diff --git a/ApiChangeLog b/ApiChangeLog
index 6baedd2..2a01e3f 100644
--- a/ApiChangeLog
+++ b/ApiChangeLog
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ Future changes should be documented in here.
   Feel free to request allowing more drivers or options on the pve-devel mailing list based on your
   needs.
 
+* Add `running` parameter to `volume_snapshot()`
+    The parameter *can* be used if some extra actions need to be done at the storage
+    layer when the snapshot has already be done at qemu level when the vm is running.
+
 ##  Version 11:
 
 * Allow declaring storage features via plugin data
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage.pm b/src/PVE/Storage.pm
index 7861bf6..7f2da80 100755
--- a/src/PVE/Storage.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage.pm
@@ -449,13 +449,13 @@ sub volume_rollback_is_possible {
 }
 
 sub volume_snapshot {
-    my ($cfg, $volid, $snap) = @_;
+    my ($cfg, $volid, $snap, $running) = @_;
 
     my ($storeid, $volname) = parse_volume_id($volid, 1);
     if ($storeid) {
         my $scfg = storage_config($cfg, $storeid);
         my $plugin = PVE::Storage::Plugin->lookup($scfg->{type});
-        return $plugin->volume_snapshot($scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap);
+        return $plugin->volume_snapshot($scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap, $running);
     } elsif ($volid =~ m|^(/.+)$| && -e $volid) {
         die "snapshot file/device '$volid' is not possible\n";
     } else {
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/ESXiPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/ESXiPlugin.pm
index ab5242d..e655d7b 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/ESXiPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/ESXiPlugin.pm
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ sub volume_size_info {
 }
 
 sub volume_snapshot {
-    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap) = @_;
+    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap, $running) = @_;
 
     die "creating snapshots is not supported for $class\n";
 }
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/ISCSIDirectPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/ISCSIDirectPlugin.pm
index 62e9026..93cfd3c 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/ISCSIDirectPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/ISCSIDirectPlugin.pm
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ sub volume_resize {
 }
 
 sub volume_snapshot {
-    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap) = @_;
+    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap, $running) = @_;
     die "volume snapshot is not possible on iscsi device\n";
 }
 
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/LVMPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/LVMPlugin.pm
index 83a4ca9..3d00d61 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/LVMPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/LVMPlugin.pm
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ sub volume_size_info {
 }
 
 sub volume_snapshot {
-    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap) = @_;
+    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap, $running) = @_;
 
     die "lvm snapshot is not implemented";
 }
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/LvmThinPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/LvmThinPlugin.pm
index fe8a986..a6caae7 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/LvmThinPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/LvmThinPlugin.pm
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ sub create_base {
 # sub volume_resize {} reuse code from parent class
 
 sub volume_snapshot {
-    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap) = @_;
+    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap, $running) = @_;
 
     my $vg = $scfg->{vgname};
     my $snapvol = "snap_${volname}_$snap";
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/PBSPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/PBSPlugin.pm
index 00170f5..45edc46 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/PBSPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/PBSPlugin.pm
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ sub volume_resize {
 }
 
 sub volume_snapshot {
-    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap) = @_;
+    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap, $running) = @_;
     die "volume snapshot is not possible on pbs device";
 }
 
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
index ed310a2..da26c0c 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ sub volume_resize {
 }
 
 sub volume_snapshot {
-    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap) = @_;
+    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap, $running) = @_;
 
     die "can't snapshot this image format\n" if $volname !~ m/\.(qcow2|qed)$/;
 
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/RBDPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/RBDPlugin.pm
index 988840f..692a76a 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/RBDPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/RBDPlugin.pm
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ sub volume_resize {
 }
 
 sub volume_snapshot {
-    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap) = @_;
+    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap, $running) = @_;
 
     my ($vtype, $name, $vmid) = $class->parse_volname($volname);
 
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm
index 979cf2c..9cdfa68 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ sub volume_size_info {
 }
 
 sub volume_snapshot {
-    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap) = @_;
+    my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $snap, $running) = @_;
 
     my $vname = ($class->parse_volname($volname))[1];