diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_kaminario.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_kaminario.py
index 6e2ad96346a..7891935625f 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_kaminario.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_kaminario.py
@@ -157,8 +157,16 @@ class TestKaminarioISCSI(test.TestCase):
 
     def test_create_snapshot(self):
         """Test create_snapshot."""
+        self.snap.id = "253b2878-ec60-4793-ad19-e65496ec7aab"
+        self.driver.client.new = mock.Mock()
         result = self.driver.create_snapshot(self.snap)
         self.assertIsNone(result)
+        fake_object = self.driver.client.search().hits[0]
+        self.driver.client.new.assert_called_once_with(
+            "snapshots",
+            short_name='cs-253b2878-ec60-4793-ad19-e65496ec7aab',
+            source=fake_object, retention_policy=fake_object,
+            is_auto_deleteable=False)
 
     def test_create_snapshot_with_exception(self):
         """Test create_snapshot_with_exception."""
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/kaminario/kaminario_common.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/kaminario/kaminario_common.py
index 7d4ef60fc6b..66d13889491 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/kaminario/kaminario_common.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/kaminario/kaminario_common.py
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ class KaminarioCinderDriver(cinder.volume.driver.ISCSIDriver):
             LOG.debug("Creating a snapshot: %(snap)s from vg: %(vg)s",
                       {'snap': snap_name, 'vg': vg_name})
             self.client.new("snapshots", short_name=snap_name,
-                            source=vg, retention_policy=rpolicy).save()
+                            source=vg, retention_policy=rpolicy,
+                            is_auto_deleteable=False).save()
         except Exception as ex:
             LOG.exception(_LE("Creation of snapshot: %s failed."), snap_name)
             raise exception.KaminarioCinderDriverException(
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/kaminario-snapshot-auto-delete-ff789c57fa34a7a0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/kaminario-snapshot-auto-delete-ff789c57fa34a7a0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..409c26cbc21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/kaminario-snapshot-auto-delete-ff789c57fa34a7a0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Add "is_auto_deleteable=False" to the snapshot properties
+    in Kaminario K2 iSCSI and FC Cinder drivers, in order to
+    avoid auto deleting the snapshot.
+