diff --git a/virtManager/snapshots.py b/virtManager/snapshots.py
index 0ef6647a..4278dea1 100644
--- a/virtManager/snapshots.py
+++ b/virtManager/snapshots.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from gi.repository import Gtk
 
 import libvirt
 
-import virtinst
+from virtinst import DomainSnapshot
 from virtinst import util
 
 from virtManager import uihelpers
@@ -216,7 +216,11 @@ class vmmSnapshotPage(vmmGObjectUI):
     ##################
 
     def _reset_new_state(self):
-        self.widget("snapshot-new-name").set_text("")
+        collidelist = [s.get_xmlobj().name for s in self.vm.list_snapshots()]
+        default_name = DomainSnapshot.find_free_name(
+            self.vm.get_backend(), collidelist)
+
+        self.widget("snapshot-new-name").set_text(default_name)
         self.widget("snapshot-new-name").emit("changed")
         self.widget("snapshot-new-description").get_buffer().set_text("")
 
@@ -240,7 +244,7 @@ class vmmSnapshotPage(vmmGObjectUI):
             ).get_buffer().get_property("text")
 
         try:
-            newsnap = virtinst.DomainSnapshot(self.vm.conn.get_backend())
+            newsnap = DomainSnapshot(self.vm.conn.get_backend())
             newsnap.name = name
             newsnap.description = desc or None
             newsnap.validate()
diff --git a/virtinst/snapshot.py b/virtinst/snapshot.py
index 2138e869..56e5aa6f 100644
--- a/virtinst/snapshot.py
+++ b/virtinst/snapshot.py
@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
 # MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
+from virtinst import util
 from virtinst.xmlbuilder import XMLBuilder, XMLProperty
 
 
 class DomainSnapshot(XMLBuilder):
+    @staticmethod
+    def find_free_name(vm, collidelist):
+        return util.generate_name("snapshot", vm.snapshotLookupByName,
+                                  sep="", start_num=1, force_num=True,
+                                  collidelist=collidelist)
+
     _XML_ROOT_NAME = "domainsnapshot"
     _XML_PROP_ORDER = ["name", "description", "creationTime"]
 
@@ -36,6 +43,11 @@ class DomainSnapshot(XMLBuilder):
     # <domain> block which tracks the snapshot guest XML
     # <active> which should list active status for an internal snapshot
 
+
+    ##################
+    # Public helpers #
+    ##################
+
     def validate(self):
         if not self.name:
             raise RuntimeError(_("A name must be specified."))