diff --git a/e2e/rbd.go b/e2e/rbd.go
index 344d269f6..1fb3105ef 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd.go
@@ -184,6 +184,18 @@ func createORDeleteRbdResources(action kubectlAction) {
 	}
 }
 
+func validateRBDSnapshotCount(f *framework.Framework, count int, pool, image string) error{
+	snapshotList, err := listRBDSnapshots(f, pool, image)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list RBD snapshots: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(snapshotList) != count {
+		return fmt.Errorf("RBD snapshots count not mactching, snapshot count for image %s/%s %d, expected %d", pool, image, len(snapshotList), count)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func validateRBDImageCount(f *framework.Framework, count int, pool string) {
 	imageList, err := listRBDImages(f, pool)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/e2e/rbd_helper.go b/e2e/rbd_helper.go
index 02da4bfbc..a3c2d3b84 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd_helper.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd_helper.go
@@ -248,6 +248,13 @@ type imageInfoFromPVC struct {
 	pvName          string
 }
 
+type SnapInfo struct {
+	ID        int    `json:"id"`
+	Name      string `json:"name"`
+	Size      int64  `json:"size"`
+	Protected string `json:"protected"`
+}
+
 // getImageInfoFromPVC reads volume handle of the bound PV to the passed in PVC,
 // and returns imageInfoFromPVC or error.
 func getImageInfoFromPVC(pvcNamespace, pvcName string, f *framework.Framework) (imageInfoFromPVC, error) {
@@ -715,6 +722,25 @@ func librbdSupportsVolumeGroupSnapshot(f *framework.Framework) (bool, error) {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(stdout) == "0", nil
 }
 
+func listRBDSnapshots(f *framework.Framework, pool, image string) ([]SnapInfo, error) {
+	var snapInfos []SnapInfo
+	command := fmt.Sprintf("rbd snap ls --format=json %s %s", rbdOptions(pool), image)
+	stdout, stdErr, err := execCommandInToolBoxPod(f, command, rookNamespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return snapInfos, err
+	}
+	if stdErr != "" {
+		return snapInfos, fmt.Errorf("failed to list RBD snapshots %v", stdErr)
+	}
+
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(stdout), &snapInfos)
+	if err != nil {
+		return snapInfos, err
+	}
+
+	return snapInfos, nil
+}
+
 func listRBDImages(f *framework.Framework, pool string) ([]string, error) {
 	var imgInfos []string
 
diff --git a/e2e/utils.go b/e2e/utils.go
index 04cc03f2b..52bd25150 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.go
+++ b/e2e/utils.go
@@ -1003,6 +1003,16 @@ func validatePVCClone(
 			if wgErrs[n] == nil && validatePVC != nil && kms != noKMS {
 				wgErrs[n] = validatePVC(f, &p, &a)
 			}
+			if wgErrs[n] == nil {
+				// validate RBD snapshot under temporary clone is not deleted.
+				imageData, err := getImageInfoFromPVC(p.Namespace, name, f)
+				if err != nil {
+					wgErrs[n] = err
+				} else {
+					cloneRBDImageName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-temp", imageData.imageName)
+					wgErrs[n] = validateRBDSnapshotCount(f, 1, defaultRBDPool, cloneRBDImageName)
+				}
+			}
 			wg.Done()
 		}(i, *pvcClone, *appClone)
 	}