups/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6561c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/fetch_backups/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+
+atl_backup_home_restore_canary_filename: ".slingshot_home_restore"
+atl_backup_home_restore_canary_path: "{{ atl_product_home_shared }}/{{ atl_backup_home_restore_canary_filename }}"
diff --git a/roles/fetch_backups/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fetch_backups/tasks/main.yml
index a5a87de..5dcdf01 100644
--- a/roles/fetch_backups/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fetch_backups/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 # This role will attempt to fetch and load the backup manifest from a
 # remote HTTP or S3 URL. On successful completion the contents of JSON
 # or YAML document will be in the var `atl_backup_manifest`.
+#
+# PREREQUISITES:
+#  * `atl_backup_manifest_url` points at the manifest.
+#  * The shared home filesystem is mounted if necessary (e.g. NFS/EFS).
+#  * The database has been created and the variable `db_created` is
+#    registered with the result (i.e: `register: db_created`).
+#
+# NOTE: The actual DB/FS restore operations could potentially be split
+# out into discrete roles, but currently that is not required.
 
 - block:
 
@@ -40,8 +49,6 @@
         dest: "{{ atl_backup_manifest_dest }}"
       when: atl_backup_manifest_url.scheme != 's3'
 
-    # FIXME: The manifest format is still undecided; everything
-    # referencing this variable should be considered a placeholder.
     - name: Load parameters from manifest
       include_vars:
         file: "{{ atl_backup_manifest_dest }}"
@@ -49,6 +56,9 @@
 
     - name: Define the DB and home dump destinations
       set_fact:
+        # FIXME: The manifest format is still undecided so the
+        # following usages will need to be updated once it settles..
+        atl_backup_id: "{{ atl_backup_manifest.name }}"
         atl_backup_db_dest: "{{ atl_installer_temp }}/{{ atl_backup_manifest.db_dump | basename }}"
         atl_backup_home_dest: "{{ atl_installer_temp }}/{{ atl_backup_manifest.shared_home_dump | basename }}"
 
@@ -74,4 +84,46 @@
     - name: Install distro-specific restore support packages
       include_tasks: "{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}.yml"
 
+
+    - name: Restore application database
+      postgresql_db:
+        login_host: "{{ atl_db_host }}"
+        login_user: "{{ atl_db_root_user }}"
+        login_password: "{{ atl_db_root_password }}"
+        port: "{{ atl_db_port }}"
+        name: "{{ atl_jdbc_db_name }}"
+        owner: "{{ atl_jdbc_user }}"
+        encoding: "{{ atl_jdbc_encoding }}"
+        lc_collate: "{{ atl_jdbc_collation }}"
+        lc_ctype: "{{ atl_jdbc_ctype }}"
+        template: "{{ atl_jdbc_template }}"
+        # Depends on fetch_backup roles
+        state: restore
+        target: "{{ atl_backup_db_dest }}"
+      when: db_created.changed and atl_backup_db_dest is defined
+
+
+    - name: Check for the restore canary file
+      stat:
+        path: "{{ atl_backup_home_restore_canary_path }}"
+      register: restore_canary
+
+    - name: Create shared home if necessary
+      file:
+        path: "{{ atl_product_home_shared }}"
+        state: directory
+        mode: 0750
+        owner: "{{ atl_product_user }}"
+        group: "{{ atl_product_user }}"
+      when: restore_canary.stat.exists
+
+    - name: Restore the shared-home backup
+      unarchive:
+        path: "{{ atl_backup_home_restore_canary_path }}"
+        dest: "{{ atl_product_home_shared }}"
+        owner: "{{ atl_product_user }}"
+        group: "{{ atl_product_user }}"
+      when: restore_canary.stat.exists
+
+
   when: atl_backup_manifest_url is defined and atl_backup_manifest_url != ''