diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a244bc..61d7e42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ as a flag to the `development` or `production` commands:
     development restore-from production --parallelize
 ```
 
+When restoring to development, you can specify a specific backup using either:
+
+* `--backup-id` to download a specific backup by its Heroku backup ID:
+    ```shell
+    development restore production --backup-id a1234
+    ```
+
+* `--backup-url` to download from a specific URL (as returned by `heroku pg:backups:url`):
+    ```shell
+    development restore production --backup-url https://...
+    ```
+
 [2]: http://redis.io/commands
 
 Convention
diff --git a/lib/parity/backup.rb b/lib/parity/backup.rb
index 5fffea0..2d1bf8e 100644
--- a/lib/parity/backup.rb
+++ b/lib/parity/backup.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ def initialize(args)
       @from, @to = args.values_at(:from, :to)
       @additional_args = args[:additional_args] || BLANK_ARGUMENTS
       @parallelize = args[:parallelize] || false
+      @backup_id = args[:backup_id]
+      @backup_url = args[:backup_url]
     end
 
     def restore
@@ -25,7 +27,8 @@ def restore
 
     private
 
-    attr_reader :additional_args, :from, :to, :parallelize
+    attr_reader :additional_args, :backup_id, :backup_url, :from, :to,
+                :parallelize
 
     alias :parallelize? :parallelize
 
@@ -77,21 +80,43 @@ def ensure_temp_directory_exists
     end
 
     def download_remote_backup
+      if backup_url
+        download_from_url
+      elsif backup_id
+        download_backup_by_id
+      else
+        download_latest_backup
+      end
+    end
+
+    def download_from_url
+      Kernel.system("curl -o tmp/parity.backup \"#{backup_url}\"")
+    end
+
+    def download_backup_by_id
+      Kernel.system(
+        "curl -o tmp/parity.backup "\
+          "\"$(heroku pg:backups:url #{backup_id} --remote #{from})\"",
+      )
+    end
+
+    def download_latest_backup
       Kernel.system(
-        "curl -o tmp/latest.backup \"$(heroku pg:backups:url --remote #{from})\"",
+        "curl -o tmp/parity.backup "\
+          "\"$(heroku pg:backups:url --remote #{from})\"",
       )
     end
 
     def restore_from_local_temp_backup
       Kernel.system(
-        "pg_restore tmp/latest.backup --verbose --no-acl --no-owner "\
+        "pg_restore tmp/parity.backup --verbose --no-acl --no-owner "\
           "--dbname #{development_db} --jobs=#{processor_cores} "\
           "#{additional_args}",
       )
     end
 
     def delete_local_temp_backup
-      Kernel.system("rm tmp/latest.backup")
+      Kernel.system("rm tmp/parity.backup")
     end
 
     def delete_rails_production_environment_settings
diff --git a/lib/parity/environment.rb b/lib/parity/environment.rb
index f293ff4..4b9aad3 100644
--- a/lib/parity/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/parity/environment.rb
@@ -67,12 +67,14 @@ def restore
         $stdout.puts "Parity does not support restoring backups into your "\
           "production environment. Use `--force` to override."
       else
-        Backup.new(
+        Backup.new(**{
           from: arguments.first,
           to: environment,
           parallelize: parallelize?,
+          backup_id: backup_id,
+          backup_url: backup_url,
           additional_args: additional_restore_arguments,
-        ).restore
+        }.compact).restore
       end
     end
 
@@ -90,9 +92,30 @@ def parallelize?
       arguments.include?("--parallelize")
     end
 
+    def backup_id
+      argument_value("--backup-id")
+    end
+
+    def backup_url
+      argument_value("--backup-url")
+    end
+
+    def argument_value(flag)
+      index = arguments.index(flag)
+      arguments[index + 1] if index
+    end
+
     def additional_restore_arguments
-      (arguments.drop(1) - ["--force", "--parallelize"] +
-        [restore_confirmation_argument]).compact.join(" ")
+      args = arguments.dup
+      # Remove the remote environment name
+      args = args.drop(1)
+      # Remove toggle options --force and --parallelize
+      args -= ["--force", "--parallelize"]
+      # Remove key/value options
+      args -= ["--backup-id", backup_id] if backup_id
+      args -= ["--backup-url", backup_url] if backup_url
+
+      (args + [restore_confirmation_argument]).compact.join(" ")
     end
 
     def restore_confirmation_argument
diff --git a/spec/parity/backup_spec.rb b/spec/parity/backup_spec.rb
index 2a5e55b..73d0d3e 100644
--- a/spec/parity/backup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/parity/backup_spec.rb
@@ -147,6 +147,103 @@
       expect(Kernel).to have_received(:system).with(set_db_metadata_sql)
     end
 
+    it "downloads backup from URL when backup_url is specified" do
+      allow(IO).to receive(:read).and_return(database_fixture)
+      allow(Kernel).to receive(:system)
+      allow(Etc).to receive(:nprocessors).and_return(number_of_processes)
+
+      Parity::Backup.new(
+        from: "production",
+        to: "development",
+        backup_url: "https://example.com/backup.dump",
+        parallelize: true,
+      ).restore
+
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(make_temp_directory_command)
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(download_from_url_command("https://example.com/backup.dump"))
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(drop_development_database_drop_command)
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(create_heroku_ext_schema_command)
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(restore_from_local_temp_backup_command)
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(delete_local_temp_backup_command)
+    end
+
+    it "downloads specific backup by id when backup_id is specified" do
+      allow(IO).to receive(:read).and_return(database_fixture)
+      allow(Kernel).to receive(:system)
+      allow(Etc).to receive(:nprocessors).and_return(number_of_processes)
+
+      Parity::Backup.new(
+        from: "production",
+        to: "development",
+        backup_id: "a1234",
+        parallelize: true,
+      ).restore
+
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(make_temp_directory_command)
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(download_backup_by_id_command(id: "a1234", remote: "production"))
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(drop_development_database_drop_command)
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(create_heroku_ext_schema_command)
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(restore_from_local_temp_backup_command)
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(delete_local_temp_backup_command)
+    end
+
+    it "prefers backup_url over backup_id when both are specified" do
+      allow(IO).to receive(:read).and_return(database_fixture)
+      allow(Kernel).to receive(:system)
+      allow(Etc).to receive(:nprocessors).and_return(number_of_processes)
+
+      Parity::Backup.new(
+        from: "production",
+        to: "development",
+        backup_url: "https://example.com/backup.dump",
+        backup_id: "a1234",
+        parallelize: true,
+      ).restore
+
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(make_temp_directory_command)
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(download_from_url_command("https://example.com/backup.dump"))
+      expect(Kernel).
+        not_to have_received(:system).
+        with(download_backup_by_id_command(id: "a1234", remote: "production"))
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(drop_development_database_drop_command)
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(restore_from_local_temp_backup_command)
+      expect(Kernel).
+        to have_received(:system).
+        with(delete_local_temp_backup_command)
+    end
+
     it "is able to load a database.yml file containing top-level ERB" do
       allow(IO).to receive(:read).and_return(database_fixture_with_erb)
       allow(Kernel).to receive(:system)
@@ -254,12 +351,25 @@ def make_temp_directory_command
     "mkdir -p tmp"
   end
 
+  def copy_local_backup_command(source:)
+    "cp \"#{source}\" tmp/parity.backup"
+  end
+
   def download_remote_database_command
-    'curl -o tmp/latest.backup "$(heroku pg:backups:url --remote production)"'
+    'curl -o tmp/parity.backup "$(heroku pg:backups:url --remote production)"'
+  end
+
+  def download_from_url_command(url)
+    "curl -o tmp/parity.backup \"#{url}\""
+  end
+
+  def download_backup_by_id_command(id:, remote:)
+    "curl -o tmp/parity.backup "\
+      "\"$(heroku pg:backups:url #{id} --remote #{remote})\""
   end
 
   def restore_from_local_temp_backup_command(cores: number_of_processes)
-    "pg_restore tmp/latest.backup --verbose --no-acl --no-owner "\
+    "pg_restore tmp/parity.backup --verbose --no-acl --no-owner "\
       "--dbname #{default_db_name} --jobs=#{cores} "
   end
 
@@ -268,7 +378,7 @@ def number_of_processes
   end
 
   def delete_local_temp_backup_command
-    "rm tmp/latest.backup"
+    "rm tmp/parity.backup"
   end
 
   def heroku_development_to_staging_passthrough(db_name: default_db_name)
diff --git a/spec/parity/environment_spec.rb b/spec/parity/environment_spec.rb
index b5df78d..b163043 100644
--- a/spec/parity/environment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/parity/environment_spec.rb
@@ -194,6 +194,141 @@
     expect(backup).to have_received(:restore)
   end
 
+  it "passes backup_id when --backup-id is specified" do
+    backup = stub_parity_backup
+    allow(Parity::Backup).to receive(:new).and_return(backup)
+
+    Parity::Environment.new(
+      "development",
+      ["restore", "production", "--backup-id", "a1234"],
+    ).run
+
+    expect(Parity::Backup).to have_received(:new).
+      with(
+        from: "production",
+        to: "development",
+        parallelize: false,
+        backup_id: "a1234",
+        additional_args: "",
+      )
+    expect(backup).to have_received(:restore)
+  end
+
+  it "passes backup_url when --backup-url is specified" do
+    backup = stub_parity_backup
+    allow(Parity::Backup).to receive(:new).and_return(backup)
+
+    Parity::Environment.new(
+      "development",
+      [
+        "restore", "production",
+        "--backup-url", "https://example.com/backup.dump"
+      ],
+    ).run
+
+    expect(Parity::Backup).to have_received(:new).
+      with(
+        from: "production",
+        to: "development",
+        parallelize: false,
+        backup_url: "https://example.com/backup.dump",
+        additional_args: "",
+      )
+    expect(backup).to have_received(:restore)
+  end
+
+  it "passes backup_id with parallelize and strips flag from additional args" do
+    backup = stub_parity_backup
+    allow(Parity::Backup).to receive(:new).and_return(backup)
+
+    Parity::Environment.new(
+      "development",
+      [
+        "restore", "production",
+        "--backup-id", "b5678",
+        "--parallelize"
+      ],
+    ).run
+
+    expect(Parity::Backup).to have_received(:new).
+      with(
+        from: "production",
+        to: "development",
+        parallelize: true,
+        backup_id: "b5678",
+        additional_args: "",
+      )
+    expect(backup).to have_received(:restore)
+  end
+
+  it "passes backup_url with parallelize & strips flag from additional args" do
+    backup = stub_parity_backup
+    allow(Parity::Backup).to receive(:new).and_return(backup)
+
+    Parity::Environment.new(
+      "development",
+      [
+        "restore", "production",
+        "--backup-url", "https://example.com/dump",
+        "--parallelize"
+      ],
+    ).run
+
+    expect(Parity::Backup).to have_received(:new).
+      with(
+        from: "production",
+        to: "development",
+        parallelize: true,
+        backup_url: "https://example.com/dump",
+        additional_args: "",
+      )
+    expect(backup).to have_received(:restore)
+  end
+
+  it "does not include --backup-id or its value in additional_args" do
+    backup = stub_parity_backup
+    allow(Parity::Backup).to receive(:new).and_return(backup)
+
+    Parity::Environment.new(
+      "development",
+      ["restore", "production", "--backup-id", "a1234", "--verbose"],
+    ).run
+
+    expect(Parity::Backup).to have_received(:new).
+      with(
+        from: "production",
+        to: "development",
+        parallelize: false,
+        backup_id: "a1234",
+        additional_args: "--verbose",
+      )
+    expect(backup).to have_received(:restore)
+  end
+
+  it "does not include --backup-url or its value in additional_args" do
+    backup = stub_parity_backup
+    allow(Parity::Backup).to receive(:new).and_return(backup)
+
+    Parity::Environment.new(
+      "development",
+      [
+        "restore", "production",
+        "--backup-url", "https://example.com/backup.dump",
+        "--verbose"
+      ],
+    ).run
+
+    expect(Parity::Backup).to have_received(:new).
+      with(
+        from: "production",
+        to: "development",
+        parallelize: false,
+        backup_url: "https://example.com/backup.dump",
+        additional_args: "--verbose",
+      )
+    expect(backup).to have_received(:restore)
+  end
+
   it "opens the remote console" do
     Parity::Environment.new("production", ["console"]).run