diff --git a/instances/templates/instances/snapshots_tab.html b/instances/templates/instances/snapshots_tab.html
index 803fac3..d6eb88e 100644
--- a/instances/templates/instances/snapshots_tab.html
+++ b/instances/templates/instances/snapshots_tab.html
@@ -17,16 +17,20 @@
     <!-- Tab panes -->
     <div class="tab-content">
         <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane tab-pane-bordered active" id="takesnapshot">
-            <p>{% trans "This may take more than an hour, depending on how much content is on your instance and how large the disk is. It could cause web server timeout.." %}</p>
+            {% if instance.status != 5 %}
+            <p>{% trans "With running machine, internal snapshots may take more than an hour, depending on how much memory has on your instance and how large the disk is." %} </p>
+                <p class="text-danger">{% trans "Live snapshot could cause server timeout and instance might be paused!!!" %}</p>
+            {% else %}
+                <p>{% trans "Create an internal snapshot" %}</p>
+            {% endif %}
             <form action="{% url 'instances:snapshot' instance.id %}" method="post" role="form" aria-label="Create snapshot form">
                 {% csrf_token %}
-                
                     <div class="input-group mb-3">
-                        <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-lg" name="name" placeholder="{% trans "Enter Snapshot Name" %}" maxlength="14">
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-lg" name="name" placeholder="{% trans "Snapshot Name" %}" maxlength="14">
+                        <span class="input-group-text">|</span>
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-lg" name="description" placeholder="{% trans "Snapshot Description" %}" maxlength="45">
                         <input type="submit" class="btn btn-lg btn-success float-end" name="snapshot" value="{% trans "Take Snapshot" %}" onclick="showPleaseWaitDialog();">
                     </div>
-                
-                
             </form>
             <div class="clearfix"></div>
         </div>
@@ -36,15 +40,17 @@
                 <div class="table-responsive">
                     <table class="table">
                         <thead>
-                            <th scope="col">{% trans "Name" %}</th>
                             <th scope="col">{% trans "Date" %}</th>
+                            <th scope="col">{% trans "Name" %}</th>
+                            <th scope="col">{% trans "Description" %}</th>
                             <th scope="colgroup" colspan="2">{% trans "Action" %}</th>
                         </thead>
                         <tbody>
                         {% for snap in instance.snapshots %}
                             <tr>
-                                <td><strong>{{ snap.name }}</strong></td>
                                 <td>{{ snap.date|date:"M d H:i:s" }}</td>
+                                <td><strong>{{ snap.name }}</strong></td>
+                                <td>{{ snap.description }}</td>
                                 <td style="width:30px;">
                                     <form action="{% url 'instances:revert_snapshot' instance.id %}" method="post" role="form" aria-label="Restore snapshot form">
                                         {% csrf_token %}
diff --git a/instances/views.py b/instances/views.py
index fc04ee4..d19cba3 100644
--- a/instances/views.py
+++ b/instances/views.py
@@ -816,7 +816,8 @@ def snapshot(request, pk):
 
     if allow_admin_or_not_template and request.user.has_perm("instances.snapshot_instances"):
         name = request.POST.get("name", "")
-        instance.proxy.create_snapshot(name)
+        desc = request.POST.get("description", "")
+        instance.proxy.create_snapshot(name, desc)
         msg = _("Create snapshot: %(snap)s") % {"snap": name}
         addlogmsg(request.user.username, instance.compute.name, instance.name, msg)
     return redirect(request.META.get("HTTP_REFERER") + "#managesnapshot")
diff --git a/vrtManager/instance.py b/vrtManager/instance.py
index f392402..0931a98 100644
--- a/vrtManager/instance.py
+++ b/vrtManager/instance.py
@@ -1207,12 +1207,16 @@ class wvmInstance(wvmConnect):
     def _snapshotCreateXML(self, xml, flag):
         self.instance.snapshotCreateXML(xml, flag)
 
-    def create_snapshot(self, name):
+    def create_snapshot(self, name, desc=None):
+        state = 'shutoff' if self.get_status()==5 else 'running'
         xml = """<domainsnapshot>
                      <name>%s</name>
-                     <state>shutoff</state>
+                     <description>%s</description>
+                     <state>%s</state>
                      <creationTime>%d</creationTime>""" % (
             name,
+            desc,
+            state,
             time.time(),
         )
         self.change_snapshot_xml()
@@ -1235,8 +1239,15 @@ class wvmInstance(wvmConnect):
         snapshot_list = self.instance.snapshotListNames(0)
         for snapshot in snapshot_list:
             snap = self.instance.snapshotLookupByName(snapshot, 0)
+            snap_description = util.get_xml_path(snap.getXMLDesc(0), "/domainsnapshot/description")
             snap_time_create = util.get_xml_path(snap.getXMLDesc(0), "/domainsnapshot/creationTime")
-            snapshots.append({"date": datetime.fromtimestamp(int(snap_time_create)), "name": snapshot})
+            snapshots.append(
+                {
+                    "date": datetime.fromtimestamp(int(snap_time_create)),
+                    "name": snapshot,
+                    "description": snap_description,
+                }
+            )
         return snapshots
 
     def snapshot_delete(self, snapshot):