diff --git a/internal/mockfs/mockfs.go b/internal/mockfs/mockfs.go
index 1a485201f..7b8459a98 100644
--- a/internal/mockfs/mockfs.go
+++ b/internal/mockfs/mockfs.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (imd *Directory) AddDir(name string, permissions os.FileMode) *Directory {
 	return subdir
 }
 
-// AddErrorEntry adds a fake directory with a given name and permissions.
+// AddErrorEntry adds a fake directory-typed error entry with a given name and permissions.
 func (imd *Directory) AddErrorEntry(name string, permissions os.FileMode, err error) *ErrorEntry {
 	imd, name = imd.resolveSubdir(name)
 
@@ -222,6 +222,24 @@ func (imd *Directory) AddErrorEntry(name string, permissions os.FileMode, err er
 	return ee
 }
 
+// AddFileErrorEntry adds a fake file-typed error entry with a given name and permissions.
+func (imd *Directory) AddFileErrorEntry(name string, permissions os.FileMode, err error) *ErrorEntry {
+	imd, name = imd.resolveSubdir(name)
+
+	ee := &ErrorEntry{
+		entry: entry{
+			name:    name,
+			mode:    permissions &^ os.ModeDir,
+			modTime: DefaultModTime,
+		},
+		err: err,
+	}
+
+	imd.addChild(ee)
+
+	return ee
+}
+
 // AddDirDevice adds a fake directory with a given name and permissions.
 func (imd *Directory) AddDirDevice(name string, permissions os.FileMode, deviceInfo fs.DeviceInfo) *Directory {
 	imd, name = imd.resolveSubdir(name)
diff --git a/snapshot/upload/upload.go b/snapshot/upload/upload.go
index a9be13533..da18c0f8b 100644
--- a/snapshot/upload/upload.go
+++ b/snapshot/upload/upload.go
@@ -928,8 +928,13 @@ func (u *Uploader) processSingle(
 			prefix         string
 		)
 
+		// Use the child policy for the specific entry path, not the parent directory policy.
+		// This ensures per-entry error handling rules are respected, consistent with how
+		// directory processing derives childTree via policyTree.Child().
+		childPolicy := policyTree.Child(entry.Name()).EffectivePolicy()
+
 		if errors.Is(entry.ErrorInfo(), fs.ErrUnknown) {
-			isIgnoredError = policyTree.EffectivePolicy().ErrorHandlingPolicy.IgnoreUnknownTypes.OrDefault(true)
+			isIgnoredError = childPolicy.ErrorHandlingPolicy.IgnoreUnknownTypes.OrDefault(true)
 
 			// If unknown types are configured to be ignored, skip them completely without any error reporting
 			if isIgnoredError {
@@ -939,7 +944,7 @@ func (u *Uploader) processSingle(
 			prefix = "unknown entry"
 		} else {
 			prefix = "error"
-			ehp := policyTree.EffectivePolicy().ErrorHandlingPolicy
+			ehp := childPolicy.ErrorHandlingPolicy
 
 			if entry.IsDir() {
 				isIgnoredError = ehp.IgnoreDirectoryErrors.OrDefault(false)
diff --git a/snapshot/upload/upload_test.go b/snapshot/upload/upload_test.go
index 5e1491b3b..fdee296b1 100644
--- a/snapshot/upload/upload_test.go
+++ b/snapshot/upload/upload_test.go
@@ -520,6 +520,117 @@ func TestUpload_ErrorEntries(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestUpload_ErrorEntryChildPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ctx := testlogging.Context(t)
+	th := newUploadTestHarness(ctx, t)
+
+	t.Cleanup(th.cleanup)
+
+	// Add a dir-typed error entry, a file-typed error entry, and an unknown-typed error entry under d1.
+	th.sourceDir.Subdir("d1").AddErrorEntry("dir-err", 0, errors.New("dir-error"))
+	th.sourceDir.Subdir("d1").AddFileErrorEntry("file-err", 0, errors.New("file-error"))
+	th.sourceDir.Subdir("d1").AddErrorEntry("unknown-err", os.ModeIrregular, fs.ErrUnknown)
+
+	trueValue := policy.OptionalBool(true)
+	falseValue := policy.OptionalBool(false)
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		desc              string
+		defined           map[string]*policy.Policy
+		defaultPolicy     *policy.Policy
+		wantFatalErrors   int
+		wantIgnoredErrors int
+		wantErrors        entryPathToError
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "child policy ignores dir errors only",
+			defined: map[string]*policy.Policy{
+				"./d1/dir-err": {
+					ErrorHandlingPolicy: policy.ErrorHandlingPolicy{
+						IgnoreDirectoryErrors: &trueValue,
+						IgnoreFileErrors:      &falseValue,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			defaultPolicy: &policy.Policy{
+				ErrorHandlingPolicy: policy.ErrorHandlingPolicy{
+					IgnoreDirectoryErrors: &falseValue,
+					IgnoreFileErrors:      &falseValue,
+				},
+			},
+			wantFatalErrors:   1, // file-err is fatal (uses default policy)
+			wantIgnoredErrors: 1, // dir-err is ignored (uses child policy)
+			// unknown-err is silently skipped (IgnoreUnknownTypes defaults to true)
+			wantErrors: entryPathToError{
+				"d1/dir-err":  errors.New("dir-error"),
+				"d1/file-err": errors.New("file-error"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "child policy ignores file errors only",
+			defined: map[string]*policy.Policy{
+				"./d1/file-err": {
+					ErrorHandlingPolicy: policy.ErrorHandlingPolicy{
+						IgnoreDirectoryErrors: &falseValue,
+						IgnoreFileErrors:      &trueValue,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			defaultPolicy: &policy.Policy{
+				ErrorHandlingPolicy: policy.ErrorHandlingPolicy{
+					IgnoreDirectoryErrors: &falseValue,
+					IgnoreFileErrors:      &falseValue,
+				},
+			},
+			wantFatalErrors:   1, // dir-err is fatal (uses default policy)
+			wantIgnoredErrors: 1, // file-err is ignored (uses child policy)
+			// unknown-err is silently skipped (IgnoreUnknownTypes defaults to true)
+			wantErrors: entryPathToError{
+				"d1/dir-err":  errors.New("dir-error"),
+				"d1/file-err": errors.New("file-error"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "child policy disables unknown type ignore",
+			defined: map[string]*policy.Policy{
+				"./d1/unknown-err": {
+					ErrorHandlingPolicy: policy.ErrorHandlingPolicy{
+						IgnoreUnknownTypes: &falseValue,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			defaultPolicy: &policy.Policy{
+				ErrorHandlingPolicy: policy.ErrorHandlingPolicy{
+					IgnoreDirectoryErrors: &trueValue,
+					IgnoreFileErrors:      &trueValue,
+				},
+			},
+			wantFatalErrors:   1, // unknown-err is fatal (child policy overrides default)
+			wantIgnoredErrors: 2, // dir-err and file-err are ignored (default policy)
+			wantErrors: entryPathToError{
+				"d1/dir-err":     errors.New("dir-error"),
+				"d1/file-err":    errors.New("file-error"),
+				"d1/unknown-err": fs.ErrUnknown,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			u := NewUploader(th.repo)
+
+			policyTree := policy.BuildTree(tc.defined, tc.defaultPolicy)
+
+			man, err := u.Upload(ctx, th.sourceDir, policyTree, snapshot.SourceInfo{})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			verifyErrors(t, man, tc.wantFatalErrors, tc.wantIgnoredErrors, tc.wantErrors)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func verifyErrors(t *testing.T, man *snapshot.Manifest, wantFatalErrors, wantIgnoredErrors int, wantErrors entryPathToError) {
 	t.Helper()