diff --git a/ui/scripts/instances.js b/ui/scripts/instances.js
index 3cf5dd65d41..b46c343657a 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/instances.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/instances.js
@@ -2248,8 +2248,12 @@
         } else if (jsonObj.state == 'Running') {
             allowedActions.push("stop");
             allowedActions.push("restart");
-            if (jsonObj.hypervisor != 'KVM' || g_kvmsnapshotenabled == true)
+            
+            if ((jsonObj.hypervisor != 'KVM' || g_kvmsnapshotenabled == true) 
+            		|| (jsonObj.hypervisor != 'LXC')) {
                 allowedActions.push("snapshot");
+            }
+            
             allowedActions.push("destroy");            
             allowedActions.push("reinstall");
              
@@ -2278,8 +2282,12 @@
             allowedActions.push("start");
             allowedActions.push("destroy");
             allowedActions.push("reinstall");
-            if (jsonObj.hypervisor != 'KVM' || g_kvmsnapshotenabled == true)
+            
+            if ((jsonObj.hypervisor != 'KVM' || g_kvmsnapshotenabled == true) 
+            		|| (jsonObj.hypervisor != 'LXC')) {
                 allowedActions.push("snapshot");
+            }
+            
             allowedActions.push("scaleUp");  //when vm is stopped, scaleUp is supported for all hypervisors 
             allowedActions.push("changeAffinity");