diff --git a/block/qcow2-snapshot.c b/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
index ffead08ca2..7d144205c3 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
@@ -297,31 +297,47 @@ static void find_new_snapshot_id(BlockDriverState *bs,
     snprintf(id_str, id_str_size, "%d", id_max + 1);
 }
 
-static int find_snapshot_by_id(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *id_str)
+static int find_snapshot_by_id_and_name(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                        const char *id,
+                                        const char *name)
 {
     BDRVQcowState *s = bs->opaque;
     int i;
 
-    for(i = 0; i < s->nb_snapshots; i++) {
-        if (!strcmp(s->snapshots[i].id_str, id_str))
-            return i;
+    if (id && name) {
+        for (i = 0; i < s->nb_snapshots; i++) {
+            if (!strcmp(s->snapshots[i].id_str, id) &&
+                !strcmp(s->snapshots[i].name, name)) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (id) {
+        for (i = 0; i < s->nb_snapshots; i++) {
+            if (!strcmp(s->snapshots[i].id_str, id)) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (name) {
+        for (i = 0; i < s->nb_snapshots; i++) {
+            if (!strcmp(s->snapshots[i].name, name)) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
     }
+
     return -1;
 }
 
-static int find_snapshot_by_id_or_name(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name)
+static int find_snapshot_by_id_or_name(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                       const char *id_or_name)
 {
-    BDRVQcowState *s = bs->opaque;
-    int i, ret;
+    int ret;
 
-    ret = find_snapshot_by_id(bs, name);
-    if (ret >= 0)
+    ret = find_snapshot_by_id_and_name(bs, id_or_name, NULL);
+    if (ret >= 0) {
         return ret;
-    for(i = 0; i < s->nb_snapshots; i++) {
-        if (!strcmp(s->snapshots[i].name, name))
-            return i;
     }
-    return -1;
+    return find_snapshot_by_id_and_name(bs, NULL, id_or_name);
 }
 
 /* if no id is provided, a new one is constructed */
@@ -343,7 +359,7 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
     }
 
     /* Check that the ID is unique */
-    if (find_snapshot_by_id(bs, sn_info->id_str) >= 0) {
+    if (find_snapshot_by_id_and_name(bs, sn_info->id_str, NULL) >= 0) {
         return -EEXIST;
     }
 
@@ -560,15 +576,19 @@ fail:
     return ret;
 }
 
-int qcow2_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_id)
+int qcow2_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                          const char *snapshot_id,
+                          const char *name,
+                          Error **errp)
 {
     BDRVQcowState *s = bs->opaque;
     QCowSnapshot sn;
     int snapshot_index, ret;
 
     /* Search the snapshot */
-    snapshot_index = find_snapshot_by_id_or_name(bs, snapshot_id);
+    snapshot_index = find_snapshot_by_id_and_name(bs, snapshot_id, name);
     if (snapshot_index < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Can't find the snapshot");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
     sn = s->snapshots[snapshot_index];
@@ -580,6 +600,7 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_id)
     s->nb_snapshots--;
     ret = qcow2_write_snapshots(bs);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Failed to remove snapshot from snapshot list");
         return ret;
     }
 
@@ -597,6 +618,7 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_id)
     ret = qcow2_update_snapshot_refcount(bs, sn.l1_table_offset,
                                          sn.l1_size, -1);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Failed to free the cluster and L1 table");
         return ret;
     }
     qcow2_free_clusters(bs, sn.l1_table_offset, sn.l1_size * sizeof(uint64_t),
@@ -605,6 +627,7 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_id)
     /* must update the copied flag on the current cluster offsets */
     ret = qcow2_update_snapshot_refcount(bs, s->l1_table_offset, s->l1_size, 0);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Failed to update snapshot status in disk");
         return ret;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/qcow2.h b/block/qcow2.h
index bea6ddb43a..c90e5d6c6e 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.h
+++ b/block/qcow2.h
@@ -467,7 +467,10 @@ int qcow2_expand_zero_clusters(BlockDriverState *bs);
 /* qcow2-snapshot.c functions */
 int qcow2_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info);
 int qcow2_snapshot_goto(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_id);
-int qcow2_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_id);
+int qcow2_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                          const char *snapshot_id,
+                          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);
 
diff --git a/block/rbd.c b/block/rbd.c
index e798e19f81..b1ab80ce19 100644
--- a/block/rbd.c
+++ b/block/rbd.c
@@ -891,12 +891,31 @@ static int qemu_rbd_snap_create(BlockDriverState *bs,
 }
 
 static int qemu_rbd_snap_remove(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                                const char *snapshot_name)
+                                const char *snapshot_id,
+                                const char *snapshot_name,
+                                Error **errp)
 {
     BDRVRBDState *s = bs->opaque;
     int r;
 
+    if (!snapshot_name) {
+        error_setg(errp, "rbd need a valid snapshot name");
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    /* If snapshot_id is specified, it must be equal to name, see
+       qemu_rbd_snap_list() */
+    if (snapshot_id && strcmp(snapshot_id, snapshot_name)) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "rbd do not support snapshot id, it should be NULL or "
+                   "equal to snapshot name");
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
     r = rbd_snap_remove(s->image, snapshot_name);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "Failed to remove the snapshot");
+    }
     return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/sheepdog.c b/block/sheepdog.c
index f9988d35ba..fe438e0fa2 100644
--- a/block/sheepdog.c
+++ b/block/sheepdog.c
@@ -2072,7 +2072,10 @@ out:
     return ret;
 }
 
-static int sd_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_id)
+static int sd_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                              const char *snapshot_id,
+                              const char *name,
+                              Error **errp)
 {
     /* FIXME: Delete specified snapshot id.  */
     return 0;
diff --git a/block/snapshot.c b/block/snapshot.c
index a923b386b6..82e602fccf 100644
--- a/block/snapshot.c
+++ b/block/snapshot.c
@@ -182,21 +182,73 @@ int bdrv_snapshot_goto(BlockDriverState *bs,
     return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
-int bdrv_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_id)
+/**
+ * Delete 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, delete the first one with
+ * id @snapshot_id and name @name.
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * 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
+ * does not support internal snapshot deletion, return -ENOTSUP. If @bs does
+ * not support parameter @snapshot_id or @name, or one of them is not correctly
+ * specified, return -EINVAL. If @bs can't find one matching @id and @name,
+ * return -ENOENT. If @errp != NULL, it will always be filled with error
+ * message on failure.
+ */
+int bdrv_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                         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 (drv->bdrv_snapshot_delete) {
-        return drv->bdrv_snapshot_delete(bs, snapshot_id);
+        return drv->bdrv_snapshot_delete(bs, snapshot_id, name, errp);
     }
     if (bs->file) {
-        return bdrv_snapshot_delete(bs->file, snapshot_id);
+        return bdrv_snapshot_delete(bs->file, snapshot_id, name, errp);
     }
+    error_set(errp, QERR_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED,
+              drv->format_name, bdrv_get_device_name(bs),
+              "internal snapshot deletion");
     return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
+void bdrv_snapshot_delete_by_id_or_name(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                        const char *id_or_name,
+                                        Error **errp)
+{
+    int ret;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+    ret = bdrv_snapshot_delete(bs, id_or_name, NULL, &local_err);
+    if (ret == -ENOENT || ret == -EINVAL) {
+        error_free(local_err);
+        local_err = NULL;
+        ret = bdrv_snapshot_delete(bs, NULL, id_or_name, &local_err);
+    }
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    }
+}
+
 int bdrv_snapshot_list(BlockDriverState *bs,
                        QEMUSnapshotInfo **psn_info)
 {
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index 1541777d42..e7d1766ae0 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ struct BlockDriver {
                                 QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info);
     int (*bdrv_snapshot_goto)(BlockDriverState *bs,
                               const char *snapshot_id);
-    int (*bdrv_snapshot_delete)(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_id);
+    int (*bdrv_snapshot_delete)(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                const char *snapshot_id,
+                                const char *name,
+                                Error **errp);
     int (*bdrv_snapshot_list)(BlockDriverState *bs,
                               QEMUSnapshotInfo **psn_info);
     int (*bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp)(BlockDriverState *bs,
diff --git a/include/block/snapshot.h b/include/block/snapshot.h
index 9d06dc17a6..012bf226d3 100644
--- a/include/block/snapshot.h
+++ b/include/block/snapshot.h
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ int bdrv_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs,
                          QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info);
 int bdrv_snapshot_goto(BlockDriverState *bs,
                        const char *snapshot_id);
-int bdrv_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *snapshot_id);
+int bdrv_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                         const char *snapshot_id,
+                         const char *name,
+                         Error **errp);
+void bdrv_snapshot_delete_by_id_or_name(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                        const char *id_or_name,
+                                        Error **errp);
 int bdrv_snapshot_list(BlockDriverState *bs,
                        QEMUSnapshotInfo **psn_info);
 int bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs,
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index 0cf6be2280..139526f348 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -2006,6 +2006,7 @@ static int img_snapshot(int argc, char **argv)
     int action = 0;
     qemu_timeval tv;
     bool quiet = false;
+    Error *err = NULL;
 
     bdrv_oflags = BDRV_O_FLAGS | BDRV_O_RDWR;
     /* Parse commandline parameters */
@@ -2098,10 +2099,12 @@ static int img_snapshot(int argc, char **argv)
         break;
 
     case SNAPSHOT_DELETE:
-        ret = bdrv_snapshot_delete(bs, snapshot_name);
-        if (ret) {
-            error_report("Could not delete snapshot '%s': %d (%s)",
-                snapshot_name, ret, strerror(-ret));
+        bdrv_snapshot_delete_by_id_or_name(bs, snapshot_name, &err);
+        if (error_is_set(&err)) {
+            error_report("Could not delete snapshot '%s': (%s)",
+                         snapshot_name, error_get_pretty(err));
+            error_free(err);
+            ret = 1;
         }
         break;
     }
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index c536aa4986..4a3c819fcd 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -2325,18 +2325,21 @@ static int del_existing_snapshots(Monitor *mon, const char *name)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     QEMUSnapshotInfo sn1, *snapshot = &sn1;
-    int ret;
+    Error *err = NULL;
 
     bs = NULL;
     while ((bs = bdrv_next(bs))) {
         if (bdrv_can_snapshot(bs) &&
             bdrv_snapshot_find(bs, snapshot, name) >= 0)
         {
-            ret = bdrv_snapshot_delete(bs, name);
-            if (ret < 0) {
+            bdrv_snapshot_delete_by_id_or_name(bs, name, &err);
+            if (error_is_set(&err)) {
                 monitor_printf(mon,
-                               "Error while deleting snapshot on '%s'\n",
-                               bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
+                               "Error while deleting snapshot on device '%s':"
+                               " %s\n",
+                               bdrv_get_device_name(bs),
+                               error_get_pretty(err));
+                error_free(err);
                 return -1;
             }
         }
@@ -2550,7 +2553,7 @@ int load_vmstate(const char *name)
 void do_delvm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs, *bs1;
-    int ret;
+    Error *err = NULL;
     const char *name = qdict_get_str(qdict, "name");
 
     bs = find_vmstate_bs();
@@ -2562,15 +2565,14 @@ void do_delvm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     bs1 = NULL;
     while ((bs1 = bdrv_next(bs1))) {
         if (bdrv_can_snapshot(bs1)) {
-            ret = bdrv_snapshot_delete(bs1, name);
-            if (ret < 0) {
-                if (ret == -ENOTSUP)
-                    monitor_printf(mon,
-                                   "Snapshots not supported on device '%s'\n",
-                                   bdrv_get_device_name(bs1));
-                else
-                    monitor_printf(mon, "Error %d while deleting snapshot on "
-                                   "'%s'\n", ret, bdrv_get_device_name(bs1));
+            bdrv_snapshot_delete_by_id_or_name(bs, name, &err);
+            if (error_is_set(&err)) {
+                monitor_printf(mon,
+                               "Error while deleting snapshot on device '%s':"
+                               " %s\n",
+                               bdrv_get_device_name(bs),
+                               error_get_pretty(err));
+                error_free(err);
             }
         }
     }