diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba610a2..9b2a83b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ The following data can be extracted:
 | A list of files on the system, optionally including on-device hashes. | :white_check_mark: | `files.json` |
 | A copy of the files available in temp folders. | | `tmp/*` |
 | A bug report containing system and app-specific logs, with no private data included. | | `bugreport.zip` |
+| Existing bugreports and companion files from `/bugreports/`, collected before generating a new report. | | `bugreports/` |
+
+Existing bugreport collection is limited to files accessible through `/bugreports/`
+using the ADB shell's permissions. It follows that directory's symlink, but not
+symlinks inside it. Exported copies in shared storage and vendor-specific locations
+are not searched. Android may already have deleted older reports under its
+retention policy, so an empty or missing directory does not mean no reports were
+ever generated. Existing files are copied without deleting them from the device.
 
 Every acquisition also contains `acquisition.json`, `command.log` when log output
 was produced, and `hashes.csv`. The hash list records the SHA-256 digest of each
diff --git a/modules/bugreport.go b/modules/bugreport.go
index 975ce68..477b7a3 100644
--- a/modules/bugreport.go
+++ b/modules/bugreport.go
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@
 package modules
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/mvt-project/androidqf/acquisition"
+	"github.com/mvt-project/androidqf/adb"
 	"github.com/mvt-project/androidqf/log"
 )
 
@@ -23,16 +27,51 @@ func (b *Bugreport) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (b *Bugreport) Run(acq *acquisition.Acquisition, opts *Options) error {
+	// Preserve existing reports before generating another report, which can
+	// trigger Android's retention cleanup.
+	collectionErr := collectExistingBugreports(acq)
+	if collectionErr != nil {
+		log.Warningf("Failed to collect some existing bugreports: %v", collectionErr)
+	}
+
 	log.Info(
 		"Generating a bugreport for the device...",
 	)
 
 	err := acq.StreamBugreportToZip("bugreport.zip")
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to stream bugreport to archive: %v", err)
+		return errors.Join(collectionErr, fmt.Errorf("failed to stream bugreport to archive: %w", err))
 	}
 
 	log.Debug("Bugreport completed!")
 
-	return nil
+	return partialCollectionError(collectionErr)
+}
+
+func collectExistingBugreports(acq *acquisition.Acquisition) error {
+	log.Info("Collecting existing files from /bugreports/...")
+	// cd follows the /bugreports symlink without following symlinks inside it.
+	// NUL delimiters preserve filenames containing spaces or newlines. A missing
+	// directory is normal; an inaccessible directory remains a collection error.
+	out, err := adb.Client.Shell("if [ ! -e /bugreports ] && [ ! -L /bugreports ]; then exit 0; fi; cd /bugreports/ && find . -type f -print0")
+	var collectionErr error
+	if err != nil {
+		collectionErr = fmt.Errorf("listing /bugreports/: %w", err)
+	}
+	for _, name := range strings.Split(out, "\x00") {
+		if name == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Validate before joining: path.Join would hide traversal components.
+		remotePath := "/bugreports/" + strings.TrimPrefix(name, "./")
+		rel, err := relativeDeviceChild("/bugreports/", remotePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			collectionErr = errors.Join(collectionErr, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := acq.PullToZipStaged(remotePath, path.Join("bugreports", rel)); err != nil {
+			collectionErr = errors.Join(collectionErr, fmt.Errorf("collecting %s: %w", remotePath, err))
+		}
+	}
+	return collectionErr
 }
diff --git a/modules/bugreport_test.go b/modules/bugreport_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ddb7c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/bugreport_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+package modules
+
+import (
+	"archive/zip"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mvt-project/androidqf/acquisition"
+	"github.com/mvt-project/androidqf/adb"
+)
+
+func TestBugreportPreservesExistingFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("shell fixture is Unix-specific")
+	}
+	for _, scenario := range []string{"reports", "missing", "empty", "listing-failed", "pull-failed", "generation-failed", "unsafe-path"} {
+		t.Run(scenario, func(t *testing.T) {
+			dir := t.TempDir()
+			t.Setenv("BUGREPORT_TEST_DIR", dir)
+			t.Setenv("BUGREPORT_TEST_SCENARIO", scenario)
+			fakeADB := filepath.Join(dir, "adb")
+			// Execute the real listing command against a local symlink fixture.
+			// Generating a new report removes the old source, enforcing ordering.
+			script := `#!/bin/sh
+case "$1" in
+shell)
+  shift
+  if [ "$1" = bugreportz ]; then
+    [ "$BUGREPORT_TEST_SCENARIO" = generation-failed ] && exit 1
+    rm -f "$BUGREPORT_TEST_DIR/source/old report.zip"
+    printf 'OK:/fresh.zip\n'
+  elif [ "$1" = rm ]; then
+    exit 0
+  else
+    case "$BUGREPORT_TEST_SCENARIO" in
+      listing-failed) exit 1 ;;
+      unsafe-path) printf './../../escape.zip\000'; exit 0 ;;
+    esac
+    command=$(printf '%s' "$*" | sed "s|/bugreports|$BUGREPORT_TEST_DIR/bugreports|g")
+    sh -c "$command"
+  fi ;;
+exec-out)
+  case "$*" in
+    *fresh.zip*) printf 'fresh report' ;;
+    *failed.zip*) printf 'truncated'; exit 1 ;;
+    *)
+      shift
+      command=$(printf '%s' "$*" | sed "s|/bugreports|$BUGREPORT_TEST_DIR/bugreports|g")
+      sh -c "$command" ;;
+  esac ;;
+*) exit 1 ;;
+esac
+`
+			if err := os.WriteFile(fakeADB, []byte(script), 0700); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			want := map[string]string{"bugreport.zip": "fresh report"}
+			if scenario != "missing" {
+				if err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(dir, "source"), 0700); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				if err := os.Symlink(filepath.Join(dir, "source"), filepath.Join(dir, "bugreports")); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+			if scenario == "reports" || scenario == "pull-failed" || scenario == "generation-failed" {
+				for _, name := range []string{"old report.zip", "screenshot\n'1.png", "dumpstate_log.txt"} {
+					if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "source", name), []byte(name), 0600); err != nil {
+						t.Fatal(err)
+					}
+					want["bugreports/"+name] = name
+				}
+				if err := os.Symlink(fakeADB, filepath.Join(dir, "source", "outside")); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+			if scenario == "pull-failed" {
+				if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "source", "failed.zip"), []byte("report"), 0600); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+			oldClient := adb.Client
+			adb.Client = &adb.ADB{ExePath: fakeADB}
+			t.Cleanup(func() { adb.Client = oldClient })
+			writer, err := acquisition.NewStreamingZipWriter("bugreport-test", dir)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			acq := &acquisition.Acquisition{
+				ZipWriter: writer, StreamingMode: true,
+				StreamingPuller: acquisition.NewStreamingPuller(fakeADB, "", 1),
+			}
+			err = NewBugreport().Run(acq, &Options{})
+			switch scenario {
+			case "listing-failed", "pull-failed", "unsafe-path":
+				if !errors.Is(err, ErrPartialCollection) {
+					t.Fatalf("Run() = %v, want partial collection", err)
+				}
+			case "generation-failed":
+				delete(want, "bugreport.zip")
+				if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "failed to stream bugreport") {
+					t.Fatalf("Run() = %v, want generation failure", err)
+				}
+			default:
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+			if err := writer.Close(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			archive, err := zip.OpenReader(writer.GetOutputPath())
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			defer archive.Close()
+			if len(archive.File) != len(want) {
+				t.Fatalf("archive has %d entries, want %d", len(archive.File), len(want))
+			}
+			for _, file := range archive.File {
+				r, err := file.Open()
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				content, err := io.ReadAll(r)
+				r.Close()
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				if expected, ok := want[file.Name]; !ok || string(content) != expected {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected archive entry %q: %q", file.Name, content)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}