diff --git a/tools/virsh-snapshot.c b/tools/virsh-snapshot.c
index 53de2b3addf8a4f3470e5c623acf7d0b79cd6c64..1641f9029778117de8b5da1ef7f266eb7f7d22ee 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-snapshot.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-snapshot.c
@@ -1197,6 +1197,8 @@ cmdSnapshotList(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
         }
         if (from) {
             vshError(ctl, "%s",
+                     vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "current") ?
+                     _("--roots and --current are mutually exclusive") :
                      _("--roots and --from are mutually exclusive"));
             goto cleanup;
         }
diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
index 76f32c23997fc128a04579626f16f430771cc882..372c5e9b3192a76e3d93152c507dc908c33c6469 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.pod
+++ b/tools/virsh.pod
@@ -2764,7 +2764,9 @@ start at the current snapshot.  When used in isolation or with
 I<--parent>, the list is limited to direct children unless
 I<--descendants> is also present.  When used with I<--tree>, the
 use of I<--descendants> is implied.  This option is not compatible
-with I<--roots>.
+with I<--roots>.  Note that the starting point of I<--from> or
+I<--current> is not included in the list unless the I<--tree>
+option is also present.
 
 If I<--leaves> is specified, the list will be filtered to just
 snapshots that have no children.  Likewise, if I<--no-leaves> is