diff --git a/internal/rbd/group/volume_group.go b/internal/rbd/group/volume_group.go
index 9f7e2644c..b1857570a 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/group/volume_group.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/group/volume_group.go
@@ -311,7 +311,37 @@ func (vg *volumeGroup) ListVolumes(ctx context.Context) ([]types.Volume, error)
 	return vg.volumes, nil
 }
 
-func (vg *volumeGroup) CreateSnapshot(ctx context.Context, name string) (types.VolumeGroupSnapshot, error) {
-	// TODO: return the VolumeGroupSnapshot
+func (vg *volumeGroup) CreateSnapshots(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]types.Snapshot, error) {
+	group, err := vg.GetName(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	ioctx, err := vg.GetIOContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = librbd.GroupSnapCreate(ioctx, group, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !errors.Is(rados.ErrObjectExists, err) && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "rbd: ret=-17, File exists") {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create volume group snapshot %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
+
+		log.DebugLog(ctx, "ignoring error while creating volume group snapshot %q: %v", vg, err)
+	}
+
+	info, err := librbd.GroupSnapGetInfo(ioctx, group, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get info for volume group snapshot %q: %w", vg.String()+"@"+name, err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("volume group snapshot %q has %d snapshots:\n", vg.String()+"@"+name, len(info.Snapshots))
+	for _, snap := range info.Snapshots {
+		// TODO: clone snapshot and create a rbdSnapshot object
+		// "first-volume@.group.1_c35f5de69170_c35fa08d2b61" from {Name:first-volume PoolID:1 SnapID:29}
+		fmt.Printf(" - %q in pool %d with ID %d\n", snap.Name + "@" + info.Name, snap.PoolID, snap.SnapID)
+	}
+
 	return nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/rbd/manager.go b/internal/rbd/manager.go
index 6393a5494..cbd96ca51 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/manager.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/manager.go
@@ -320,76 +320,82 @@ func (mgr *rbdManager) DeleteVolumeGroup(ctx context.Context, vg types.VolumeGro
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (mgr *rbdManager) CreateSnapshot(ctx context.Context, vg *volumeGroup, name) (types.VolumeGroupSnapshot, error) {
-	group, err := vg.GetName(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	ioctx, err := vg.GetIOContext(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
+func (mgr *rbdManager) CreateVolumeGroupSnapshot(ctx context.Context, vg types.VolumeGroup, name string) (types.VolumeGroupSnapshot, error) {
 	// TODO: reserve a unique name for the snapshot
 	pool, err := vg.GetPool(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-        // journalPool is an optional parameter, use pool if it is not set
-        journalPool, ok := mgr.parameters["journalPool"]
-        if !ok || journalPool == "" {
-                journalPool = pool
-        }
+	// volumeNamePrefix is an optional parameter, can be an empty string
+	prefix := mgr.parameters["volumeNamePrefix"]
 
-	vgsData, err := vg.journal.CheckReservation(ctx, journalPool, name, prefix)
-        if err != nil {
-                return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to reserve volume group snapshot for name %q: %w", name, err)
-        }
+	// journalPool is an optional parameter, use pool if it is not set
+	journalPool, ok := mgr.parameters["journalPool"]
+	if !ok || journalPool == "" {
+		journalPool = pool
+	}
 
-        var uuid string
-        if vgsData != nil && vgsData.GroupUUID != "" {
-                uuid = vgsData.GroupUUID
-        } else {
-                log.DebugLog(ctx, "the journal does not contain a reservation for a volume group snapshot with name %q yet", name)
-
-                var vgsName string
-                uuid, vgsName, err = vg.journal.ReserveName(ctx, journalPool, name, prefix)
-                if err != nil {
-                        return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to reserve volume group snapshot for name %q: %w", name, err)
-                }
-                defer func() {
-                        if err != nil {
-                                err = vg.journal.UndoReservation(ctx, journalPool, vgName, name)
-                                if err != nil {
-                                        log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to undo the reservation for volume group %q: %w", name, err)
-                                }
-                        }
-                }()
-        }
-
-        _ /*journalPoolID*/, poolID, err := util.GetPoolIDs(ctx, vg.monitors, journalPool, pool, vg.creds)
-        if err != nil {
-                return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate a unique CSI volume group with uuid for %q: %w", uuid, err)
-        }
-
-        csiID, err := util.GenerateVolID(ctx, vg.monitors, vg.creds, poolID, pool, clusterID, uuid)
-        if err != nil {
-                return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate a unique CSI volume group with uuid for %q: %w", uuid, err)
-        }
-
-	err = librbd.GroupSnapCreate(ioctx, group, name)
+	clusterID, err := vg.GetClusterID(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		if !errors.Is(rados.ErrObjectExists, err) && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "rbd: ret=-17, File exists") {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create volume group snapshot %q: %w", name, err)
-		}
-
-		log.DebugLog(ctx, "ignoring error while creating volume group snapshot %q: %v", vg, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get cluster id for volume group %q: %w", vg, err)
 	}
 
-	log.DebugLog(ctx, "volume group %q has been created", vg)
+	vgJournal, err := mgr.getVolumeGroupJournal(clusterID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
-	// TODO: return the VolumeGroupSnapshot
-	return nil, nil
+	vgsData, err := vgJournal.CheckReservation(ctx, journalPool, name, prefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to reserve volume group snapshot for name %q: %w", name, err)
+	}
+
+	var uuid string
+	if vgsData != nil && vgsData.GroupUUID != "" {
+		uuid = vgsData.GroupUUID
+	} else {
+		log.DebugLog(ctx, "the journal does not contain a reservation for a volume group snapshot with name %q yet", name)
+
+		uuid, _ /*vgsName*/, err = vgJournal.ReserveName(ctx, journalPool, name, prefix)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to reserve volume group snapshot for name %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
+		defer func() {
+			if err != nil {
+				err = vgJournal.UndoReservation(ctx, journalPool, uuid, name)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to undo the reservation for volume group %q: %w", name, err)
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	monitors, err := util.Mons(util.CsiConfigFile, clusterID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to find MONs for cluster %q: %w", clusterID, err)
+	}
+
+	_ /*journalPoolID*/, poolID, err := util.GetPoolIDs(ctx, monitors, journalPool, pool, mgr.creds)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate a unique CSI volume group with uuid for %q: %w", uuid, err)
+	}
+
+	csiID, err := util.GenerateVolID(ctx, monitors, mgr.creds, poolID, pool, clusterID, uuid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate a unique CSI volume group with uuid for %q: %w", uuid, err)
+	}
+
+	snapshots, err := vg.CreateSnapshots(ctx, csiID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create volume group snapshot %q: %w", name, err)
+	}
+
+	log.DebugLog(ctx, "volume group snapshot %q contains snapshots: %v", name, snapshots)
+
+	// TODO: create the VolumeGroupSnapshot
+	var vgs types.VolumeGroupSnapshot
+	log.DebugLog(ctx, "volume group snapshot %q has been created", vgs)
+
+	return vgs, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/rbd/types/group.go b/internal/rbd/types/group.go
index 07dd2d09b..02a1bc7ea 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/types/group.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/types/group.go
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@ type VolumeGroup interface {
 	// ListVolumes returns a slice with all Volumes in the VolumeGroup.
 	ListVolumes(ctx context.Context) ([]Volume, error)
 
-	CreateSnapshot(ctx context.Context, name string) (VolumeGroupSnapshot, error)
+	CreateSnapshots(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]Snapshot, error)
 }