diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f875f73..16ad247 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 1. [259](https://github.com/influxdata/influx-cli/pull/259): Add `-b` shorthand for `--bucket` to `delete`
 1. [285](https://github.com/influxdata/influx-cli/pull/285): Add short-hand `--all-access` and `--operator` options to `auth create`.
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+1. [297](https://github.com/influxdata/influx-cli/pull/297): Detect and warn when `restore --full` changes the operator token.
+
 ## v2.1.1 [2021-09-22]
 
 ### Go Version
diff --git a/clients/restore/restore.go b/clients/restore/restore.go
index 03e2813..73375d4 100644
--- a/clients/restore/restore.go
+++ b/clients/restore/restore.go
@@ -19,12 +19,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/influx-cli/v2/pkg/gzip"
 )
 
+type ApiConfig interface {
+	GetConfig() *api.Configuration
+}
+
 type Client struct {
 	clients.CLI
 	api.HealthApi
 	api.RestoreApi
 	api.BucketsApi
 	api.OrganizationsApi
+	ApiConfig
 
 	manifest br.Manifest
 }
@@ -169,10 +174,20 @@ func (c Client) fullRestore(ctx context.Context, path string, legacy bool) error
 	if !legacy {
 		kvReq = kvReq.ContentEncoding("gzip")
 	}
-	// TODO: Use the response object for something here.
-	if _, err := kvReq.Execute(); err != nil {
+
+	// Deal with new token
+	newOperatorToken, err := kvReq.Execute()
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to restore KV snapshot: %w", err)
 	}
+	if newOperatorToken.Token != nil {
+		newAuthorization := fmt.Sprintf("Token %s", *newOperatorToken.Token)
+		const authorizationHeader = "Authorization"
+		if newAuthorization != c.ApiConfig.GetConfig().DefaultHeader[authorizationHeader] {
+			log.Println("WARN: Restoring KV snapshot overwrote the operator token, ensure following commands use the correct token")
+			c.ApiConfig.GetConfig().DefaultHeader[authorizationHeader] = newAuthorization
+		}
+	}
 
 	// TODO: Should we have some way of wiping out any existing SQL on the server-side in the case when there is no backup?
 	if c.manifest.SQL != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/influx/restore.go b/cmd/influx/restore.go
index 7e350b3..7cc95ee 100644
--- a/cmd/influx/restore.go
+++ b/cmd/influx/restore.go
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ Examples:
 				RestoreApi:       api.RestoreApi.OnlyOSS(),
 				BucketsApi:       api.BucketsApi,
 				OrganizationsApi: api.OrganizationsApi,
+				ApiConfig:        api,
 			}
 			return client.Restore(getContext(ctx), &params)
 		},