diff --git a/command-snapshot.json b/command-snapshot.json
index d94d2122..3fbc8a91 100644
--- a/command-snapshot.json
+++ b/command-snapshot.json
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     "alias": ["force:org:snapshot:delete"],
     "command": "org:delete:snapshot",
     "flagAliases": ["apiversion", "targetdevhubusername"],
-    "flagChars": ["s", "v"],
-    "flags": ["api-version", "flags-dir", "json", "loglevel", "snapshot", "target-dev-hub"],
+    "flagChars": ["p", "s", "v"],
+    "flags": ["api-version", "flags-dir", "json", "loglevel", "no-prompt", "snapshot", "target-dev-hub"],
     "plugin": "@salesforce/plugin-signups"
   },
   {
diff --git a/messages/snapshot.delete.md b/messages/snapshot.delete.md
index 5ab8536a..30dc441b 100644
--- a/messages/snapshot.delete.md
+++ b/messages/snapshot.delete.md
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ Name or ID of snapshot to delete.
 
 The IDs of scratch org snapshots start with 0Oo.
 
+# flags.no-prompt.summary
+
+Don't prompt the user to confirm the deletion.
+
+# prompt.confirm
+
+Are you sure you want to delete the snapshot with name: %s?
+
 # success
 
 Successfully deleted snapshot %s.
diff --git a/src/commands/org/delete/snapshot.ts b/src/commands/org/delete/snapshot.ts
index 7a8f1891..74fd0890 100644
--- a/src/commands/org/delete/snapshot.ts
+++ b/src/commands/org/delete/snapshot.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const messages = Messages.loadMessages('@salesforce/plugin-signups', 'snapshot.d
 // jsforce can return SaveError[] or never[]
 const isSaveError = (error: SaveError): error is SaveError => error.message !== undefined;
 
-export class SnapshotDelete extends SfCommand<SaveResult> {
+export class SnapshotDelete extends SfCommand<SaveResult | undefined> {
   public static readonly summary = messages.getMessage('summary');
   public static readonly description = messages.getMessage('description');
   public static readonly examples = messages.getMessages('examples');
@@ -41,11 +41,20 @@ export class SnapshotDelete extends SfCommand<SaveResult> {
       description: messages.getMessage('flags.snapshot.description'),
       required: true,
     }),
+    'no-prompt': Flags.boolean({
+      char: 'p',
+      summary: messages.getMessage('flags.no-prompt.summary'),
+    }),
   };
 
-  public async run(): Promise<SaveResult> {
-    // resolve the query to an ID.  This also verifies the snapshot exists in the org
+  public async run(): Promise<SaveResult | undefined> {
     const { flags } = await this.parse(SnapshotDelete);
+    const snapshot = flags['snapshot'];
+    if (!flags['no-prompt'] && !(await this.confirm({ message: messages.getMessage('prompt.confirm', [snapshot]) }))) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // resolve the query to an ID.  This also verifies the snapshot exists in the org
     const conn = flags['target-dev-hub'].getConnection(flags['api-version']);
     const result = await queryByNameOrId(conn, flags.snapshot);
     const deleteResult = await conn.sobject('OrgSnapshot').delete(result.Id);
diff --git a/test/nuts/snapshots.nut.ts b/test/nuts/snapshots.nut.ts
index c794cc8a..7d7ed4f3 100644
--- a/test/nuts/snapshots.nut.ts
+++ b/test/nuts/snapshots.nut.ts
@@ -137,26 +137,26 @@ describe('snapshot commands', () => {
     expect(table).not.to.include('.000+0000');
   });
 
-  it('can delete a snapshot by id', () => {
-    execCmd(`force:org:snapshot:delete -s ${aliasSnapshot.Id} --json`, {
+  it('can delete a snapshot by id (no prompt)', () => {
+    execCmd(`force:org:snapshot:delete -s ${aliasSnapshot.Id} --json --no-prompt`, {
       ensureExitCode: 0,
     });
   });
 
-  it('can delete a snapshot by name', () => {
-    execCmd(`force:org:snapshot:delete -s ${orgIdSnapshot.SnapshotName} --json`, {
+  it('can delete a snapshot by name (no prompt)', () => {
+    execCmd(`force:org:snapshot:delete -s ${orgIdSnapshot.SnapshotName} --json --no-prompt`, {
       ensureExitCode: 0,
     });
   });
 
-  it('can delete the last snapshot by name', () => {
-    execCmd(`force:org:snapshot:delete -s ${usernameSnapshot.SnapshotName} --json`, {
+  it('can delete the last snapshot by name (no prompt)', () => {
+    execCmd(`force:org:snapshot:delete -s ${usernameSnapshot.SnapshotName} --json --no-prompt`, {
       ensureExitCode: 0,
     });
   });
 
-  it('fails at deleting the same snapshot twice', () => {
-    execCmd(`force:org:snapshot:delete -s ${usernameSnapshot.SnapshotName} --json`, {
+  it('fails at deleting the same snapshot twice (no prompt)', () => {
+    execCmd(`force:org:snapshot:delete -s ${usernameSnapshot.SnapshotName} --json --no-prompt`, {
       ensureExitCode: 1,
     });
   });