diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 86c0dde..545aa7f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ jobs:
 
 ## Inputs
 
-| Name               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Type     | Default             |
-| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------- |
-| `cache-group`      | The group of the cache, defaults to the job ID. If you want two jobs to share the same cache, give them the same group name.                                                                                                                                  | `string` | `${{ github.job }}` |
-| `cargo-home`       | The location of the Cargo cache files. If you specify the `CARGO_HOME` env variable for your commands, you need to set it here too. This must NOT end with the trailing slash of the directory.                                                               | `string` | `~/.cargo`          |
-| `cargo-target-dir` | Location of where to place all generated artifacts, relative to the current working directory. If you specify the `CARGO_TARGET_DIR` env variable for your commands, you need to set it here too. This must NOT end with the trailing slash of the directory. | `string` | `target`            |
+| Name               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Type      | Default             |
+| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------- |
+| `cache-group`      | The group of the cache, defaults to the job ID. If you want two jobs to share the same cache, give them the same group name.                                                                                                                                  | `string`  | `${{ github.job }}` |
+| `cargo-home`       | The location of the Cargo cache files. If you specify the `CARGO_HOME` env variable for your commands, you need to set it here too. This must NOT end with the trailing slash of the directory.                                                               | `string`  | `~/.cargo`          |
+| `cargo-target-dir` | Location of where to place all generated artifacts, relative to the current working directory. If you specify the `CARGO_TARGET_DIR` env variable for your commands, you need to set it here too. This must NOT end with the trailing slash of the directory. | `string`  | `target`            |
+| `save-always`      | Run the post step to save the cache even if another step before fails.                                                                                                                                                                                        | `boolean` | `true`              |
 
 ## Outputs
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 7521bdb..c2086c0 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ inputs:
       Defaults to `target`.
     required: false
     default: target
+  save-always:
+    description: |
+      Run the post step to save the cache even if another step before fails.
+      Defaults to `true`.
+    required: false
+    default: true
 outputs:
   cache-hit:
     description: |
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@ runs:
       id: cache
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
+        save-always: ${{ inputs.save-always }}
         path: |
           ${{ inputs.cargo-home }}/bin/
           ${{ inputs.cargo-home }}/registry/index/