diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
index 02677213a8c..9dbe71ca9b7 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import com.cloud.configuration.Config;
 import com.cloud.configuration.Resource.ResourceType;
 import com.cloud.configuration.dao.ConfigurationDao;
 import com.cloud.dc.ClusterVO;
+import com.cloud.dc.DataCenter;
 import com.cloud.dc.dao.ClusterDao;
 import com.cloud.dc.dao.DataCenterDao;
 import com.cloud.domain.dao.DomainDao;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ import com.cloud.exception.StorageUnavailableException;
 import com.cloud.host.HostVO;
 import com.cloud.host.dao.HostDao;
 import com.cloud.hypervisor.Hypervisor.HypervisorType;
+import com.cloud.org.Grouping;
 import com.cloud.projects.Project.ListProjectResourcesCriteria;
 import com.cloud.projects.ProjectManager;
 import com.cloud.resource.ResourceManager;
@@ -1278,10 +1280,20 @@ public class SnapshotManagerImpl implements SnapshotManager, SnapshotService, Ma
     @Override
     public SnapshotVO allocSnapshot(Long volumeId, Long policyId) throws ResourceAllocationException {
         Account caller = UserContext.current().getCaller();
+        
         VolumeVO volume = _volsDao.findById(volumeId);
         if (volume == null) {
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Creating snapshot failed due to volume:" + volumeId + " doesn't exist");
         }
+        DataCenter zone = _dcDao.findById(volume.getDataCenterId());
+        if (zone == null) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Can't find zone by id " + volume.getDataCenterId());
+        }
+        
+        if (Grouping.AllocationState.Disabled == zone.getAllocationState() && !_accountMgr.isRootAdmin(caller.getType())) {
+            throw new PermissionDeniedException("Cannot perform this operation, Zone is currently disabled: " + zone.getName());
+        }
+        
         if (volume.getState() != Volume.State.Ready) {
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("VolumeId: " + volumeId + " is not in " + Volume.State.Ready + " state but " + volume.getState() + ". Cannot take snapshot.");
         }