diff --git a/docs/news.xml b/docs/news.xml
index 896700fa97..cc07b5dd0a 100644
--- a/docs/news.xml
+++ b/docs/news.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@
chooses.
+
+
+ snapshots: Add support for topological listings
+
+
+ A new flag VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_LIST_TOPOLOGICAL is available
+ for the various snapshot listing APIs such as
+ virDomainListAllSnapshots(). For drivers that support the
+ flag, the listed snapshots are guaranteed to be sorted such
+ that parents occur before children.
+
+