diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
index fcb66955d4..f2ee1d6fda 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
@@ -3401,6 +3401,15 @@ virDomainSnapshotPtr virDomainSnapshotCurrent(virDomainPtr domain,
 virDomainSnapshotPtr virDomainSnapshotGetParent(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
                                                 unsigned int flags);
 
+/* Determine if a snapshot is the current snapshot of its domain.  */
+int virDomainSnapshotIsCurrent(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
+                               unsigned int flags);
+
+/* Determine if a snapshot has associated libvirt metadata that would
+ * prevent the deletion of its domain.  */
+int virDomainSnapshotHasMetadata(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
+                                 unsigned int flags);
+
 typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_REVERT_RUNNING = 1 << 0, /* Run after revert */
     VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_REVERT_PAUSED  = 1 << 1, /* Pause after revert */
diff --git a/src/driver.h b/src/driver.h
index aa7a377957..94cc851d48 100644
--- a/src/driver.h
+++ b/src/driver.h
@@ -649,6 +649,14 @@ typedef virDomainSnapshotPtr
     (*virDrvDomainSnapshotCurrent)(virDomainPtr domain,
                                    unsigned int flags);
 
+typedef int
+    (*virDrvDomainSnapshotIsCurrent)(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
+                                     unsigned int flags);
+
+typedef int
+    (*virDrvDomainSnapshotHasMetadata)(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
+                                       unsigned int flags);
+
 typedef int
     (*virDrvDomainRevertToSnapshot)(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
                                     unsigned int flags);
@@ -986,6 +994,8 @@ struct _virDriver {
     virDrvDomainHasCurrentSnapshot domainHasCurrentSnapshot;
     virDrvDomainSnapshotGetParent domainSnapshotGetParent;
     virDrvDomainSnapshotCurrent domainSnapshotCurrent;
+    virDrvDomainSnapshotIsCurrent domainSnapshotIsCurrent;
+    virDrvDomainSnapshotHasMetadata domainSnapshotHasMetadata;
     virDrvDomainRevertToSnapshot domainRevertToSnapshot;
     virDrvDomainSnapshotDelete domainSnapshotDelete;
     virDrvDomainQemuMonitorCommand qemuDomainMonitorCommand;
diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index 00358d68bb..16afd586fe 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -17330,6 +17330,91 @@ error:
     return NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * virDomainSnapshotIsCurrent:
+ * @snapshot: a snapshot object
+ * @flags: extra flags; not used yet, so callers should always pass 0
+ *
+ * Determine if the given snapshot is the domain's current snapshot.  See
+ * also virDomainHasCurrentSnapshot().
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if current, 0 if not current, or -1 on error.
+ */
+int virDomainSnapshotIsCurrent(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
+                               unsigned int flags)
+{
+    virConnectPtr conn;
+
+    VIR_DEBUG("snapshot=%p, flags=%x", snapshot, flags);
+
+    virResetLastError();
+
+    if (!VIR_IS_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT(snapshot)) {
+        virLibDomainSnapshotError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT,
+                                  __FUNCTION__);
+        virDispatchError(NULL);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    conn = snapshot->domain->conn;
+
+    if (conn->driver->domainSnapshotIsCurrent) {
+        int ret;
+        ret = conn->driver->domainSnapshotIsCurrent(snapshot, flags);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            goto error;
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_NO_SUPPORT, __FUNCTION__);
+error:
+    virDispatchError(conn);
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virDomainSnapshotHasMetadata:
+ * @snapshot: a snapshot object
+ * @flags: extra flags; not used yet, so callers should always pass 0
+ *
+ * Determine if the given snapshot is associated with libvirt metadata
+ * that would prevent the deletion of the domain.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if the snapshot has metadata, 0 if the snapshot exists without
+ * help from libvirt, or -1 on error.
+ */
+int virDomainSnapshotHasMetadata(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
+                                 unsigned int flags)
+{
+    virConnectPtr conn;
+
+    VIR_DEBUG("snapshot=%p, flags=%x", snapshot, flags);
+
+    virResetLastError();
+
+    if (!VIR_IS_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT(snapshot)) {
+        virLibDomainSnapshotError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT,
+                                  __FUNCTION__);
+        virDispatchError(NULL);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    conn = snapshot->domain->conn;
+
+    if (conn->driver->domainSnapshotHasMetadata) {
+        int ret;
+        ret = conn->driver->domainSnapshotHasMetadata(snapshot, flags);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            goto error;
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    virLibConnError(VIR_ERR_NO_SUPPORT, __FUNCTION__);
+error:
+    virDispatchError(conn);
+    return -1;
+}
+
 /**
  * virDomainRevertToSnapshot:
  * @snapshot: a domain snapshot object
diff --git a/src/libvirt_public.syms b/src/libvirt_public.syms
index ba61595be7..96897decea 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_public.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_public.syms
@@ -536,6 +536,8 @@ LIBVIRT_0.9.11 {
 
 LIBVIRT_0.9.13 {
     global:
+        virDomainSnapshotHasMetadata;
+        virDomainSnapshotIsCurrent;
         virDomainSnapshotRef;
 } LIBVIRT_0.9.11;