diff --git a/config/api.yml b/config/api.yml
index aa5dc9bb70a..dc0dcfd8f85 100644
--- a/config/api.yml
+++ b/config/api.yml
@@ -1612,6 +1612,8 @@
       :post:
       - :name: create
         :identifier: vm_snapshot_add
+      - :name: delete
+        :identifier: vm_snapshot_delete
     :subresource_actions:
       :get:
       - :name: read
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/snapshots_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/snapshots_spec.rb
index e80c0d9c64f..6c3a2efd352 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/snapshots_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/snapshots_spec.rb
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
       end
     end
 
-    describe "POST /api/vms/:c_id/snapshots with delete action" do
+    describe "POST /api/vms/:c_id/snapshots/:s_id with delete action" do
       it "can queue a snapshot for deletion" do
         api_basic_authorize(action_identifier(:snapshots, :delete, :subresource_actions, :delete))
         ems = FactoryGirl.create(:ext_management_system)
@@ -179,6 +179,45 @@
       end
     end
 
+    describe "POST /api/vms/:c_id/snapshots with delete action" do
+      it "can queue multiple snapshots for deletion" do
+        api_basic_authorize(action_identifier(:snapshots, :delete, :subresource_actions, :delete))
+        ems = FactoryGirl.create(:ext_management_system)
+        host = FactoryGirl.create(:host, :ext_management_system => ems)
+        vm = FactoryGirl.create(:vm_vmware, :name => "Alice and Bob's VM", :host => host, :ext_management_system => ems)
+        snapshot1 = FactoryGirl.create(:snapshot, :name => "Alice's snapshot", :vm_or_template => vm)
+        snapshot2 = FactoryGirl.create(:snapshot, :name => "Bob's snapshot", :vm_or_template => vm)
+
+        run_post(
+          "#{vms_url(vm.id)}/snapshots",
+          :action    => "delete",
+          :resources => [
+            {:href => "#{vms_url(vm.id)}/snapshots/#{snapshot1.id}"},
+            {:href => "#{vms_url(vm.id)}/snapshots/#{snapshot2.id}"}
+          ]
+        )
+
+        expected = {
+          "results" => a_collection_containing_exactly(
+            a_hash_including(
+              "message"   => "Deleting snapshot Alice's snapshot for Vm id:#{vm.id} name:'Alice and Bob's VM'",
+              "success"   => true,
+              "task_href" => a_string_matching(tasks_url),
+              "task_id"   => anything
+            ),
+            a_hash_including(
+              "message"   => "Deleting snapshot Bob's snapshot for Vm id:#{vm.id} name:'Alice and Bob's VM'",
+              "success"   => true,
+              "task_href" => a_string_matching(tasks_url),
+              "task_id"   => anything
+            )
+          )
+        }
+        expect(response.parsed_body).to include(expected)
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "DELETE /api/vms/:c_id/snapshots/:s_id" do
       it "can delete a snapshot" do
         api_basic_authorize(action_identifier(:snapshots, :delete, :subresource_actions, :delete))