diff --git a/completions/bash/multipass b/completions/bash/multipass
index 4b0493872f6..3e00201b044 100644
--- a/completions/bash/multipass
+++ b/completions/bash/multipass
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ _multipass_complete()
             opts="${opts} --working-directory --no-map-working-directory"
         ;;
         "info")
-            _add_nonrepeating_args "--format"
+            _add_nonrepeating_args "--format --snapshots"
         ;;
         "list"|"ls"|"networks"|"aliases")
             _add_nonrepeating_args "--format"
diff --git a/src/client/cli/cmd/info.cpp b/src/client/cli/cmd/info.cpp
index 7d618b9ad3b..22ab54133ba 100644
--- a/src/client/cli/cmd/info.cpp
+++ b/src/client/cli/cmd/info.cpp
@@ -62,19 +62,23 @@ mp::ParseCode cmd::Info::parse_args(mp::ArgParser* parser)
                                   "Names of instances or snapshots to display information about",
                                   "<instance>[.snapshot] [<instance>[.snapshot] ...]");
 
-    QCommandLineOption all_option(all_option_name, "Display info for all instances");
+    QCommandLineOption all_option(all_option_name, "Display info for all instances.");
     all_option.setFlags(QCommandLineOption::HiddenFromHelp);
     QCommandLineOption noRuntimeInfoOption(
         "no-runtime-information",
-        "Retrieve from the daemon only the information obtained without running commands on the instance");
+        "Retrieve from the daemon only the information obtained without running commands on the instance.");
     noRuntimeInfoOption.setFlags(QCommandLineOption::HiddenFromHelp);
-    QCommandLineOption formatOption(
+    QCommandLineOption snapshots_option{"snapshots",
+                                        "Display detailed information about the snapshots of specified instances. This "
+                                        "option has no effect on snapshot arguments. Omit instance/snapshot arguments "
+                                        "to obtain detailed information on all the snapshots of all instances."};
+    QCommandLineOption format_option(
         format_option_name,
-        "Output info in the requested format.\nValid formats are: table (default), json, csv and yaml",
+        "Output info in the requested format.\nValid formats are: table (default), json, csv and yaml.",
         format_option_name,
         "table");
 
-    parser->addOptions({all_option, noRuntimeInfoOption, formatOption});
+    parser->addOptions({all_option, noRuntimeInfoOption, snapshots_option, format_option});
 
     auto status = parser->commandParse(this);
     if (status != ParseCode::Ok)
@@ -103,7 +107,10 @@ mp::ParseCode cmd::Info::parse_args(mp::ArgParser* parser)
 
     request.set_no_runtime_information(parser->isSet(noRuntimeInfoOption));
 
-    if (instance_found && snapshot_found && parser->value(format_option_name) == "csv")
+    const auto& snapshots_only = parser->isSet(snapshots_option);
+    request.set_snapshots(snapshots_only);
+
+    if (instance_found && snapshot_found && parser->value(format_option_name) == "csv" && !snapshots_only)
     {
         cerr << "Mixed snapshot and instance arguments are not supported with CSV format\n";
         return ParseCode::CommandLineError;
diff --git a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
index 6f916a85762..5995b19fff3 100644
--- a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
@@ -1727,25 +1727,44 @@ try // clang-format on
     InstanceSnapshotsMap instance_snapshots_map;
     bool have_mounts = false;
     bool deleted = false;
+    bool snapshots_only = request->snapshots();
+
+    auto populate_info = [&](VirtualMachine& vm, const std::shared_ptr<const Snapshot>& snapshot) {
+        auto* details = response.add_details();
+        if (snapshot)
+            populate_snapshot_info(vm, snapshot, details, have_mounts); // TODO@snapshots remove have_mounts
+        else
+            populate_instance_info(vm, details, request->no_runtime_information(), deleted, have_mounts);
+    };
+
+    auto process_snapshot_pick = [populate_info, snapshots_only](VirtualMachine& vm,
+                                                                 const SnapshotPick& snapshot_pick) {
+        for (const auto& snapshot_name : snapshot_pick.pick)
+        {
+            const auto snapshot = vm.get_snapshot(snapshot_name); // verify validity even if unused
+            if (!snapshot_pick.all_or_none || !snapshots_only)
+                populate_info(vm, snapshot);
+        }
+    };
 
     auto fetch_detailed_report = [&](VirtualMachine& vm) {
         fmt::memory_buffer errors;
         const auto& name = vm.vm_name;
 
         const auto& it = instance_snapshots_map.find(name);
-        const auto& [pick, all_or_none] = it == instance_snapshots_map.end() ? SnapshotPick{{}, true} : it->second;
+        const auto& snapshot_pick = it == instance_snapshots_map.end() ? SnapshotPick{{}, true} : it->second;
 
         try
         {
-            if (all_or_none)
-                populate_instance_info(vm,
-                                       response.add_details(),
-                                       request->no_runtime_information(),
-                                       deleted,
-                                       have_mounts);
-
-            for (const auto& snapshot : pick)
-                populate_snapshot_info(vm, vm.get_snapshot(snapshot), response.add_details(), have_mounts);
+            process_snapshot_pick(vm, snapshot_pick);
+            if (snapshot_pick.all_or_none)
+            {
+                if (snapshots_only)
+                    for (const auto& snapshot : vm.view_snapshots())
+                        populate_info(vm, snapshot);
+                else
+                    populate_info(vm, nullptr);
+            }
         }
         catch (const NoSuchSnapshot& e)
         {
diff --git a/src/rpc/multipass.proto b/src/rpc/multipass.proto
index f21328314b5..7c1aa503dc7 100644
--- a/src/rpc/multipass.proto
+++ b/src/rpc/multipass.proto
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ message InfoRequest {
     repeated InstanceSnapshotPair instances_snapshots = 1;
     int32 verbosity_level = 3;
     bool no_runtime_information = 4;
+    bool snapshots = 5;
 }
 
 message IdMap {