diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/agent/api/BackupSnapshotCommand.java b/core/src/com/cloud/agent/api/BackupSnapshotCommand.java
index 08b4b7b5a5c..bd9315c5a4a 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/agent/api/BackupSnapshotCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/agent/api/BackupSnapshotCommand.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class BackupSnapshotCommand extends SnapshotCommand {
                                  Long   dcId,
                                  Long   accountId,
                                  Long   volumeId,
+                                 String volumePath,
                                  String snapshotUuid,
                                  String snapshotName,
                                  String prevSnapshotUuid,
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public class BackupSnapshotCommand extends SnapshotCommand {
         this.firstBackupUuid = firstBackupUuid;
         this.isVolumeInactive = isVolumeInactive;
         this.vmName = vmName;
+        setVolumePath(volumePath);
     }
 
     public String getPrevSnapshotUuid() {
diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/agent/api/SnapshotCommand.java b/core/src/com/cloud/agent/api/SnapshotCommand.java
index 72722b06778..9ef177c99a5 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/agent/api/SnapshotCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/agent/api/SnapshotCommand.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class SnapshotCommand extends Command {
     private Long   dcId;
     private Long   accountId;
     private Long   volumeId;
+    private String volumePath;
     
     protected SnapshotCommand() {
         
@@ -98,6 +99,14 @@ public class SnapshotCommand extends Command {
     public Long getVolumeId() {
         return volumeId;
     }
+    
+    public String getVolumePath() {
+    	return volumePath;
+    }
+    
+    public void setVolumePath(String path) {
+    	volumePath = path;
+    }
 
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
index d8aee767ac9..307aca08345 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ public class SnapshotManagerImpl implements SnapshotManager {
                                           dcId,
                                           accountId,
                                           volumeId,
+                                          volume.getPath(),
                                           snapshotUuid,
                                           snapshot.getName(),
                                           prevSnapshotUuid,