diff --git a/block/Makefile.objs b/block/Makefile.objs
index c067f38..60a4cd2 100644
--- a/block/Makefile.objs
+++ b/block/Makefile.objs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ block-obj-y += qcow2.o qcow2-refcount.o qcow2-cluster.o qcow2-snapshot.o qcow2-c
 block-obj-y += qed.o qed-gencb.o qed-l2-cache.o qed-table.o qed-cluster.o
 block-obj-y += qed-check.o
 block-obj-y += parallels.o blkdebug.o blkverify.o
+block-obj-y += snapshot.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += raw-win32.o win32-aio.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += raw-posix.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX_AIO) += linux-aio.o
diff --git a/block/snapshot.c b/block/snapshot.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c47a899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/snapshot.c
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Block layer snapshot related functions
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "block/snapshot.h"
+
+int bdrv_snapshot_find(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info,
+                       const char *name)
+{
+    QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_tab, *sn;
+    int nb_sns, i, ret;
+
+    ret = -ENOENT;
+    nb_sns = bdrv_snapshot_list(bs, &sn_tab);
+    if (nb_sns < 0) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < nb_sns; i++) {
+        sn = &sn_tab[i];
+        if (!strcmp(sn->id_str, name) || !strcmp(sn->name, name)) {
+            *sn_info = *sn;
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    g_free(sn_tab);
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/include/block/snapshot.h b/include/block/snapshot.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ad070c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/block/snapshot.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Block layer snapshot related functions
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SNAPSHOT_H
+#define SNAPSHOT_H
+
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+/*
+ * block.h is needed for QEMUSnapshotInfo, it can be removed when define is
+ * moved here.
+ */
+#include "block.h"
+
+int bdrv_snapshot_find(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info,
+                       const char *name);
+#endif
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 406caa9..88acc38 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
+#include "block/snapshot.h"
 
 #define SELF_ANNOUNCE_ROUNDS 5
 
@@ -2199,28 +2200,6 @@ out:
     return ret;
 }
 
-static int bdrv_snapshot_find(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info,
-                              const char *name)
-{
-    QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_tab, *sn;
-    int nb_sns, i, ret;
-
-    ret = -ENOENT;
-    nb_sns = bdrv_snapshot_list(bs, &sn_tab);
-    if (nb_sns < 0)
-        return ret;
-    for(i = 0; i < nb_sns; i++) {
-        sn = &sn_tab[i];
-        if (!strcmp(sn->id_str, name) || !strcmp(sn->name, name)) {
-            *sn_info = *sn;
-            ret = 0;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    g_free(sn_tab);
-    return ret;
-}
-
 /*
  * Deletes snapshots of a given name in all opened images.
  */
