diff --git a/tools/virsh-snapshot.c b/tools/virsh-snapshot.c
index 638333f4d6..6c8194d67f 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-snapshot.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-snapshot.c
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_snapshot_edit[] = {
     VIRSH_COMMON_OPT_DOMAIN_FULL(VIR_CONNECT_LIST_DOMAINS_HAS_SNAPSHOT),
     {.name = "snapshotname",
      .type = VSH_OT_STRING,
+     .positional = true,
      .help = N_("snapshot name"),
      .completer = virshSnapshotNameCompleter,
     },
@@ -599,6 +600,7 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_snapshot_current[] = {
     },
     {.name = "snapshotname",
      .type = VSH_OT_STRING,
+     .positional = true,
      .help = N_("name of existing snapshot to make current"),
      .completer = virshSnapshotNameCompleter,
     },
@@ -798,6 +800,7 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_snapshot_info[] = {
     VIRSH_COMMON_OPT_DOMAIN_FULL(VIR_CONNECT_LIST_DOMAINS_HAS_SNAPSHOT),
     {.name = "snapshotname",
      .type = VSH_OT_STRING,
+     .positional = true,
      .help = N_("snapshot name"),
      .completer = virshSnapshotNameCompleter,
     },
@@ -1635,6 +1638,7 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_snapshot_parent[] = {
     VIRSH_COMMON_OPT_DOMAIN_FULL(VIR_CONNECT_LIST_DOMAINS_HAS_SNAPSHOT),
     {.name = "snapshotname",
      .type = VSH_OT_STRING,
+     .positional = true,
      .help = N_("find parent of snapshot name"),
      .completer = virshSnapshotNameCompleter,
     },
@@ -1682,6 +1686,7 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_snapshot_revert[] = {
     VIRSH_COMMON_OPT_DOMAIN_FULL(VIR_CONNECT_LIST_DOMAINS_HAS_SNAPSHOT),
     {.name = "snapshotname",
      .type = VSH_OT_STRING,
+     .positional = true,
      .help = N_("snapshot name"),
      .completer = virshSnapshotNameCompleter,
     },
@@ -1763,6 +1768,7 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_snapshot_delete[] = {
     VIRSH_COMMON_OPT_DOMAIN_FULL(VIR_CONNECT_LIST_DOMAINS_HAS_SNAPSHOT),
     {.name = "snapshotname",
      .type = VSH_OT_STRING,
+     .positional = true,
      .help = N_("snapshot name"),
      .completer = virshSnapshotNameCompleter,
     },