diff --git a/src/platform/backends/qemu/qemu_virtual_machine.cpp b/src/platform/backends/qemu/qemu_virtual_machine.cpp
index 5fd6524fe0..d834630162 100644
--- a/src/platform/backends/qemu/qemu_virtual_machine.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/backends/qemu/qemu_virtual_machine.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,13 @@ void mp::QemuVirtualMachine::shutdown(bool force)
             mpl::log(mpl::Level::debug, vm_name, "No process to kill");
         }
 
-        if (state == State::suspended || mp::backend::instance_image_has_snapshot(desc.image.image_path, suspend_tag))
+        const auto has_suspend_snapshot = mp::backend::instance_image_has_snapshot(desc.image.image_path, suspend_tag);
+        if (has_suspend_snapshot != (state == State::suspended)) // clang-format off
+            mpl::log(mpl::Level::warning, vm_name, fmt::format("Image has {} suspension snapshot, but the state is {}",
+                                                               has_suspend_snapshot ? "a" : "no",
+                                                               static_cast<short>(state))); // clang-format on
+
+        if (has_suspend_snapshot)
         {
             mpl::log(mpl::Level::info, vm_name, "Deleting suspend image");
             mp::backend::delete_instance_suspend_image(desc.image.image_path, suspend_tag);
diff --git a/tests/qemu/test_qemu_backend.cpp b/tests/qemu/test_qemu_backend.cpp
index 5d3b54a2ca..63f7b2cae2 100644
--- a/tests/qemu/test_qemu_backend.cpp
+++ b/tests/qemu/test_qemu_backend.cpp
@@ -507,7 +507,14 @@ TEST_F(QemuBackend, forceShutdownSuspendDeletesSuspendImageAndOffState)
         return std::move(mock_qemu_platform);
     });
 
-    auto factory = mpt::StubProcessFactory::Inject();
+    mpt::MockProcessFactory::Callback snapshot_list_suspend_tag_callback = [](mpt::MockProcess* process) {
+        if (process->program().contains("qemu-img") && process->arguments().contains("snapshot") &&
+            process->arguments().contains("-l"))
+        {
+            EXPECT_CALL(*process, read_all_standard_output()).WillOnce(Return(fake_snapshot_list_with_suspend_tag));
+        }
+    };
+    process_factory->register_callback(snapshot_list_suspend_tag_callback);
 
     logger_scope.mock_logger->screen_logs(mpl::Level::debug);
     logger_scope.mock_logger->expect_log(mpl::Level::info, "Forcing shutdown");
@@ -517,21 +524,73 @@ TEST_F(QemuBackend, forceShutdownSuspendDeletesSuspendImageAndOffState)
     mpt::StubVMStatusMonitor stub_monitor;
     mp::QemuVirtualMachineFactory backend{data_dir.path()};
 
-    auto machine = backend.create_virtual_machine(default_description, key_provider, stub_monitor);
+    const auto machine = backend.create_virtual_machine(default_description, key_provider, stub_monitor);
+    machine->state = mp::VirtualMachine::State::suspended;
+    machine->shutdown(true);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(machine->current_state(), mp::VirtualMachine::State::off);
 
+    const std::vector<mpt::MockProcessFactory::ProcessInfo> processes = process_factory->process_list();
+    EXPECT_FALSE(processes.empty());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(processes.back().command == "qemu-img" && processes.back().arguments.contains("-d") &&
+                processes.back().arguments.contains(suspend_tag));
+}
+
+TEST_F(QemuBackend, forceShutdownSuspendedStateButNoSuspensionSnapshotInImage)
+{
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mock_qemu_platform_factory, make_qemu_platform(_)).WillOnce([this](auto...) {
+        return std::move(mock_qemu_platform);
+    });
+
+    logger_scope.mock_logger->screen_logs(mpl::Level::debug);
+    logger_scope.mock_logger->expect_log(mpl::Level::info, "Forcing shutdown");
+    logger_scope.mock_logger->expect_log(mpl::Level::debug, "No process to kill");
+    logger_scope.mock_logger->expect_log(mpl::Level::warning, "Image has no suspension snapshot, but the state is 7");
+
+    mpt::StubVMStatusMonitor stub_monitor;
+    mp::QemuVirtualMachineFactory backend{data_dir.path()};
+
+    const auto machine = backend.create_virtual_machine(default_description, key_provider, stub_monitor);
     machine->state = mp::VirtualMachine::State::suspended;
+    machine->shutdown(true);
 
+    EXPECT_EQ(machine->current_state(), mp::VirtualMachine::State::off);
+}
+
+TEST_F(QemuBackend, forceShutdownRunningStateButWithSuspensionSnapshotInImage)
+{
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mock_qemu_platform_factory, make_qemu_platform(_)).WillOnce([this](auto...) {
+        return std::move(mock_qemu_platform);
+    });
+
+    mpt::MockProcessFactory::Callback snapshot_list_suspend_tag_callback = [](mpt::MockProcess* process) {
+        if (process->program().contains("qemu-img") && process->arguments().contains("snapshot") &&
+            process->arguments().contains("-l"))
+        {
+            EXPECT_CALL(*process, read_all_standard_output()).WillOnce(Return(fake_snapshot_list_with_suspend_tag));
+        }
+    };
+    process_factory->register_callback(snapshot_list_suspend_tag_callback);
+
+    logger_scope.mock_logger->screen_logs(mpl::Level::debug);
+    logger_scope.mock_logger->expect_log(mpl::Level::info, "Forcing shutdown");
+    logger_scope.mock_logger->expect_log(mpl::Level::debug, "No process to kill");
+    logger_scope.mock_logger->expect_log(mpl::Level::info, "Deleting suspend image");
+    logger_scope.mock_logger->expect_log(mpl::Level::warning, "Image has a suspension snapshot, but the state is 4");
+
+    mpt::StubVMStatusMonitor stub_monitor;
+    mp::QemuVirtualMachineFactory backend{data_dir.path()};
+
+    const auto machine = backend.create_virtual_machine(default_description, key_provider, stub_monitor);
+    machine->state = mp::VirtualMachine::State::running;
     machine->shutdown(true);
 
     EXPECT_EQ(machine->current_state(), mp::VirtualMachine::State::off);
 
-    auto processes = factory->process_list();
-    EXPECT_TRUE(std::find_if(processes.cbegin(),
-                             processes.cend(),
-                             [](const mpt::StubProcessFactory::ProcessInfo& process_info) {
-                                 return process_info.command == "qemu-img" && process_info.arguments.contains("-d") &&
-                                        process_info.arguments.contains(suspend_tag);
-                             }) != processes.cend());
+    const std::vector<mpt::MockProcessFactory::ProcessInfo> processes = process_factory->process_list();
+    EXPECT_FALSE(processes.empty());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(processes.back().command == "qemu-img" && processes.back().arguments.contains("-d") &&
+                processes.back().arguments.contains(suspend_tag));
 }
 
 TEST_F(QemuBackend, verify_dnsmasq_qemuimg_and_qemu_processes_created)