diff --git a/api-ref/source/v3/samples/snapshot-force-delete-request.json b/api-ref/source/v3/samples/snapshot-force-delete-request.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c56464d919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api-ref/source/v3/samples/snapshot-force-delete-request.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "os-force_delete": {}
+}
diff --git a/api-ref/source/v3/volumes-v3-snapshots-actions.inc b/api-ref/source/v3/volumes-v3-snapshots-actions.inc
index 6835b67e9ad..4ba975ab7ce 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/v3/volumes-v3-snapshots-actions.inc
+++ b/api-ref/source/v3/volumes-v3-snapshots-actions.inc
@@ -71,3 +71,36 @@ Request Example
 
 .. literalinclude:: ./samples/snapshot-status-update-request.json
    :language: javascript
+
+
+Force delete a snapshot
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. rest_method::  POST /v3/{project_id}/snapshots/{snapshot_id}/action
+
+Attempts to force delete a snapshot, regardless of state. Specify the
+``os-force_delete`` action in the request body.
+
+Response codes
+--------------
+
+.. rest_status_code:: success ../status.yaml
+
+   - 202
+
+
+Request
+-------
+
+.. rest_parameters:: parameters.yaml
+
+   - project_id: project_id_path
+   - snapshot_id: snapshot_id_path
+   - os-force_delete: os-force_delete
+
+
+Request Example
+---------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: ./samples/snapshot-force-delete-request.json
+   :language: javascript