diff --git a/src/internal/common/idname/idname.go b/src/internal/common/idname/idname.go
index d56fab025..56460dd6e 100644
--- a/src/internal/common/idname/idname.go
+++ b/src/internal/common/idname/idname.go
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ type Cacher interface {
 	ProviderForName(id string) Provider
 }
 
+type CacheBuilder interface {
+	Add(id, name string)
+	Cacher
+}
+
 var _ Cacher = &cache{}
 
 type cache struct {
@@ -47,17 +52,29 @@ type cache struct {
 	nameToID map[string]string
 }
 
-func NewCache(idToName map[string]string) cache {
-	nti := make(map[string]string, len(idToName))
-
-	for id, name := range idToName {
-		nti[name] = id
+func NewCache(idToName map[string]string) *cache {
+	c := cache{
+		idToName: map[string]string{},
+		nameToID: map[string]string{},
 	}
 
-	return cache{
-		idToName: idToName,
-		nameToID: nti,
+	if len(idToName) > 0 {
+		nti := make(map[string]string, len(idToName))
+
+		for id, name := range idToName {
+			nti[name] = id
+		}
+
+		c.idToName = idToName
+		c.nameToID = nti
 	}
+
+	return &c
+}
+
+func (c *cache) Add(id, name string) {
+	c.idToName[id] = name
+	c.nameToID[name] = id
 }
 
 // IDOf returns the id associated with the given name.
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/controller.go b/src/internal/m365/controller.go
index b0c8792e5..9b037350b 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/controller.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/controller.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/m365/support"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/operations/inject"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/account"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup/details"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/path"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/services/m365/api"
@@ -47,6 +48,11 @@ type Controller struct {
 	// mutex used to synchronize updates to `status`
 	mu     sync.Mutex
 	status support.ControllerOperationStatus // contains the status of the last run status
+
+	// backupDriveIDNames is populated on restore.  It maps the backup's
+	// drive names to their id. Primarily for use when creating or looking
+	// up a new drive.
+	backupDriveIDNames idname.CacheBuilder
 }
 
 func NewController(
@@ -142,6 +148,20 @@ func (ctrl *Controller) incrementAwaitingMessages() {
 	ctrl.wg.Add(1)
 }
 
+func (ctrl *Controller) CacheItemInfo(dii details.ItemInfo) {
+	if ctrl.backupDriveIDNames == nil {
+		ctrl.backupDriveIDNames = idname.NewCache(map[string]string{})
+	}
+
+	if dii.SharePoint != nil {
+		ctrl.backupDriveIDNames.Add(dii.SharePoint.DriveID, dii.SharePoint.DriveName)
+	}
+
+	if dii.OneDrive != nil {
+		ctrl.backupDriveIDNames.Add(dii.OneDrive.DriveID, dii.OneDrive.DriveName)
+	}
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Resource Lookup Handling
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/controller_test.go b/src/internal/m365/controller_test.go
index 6d04b7e9e..48bd12ff3 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/controller_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/controller_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/common/idname"
 	inMock "github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/common/idname/mock"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/data"
 	exchMock "github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/m365/exchange/mock"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/tester"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/tester/tconfig"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/version"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup/details"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control/testdata"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/count"
@@ -260,6 +262,82 @@ func (suite *ControllerUnitSuite) TestController_Wait() {
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(4), result.Bytes)
 }
 
+func (suite *ControllerUnitSuite) TestController_CacheItemInfo() {
+	var (
+		odid   = "od-id"
+		odname = "od-name"
+		spid   = "sp-id"
+		spname = "sp-name"
+		// intentionally declared outside the test loop
+		ctrl = &Controller{
+			wg:                 &sync.WaitGroup{},
+			region:             &trace.Region{},
+			backupDriveIDNames: idname.NewCache(nil),
+		}
+	)
+
+	table := []struct {
+		name       string
+		service    path.ServiceType
+		cat        path.CategoryType
+		dii        details.ItemInfo
+		expectID   string
+		expectName string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "exchange",
+			dii: details.ItemInfo{
+				Exchange: &details.ExchangeInfo{},
+			},
+			expectID:   "",
+			expectName: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "folder",
+			dii: details.ItemInfo{
+				Folder: &details.FolderInfo{},
+			},
+			expectID:   "",
+			expectName: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "onedrive",
+			dii: details.ItemInfo{
+				OneDrive: &details.OneDriveInfo{
+					DriveID:   odid,
+					DriveName: odname,
+				},
+			},
+			expectID:   odid,
+			expectName: odname,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sharepoint",
+			dii: details.ItemInfo{
+				SharePoint: &details.SharePointInfo{
+					DriveID:   spid,
+					DriveName: spname,
+				},
+			},
+			expectID:   spid,
+			expectName: spname,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range table {
+		suite.Run(test.name, func() {
+			t := suite.T()
+
+			ctrl.CacheItemInfo(test.dii)
+
+			name, _ := ctrl.backupDriveIDNames.NameOf(test.expectID)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expectName, name)
+
+			id, _ := ctrl.backupDriveIDNames.IDOf(test.expectName)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expectID, id)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Integration tests
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/mock/connector.go b/src/internal/m365/mock/connector.go
index 05cb8e159..977306883 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/mock/connector.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/mock/connector.go
@@ -69,3 +69,5 @@ func (ctrl Controller) ConsumeRestoreCollections(
 ) (*details.Details, error) {
 	return ctrl.Deets, ctrl.Err
 }
+
+func (ctrl Controller) CacheItemInfo(dii details.ItemInfo) {}
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/onedrive/item_collector_test.go b/src/internal/m365/onedrive/item_collector_test.go
index 37cbd1c9b..ec2ab26af 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/onedrive/item_collector_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/onedrive/item_collector_test.go
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ func (suite *OneDriveIntgSuite) TestCreateGetDeleteFolder() {
 		Folders: folderElements,
 	}
 
-	caches := NewRestoreCaches()
+	caches := NewRestoreCaches(nil)
 	caches.DriveIDToDriveInfo[driveID] = driveInfo{rootFolderID: ptr.Val(rootFolder.GetId())}
 
 	rh := NewRestoreHandler(suite.ac)
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/onedrive/restore.go b/src/internal/m365/onedrive/restore.go
index 4fcb07d84..58faa28cd 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/onedrive/restore.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/onedrive/restore.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/models"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/common/idname"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/common/ptr"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/data"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/diagnostics"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ type driveInfo struct {
 }
 
 type restoreCaches struct {
+	BackupDriveIDName     idname.Cacher
 	collisionKeyToItemID  map[string]api.DriveItemIDType
 	DriveIDToDriveInfo    map[string]driveInfo
 	DriveNameToDriveInfo  map[string]driveInfo
@@ -110,8 +112,16 @@ type GetDrivePagerAndRootFolderer interface {
 	NewDrivePagerer
 }
 
-func NewRestoreCaches() *restoreCaches {
+func NewRestoreCaches(
+	backupDriveIDNames idname.Cacher,
+) *restoreCaches {
+	// avoid nil panics
+	if backupDriveIDNames == nil {
+		backupDriveIDNames = idname.NewCache(nil)
+	}
+
 	return &restoreCaches{
+		BackupDriveIDName:     backupDriveIDNames,
 		collisionKeyToItemID:  map[string]api.DriveItemIDType{},
 		DriveIDToDriveInfo:    map[string]driveInfo{},
 		DriveNameToDriveInfo:  map[string]driveInfo{},
@@ -136,6 +146,7 @@ func ConsumeRestoreCollections(
 	backupVersion int,
 	restoreCfg control.RestoreConfig,
 	opts control.Options,
+	backupDriveIDNames idname.Cacher,
 	dcs []data.RestoreCollection,
 	deets *details.Builder,
 	errs *fault.Bus,
@@ -144,7 +155,7 @@ func ConsumeRestoreCollections(
 	var (
 		restoreMetrics      support.CollectionMetrics
 		el                  = errs.Local()
-		caches              = NewRestoreCaches()
+		caches              = NewRestoreCaches(backupDriveIDNames)
 		protectedResourceID = dcs[0].FullPath().ResourceOwner()
 		fallbackDriveName   = "" // onedrive cannot create drives
 	)
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/onedrive/restore_test.go b/src/internal/m365/onedrive/restore_test.go
index b2198d3a7..e8b41a45b 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/onedrive/restore_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/onedrive/restore_test.go
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ func (suite *RestoreUnitSuite) TestRestoreItem_collisionHandling() {
 			mndi.SetId(ptr.To(mndiID))
 
 			var (
-				caches = NewRestoreCaches()
+				caches = NewRestoreCaches(nil)
 				rh     = &mock.RestoreHandler{
 					PostItemResp:  models.NewDriveItem(),
 					DeleteItemErr: test.deleteErr,
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ func (suite *RestoreUnitSuite) TestRestoreCaches_AddDrive() {
 			ctx, flush := tester.NewContext(t)
 			defer flush()
 
-			rc := NewRestoreCaches()
+			rc := NewRestoreCaches(nil)
 			err := rc.AddDrive(ctx, md, test.mock)
 			test.expectErr(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
 
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ func (suite *RestoreUnitSuite) TestRestoreCaches_Populate() {
 				pager:      test.mock,
 			}
 
-			rc := NewRestoreCaches()
+			rc := NewRestoreCaches(nil)
 			err := rc.Populate(ctx, gdparf, "shmoo")
 			test.expectErr(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
 
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ func (suite *RestoreUnitSuite) TestEnsureDriveExists() {
 	}
 
 	populatedCache := func(id string) *restoreCaches {
-		rc := NewRestoreCaches()
+		rc := NewRestoreCaches(nil)
 		di := driveInfo{
 			id:   id,
 			name: name,
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ func (suite *RestoreUnitSuite) TestEnsureDriveExists() {
 				postErr:  []error{nil},
 				grf:      grf,
 			},
-			rc:         NewRestoreCaches(),
+			rc:         NewRestoreCaches(nil),
 			expectErr:  require.NoError,
 			expectName: name,
 		},
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ func (suite *RestoreUnitSuite) TestEnsureDriveExists() {
 				postErr:  []error{assert.AnError},
 				grf:      grf,
 			},
-			rc:              NewRestoreCaches(),
+			rc:              NewRestoreCaches(nil),
 			expectErr:       require.Error,
 			expectName:      "",
 			skipValueChecks: true,
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ func (suite *RestoreUnitSuite) TestEnsureDriveExists() {
 				postErr:  []error{graph.ErrItemAlreadyExistsConflict, nil},
 				grf:      grf,
 			},
-			rc:         NewRestoreCaches(),
+			rc:         NewRestoreCaches(nil),
 			expectErr:  require.NoError,
 			expectName: name + " 1",
 		},
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/restore.go b/src/internal/m365/restore.go
index 3c5e3e646..d0ab3799b 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/restore.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/restore.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func (ctrl *Controller) ConsumeRestoreCollections(
 			backupVersion,
 			restoreCfg,
 			opts,
+			ctrl.backupDriveIDNames,
 			dcs,
 			deets,
 			errs,
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ func (ctrl *Controller) ConsumeRestoreCollections(
 			ctrl.AC,
 			restoreCfg,
 			opts,
+			ctrl.backupDriveIDNames,
 			dcs,
 			deets,
 			errs,
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/sharepoint/restore.go b/src/internal/m365/sharepoint/restore.go
index 9a18ebec1..c38b82e08 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/sharepoint/restore.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/sharepoint/restore.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/models"
 
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/common/dttm"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/common/idname"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/common/ptr"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/data"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/diagnostics"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ func ConsumeRestoreCollections(
 	ac api.Client,
 	restoreCfg control.RestoreConfig,
 	opts control.Options,
+	backupDriveIDNames idname.Cacher,
 	dcs []data.RestoreCollection,
 	deets *details.Builder,
 	errs *fault.Bus,
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ func ConsumeRestoreCollections(
 		lrh                 = libraryRestoreHandler{ac}
 		protectedResourceID = dcs[0].FullPath().ResourceOwner()
 		restoreMetrics      support.CollectionMetrics
-		caches              = onedrive.NewRestoreCaches()
+		caches              = onedrive.NewRestoreCaches(backupDriveIDNames)
 		el                  = errs.Local()
 	)
 
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/inject/inject.go b/src/internal/operations/inject/inject.go
index ae2c8d534..912b46743 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/inject/inject.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/inject/inject.go
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ type (
 		) (*details.Details, error)
 
 		Wait() *data.CollectionStats
+
+		CacheItemInfoer
+	}
+
+	CacheItemInfoer interface {
+		// CacheItemInfo is used by the consumer to cache metadata that is
+		// sourced from per-item info, but may be valuable to the restore at
+		// large.
+		// Ex: pairing drive ids with drive names as they appeared at the time
+		// of backup.
+		CacheItemInfo(v details.ItemInfo)
 	}
 
 	RepoMaintenancer interface {
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/restore.go b/src/internal/operations/restore.go
index e77b1104b..0f853a853 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/restore.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/restore.go
@@ -219,7 +219,13 @@ func (op *RestoreOperation) do(
 
 	observe.Message(ctx, "Restoring", observe.Bullet, clues.Hide(bup.Selector.DiscreteOwner))
 
-	paths, err := formatDetailsForRestoration(ctx, bup.Version, op.Selectors, deets, op.Errors)
+	paths, err := formatDetailsForRestoration(
+		ctx,
+		bup.Version,
+		op.Selectors,
+		deets,
+		op.rc,
+		op.Errors)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, clues.Wrap(err, "formatting paths from details")
 	}
@@ -359,6 +365,7 @@ func formatDetailsForRestoration(
 	backupVersion int,
 	sel selectors.Selector,
 	deets *details.Details,
+	cii inject.CacheItemInfoer,
 	errs *fault.Bus,
 ) ([]path.RestorePaths, error) {
 	fds, err := sel.Reduce(ctx, deets, errs)
@@ -366,6 +373,11 @@ func formatDetailsForRestoration(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// allow restore controllers to iterate over item metadata
+	for _, ent := range fds.Entries {
+		cii.CacheItemInfo(ent.ItemInfo)
+	}
+
 	paths, err := pathtransformer.GetPaths(ctx, backupVersion, fds.Items(), errs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, clues.Wrap(err, "getting restore paths")