diff --git a/app/cli/cmd/attestation_add.go b/app/cli/cmd/attestation_add.go
index ca7334d30..981716e7b 100644
--- a/app/cli/cmd/attestation_add.go
+++ b/app/cli/cmd/attestation_add.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func newAttestationAddCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var name, value, kind string
 	var artifactCASConn *grpc.ClientConn
 	var annotationsFlag []string
+	var bypassPolicyCheck bool
 
 	// OCI registry credentials can be passed as flags or environment variables
 	var registryServer, registryUsername, registryPassword string
@@ -129,7 +130,15 @@ func newAttestationAddCmd() *cobra.Command {
 					for _, evaluations := range policies {
 						for _, eval := range evaluations {
 							if len(eval.Violations) > 0 && eval.Gate {
-								return NewGateError(eval.Name)
+								if !bypassPolicyCheck {
+									// Auto-push incomplete attestation
+									logger.Info().Msgf("gated policy %q failed during material add, pushing attestation", eval.Name)
+
+									if err := a.PushIncompleteAttestation(cmd.Context(), attestationID); err != nil {
+										logger.Warn().Msgf("failed to push attestation: %v", err)
+									}
+									return NewGateError(eval.Name)
+								}
 							}
 						}
 					}
@@ -155,6 +164,7 @@ func newAttestationAddCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&annotationsFlag, "annotation", nil, "additional annotation in the format of key=value")
 	flagAttestationID(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&kind, "kind", "", fmt.Sprintf("kind of the material to be recorded: %q", schemaapi.ListAvailableMaterialKind()))
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&bypassPolicyCheck, exceptionFlagName, false, "do not push attestation when a gated policy fails")
 
 	// Optional OCI registry credentials
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&registryServer, "registry-server", "", fmt.Sprintf("OCI repository server, ($%s)", registryServerEnvVarName))
diff --git a/app/cli/documentation/cli-reference.mdx b/app/cli/documentation/cli-reference.mdx
index 21c14c386..98099a828 100755
--- a/app/cli/documentation/cli-reference.mdx
+++ b/app/cli/documentation/cli-reference.mdx
@@ -197,15 +197,16 @@ chainloop attestation add --value https://example.com/sbom.json
 Options
 
 ```
---annotation strings         additional annotation in the format of key=value
---attestation-id string      Unique identifier of the in-progress attestation
--h, --help                       help for add
---kind string                kind of the material to be recorded: ["ARTIFACT" "ATTESTATION" "BLACKDUCK_SCA_JSON" "CHAINLOOP_PR_INFO" "CHAINLOOP_RUNNER_CONTEXT" "CONTAINER_IMAGE" "CSAF_INFORMATIONAL_ADVISORY" "CSAF_SECURITY_ADVISORY" "CSAF_SECURITY_INCIDENT_RESPONSE" "CSAF_VEX" "EVIDENCE" "GHAS_CODE_SCAN" "GHAS_DEPENDENCY_SCAN" "GHAS_SECRET_SCAN" "GITLAB_SECURITY_REPORT" "HELM_CHART" "JACOCO_XML" "JUNIT_XML" "OPENVEX" "SARIF" "SBOM_CYCLONEDX_JSON" "SBOM_SPDX_JSON" "SLSA_PROVENANCE" "STRING" "TWISTCLI_SCAN_JSON" "ZAP_DAST_ZIP"]
---name string                name of the material as shown in the contract
---registry-password string   registry password, ($CHAINLOOP_REGISTRY_PASSWORD)
---registry-server string     OCI repository server, ($CHAINLOOP_REGISTRY_SERVER)
---registry-username string   registry username, ($CHAINLOOP_REGISTRY_USERNAME)
---value string               value to be recorded
+--annotation strings              additional annotation in the format of key=value
+--attestation-id string           Unique identifier of the in-progress attestation
+--exception-bypass-policy-check   do not push attestation when a gated policy fails
+-h, --help                            help for add
+--kind string                     kind of the material to be recorded: ["ARTIFACT" "ATTESTATION" "BLACKDUCK_SCA_JSON" "CHAINLOOP_PR_INFO" "CHAINLOOP_RUNNER_CONTEXT" "CONTAINER_IMAGE" "CSAF_INFORMATIONAL_ADVISORY" "CSAF_SECURITY_ADVISORY" "CSAF_SECURITY_INCIDENT_RESPONSE" "CSAF_VEX" "EVIDENCE" "GHAS_CODE_SCAN" "GHAS_DEPENDENCY_SCAN" "GHAS_SECRET_SCAN" "GITLAB_SECURITY_REPORT" "HELM_CHART" "JACOCO_XML" "JUNIT_XML" "OPENVEX" "SARIF" "SBOM_CYCLONEDX_JSON" "SBOM_SPDX_JSON" "SLSA_PROVENANCE" "STRING" "TWISTCLI_SCAN_JSON" "ZAP_DAST_ZIP"]
+--name string                     name of the material as shown in the contract
+--registry-password string        registry password, ($CHAINLOOP_REGISTRY_PASSWORD)
+--registry-server string          OCI repository server, ($CHAINLOOP_REGISTRY_SERVER)
+--registry-username string        registry username, ($CHAINLOOP_REGISTRY_USERNAME)
+--value string                    value to be recorded
 ```
 
 Options inherited from parent commands
diff --git a/app/cli/pkg/action/attestation_add.go b/app/cli/pkg/action/attestation_add.go
index 22b7e76d3..f6b42fd33 100644
--- a/app/cli/pkg/action/attestation_add.go
+++ b/app/cli/pkg/action/attestation_add.go
@@ -177,3 +177,37 @@ func (action *AttestationAdd) GetPolicyEvaluations(ctx context.Context, attestat
 
 	return policyEvaluations, nil
 }
+
+// PushIncompleteAttestation pushes an attestation to the control plane
+// Note: All required materials must be present for the push to succeed and only keyless signing is supported
+
+func (action *AttestationAdd) PushIncompleteAttestation(ctx context.Context, attestationID string) error {
+	// Check if keyless signing is available
+	crafter, err := newCrafter(&newCrafterStateOpts{enableRemoteState: (attestationID != ""), localStatePath: action.localStatePath}, action.CPConnection, action.opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("loading crafter: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := crafter.LoadCraftingState(ctx, attestationID); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("loading existing attestation: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if crafter.CraftingState.GetAttestation().GetSigningOptions().GetSigningCa() == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("keyless signing not configured")
+	}
+
+	pushAction, err := NewAttestationPush(&AttestationPushOpts{
+		ActionsOpts:    action.ActionsOpts,
+		LocalStatePath: action.localStatePath,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("creating push action: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = pushAction.Run(ctx, attestationID, nil, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("pushing attestation: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}