diff --git a/manila/api/schemas/share_snapshots.py b/manila/api/schemas/share_snapshots.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1bdce5dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manila/api/schemas/share_snapshots.py
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+import copy
+from oslo_config import cfg
+
+from manila.api.validation import parameter_types
+from manila.api.validation import response_types
+
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+
+# Base list snapshots query (v2.0+)
+index_request_query = {
+    'type': 'object',
+    'properties': {
+        # Pagination
+        'limit': parameter_types.single_param(
+            parameter_types.non_negative_integer
+        ),
+        'offset': parameter_types.single_param(
+            parameter_types.non_negative_integer
+        ),
+
+        # Sorting
+        'sort_key': parameter_types.single_param({
+            'type': 'string',
+            'minLength': 1,
+            'maxLength': 255,
+        }),
+        'sort_dir': parameter_types.single_param({
+            'type': 'string',
+            'default': 'desc',
+            'description': 'Sort direction',
+        }),
+
+        # Project Scoping
+        'project_id': parameter_types.single_param({
+            'type': 'string',
+            'minLength': 1,
+            'maxLength': 255,
+        }),
+        # Admin only
+        'all_tenants': {
+            **parameter_types.boolean,
+            'enum': [1, 0],
+            'description': (
+                "Set 1 to list resources for all projects;"
+                "set 0 to list resources only for the current project"
+            )},
+
+        # Basic filters
+        'name': parameter_types.single_param({
+            'type': 'string',
+            'minLength': 1,
+            'maxLength': 255,
+        }),
+        'description': parameter_types.single_param({
+            'type': 'string',
+            'minLength': 1,
+            'maxLength': 255,
+        }),
+        'status': parameter_types.single_param({
+            'type': 'string',
+            'minLength': 1,
+            'maxLength': 255,
+        }),
+        'share_id': parameter_types.single_param({
+            'type': 'string',
+            'minLength': 1,
+            'maxLength': 255,
+        }),
+        'size': parameter_types.single_param(
+            parameter_types.non_negative_integer,
+        ),
+    },
+    'required': [],
+    'additionalProperties': True,
+}
+
+# >= v2.36: like filters for name~/description~
+index_request_query_v236 = copy.copy(index_request_query)
+index_request_query_v236['properties'].update({
+    'name~': parameter_types.single_param({
+        'type': 'string',
+        'minLength': 1,
+        'maxLength': 255,
+    }),
+    'description~': parameter_types.single_param({
+        'type': 'string',
+        'minLength': 1,
+        'maxLength': 255
+    }),
+})
+
+# >= v2.73: metadata filter
+index_request_query_v273 = copy.copy(index_request_query_v236)
+index_request_query_v273['properties'].update({
+    'metadata': parameter_types.single_param({
+        'type': 'string',
+        'minLength': 1,
+        'maxLength': 4096,
+    }),
+})
+
+# >= v2.79: with_count flag added on top
+index_request_query_v279 = copy.copy(index_request_query_v273)
+index_request_query_v279['properties'].update({
+    'with_count': parameter_types.single_param({
+        **parameter_types.boolean,
+        'default': False,
+        'description': "Show count in share snapshot list API response"
+    }),
+})
+
+_snapshot_response = {
+    'type': 'object',
+    'properties': {
+        'id': {'type': ['string', 'integer'],
+               'description': "The UUID of the snapshot."},
+        'links': response_types.links,
+        'name': {'type': ['string', 'null'],
+                 'description': "The user-defined name of the snapshot."},
+    },
+    'required': ['id', 'links', 'name'],
+    'additionalProperties': False,
+}
+
+index_response_body = {
+    'type': 'object',
+    'properties': {
+        'snapshots': {
+            'type': 'array',
+            'items': _snapshot_response,
+        },
+        'share_snapshots_links': response_types.collection_links,
+        # >= v2.79 when with_count=True
+        'count': {'type': 'integer', 'minimum': 0},
+    },
+    'required': ['snapshots'],
+    'additionalProperties': False,
+}
diff --git a/manila/api/v2/share_snapshots.py b/manila/api/v2/share_snapshots.py
index e60c34251e..279080cc1a 100644
--- a/manila/api/v2/share_snapshots.py
+++ b/manila/api/v2/share_snapshots.py
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ from webob import exc
 from manila.api import common
 from manila.api.openstack import api_version_request as api_version
 from manila.api.openstack import wsgi
+from manila.api.schemas import share_snapshots as schema
 from manila.api.v1 import share_snapshots
 from manila.api.v2 import metadata
+from manila.api import validation
 from manila.api.views import share_snapshots as snapshot_views
 from manila.common import constants
 from manila.db import api as db_api
@@ -333,6 +335,13 @@ class ShareSnapshotsController(share_snapshots.ShareSnapshotMixin,
         return self._access_list(req, snapshot_id)
 
     @wsgi.Controller.api_version("2.0")
+    @validation.request_query_schema(schema.index_request_query, "2.0", "2.35")
+    @validation.request_query_schema(
+        schema.index_request_query_v236, "2.36", "2.72")
+    @validation.request_query_schema(
+        schema.index_request_query_v273, "2.73", "2.78")
+    @validation.request_query_schema(schema.index_request_query_v279, "2.79")
+    @validation.response_body_schema(schema.index_response_body)
     def index(self, req):
         """Returns a summary list of shares."""
         if req.api_version_request < api_version.APIVersionRequest("2.36"):