diff --git a/block/qcow2-snapshot.c b/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
index 3529c68..ad8bf3d 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
@@ -675,7 +675,10 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_list(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo **psn_tab)
     return s->nb_snapshots;
 }
 
-int qcow2_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_name)
+int qcow2_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                            const char *snapshot_id,
+                            const char *name,
+                            Error **errp)
 {
     int i, snapshot_index;
     BDRVQcowState *s = bs->opaque;
@@ -687,8 +690,10 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_name)
     assert(bs->read_only);
 
     /* Search the snapshot */
-    snapshot_index = find_snapshot_by_id_or_name(bs, snapshot_name);
+    snapshot_index = find_snapshot_by_id_and_name(bs, snapshot_id, name);
     if (snapshot_index < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "Can't find snapshot");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
     sn = &s->snapshots[snapshot_index];
@@ -699,6 +704,7 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_name)
 
     ret = bdrv_pread(bs->file, sn->l1_table_offset, new_l1_table, new_l1_bytes);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Failed to read l1 table for snapshot");
         g_free(new_l1_table);
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/block/qcow2.h b/block/qcow2.h
index 922e190..303eb26 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.h
+++ b/block/qcow2.h
@@ -488,7 +488,10 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs,
                           const char *name,
                           Error **errp);
 int qcow2_snapshot_list(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo **psn_tab);
-int qcow2_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_name);
+int qcow2_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                            const char *snapshot_id,
+                            const char *name,
+                            Error **errp);
 
 void qcow2_free_snapshots(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int qcow2_read_snapshots(BlockDriverState *bs);
diff --git a/block/snapshot.c b/block/snapshot.c
index a05c0c0..565222e 100644
--- a/block/snapshot.c
+++ b/block/snapshot.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ int bdrv_snapshot_goto(BlockDriverState *bs,
  * If only @snapshot_id is specified, delete the first one with id
  * @snapshot_id.
  * If only @name is specified, delete the first one with name @name.
- * if none is specified, return -ENINVAL.
+ * if none is specified, return -EINVAL.
  *
  * Returns: 0 on success, -errno on failure. If @bs is not inserted, return
  * -ENOMEDIUM. If @snapshot_id and @name are both NULL, return -EINVAL. If @bs
@@ -265,18 +265,71 @@ int bdrv_snapshot_list(BlockDriverState *bs,
     return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Temporarily load an internal snapshot by @snapshot_id and @name.
+ * @bs: block device used in the operation
+ * @snapshot_id: unique snapshot ID, or NULL
+ * @name: snapshot name, or NULL
+ * @errp: location to store error
+ *
+ * If both @snapshot_id and @name are specified, load the first one with
+ * id @snapshot_id and name @name.
+ * If only @snapshot_id is specified, load the first one with id
+ * @snapshot_id.
+ * If only @name is specified, load the first one with name @name.
+ * if none is specified, return -EINVAL.
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -errno on fail. If @bs is not inserted, return
+ * -ENOMEDIUM. If @bs is not readonly, return -EINVAL. If @bs did not support
+ * internal snapshot, return -ENOTSUP. If qemu can't find a matching @id and
+ * @name, return -ENOENT. If @errp != NULL, it will always be filled on
+ * failure.
+ */
 int bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs,
-        const char *snapshot_name)
+                           const char *snapshot_id,
+                           const char *name,
+                           Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
+
     if (!drv) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
     }
+    if (!snapshot_id && !name) {
+        error_setg(errp, "snapshot_id and name are both NULL");
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
     if (!bs->read_only) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Device is not readonly");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
     if (drv->bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp) {
-        return drv->bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp(bs, snapshot_name);
+        return drv->bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp(bs, snapshot_id, name, errp);
     }
+    error_set(errp, QERR_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED,
+              drv->format_name, bdrv_get_device_name(bs),
+              "temporarily load internal snapshot");
     return -ENOTSUP;
 }
+
+int bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp_by_id_or_name(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                         const char *id_or_name,
+                                         Error **errp)
+{
+    int ret;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+    ret = bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp(bs, id_or_name, NULL, &local_err);
+    if (ret == -ENOENT || ret == -EINVAL) {
+        error_free(local_err);
+        local_err = NULL;
+        ret = bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp(bs, NULL, id_or_name, &local_err);
+    }
+
+    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index 1666066..8bbfb09 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ struct BlockDriver {
     int (*bdrv_snapshot_list)(BlockDriverState *bs,
                               QEMUSnapshotInfo **psn_info);
     int (*bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp)(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                                  const char *snapshot_name);
+                                  const char *snapshot_id,
+                                  const char *name,
+                                  Error **errp);
     int (*bdrv_get_info)(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverInfo *bdi);
     ImageInfoSpecific *(*bdrv_get_specific_info)(BlockDriverState *bs);
 
diff --git a/include/block/snapshot.h b/include/block/snapshot.h
index 012bf22..d05bea7 100644
--- a/include/block/snapshot.h
+++ b/include/block/snapshot.h
@@ -61,5 +61,10 @@ void bdrv_snapshot_delete_by_id_or_name(BlockDriverState *bs,
 int bdrv_snapshot_list(BlockDriverState *bs,
                        QEMUSnapshotInfo **psn_info);
 int bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                           const char *snapshot_name);
+                           const char *snapshot_id,
+                           const char *name,
+                           Error **errp);
+int bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp_by_id_or_name(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                         const char *id_or_name,
+                                         Error **errp);
 #endif
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index b6b5644..a73beb5 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -1260,8 +1260,12 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
             ret = -1;
             goto out;
         }
-        if (bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp(bs[0], snapshot_name) < 0) {
-            error_report("Failed to load snapshot");
+
+        bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp_by_id_or_name(bs[0], snapshot_name, &local_err);
+        if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+            error_report("Failed to load snapshot: %s",
+                         error_get_pretty(local_err));
+            error_free(local_err);
             ret = -1;
             goto out;
         }
