diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_common.c b/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
index 676e73ab89..3a3e61ea3d 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
@@ -6214,3 +6214,35 @@ vboxDomainSnapshotLookupByName(virDomainPtr dom, const char *name,
     vboxIIDUnalloc(&iid);
     return ret;
 }
+
+int vboxDomainHasCurrentSnapshot(virDomainPtr dom,
+                                 unsigned int flags)
+{
+    VBOX_OBJECT_CHECK(dom->conn, int, -1);
+    vboxIIDUnion iid;
+    IMachine *machine = NULL;
+    ISnapshot *snapshot = NULL;
+    nsresult rc;
+
+    virCheckFlags(0, -1);
+
+    if (openSessionForMachine(data, dom->uuid, &iid, &machine, false) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    rc = gVBoxAPI.UIMachine.GetCurrentSnapshot(machine, &snapshot);
+    if (NS_FAILED(rc)) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
+                       _("could not get current snapshot"));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (snapshot)
+        ret = 1;
+    else
+        ret = 0;
+
+ cleanup:
+    VBOX_RELEASE(machine);
+    vboxIIDUnalloc(&iid);
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c b/src/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c
index c52a2cd79a..51459deb03 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c
@@ -1523,44 +1523,6 @@ vboxDomainSnapshotGet(vboxGlobalData *data,
     return snapshot;
 }
 
-static int
-vboxDomainHasCurrentSnapshot(virDomainPtr dom,
-                             unsigned int flags)
-{
-    VBOX_OBJECT_CHECK(dom->conn, int, -1);
-    vboxIID iid = VBOX_IID_INITIALIZER;
-    IMachine *machine = NULL;
-    ISnapshot *snapshot = NULL;
-    nsresult rc;
-
-    virCheckFlags(0, -1);
-
-    vboxIIDFromUUID(&iid, dom->uuid);
-    rc = VBOX_OBJECT_GET_MACHINE(iid.value, &machine);
-    if (NS_FAILED(rc)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN, "%s",
-                       _("no domain with matching UUID"));
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    rc = machine->vtbl->GetCurrentSnapshot(machine, &snapshot);
-    if (NS_FAILED(rc)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                       _("could not get current snapshot"));
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (snapshot)
-        ret = 1;
-    else
-        ret = 0;
-
- cleanup:
-    VBOX_RELEASE(machine);
-    vboxIIDUnalloc(&iid);
-    return ret;
-}
-
 static virDomainSnapshotPtr
 vboxDomainSnapshotGetParent(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
                             unsigned int flags)
diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_uniformed_api.h b/src/vbox/vbox_uniformed_api.h
index afbc3517fe..d91e9708e7 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_uniformed_api.h
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_uniformed_api.h
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ int vboxDomainSnapshotListNames(virDomainPtr dom, char **names,
 virDomainSnapshotPtr
 vboxDomainSnapshotLookupByName(virDomainPtr dom, const char *name,
                                unsigned int flags);
+int vboxDomainHasCurrentSnapshot(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags);
 
 /* Version specified functions for installing uniformed API */
 void vbox22InstallUniformedAPI(vboxUniformedAPI *pVBoxAPI);