diff --git a/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c b/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c
index ebb6ae0333..aee243becd 100644
--- a/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ void hmp_info_snapshots(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     SnapshotEntry *snapshot_entry;
     Error *err = NULL;
 
-    bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(false, NULL, &err);
+    bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(NULL, false, NULL, &err);
     if (!bs) {
         error_report_err(err);
         return;
diff --git a/block/snapshot.c b/block/snapshot.c
index 155b8aad88..2c3edd9922 100644
--- a/block/snapshot.c
+++ b/block/snapshot.c
@@ -678,7 +678,9 @@ int bdrv_all_create_snapshot(QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn,
     return 0;
 }
 
-BlockDriverState *bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(bool has_devices, strList *devices,
+
+BlockDriverState *bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(const char *vmstate_bs,
+                                           bool has_devices, strList *devices,
                                            Error **errp)
 {
     g_autoptr(GList) bdrvs = NULL;
@@ -699,13 +701,31 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(bool has_devices, strList *devices,
             bdrv_can_snapshot(bs);
         aio_context_release(ctx);
 
-        if (found) {
+        if (vmstate_bs) {
+            if (g_str_equal(vmstate_bs,
+                            bdrv_get_node_name(bs))) {
+                if (found) {
+                    return bs;
+                } else {
+                    error_setg(errp,
+                               "vmstate block device '%s' does not support snapshots",
+                               vmstate_bs);
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (found) {
             return bs;
         }
 
         iterbdrvs = iterbdrvs->next;
     }
 
-    error_setg(errp, "No block device supports snapshots");
+    if (vmstate_bs) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "vmstate block device '%s' does not exist", vmstate_bs);
+    } else {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "no block device can store vmstate for snapshot");
+    }
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/include/block/snapshot.h b/include/block/snapshot.h
index 2569a903f2..8a6a37240d 100644
--- a/include/block/snapshot.h
+++ b/include/block/snapshot.h
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ int bdrv_all_create_snapshot(QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn,
                              strList *devices,
                              Error **errp);
 
-BlockDriverState *bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(bool has_devices, strList *devices,
+BlockDriverState *bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(const char *vmstate_bs,
+                                           bool has_devices, strList *devices,
                                            Error **errp);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index e4e65d5a22..493de24615 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -2691,7 +2691,7 @@ int save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
         }
     }
 
-    bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(false, NULL, errp);
+    bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(NULL, false, NULL, errp);
     if (bs == NULL) {
         return ret;
     }
@@ -2881,7 +2881,7 @@ int load_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    bs_vm_state = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(false, NULL, errp);
+    bs_vm_state = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(NULL, false, NULL, errp);
     if (!bs_vm_state) {
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/replay/replay-debugging.c b/replay/replay-debugging.c
index 2dd474c7a0..9d876b548f 100644
--- a/replay/replay-debugging.c
+++ b/replay/replay-debugging.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static char *replay_find_nearest_snapshot(int64_t icount,
 
     *snapshot_icount = -1;
 
-    bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(false, NULL, NULL);
+    bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(NULL, false, NULL, NULL);
     if (!bs) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/267.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/267.out
index 6149029b25..7176e376e1 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/267.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/267.out
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
 Testing:
 QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
 (qemu) savevm snap0
-Error: No block device supports snapshots
+Error: no block device can store vmstate for snapshot
 (qemu) info snapshots
-No block device supports snapshots
+no block device can store vmstate for snapshot
 (qemu) loadvm snap0
-Error: No block device supports snapshots
+Error: no block device can store vmstate for snapshot
 (qemu) quit
 
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
 (qemu) savevm snap0
 Error: Device 'none0' is writable but does not support snapshots
 (qemu) info snapshots
-No block device supports snapshots
+no block device can store vmstate for snapshot
 (qemu) loadvm snap0
 Error: Device 'none0' is writable but does not support snapshots
 (qemu) quit
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
 (qemu) savevm snap0
 Error: Device 'virtio0' is writable but does not support snapshots
 (qemu) info snapshots
-No block device supports snapshots
+no block device can store vmstate for snapshot
 (qemu) loadvm snap0
 Error: Device 'virtio0' is writable but does not support snapshots
 (qemu) quit
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
 (qemu) savevm snap0
 Error: Device 'file' is writable but does not support snapshots
 (qemu) info snapshots
-No block device supports snapshots
+no block device can store vmstate for snapshot
 (qemu) loadvm snap0
 Error: Device 'file' is writable but does not support snapshots
 (qemu) quit
