diff --git a/internal/rbd/snapshot.go b/internal/rbd/snapshot.go
index e903a74f3..084bf4d72 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/snapshot.go
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	librbd "github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rbd"
 	"github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/lib/go/csi"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 
+	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
 )
@@ -176,3 +178,135 @@ func undoSnapshotCloning(
 
 	return err
 }
+
+// NewSnapshotByID creates a new rbdSnapshot from the rbdVolume.
+//
+// Parameters:
+// - name of the new rbd-image backing the snapshot
+// - id of the rbd-snapshot to clone
+//
+// FIXME: When resolving the Snapshot, the RbdImageName will be set to the name
+// of the parent image. This is can cause issues when not accounting for that
+// and the Snapshot is deleted; instead of deleting the snapshot image, the
+// parent image is removed.
+//
+//nolint:gocyclo,cyclop // TODO: reduce complexity.
+func (rv *rbdVolume) NewSnapshotByID(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	cr *util.Credentials,
+	name string,
+	id uint64,
+) (types.Snapshot, error) {
+	snap := rv.toSnapshot()
+	snap.RequestName = name
+
+	srcVolID, err := rv.GetID(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	snap.SourceVolumeID = srcVolID
+
+	// reserveSnap sets snap.{RbdSnapName,ReservedID,VolID}
+	err = reserveSnap(ctx, snap, rv, cr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create a reservation in the journal for snapshot image %q: %w", snap, err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err != nil {
+			undoErr := undoSnapReservation(ctx, snap, cr)
+			if undoErr != nil {
+				log.WarningLog(ctx, "failed undoing reservation of snapshot %q: %v", name, undoErr)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// a new snapshot image will be created, needs to have a unique name
+	snap.RbdImageName = snap.RbdSnapName
+
+	err = rv.Connect(cr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = rv.openIoctx()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	options, err := rv.constructImageOptions(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer options.Destroy()
+
+	err = options.SetUint64(librbd.ImageOptionCloneFormat, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// indicator to remove the snapshot after a failure
+	removeSnap := true
+	var snapImage *librbd.Snapshot
+
+	log.DebugLog(ctx, "going to clone snapshot image %q from image %q with snapshot ID %d", snap, rv, id)
+
+	err = librbd.CloneImageByID(rv.ioctx, rv.RbdImageName, id, rv.ioctx, snap.RbdImageName, options)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(librbd.ErrExist, err) {
+		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to clone snapshot %q with id %d: %v", snap, id, err)
+
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to clone %q with snapshot id %d as new image %q: %w", rv.RbdImageName, id, snap, err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if !removeSnap {
+			// success, no need to remove the snapshot image
+			return
+		}
+
+		if snapImage != nil {
+			err = snapImage.Remove()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to remove snapshot of image %q after failure: %v", snap, err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		err = librbd.RemoveImage(rv.ioctx, snap.RbdImageName)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to remove snapshot image %q after failure: %v", snap, err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// update the snapshot image in the journal, after the image info is updated
+	j, err := snapJournal.Connect(snap.Monitors, snap.RadosNamespace, cr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("snapshot image %q failed to connect to journal: %w", snap, err)
+	}
+	defer j.Destroy()
+
+	err = snap.Connect(cr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect snapshot image %q: %w", snap, err)
+	}
+	defer snap.Destroy(ctx)
+
+	image, err := snap.open()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open snapshot image %q: %w", snap, err)
+	}
+	defer image.Close()
+
+	snapImage, err = image.CreateSnapshot(snap.RbdSnapName)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(librbd.ErrExist, err) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create snapshot on image %q: %w", snap, err)
+	}
+
+	err = snap.repairImageID(ctx, j, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to repair image id for snapshot image %q: %w", snap, err)
+	}
+
+	// all ok, don't remove the snapshot image in a defer statement
+	removeSnap = false
+
+	return snap, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/rbd/types/volume.go b/internal/rbd/types/volume.go
index fb2b66275..1f235bf16 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/types/volume.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/types/volume.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/lib/go/csi"
+
+	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 )
 
 //nolint:interfacebloat // more than 10 methods are needed for the interface
@@ -59,4 +61,7 @@ type Volume interface {
 
 	// ToMirror converts the Volume to a Mirror.
 	ToMirror() (Mirror, error)
+
+	// NewSnapshotByID creates a new Snapshot object based on the details of the Volume.
+	NewSnapshotByID(ctx context.Context, cr *util.Credentials, name string, id uint64) (Snapshot, error)
 }