diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/cloud_manager/vm.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/cloud_manager/vm.rb
index cca030ec3..546506389 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/cloud_manager/vm.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/cloud_manager/vm.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class ManageIQ::Providers::Vmware::CloudManager::Vm < ManageIQ::Providers::Cloud
   supports :snapshots
   supports :remove_all_snapshots
   supports_not :remove_snapshot
+  supports :snapshot_create
 
   def provider_object(connection = nil)
     connection ||= ext_management_system.connect
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/cloud_manager_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/cloud_manager_spec.rb
index 2a94728a1..69bc450d6 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/cloud_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/cloud_manager_spec.rb
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@
 
         @ems.vm_create_snapshot(vm, snapshot_options)
       end
+
+      it 'supports snapshot create' do
+        expect(vm.supports_snapshot_create?).to be_truthy
+      end
+
+      it 'supports snapshot update' do
+        FactoryGirl.create(:snapshot, :vm_or_template_id => vm.id)
+        expect(vm.supports_snapshot_create?).to be_truthy
+      end
     end
 
     context ".vm_revert_to_snapshot" do