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diff --git a/doc/topics/cloud/vmware.rst b/doc/topics/cloud/vmware.rst
index 4fe3ca8475e1..1ec2b38e84f0 100644
--- a/doc/topics/cloud/vmware.rst
+++ b/doc/topics/cloud/vmware.rst
@@ -530,6 +530,32 @@ Example of a minimal profile:
      cluster: 'Prod'
 
 
+Cloning from a Snapshot
+=======================
+
+.. versionadded:: Carbon
+
+Cloning a template works similar to cloning a VM except for the fact that
+a snapshot number must be provided.
+
+Example of a minimal profile:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+  my-template-clone:
+     provider: vcenter01
+     clonefrom: 'salt_vm'
+     snapshot: 3
+
+.. image:: /_static/snapshot_manager.png
+    :align: center
+    :scale: 70%
+
+.. note::
+    The previous diagram shows how to identify the snapshot number. Selected
+    (third snapshot) is number 3.
+
+
 Creating a VM
 =============
 
diff --git a/doc/topics/releases/2016.3.4.rst b/doc/topics/releases/2016.3.4.rst
index e2c084829595..ced7dc2feb5e 100644
--- a/doc/topics/releases/2016.3.4.rst
+++ b/doc/topics/releases/2016.3.4.rst
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ Version 2016.3.4 is a bugfix release for :doc:`2016.3.0
 
 - The `disk.wipe` execution module function has been modified
   so that it correctly wipes a disk.
+- Add ability to clone from a snapshot to the VMWare salt-cloud driver.
diff --git a/salt/cloud/clouds/vmware.py b/salt/cloud/clouds/vmware.py
index d7de4ba482b3..164c474f99d5 100644
--- a/salt/cloud/clouds/vmware.py
+++ b/salt/cloud/clouds/vmware.py
@@ -2187,6 +2187,14 @@ def create(vm_):
             raise SaltCloudSystemExit(
                 'The VM/template that you have specified under clonefrom does not exist.'
             )
+
+        snapshot = None
+        if clone_type == 'vm' and 'snapshot' in vm_:
+            num = int(vm_['snapshot']) - 1
+            snapshot = object_ref.rootSnapshot[0]
+            # Drill down to the correct snapshot number
+            for i in range(num):
+                snapshot = snapshot.childSnapshot[0]
     else:
         clone_type = None
         object_ref = None
@@ -2325,12 +2333,20 @@ def create(vm_):
             config_spec.extraConfig.append(option)
 
     if 'clonefrom' in vm_:
-        # Create the clone specs
-        clone_spec = vim.vm.CloneSpec(
-            template=template,
-            location=reloc_spec,
-            config=config_spec
-        )
+        if not snapshot:
+            # Create the clone specs
+            clone_spec = vim.vm.CloneSpec(
+                template=template,
+                location=reloc_spec,
+                config=config_spec
+            )
+        else:
+            clone_spec = vim.vm.CloneSpec(
+                template=template,
+                location=reloc_spec,
+                config=config_spec,
+                snapshot=snapshot
+            )
 
         if customization and (devices and 'network' in list(devices.keys())) and 'Windows' not in object_ref.config.guestFullName:
             global_ip = vim.vm.customization.GlobalIPSettings()