diff --git a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
index 28d430bf92..37c63f5962 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
+++ b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
@@ -7673,9 +7673,11 @@ If *--parent* is specified, add a column to the output table giving
 the name of the parent of each snapshot.  If *--roots* is specified,
 the list will be filtered to just snapshots that have no parents.
 If *--tree* is specified, the output will be in a tree format, listing
-just snapshot names.  These three options are mutually exclusive. If
-*--name* is specified only the snapshot name is printed. This option is
-mutually exclusive with *--tree*.
+just snapshot names.  These three options are mutually exclusive.
+
+If *--name* is specified only the snapshot name is printed optionally
+followed by a tab-separated name of the parent snapshot if *--parent* is used
+as well. This option is mutually exclusive with *--tree*.
 
 If *--from* is provided, filter the list to snapshots which are
 children of the given ``snapshot``; or if *--current* is provided,
@@ -7989,8 +7991,11 @@ the name of the parent of each checkpoint.  If *--roots* is
 specified, the list will be filtered to just checkpoints that have no
 parents.  If *--tree* is specified, the output will be in a tree
 format, listing just checkpoint names.  These three options are
-mutually exclusive. If *--name* is specified only the checkpoint name
-is printed. This option is mutually exclusive with *--tree*.
+mutually exclusive.
+
+If *--name* is specified only the checkpoint name is printed optionally
+followed by a tab-separated name of the parent checkpoint if *--parent* is used
+as well. This option is mutually exclusive with *--tree*.
 
 If *--from* is provided, filter the list to checkpoints which are
 children of the given ``checkpoint``.  When used in isolation or with
diff --git a/tools/virsh-checkpoint.c b/tools/virsh-checkpoint.c
index e425041ca7..e3fd6b2df2 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-checkpoint.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-checkpoint.c
@@ -754,12 +754,6 @@ cmdCheckpointList(vshControl *ctl,
         chk_name = virDomainCheckpointGetName(checkpoint);
         assert(chk_name);
 
-        if (name) {
-            /* just print the checkpoint name */
-            vshPrint(ctl, "%s\n", chk_name);
-            continue;
-        }
-
         if (!(doc = virDomainCheckpointGetXMLDesc(checkpoint, 0)))
             continue;
 
@@ -770,6 +764,18 @@ cmdCheckpointList(vshControl *ctl,
             parent_chk = virXPathString("string(/domaincheckpoint/parent/name)",
                                         ctxt);
 
+        if (name) {
+            vshPrint(ctl, "%s", chk_name);
+
+            if (parent_chk)
+                vshPrint(ctl, "\t%s", parent_chk);
+
+            vshPrint(ctl, "\n");
+
+            /* just print the checkpoint name */
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (virXPathLongLong("string(/domaincheckpoint/creationTime)", ctxt,
                              &creation_longlong) < 0)
             continue;
diff --git a/tools/virsh-snapshot.c b/tools/virsh-snapshot.c
index d64649a8da..80448ca08d 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-snapshot.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-snapshot.c
@@ -1516,12 +1516,6 @@ cmdSnapshotList(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
         snap_name = virDomainSnapshotGetName(snapshot);
         assert(snap_name);
 
-        if (name) {
-            /* just print the snapshot name */
-            vshPrint(ctl, "%s\n", snap_name);
-            continue;
-        }
-
         if (!(doc = virDomainSnapshotGetXMLDesc(snapshot, 0)))
             continue;
 
@@ -1532,6 +1526,18 @@ cmdSnapshotList(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
             parent_snap = virXPathString("string(/domainsnapshot/parent/name)",
                                          ctxt);
 
+        if (name) {
+            vshPrint(ctl, "%s", snap_name);
+
+            if (parent_snap)
+                vshPrint(ctl, "\t%s", parent_snap);
+
+            vshPrint(ctl, "\n");
+
+            /* just print the snapshot name */
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (!(state = virXPathString("string(/domainsnapshot/state)", ctxt)))
             continue;