diff --git a/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm b/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
index 5ba9175d..11404d6e 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
+++ b/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
@@ -4580,11 +4580,19 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
 
 	my $snapname = extract_param($param, 'snapname');
 
-	my $realcmd = sub {
+	my $do_delete = sub {
 	    PVE::Cluster::log_msg('info', $authuser, "delete snapshot VM $vmid: $snapname");
 	    PVE::QemuConfig->snapshot_delete($vmid, $snapname, $param->{force});
 	};
 
+	my $realcmd = sub {
+	    if ($param->{force}) {
+		$do_delete->();
+	    } else {
+		PVE::GuestHelpers::guest_migration_lock($vmid, 10, $do_delete);
+	    }
+	};
+
 	return $rpcenv->fork_worker('qmdelsnapshot', $vmid, $authuser, $realcmd);
     }});