diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/ISCSIDirectPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/ISCSIDirectPlugin.pm
index 12b894d..e0f8a62 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/ISCSIDirectPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/ISCSIDirectPlugin.pm
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ sub path {
 sub qemu_blockdev_options {
     my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $options) = @_;
 
+    die "volume snapshot is not possible on iscsi device\n"
+        if $options->{'snapshot-name'};
+
     my $lun = ($class->parse_volname($volname))[1];
 
     return {
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
index 4ec4a0d..52652b2 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
@@ -2009,6 +2009,9 @@ disk of a VM, containing its OMVF variables.
 
 =back
 
+=item C<< $options->{'snapshot-name'} >>: (optional) The snapshot name. Set when the associated snapshot should be opened rather than the
+volume itself.
+
 =back
 
 =back
@@ -2020,9 +2023,15 @@ sub qemu_blockdev_options {
 
     my $blockdev = {};
 
-    my ($path) = $class->filesystem_path($scfg, $volname);
+    my ($path) = $class->filesystem_path($scfg, $volname, $options->{'snapshot-name'});
 
     if ($path =~ m|^/|) {
+        # For qcow2 and qed the path of a snapshot will be the same, but it's not possible to attach
+        # the snapshot alone.
+        my $format = ($class->parse_volname($volname))[6];
+        die "cannot attach only the snapshot of a '$format' image\n"
+            if $options->{'snapshot-name'} && ($format eq 'qcow2' || $format eq 'qed');
+
         # The 'file' driver only works for regular files. The check below is taken from
         # block/file-posix.c:hdev_probe_device() in QEMU. Do not bother with detecting 'host_cdrom'
         # devices here, those are not managed by the storage layer.
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/RBDPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/RBDPlugin.pm
index c40c845..800af68 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/RBDPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/RBDPlugin.pm
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ sub qemu_blockdev_options {
     my ($name) = ($class->parse_volname($volname))[1];
 
     if ($scfg->{krbd}) {
+        $name .= '@' . $options->{'snapshot-name'} if $options->{'snapshot-name'};
         my $rbd_dev_path = get_rbd_dev_path($scfg, $storeid, $name);
         return { driver => 'host_device', filename => $rbd_dev_path };
     }
@@ -540,6 +541,7 @@ sub qemu_blockdev_options {
         image => "$name",
     };
     $blockdev->{namespace} = "$scfg->{namespace}" if defined($scfg->{namespace});
+    $blockdev->{snapshot} = $options->{'snapshot-name'} if $options->{'snapshot-name'};
 
     $blockdev->{conf} = $cmd_option->{ceph_conf} if $cmd_option->{ceph_conf};
 
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/ZFSPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/ZFSPlugin.pm
index 0f64898..940d4f0 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/ZFSPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/ZFSPlugin.pm
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ sub path {
 sub qemu_blockdev_options {
     my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $options) = @_;
 
+    die "direct access to snapshots not implemented\n"
+        if $options->{'snapshot-name'};
+
     my $name = ($class->parse_volname($volname))[1];
     my $guid = $class->zfs_get_lu_name($scfg, $name);
     my $lun = $class->zfs_get_lun_number($scfg, $guid);
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm
index e775dae..d5552ab 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ sub qemu_blockdev_options {
 
     die "volume '$volname' not usable as VM image\n" if $format ne 'raw';
 
+    die "cannot attach only the snapshot of a zvol\n" if $options->{'snapshot-name'};
+
     my ($path) = $class->path($scfg, $volname, $storeid);
 
     my $blockdev = { driver => 'host_device', filename => $path };