diff --git a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/run_declarative_flow.py b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/run_declarative_flow.py
index d3c58c1cf..7fd727698 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/run_declarative_flow.py
+++ b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/run_declarative_flow.py
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ def _resolve_flow_inputs(flow: Any, provided: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         # dict / unschematized state — nothing to derive; pass inputs through.
         return dict(provided)
 
+    # ``id`` signals a persistence restore: kickoff hydrates the full state from
+    # storage, so required fields may come from the restored state rather than
+    # --inputs. Forward the inputs unchanged instead of prompting/erroring for
+    # fields the resume will supply.
+    if "id" in provided:
+        return dict(provided)
+
     properties = {
         name: spec
         for name, spec in (schema.get("properties") or {}).items()
@@ -89,11 +96,10 @@ def _resolve_flow_inputs(flow: Any, provided: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     defaults = _flow_state_defaults(flow)
 
     # Unknown keys are almost always typos — warn and drop them (they'd fail
-    # structured-state validation at kickoff anyway). ``id`` is a reserved
-    # kickoff key (persistence restore), so let it through untouched.
+    # structured-state validation at kickoff anyway).
     collected: dict[str, Any] = {}
     for key, value in provided.items():
-        if key in properties or key == "id":
+        if key in properties:
             collected[key] = value
             continue
         suggestion = _closest_key(key, properties)
diff --git a/lib/cli/tests/test_run_declarative_flow.py b/lib/cli/tests/test_run_declarative_flow.py
index 3364135a1..b45f40e59 100644
--- a/lib/cli/tests/test_run_declarative_flow.py
+++ b/lib/cli/tests/test_run_declarative_flow.py
@@ -351,3 +351,14 @@ def test_reserved_id_input_is_forwarded_not_dropped(
     captured = capsys.readouterr()
     assert captured.out == "a@b.com\n"
     assert "Ignoring unknown input 'id'" not in captured.err
+
+
+def test_id_only_input_skips_required_validation(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    # Resume via `crewai run --inputs '{"id":"..."}'` must not be blocked by the
+    # required-field check: kickoff hydrates required state from persistence.
+    path = _write(tmp_path, REQUIRED_FLOW_YAML)
+    flow = run_declarative_flow_module.load_declarative_flow(str(path))
+
+    resolved = run_declarative_flow_module._resolve_flow_inputs(flow, {"id": "run-123"})
+
+    assert resolved == {"id": "run-123"}