diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index caf651981894..e158458c919e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 
 - [#3126](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/issues/3126): Bail on database
   lookup errors instead of silently ignoring them.
+- [#2999](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/issues/2999): Restored `--tipset`
+  flag to `forest-cli snapshot export` to allow export at a specific tipset.
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/src/cli/subcommands/snapshot_cmd.rs b/src/cli/subcommands/snapshot_cmd.rs
index f6e5faae32b8..189470b528da 100644
--- a/src/cli/subcommands/snapshot_cmd.rs
+++ b/src/cli/subcommands/snapshot_cmd.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ pub enum SnapshotCommands {
         /// Don't write the archive.
         #[arg(long)]
         dry_run: bool,
+        /// Tipset to start the export from, default is the chain head
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        tipset: Option<i64>,
     },
 
     /// Fetches the most recent snapshot from a trusted, pre-defined location.
@@ -79,13 +82,14 @@ impl SnapshotCommands {
                 output_path,
                 skip_checksum,
                 dry_run,
+                tipset,
             } => {
                 let chain_head = match chain_head(&config.client.rpc_token).await {
                     Ok(head) => head.0,
                     Err(_) => cli_error_and_die("Could not get network head", 1),
                 };
 
-                let epoch = chain_head.epoch();
+                let epoch = tipset.unwrap_or(chain_head.epoch());
 
                 let chain_name = chain_get_name((), &config.client.rpc_token)
                     .await
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ impl SnapshotCommands {
                         TrustedVendor::Forest,
                         chain_name,
                         Utc::now().date_naive(),
-                        chain_head.epoch(),
+                        epoch,
                     )),
                     false => output_path.clone(),
                 };
@@ -144,6 +148,7 @@ impl SnapshotCommands {
                     "Export completed. Snapshot located at {}",
                     out.display()
                 ));
+                println!("\n");
                 Ok(())
             }
             Self::Fetch { directory, vendor } => {