diff --git a/integration/client/snapshot_test.go b/integration/client/snapshot_test.go
index 81505d722..c30cc6380 100644
--- a/integration/client/snapshot_test.go
+++ b/integration/client/snapshot_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 
 	. "github.com/containerd/containerd"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/testsuite"
 )
 
 func newSnapshotter(ctx context.Context, root string) (snapshots.Snapshotter, func() error, error) {
@@ -40,8 +39,5 @@ func newSnapshotter(ctx context.Context, root string) (snapshots.Snapshotter, fu
 }
 
 func TestSnapshotterClient(t *testing.T) {
-	if testing.Short() {
-		t.Skip()
-	}
-	testsuite.SnapshotterSuite(t, "SnapshotterClient", newSnapshotter)
+	runTestSnapshotterClient(t)
 }
diff --git a/integration/client/snapshot_unix_test.go b/integration/client/snapshot_unix_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61495e4bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/client/snapshot_unix_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//go:build !windows
+// +build !windows
+
+/*
+   Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package client
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/testsuite"
+)
+
+func runTestSnapshotterClient(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip()
+	}
+
+	testsuite.SnapshotterSuite(t, "SnapshotterClient", newSnapshotter)
+}
diff --git a/integration/client/snapshot_windows_test.go b/integration/client/snapshot_windows_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8eaad7fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/client/snapshot_windows_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//go:build windows
+// +build windows
+
+/*
+Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+package client
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	winio "github.com/Microsoft/go-winio"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/testsuite"
+)
+
+func runTestSnapshotterClient(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip()
+	}
+	// The SeBackupPrivilege and SeRestorePrivilege gives us access to system files inside the container mount points
+	// (and everywhere on the system), without having to explicitly set DACLs on each location inside the mount point.
+	if err := winio.EnableProcessPrivileges([]string{winio.SeBackupPrivilege, winio.SeRestorePrivilege}); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	defer winio.DisableProcessPrivileges([]string{winio.SeBackupPrivilege, winio.SeRestorePrivilege})
+	testsuite.SnapshotterSuite(t, "SnapshotterClient", newSnapshotter)
+}