diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index ff4d619..a4cbc51 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -3399,17 +3399,21 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_snapshots(void)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-int bdrv_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                         QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
+void bdrv_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                          QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info,
+                          Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
-    if (!drv)
-        return -ENOMEDIUM;
-    if (drv->bdrv_snapshot_create)
-        return drv->bdrv_snapshot_create(bs, sn_info);
-    if (bs->file)
-        return bdrv_snapshot_create(bs->file, sn_info);
-    return -ENOTSUP;
+
+    if (!drv) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Device has no medium");
+    } else if (drv->bdrv_snapshot_create) {
+        drv->bdrv_snapshot_create(bs, sn_info, errp);
+    } else if (bs->file) {
+        bdrv_snapshot_create(bs->file, sn_info, errp);
+    } else {
+        error_setg(errp, "Snapshots are not supported");
+    }
 }
 
 void bdrv_snapshot_goto(BlockDriverState *bs,
diff --git a/block/qcow2-snapshot.c b/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
index f15ca52..17368c0 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
@@ -315,7 +315,9 @@ static int find_snapshot_by_id_or_name(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name)
 }
 
 /* if no id is provided, a new one is constructed */
-int qcow2_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
+void qcow2_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                           QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info,
+                           Error **errp)
 {
     BDRVQcowState *s = bs->opaque;
     QCowSnapshot *new_snapshot_list = NULL;
@@ -334,7 +336,8 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
 
     /* Check that the ID is unique */
     if (find_snapshot_by_id(bs, sn_info->id_str) >= 0) {
-        return -EEXIST;
+        error_setg(errp, "Parameter 'id' has to be unique ID");
+        return;
     }
 
     /* Populate sn with passed data */
@@ -350,7 +353,7 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
     /* Allocate the L1 table of the snapshot and copy the current one there. */
     l1_table_offset = qcow2_alloc_clusters(bs, s->l1_size * sizeof(uint64_t));
     if (l1_table_offset < 0) {
-        ret = l1_table_offset;
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -l1_table_offset, "Failed to allocate L1 table");
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -365,6 +368,7 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
     ret = bdrv_pwrite(bs->file, sn->l1_table_offset, l1_table,
                       s->l1_size * sizeof(uint64_t));
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to save L1 table");
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -378,6 +382,7 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
      */
     ret = qcow2_update_snapshot_refcount(bs, s->l1_table_offset, s->l1_size, 1);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to update refcounts");
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -395,6 +400,7 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
     if (ret < 0) {
         g_free(s->snapshots);
         s->snapshots = old_snapshot_list;
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to write new snapshot");
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -406,14 +412,12 @@ int qcow2_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
       qcow2_check_refcounts(bs, &result, 0);
     }
 #endif
-    return 0;
+    return;
 
 fail:
     g_free(sn->id_str);
     g_free(sn->name);
     g_free(l1_table);
-
-    return ret;
 }
 
 /* copy the snapshot 'snapshot_name' into the current disk image */
diff --git a/block/qcow2.h b/block/qcow2.h
index ae62953..c194cff 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.h
+++ b/block/qcow2.h
@@ -382,7 +382,9 @@ int qcow2_discard_clusters(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t offset,
 int qcow2_zero_clusters(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t offset, int nb_sectors);
 
 /* qcow2-snapshot.c functions */
-int qcow2_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info);
+void qcow2_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                           QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info,
+                           Error **errp);
 void qcow2_snapshot_goto(BlockDriverState *bs,
                          const char *snapshot_id,
                          Error **errp);
diff --git a/block/rbd.c b/block/rbd.c
index 11a95e3..5566f3d 100644
--- a/block/rbd.c
+++ b/block/rbd.c
@@ -867,36 +867,27 @@ static int qemu_rbd_truncate(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t offset)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int qemu_rbd_snap_create(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                                QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
+static void qemu_rbd_snap_create(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                 QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info,
+                                 Error **errp)
 {
     BDRVRBDState *s = bs->opaque;
     int r;
 
     if (sn_info->name[0] == '\0') {
-        return -EINVAL; /* we need a name for rbd snapshots */
+        error_setg(errp, "Parameter 'name' cannot be empty");
+        return;
     }
 
     /*
      * rbd snapshots are using the name as the user controlled unique identifier
-     * we can't use the rbd snapid for that purpose, as it can't be set
+     * we are not using the id for that purpose, as it can't be set
      */
-    if (sn_info->id_str[0] != '\0' &&
-        strcmp(sn_info->id_str, sn_info->name) != 0) {
-        return -EINVAL;
-    }
-
-    if (strlen(sn_info->name) >= sizeof(sn_info->id_str)) {
-        return -ERANGE;
-    }
 
     r = rbd_snap_create(s->image, sn_info->name);
     if (r < 0) {
-        error_report("failed to create snap: %s", strerror(-r));
-        return r;
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "Failed to create snapshot");
     }
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 static void qemu_rbd_snap_remove(BlockDriverState *bs,
diff --git a/block/sheepdog.c b/block/sheepdog.c
index bd1bf8f..ba1e335 100644
--- a/block/sheepdog.c
+++ b/block/sheepdog.c
@@ -1796,7 +1796,9 @@ static int coroutine_fn sd_co_flush_to_disk(BlockDriverState *bs)
     return acb->ret;
 }
 
-static int sd_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
+static void sd_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                               QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info,
+                               Error **errp)
 {
     BDRVSheepdogState *s = bs->opaque;
     int ret, fd;
@@ -1809,10 +1811,10 @@ static int sd_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
             s->name, sn_info->vm_state_size, s->is_snapshot);
 
     if (s->is_snapshot) {
-        error_report("You can't create a snapshot of a snapshot VDI, "
-                     "%s (%" PRIu32 ").", s->name, s->inode.vdi_id);
-
-        return -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "You can't create a snapshot '%s' of a snapshot "
+                   "VDI %s (%" PRIu32 ")", sn_info->name, s->name,
+                   s->inode.vdi_id);
+        return;
     }
 
     dprintf("%s %s\n", sn_info->name, sn_info->id_str);
@@ -1829,22 +1831,21 @@ static int sd_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
     /* refresh inode. */
     fd = connect_to_sdog(s);
     if (fd < 0) {
-        ret = fd;
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -fd, "Failed to connect to sdog");
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
     ret = write_object(fd, (char *)&s->inode, vid_to_vdi_oid(s->inode.vdi_id),
                        s->inode.nr_copies, datalen, 0, false, s->cache_flags);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_report("failed to write snapshot's inode.");
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to write snapshot's inode");
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
     ret = do_sd_create(s, s->name, s->inode.vdi_size, s->inode.vdi_id, &new_vid,
                        1);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_report("failed to create inode for snapshot. %s",
-                     strerror(errno));
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to create inode for snapshot");
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
@@ -1854,7 +1855,7 @@ static int sd_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
                       s->inode.nr_copies, datalen, 0, s->cache_flags);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_report("failed to read new inode info. %s", strerror(errno));
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to read new inode info");
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
@@ -1864,7 +1865,6 @@ static int sd_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
 
 cleanup:
     closesocket(fd);
-    return ret;
 }
 
 static void sd_snapshot_goto(BlockDriverState *bs,
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index b100937..10a11c6 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -333,8 +333,9 @@ BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_can_snapshot(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_is_snapshot(BlockDriverState *bs);
 BlockDriverState *bdrv_snapshots(void);
-int bdrv_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                         QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info);
+void bdrv_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                          QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info,
+                          Error **errp);
 void bdrv_snapshot_goto(BlockDriverState *bs,
                         const char *snapshot_id,
                         Error **errp);
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index 72f52ea..8d948df 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -152,8 +152,9 @@ struct BlockDriver {
     int (*bdrv_write_compressed)(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
                                  const uint8_t *buf, int nb_sectors);
 
-    int (*bdrv_snapshot_create)(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                                QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info);
+    void (*bdrv_snapshot_create)(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                 QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info,
+                                 Error **errp);
     void (*bdrv_snapshot_goto)(BlockDriverState *bs,
                                const char *snapshot_id,
                                Error **errp);
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index db9fe2a..846926b 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -2019,11 +2019,8 @@ static int img_snapshot(int argc, char **argv)
         sn.date_sec = tv.tv_sec;
         sn.date_nsec = tv.tv_usec * 1000;
 
-        ret = bdrv_snapshot_create(bs, &sn);
-        if (ret) {
-            error_report("Could not create snapshot '%s': %d (%s)",
-                snapshot_name, ret, strerror(-ret));
-        }
+        bdrv_snapshot_create(bs, &sn, &local_err);
+        ret = qemu_img_handle_error(local_err);
         break;
 
     case SNAPSHOT_APPLY:
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 01cedf0..6458621 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -2365,6 +2365,7 @@ void do_savevm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     qemu_timeval tv;
     struct tm tm;
     const char *name = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "name");
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     /* Verify if there is a device that doesn't support snapshots and is writable */
     bs = NULL;
@@ -2437,10 +2438,13 @@ void do_savevm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         if (bdrv_can_snapshot(bs1)) {
             /* Write VM state size only to the image that contains the state */
             sn->vm_state_size = (bs == bs1 ? vm_state_size : 0);
-            ret = bdrv_snapshot_create(bs1, sn);
-            if (ret < 0) {
-                monitor_printf(mon, "Error while creating snapshot on '%s'\n",
-                               bdrv_get_device_name(bs1));
+            bdrv_snapshot_create(bs1, sn, &local_err);
+            if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+                qerror_report(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR,
+                              "Failed to create snapshot for device '%s': %s",
+                              bdrv_get_device_name(bs1),
+                              error_get_pretty(local_err));
+                error_free(local_err);
             }
         }
     }
