diff --git a/cluster/core/infrastructure/longhorn-system/volumesnapshotclass.yaml b/cluster/core/infrastructure/longhorn-system/volumesnapshotclass.yaml
index ddf35a56a..435368dca 100644
--- a/cluster/core/infrastructure/longhorn-system/volumesnapshotclass.yaml
+++ b/cluster/core/infrastructure/longhorn-system/volumesnapshotclass.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ kind: VolumeSnapshotClass
 apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1beta1
 metadata:
   name: longhorn
+  annotations:
+    k10.kasten.io/is-snapshot-class: "true"
 driver: driver.longhorn.io
 deletionPolicy: Delete