diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 99f32e27a..547bf78c4 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
 
 #define BLOB_CRC32C_INITIAL    0xffffffffUL
 
+#ifdef SPDK_ENABLE_SNAPSHOT_DELETION
+bool g_delete_snapshot_enabled = true;
+#else
+bool g_delete_snapshot_enabled = false;
+#endif
+
 static int spdk_bs_register_md_thread(struct spdk_blob_store *bs);
 static int spdk_bs_unregister_md_thread(struct spdk_blob_store *bs);
 static void _spdk_blob_close_cpl(spdk_bs_sequence_t *seq, void *cb_arg, int bserrno);
@@ -5507,6 +5513,11 @@ _spdk_bs_is_blob_deletable(struct spdk_blob *blob, bool *update_clone)
 	/* Check if this is a snapshot with clones */
 	snapshot_entry = _spdk_bs_get_snapshot_entry(blob->bs, blob->id);
 	if (snapshot_entry != NULL) {
+		if (snapshot_entry->clone_count > 0 && !g_delete_snapshot_enabled) {
+			SPDK_ERRLOG("Cannot remove snapshot with clones\n");
+			return -EBUSY;
+		}
+
 		if (snapshot_entry->clone_count > 1) {
 			SPDK_ERRLOG("Cannot remove snapshot with more than one clone\n");
 			return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
index 632fed372..3a0924b7c 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 #include "blob/zeroes.c"
 #include "blob/blob_bs_dev.c"
 
+extern bool g_delete_snapshot_enabled;
+
 struct spdk_blob_store *g_bs;
 spdk_blob_id g_blobid;
 struct spdk_blob *g_blob;
@@ -5435,7 +5437,13 @@ _blob_inflate_rw(bool decouple_parent)
 	/* Try to delete base snapshot */
 	spdk_bs_delete_blob(bs, snapshotid, blob_op_complete, NULL);
 	poll_threads();
-	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+
+	if (g_delete_snapshot_enabled) {
+		CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+	} else {
+		CU_ASSERT(decouple_parent || g_bserrno == 0);
+		CU_ASSERT(!decouple_parent || g_bserrno != 0);
+	}
 
 	/* Reopen blob after snapshot deletion */
 	spdk_bs_open_blob(bs, blobid, blob_op_with_handle_complete, NULL);
@@ -5854,6 +5862,10 @@ blob_relations2(void)
 	size_t count;
 	spdk_blob_id ids[10] = {};
 
+	if (!g_delete_snapshot_enabled) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	dev = init_dev();
 	spdk_bs_opts_init(&bs_opts);
 	snprintf(bs_opts.bstype.bstype, sizeof(bs_opts.bstype.bstype), "TESTTYPE");