diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
index 5fa489ea46..ea7b3fc448 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
@@ -2656,6 +2656,10 @@ typedef struct _virDomainSnapshot virDomainSnapshot;
  */
 typedef virDomainSnapshot *virDomainSnapshotPtr;
 
+const char *virDomainSnapshotGetName(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot);
+virDomainPtr virDomainSnapshotGetDomain(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot);
+virConnectPtr virDomainSnapshotGetConnect(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot);
+
 typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_CREATE_REDEFINE    = (1 << 0), /* Restore or alter
                                                           metadata */
diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index dc082a60ae..c32c7a6eef 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -15664,6 +15664,79 @@ error:
     return -1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * virDomainSnapshotGetName:
+ * @snapshot: a snapshot object
+ *
+ * Get the public name for that snapshot
+ *
+ * Returns a pointer to the name or NULL, the string need not be deallocated
+ * as its lifetime will be the same as the snapshot object.
+ */
+const char *
+virDomainSnapshotGetName(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot)
+{
+    VIR_DEBUG("snapshot=%p", snapshot);
+
+    virResetLastError();
+
+    if (!VIR_IS_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT(snapshot)) {
+        virLibDomainSnapshotError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT,
+                                  __FUNCTION__);
+        virDispatchError(NULL);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return snapshot->name;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virDomainSnapshotGetDomain:
+ * @snapshot: a snapshot object
+ *
+ * Get the domain that a snapshot was created for
+ *
+ * Returns the domain or NULL.
+ */
+virDomainPtr
+virDomainSnapshotGetDomain(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot)
+{
+    VIR_DEBUG("snapshot=%p", snapshot);
+
+    virResetLastError();
+
+    if (!VIR_IS_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT(snapshot)) {
+        virLibDomainSnapshotError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT,
+                                  __FUNCTION__);
+        virDispatchError(NULL);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return snapshot->domain;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virDomainSnapshotGetConnect:
+ * @snapshot: a snapshot object
+ *
+ * Get the connection that owns the domain that a snapshot was created for
+ *
+ * Returns the connection or NULL.
+ */
+virConnectPtr
+virDomainSnapshotGetConnect(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot)
+{
+    VIR_DEBUG("snapshot=%p", snapshot);
+
+    virResetLastError();
+
+    if (!VIR_IS_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT(snapshot)) {
+        virLibDomainSnapshotError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT,
+                                  __FUNCTION__);
+        virDispatchError(NULL);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return snapshot->domain->conn;
+}
+
 /**
  * virDomainSnapshotCreateXML:
  * @domain: a domain object
diff --git a/src/libvirt_public.syms b/src/libvirt_public.syms
index dc5a80b610..8a6d55a34b 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_public.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_public.syms
@@ -482,8 +482,11 @@ LIBVIRT_0.9.4 {
 
 LIBVIRT_0.9.5 {
     global:
-        virDomainMigrateGetMaxSpeed;
         virDomainBlockStatsFlags;
+        virDomainMigrateGetMaxSpeed;
+        virDomainSnapshotGetConnect;
+        virDomainSnapshotGetDomain;
+        virDomainSnapshotGetName;
 } LIBVIRT_0.9.4;
 
 # .... define new API here using predicted next version number ....