diff --git a/api/events/snapshot.pb.go b/api/events/snapshot.pb.go
index f4979efe9..24a99c2f8 100644
--- a/api/events/snapshot.pb.go
+++ b/api/events/snapshot.pb.go
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ type SnapshotPrepare struct {
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 
-	Key    string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" json:"key,omitempty"`
-	Parent string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=parent,proto3" json:"parent,omitempty"`
+	Key         string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" json:"key,omitempty"`
+	Parent      string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=parent,proto3" json:"parent,omitempty"`
+	Snapshotter string `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=snapshotter,proto3" json:"snapshotter,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *SnapshotPrepare) Reset() {
@@ -91,13 +92,21 @@ func (x *SnapshotPrepare) GetParent() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (x *SnapshotPrepare) GetSnapshotter() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Snapshotter
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 type SnapshotCommit struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 
-	Key  string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" json:"key,omitempty"`
-	Name string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=name,proto3" json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Key         string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" json:"key,omitempty"`
+	Name        string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=name,proto3" json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Snapshotter string `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=snapshotter,proto3" json:"snapshotter,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *SnapshotCommit) Reset() {
@@ -146,12 +155,20 @@ func (x *SnapshotCommit) GetName() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (x *SnapshotCommit) GetSnapshotter() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Snapshotter
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 type SnapshotRemove struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 
-	Key string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" json:"key,omitempty"`
+	Key         string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" json:"key,omitempty"`
+	Snapshotter string `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=snapshotter,proto3" json:"snapshotter,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *SnapshotRemove) Reset() {
@@ -193,6 +210,13 @@ func (x *SnapshotRemove) GetKey() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (x *SnapshotRemove) GetSnapshotter() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Snapshotter
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 var File_github_com_containerd_containerd_api_events_snapshot_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
 
 var file_github_com_containerd_containerd_api_events_snapshot_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
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 var (
diff --git a/api/events/snapshot.proto b/api/events/snapshot.proto
index ac3b4d1d2..effd86913 100644
--- a/api/events/snapshot.proto
+++ b/api/events/snapshot.proto
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@ option (containerd.plugin.fieldpath_all) = true;
 message SnapshotPrepare {
 	string key = 1;
 	string parent = 2;
+	string snapshotter = 5;
 }
 
 message SnapshotCommit {
 	string key = 1;
 	string name = 2;
+	string snapshotter = 5;
 }
 
 message SnapshotRemove {
 	string key = 1;
+	string snapshotter = 5;
 }
diff --git a/api/events/snapshot_fieldpath.pb.go b/api/events/snapshot_fieldpath.pb.go
index 2520e2a88..c89d1ab4a 100644
--- a/api/events/snapshot_fieldpath.pb.go
+++ b/api/events/snapshot_fieldpath.pb.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ func (m *SnapshotPrepare) Field(fieldpath []string) (string, bool) {
 		return string(m.Key), len(m.Key) > 0
 	case "parent":
 		return string(m.Parent), len(m.Parent) > 0
+	case "snapshotter":
+		return string(m.Snapshotter), len(m.Snapshotter) > 0
 	}
 	return "", false
 }
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ func (m *SnapshotCommit) Field(fieldpath []string) (string, bool) {
 		return string(m.Key), len(m.Key) > 0
 	case "name":
 		return string(m.Name), len(m.Name) > 0
+	case "snapshotter":
+		return string(m.Snapshotter), len(m.Snapshotter) > 0
 	}
 	return "", false
 }
@@ -41,6 +45,8 @@ func (m *SnapshotRemove) Field(fieldpath []string) (string, bool) {
 	switch fieldpath[0] {
 	case "key":
 		return string(m.Key), len(m.Key) > 0
+	case "snapshotter":
+		return string(m.Snapshotter), len(m.Snapshotter) > 0
 	}
 	return "", false
 }
diff --git a/api/next.pb.txt b/api/next.pb.txt
index 6de933669..19ac494e8 100644
--- a/api/next.pb.txt
+++ b/api/next.pb.txt
@@ -400,6 +400,13 @@ file {
       type: TYPE_STRING
       json_name: "parent"
     }
+    field {
+      name: "snapshotter"
+      number: 5
+      label: LABEL_OPTIONAL
+      type: TYPE_STRING
+      json_name: "snapshotter"
+    }
   }
   message_type {
     name: "SnapshotCommit"
@@ -417,6 +424,13 @@ file {
       type: TYPE_STRING
       json_name: "name"
     }
+    field {
+      name: "snapshotter"
+      number: 5
+      label: LABEL_OPTIONAL
+      type: TYPE_STRING
+      json_name: "snapshotter"
+    }
   }
   message_type {
     name: "SnapshotRemove"
@@ -427,6 +441,13 @@ file {
       type: TYPE_STRING
       json_name: "key"
     }
+    field {
+      name: "snapshotter"
+      number: 5
+      label: LABEL_OPTIONAL
+      type: TYPE_STRING
+      json_name: "snapshotter"
+    }
   }
   options {
     go_package: "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/events;events"
diff --git a/services/snapshots/snapshotters.go b/services/snapshots/snapshotters.go
index 6405cb690..279eff380 100644
--- a/services/snapshots/snapshotters.go
+++ b/services/snapshots/snapshotters.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 // snapshotter wraps snapshots.Snapshotter with proper events published.
 type snapshotter struct {
 	snapshots.Snapshotter
+	name      string
 	publisher events.Publisher
 }
 
@@ -55,16 +56,17 @@ func init() {
 			db := m.(*metadata.DB)
 			ss := make(map[string]snapshots.Snapshotter)
 			for n, sn := range db.Snapshotters() {
-				ss[n] = newSnapshotter(sn, ep.(events.Publisher))
+				ss[n] = newSnapshotter(sn, n, ep.(events.Publisher))
 			}
 			return ss, nil
 		},
 	})
 }
 
-func newSnapshotter(sn snapshots.Snapshotter, publisher events.Publisher) snapshots.Snapshotter {
+func newSnapshotter(sn snapshots.Snapshotter, name string, publisher events.Publisher) snapshots.Snapshotter {
 	return &snapshotter{
 		Snapshotter: sn,
+		name:        name,
 		publisher:   publisher,
 	}
 }
@@ -75,8 +77,9 @@ func (s *snapshotter) Prepare(ctx context.Context, key, parent string, opts ...s
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if err := s.publisher.Publish(ctx, "/snapshot/prepare", &eventstypes.SnapshotPrepare{
-		Key:    key,
-		Parent: parent,
+		Key:         key,
+		Parent:      parent,
+		Snapshotter: s.name,
 	}); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -88,8 +91,9 @@ func (s *snapshotter) Commit(ctx context.Context, name, key string, opts ...snap
 		return err
 	}
 	return s.publisher.Publish(ctx, "/snapshot/commit", &eventstypes.SnapshotCommit{
-		Key:  key,
-		Name: name,
+		Key:         key,
+		Name:        name,
+		Snapshotter: s.name,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ func (s *snapshotter) Remove(ctx context.Context, key string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	return s.publisher.Publish(ctx, "/snapshot/remove", &eventstypes.SnapshotRemove{
-		Key: key,
+		Key:         key,
+		Snapshotter: s.name,
 	})
 }