diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b39136a..6847616 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ See ["Caching dependencies to speed up workflows"](https://docs.github.com/en/ac
 * Allowing users to provide a custom timeout as input for aborting download of a cache segment using an environment variable `SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS`. Default is 60 minutes.
 * Two new actions available for granular control over caches - [restore](restore/action.yml) and [save](save/action.yml)
 * Support cross-os caching as an opt-in feature. See [Cross OS caching](./tips-and-workarounds.md#cross-os-cache) for more info.
+* Added option to fail job on cache miss. See [Exit workflow on cache miss](./restore/README.md#exit-workflow-on-cache-miss) for more info.
 
 Refer [here](https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/v2/README.md) for previous versions
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ If you are using a `self-hosted` Windows runner, `GNU tar` and `zstd` are requir
 * `key` - An explicit key for restoring and saving the cache. Refer [creating a cache key](#creating-a-cache-key).
 * `restore-keys` - An ordered list of prefix-matched keys to use for restoring stale cache if no cache hit occurred for key.
 * `enableCrossOsArchive` - An optional boolean when enabled, allows Windows runners to save or restore caches that can be restored or saved respectively on other platforms. Default: false
+* `fail-on-cache-miss` - Fail the workflow if cache entry is not found. Default: false
 
 #### Environment Variables
 
diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md
index 428d9ec..50cfd91 100644
--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@@ -66,4 +66,7 @@
 
 ### 3.2.3
 - Support cross os caching on Windows as an opt-in feature.
-- Fix issue with symlink restoration on Windows for cross-os caches.
\ No newline at end of file
+- Fix issue with symlink restoration on Windows for cross-os caches.
+
+### 3.2.4
+- Added option to fail job on cache miss.
diff --git a/__tests__/restore.test.ts b/__tests__/restore.test.ts
index ab768ba..5d7eaab 100644
--- a/__tests__/restore.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/restore.test.ts
@@ -205,3 +205,128 @@ test("restore with cache found for restore key", async () => {
     );
     expect(failedMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 });
+
+test("Fail restore when fail on cache miss is enabled and primary + restore keys not found", async () => {
+    const path = "node_modules";
+    const key = "node-test";
+    const restoreKey = "node-";
+    testUtils.setInputs({
+        path: path,
+        key,
+        restoreKeys: [restoreKey],
+        failOnCacheMiss: true
+    });
+
+    const failedMock = jest.spyOn(core, "setFailed");
+    const stateMock = jest.spyOn(core, "saveState");
+    const setCacheHitOutputMock = jest.spyOn(core, "setOutput");
+    const restoreCacheMock = jest
+        .spyOn(cache, "restoreCache")
+        .mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+            return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+        });
+
+    await run();
+
+    expect(restoreCacheMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(restoreCacheMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        [path],
+        key,
+        [restoreKey],
+        {},
+        false
+    );
+
+    expect(stateMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("CACHE_KEY", key);
+    expect(setCacheHitOutputMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+
+    expect(failedMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `Failed to restore cache entry. Exiting as fail-on-cache-miss is set. Input key: ${key}`
+    );
+    expect(failedMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+});
+
+test("restore when fail on cache miss is enabled and primary key doesn't match restored key", async () => {
+    const path = "node_modules";
+    const key = "node-test";
+    const restoreKey = "node-";
+    testUtils.setInputs({
+        path: path,
+        key,
+        restoreKeys: [restoreKey],
+        failOnCacheMiss: true
+    });
+
+    const infoMock = jest.spyOn(core, "info");
+    const failedMock = jest.spyOn(core, "setFailed");
+    const stateMock = jest.spyOn(core, "saveState");
+    const setCacheHitOutputMock = jest.spyOn(core, "setOutput");
+    const restoreCacheMock = jest
+        .spyOn(cache, "restoreCache")
+        .mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+            return Promise.resolve(restoreKey);
+        });
+
+    await run();
+
+    expect(restoreCacheMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(restoreCacheMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        [path],
+        key,
+        [restoreKey],
+        {},
+        false
+    );
+
+    expect(stateMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("CACHE_KEY", key);
+    expect(stateMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("CACHE_RESULT", restoreKey);
+    expect(stateMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+    expect(setCacheHitOutputMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(setCacheHitOutputMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("cache-hit", "false");
+
+    expect(infoMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `Cache restored from key: ${restoreKey}`
+    );
+    expect(failedMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+});
+
+test("restore with fail on cache miss disabled and no cache found", async () => {
+    const path = "node_modules";
+    const key = "node-test";
+    const restoreKey = "node-";
+    testUtils.setInputs({
+        path: path,
+        key,
+        restoreKeys: [restoreKey],
+        failOnCacheMiss: false
+    });
+
+    const infoMock = jest.spyOn(core, "info");
+    const failedMock = jest.spyOn(core, "setFailed");
+    const stateMock = jest.spyOn(core, "saveState");
+    const restoreCacheMock = jest
+        .spyOn(cache, "restoreCache")
+        .mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+            return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+        });
+
+    await run();
+
+    expect(restoreCacheMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(restoreCacheMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        [path],
+        key,
+        [restoreKey],
+        {},
+        false
+    );
+
+    expect(stateMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("CACHE_KEY", key);
+    expect(stateMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    expect(infoMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `Cache not found for input keys: ${key}, ${restoreKey}`
+    );
+    expect(failedMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+});
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 424e191..7afb9c0 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'An optional boolean when enabled, allows windows runners to save or restore caches that can be restored or saved respectively on other platforms'
     default: 'false'
     required: false
+  fail-on-cache-miss:
+    description: 'Fail the workflow if cache entry is not found'
+    default: 'false'
+    required: false
 outputs:
   cache-hit:
     description: 'A boolean value to indicate an exact match was found for the primary key'
diff --git a/dist/restore-only/index.js b/dist/restore-only/index.js
index f676abb..64766d1 100644
--- a/dist/restore-only/index.js
+++ b/dist/restore-only/index.js
@@ -4978,7 +4978,8 @@ var Inputs;
     Inputs["Path"] = "path";
     Inputs["RestoreKeys"] = "restore-keys";
     Inputs["UploadChunkSize"] = "upload-chunk-size";
-    Inputs["EnableCrossOsArchive"] = "enableCrossOsArchive"; // Input for cache, restore, save action
+    Inputs["EnableCrossOsArchive"] = "enableCrossOsArchive";
+    Inputs["FailOnCacheMiss"] = "fail-on-cache-miss"; // Input for cache, restore action
 })(Inputs = exports.Inputs || (exports.Inputs = {}));
 var Outputs;
 (function (Outputs) {
@@ -50495,8 +50496,12 @@ function restoreImpl(stateProvider) {
                 required: true
             });
             const enableCrossOsArchive = utils.getInputAsBool(constants_1.Inputs.EnableCrossOsArchive);
+            const failOnCacheMiss = utils.getInputAsBool(constants_1.Inputs.FailOnCacheMiss);
             const cacheKey = yield cache.restoreCache(cachePaths, primaryKey, restoreKeys, {}, enableCrossOsArchive);
             if (!cacheKey) {
+                if (failOnCacheMiss) {
+                    throw new Error(`Failed to restore cache entry. Exiting as fail-on-cache-miss is set. Input key: ${primaryKey}`);
+                }
                 core.info(`Cache not found for input keys: ${[
                     primaryKey,
                     ...restoreKeys
diff --git a/dist/restore/index.js b/dist/restore/index.js
index 6415478..d15f678 100644
--- a/dist/restore/index.js
+++ b/dist/restore/index.js
@@ -4978,7 +4978,8 @@ var Inputs;
     Inputs["Path"] = "path";
     Inputs["RestoreKeys"] = "restore-keys";
     Inputs["UploadChunkSize"] = "upload-chunk-size";
-    Inputs["EnableCrossOsArchive"] = "enableCrossOsArchive"; // Input for cache, restore, save action
+    Inputs["EnableCrossOsArchive"] = "enableCrossOsArchive";
+    Inputs["FailOnCacheMiss"] = "fail-on-cache-miss"; // Input for cache, restore action
 })(Inputs = exports.Inputs || (exports.Inputs = {}));
 var Outputs;
 (function (Outputs) {
@@ -50495,8 +50496,12 @@ function restoreImpl(stateProvider) {
                 required: true
             });
             const enableCrossOsArchive = utils.getInputAsBool(constants_1.Inputs.EnableCrossOsArchive);
+            const failOnCacheMiss = utils.getInputAsBool(constants_1.Inputs.FailOnCacheMiss);
             const cacheKey = yield cache.restoreCache(cachePaths, primaryKey, restoreKeys, {}, enableCrossOsArchive);
             if (!cacheKey) {
+                if (failOnCacheMiss) {
+                    throw new Error(`Failed to restore cache entry. Exiting as fail-on-cache-miss is set. Input key: ${primaryKey}`);
+                }
                 core.info(`Cache not found for input keys: ${[
                     primaryKey,
                     ...restoreKeys
diff --git a/dist/save-only/index.js b/dist/save-only/index.js
index 0d3295c..39ba9bc 100644
--- a/dist/save-only/index.js
+++ b/dist/save-only/index.js
@@ -5034,7 +5034,8 @@ var Inputs;
     Inputs["Path"] = "path";
     Inputs["RestoreKeys"] = "restore-keys";
     Inputs["UploadChunkSize"] = "upload-chunk-size";
-    Inputs["EnableCrossOsArchive"] = "enableCrossOsArchive"; // Input for cache, restore, save action
+    Inputs["EnableCrossOsArchive"] = "enableCrossOsArchive";
+    Inputs["FailOnCacheMiss"] = "fail-on-cache-miss"; // Input for cache, restore action
 })(Inputs = exports.Inputs || (exports.Inputs = {}));
 var Outputs;
 (function (Outputs) {
diff --git a/dist/save/index.js b/dist/save/index.js
index 1b0a733..c65c686 100644
--- a/dist/save/index.js
+++ b/dist/save/index.js
@@ -4978,7 +4978,8 @@ var Inputs;
     Inputs["Path"] = "path";
     Inputs["RestoreKeys"] = "restore-keys";
     Inputs["UploadChunkSize"] = "upload-chunk-size";
-    Inputs["EnableCrossOsArchive"] = "enableCrossOsArchive"; // Input for cache, restore, save action
+    Inputs["EnableCrossOsArchive"] = "enableCrossOsArchive";
+    Inputs["FailOnCacheMiss"] = "fail-on-cache-miss"; // Input for cache, restore action
 })(Inputs = exports.Inputs || (exports.Inputs = {}));
 var Outputs;
 (function (Outputs) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index db7f9ef..f806a8c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "cache",
-  "version": "3.2.3",
+  "version": "3.2.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "cache",
-      "version": "3.2.3",
+      "version": "3.2.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/cache": "^3.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f8c005..61aa6e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cache",
-  "version": "3.2.3",
+  "version": "3.2.4",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Cache dependencies and build outputs",
   "main": "dist/restore/index.js",
diff --git a/restore/README.md b/restore/README.md
index fdfbbd7..9e06bc4 100644
--- a/restore/README.md
+++ b/restore/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ The restore action, as the name suggest, restores a cache. It acts similar to th
 * `path` - A list of files, directories, and wildcard patterns to cache and restore. See [`@actions/glob`](https://github.com/actions/toolkit/tree/main/packages/glob) for supported patterns.
 * `key` - String used while saving cache for restoring the cache
 * `restore-keys` - An ordered list of prefix-matched keys to use for restoring stale cache if no cache hit occurred for key.
+* `fail-on-cache-miss` - Fail the workflow if cache entry is not found. Default: false
 
 ## Outputs
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ steps:
 
 ### Exit workflow on cache miss
 
-You can use the output of this action to exit the workflow on cache miss. This way you can restrict your workflow to only initiate the build when `cache-hit` occurs, in other words, cache with exact key is found.
+You can use `fail-on-cache-miss: true` to exit the workflow on a cache miss. This way you can restrict your workflow to only initiate the build when a cache is matched. Also, if you want to fail if cache did not match primary key, additionally leave `restore-keys` empty!
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
@@ -106,10 +107,7 @@ steps:
     with:
       path: path/to/dependencies
       key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/lockfiles') }}
-
-  - name: Check cache hit
-    if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-    run: exit 1
+      fail-on-cache-miss: true
 
   - name: Build
     run: /build.sh
diff --git a/restore/action.yml b/restore/action.yml
index 8989197..5de91f2 100644
--- a/restore/action.yml
+++ b/restore/action.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'An optional boolean when enabled, allows windows runners to restore caches that were saved on other platforms'
     default: 'false'
     required: false
+  fail-on-cache-miss:
+    description: 'Fail the workflow if cache entry is not found'
+    default: 'false'
+    required: false
 outputs:
   cache-hit:
     description: 'A boolean value to indicate an exact match was found for the primary key'
@@ -27,4 +31,4 @@ runs:
   main: '../dist/restore-only/index.js'
 branding:
   icon: 'archive'
-  color: 'gray-dark'
\ No newline at end of file
+  color: 'gray-dark'
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 97fa2a0..4de3845 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ export enum Inputs {
     Path = "path", // Input for cache, restore, save action
     RestoreKeys = "restore-keys", // Input for cache, restore action
     UploadChunkSize = "upload-chunk-size", // Input for cache, save action
-    EnableCrossOsArchive = "enableCrossOsArchive" // Input for cache, restore, save action
+    EnableCrossOsArchive = "enableCrossOsArchive", // Input for cache, restore, save action
+    FailOnCacheMiss = "fail-on-cache-miss" // Input for cache, restore action
 }
 
 export enum Outputs {
diff --git a/src/restoreImpl.ts b/src/restoreImpl.ts
index 6214cfd..3ae1dbd 100644
--- a/src/restoreImpl.ts
+++ b/src/restoreImpl.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ async function restoreImpl(
         const enableCrossOsArchive = utils.getInputAsBool(
             Inputs.EnableCrossOsArchive
         );
+        const failOnCacheMiss = utils.getInputAsBool(Inputs.FailOnCacheMiss);
 
         const cacheKey = await cache.restoreCache(
             cachePaths,
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ async function restoreImpl(
         );
 
         if (!cacheKey) {
+            if (failOnCacheMiss) {
+                throw new Error(
+                    `Failed to restore cache entry. Exiting as fail-on-cache-miss is set. Input key: ${primaryKey}`
+                );
+            }
             core.info(
                 `Cache not found for input keys: ${[
                     primaryKey,
diff --git a/src/utils/testUtils.ts b/src/utils/testUtils.ts
index c0a3f43..18447c0 100644
--- a/src/utils/testUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/testUtils.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ interface CacheInput {
     key: string;
     restoreKeys?: string[];
     enableCrossOsArchive?: boolean;
+    failOnCacheMiss?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function setInputs(input: CacheInput): void {
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ export function setInputs(input: CacheInput): void {
             Inputs.EnableCrossOsArchive,
             input.enableCrossOsArchive.toString()
         );
+    input.failOnCacheMiss !== undefined &&
+        setInput(Inputs.FailOnCacheMiss, input.failOnCacheMiss.toString());
 }
 
 export function clearInputs(): void {
@@ -34,4 +37,5 @@ export function clearInputs(): void {
     delete process.env[getInputName(Inputs.RestoreKeys)];
     delete process.env[getInputName(Inputs.UploadChunkSize)];
     delete process.env[getInputName(Inputs.EnableCrossOsArchive)];
+    delete process.env[getInputName(Inputs.FailOnCacheMiss)];
 }