diff --git a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
index 3ec067c3ecf..6709765fa27 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateSnapshot(
 		return cloneFromSnapshot(ctx, rbdVol, rbdSnap, cr, req.GetParameters())
 	}
 
-	err = flattenTemporaryClonedImages(ctx, rbdVol, cr)
+	err = rbdVol.PrepareVolumeForSnapshot(ctx, cr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1376,11 +1376,6 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) doSnapshotClone(
 		return cloneRbd, err
 	}
 
-	err = cloneRbd.flattenRbdImage(ctx, false, rbdHardMaxCloneDepth, rbdSoftMaxCloneDepth)
-	if err != nil {
-		return cloneRbd, err
-	}
-
 	return cloneRbd, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/rbd/group_controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/group_controllerserver.go
index 4e4d3c408bc..d3ee55a45d5 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/group_controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/group_controllerserver.go
@@ -130,6 +130,17 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateVolumeGroupSnapshot(
 			"failed to get existing one with name %q: %v", vgsName, err)
 	}
 
+	creds, err := mgr.GetCredentials()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+	}
+	for _, volume := range volumes {
+		err = volume.PrepareVolumeForSnapshot(ctx, &creds)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, status.Error(codes.Aborted, err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
 	// create a temporary VolumeGroup with a different name
 	vg, err = mgr.CreateVolumeGroup(ctx, vgName)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/rbd/manager.go b/internal/rbd/manager.go
index 8b0d6a06448..dcbcaad1004 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/manager.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/manager.go
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ func (mgr *rbdManager) Destroy(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-// getCredentials sets up credentials and connects to the journal.
-func (mgr *rbdManager) getCredentials() (*util.Credentials, error) {
+// GetCredentials sets up credentials and connects to the journal.
+func (mgr *rbdManager) GetCredentials() (*util.Credentials, error) {
 	if mgr.creds != nil {
 		return mgr.creds, nil
 	}
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (mgr *rbdManager) getVolumeGroupJournal(clusterID string) (journal.VolumeGr
 		return mgr.vgJournal, nil
 	}
 
-	creds, err := mgr.getCredentials()
+	creds, err := mgr.GetCredentials()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (mgr *rbdManager) getGroupUUID(
 }
 
 func (mgr *rbdManager) GetVolumeByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (types.Volume, error) {
-	creds, err := mgr.getCredentials()
+	creds, err := mgr.GetCredentials()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (mgr *rbdManager) GetVolumeByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (types.Volu
 }
 
 func (mgr *rbdManager) GetSnapshotByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (types.Snapshot, error) {
-	creds, err := mgr.getCredentials()
+	creds, err := mgr.GetCredentials()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (mgr *rbdManager) GetSnapshotByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (types.Sn
 }
 
 func (mgr *rbdManager) GetVolumeGroupByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (types.VolumeGroup, error) {
-	creds, err := mgr.getCredentials()
+	creds, err := mgr.GetCredentials()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (mgr *rbdManager) GetVolumeGroupByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (types
 }
 
 func (mgr *rbdManager) CreateVolumeGroup(ctx context.Context, name string) (types.VolumeGroup, error) {
-	creds, err := mgr.getCredentials()
+	creds, err := mgr.GetCredentials()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func (mgr *rbdManager) GetVolumeGroupSnapshotByID(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	id string,
 ) (types.VolumeGroupSnapshot, error) {
-	creds, err := mgr.getCredentials()
+	creds, err := mgr.GetCredentials()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
index fbae7f4181d..1fb5b77d06a 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -2273,3 +2273,28 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) GetClusterID(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 
 	return ri.ClusterID, nil
 }
+
+func (rv *rbdVolume) PrepareVolumeForSnapshot(ctx context.Context, cr *util.Credentials) error {
+	hardLimit := rbdHardMaxCloneDepth
+	softLimit := rbdSoftMaxCloneDepth
+	err := flattenTemporaryClonedImages(ctx, rv, cr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// choosing 2, since snapshot adds one depth and we'll be flattening the parent.
+	const depthToAvoidFlatten = 2
+	if rbdHardMaxCloneDepth > depthToAvoidFlatten {
+		hardLimit = rbdHardMaxCloneDepth - depthToAvoidFlatten
+	}
+	if rbdSoftMaxCloneDepth > depthToAvoidFlatten {
+		softLimit = rbdSoftMaxCloneDepth - depthToAvoidFlatten
+	}
+
+	err = rv.flattenParentImage(ctx, hardLimit, softLimit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return getGRPCErrorForCreateVolume(err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/rbd/types/manager.go b/internal/rbd/types/manager.go
index 273bd58109f..145cd54ead9 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/types/manager.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/types/manager.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"context"
+
+	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 )
 
 // VolumeResolver can be used to construct a Volume from a CSI VolumeId.
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ type Manager interface {
 	// Destroy frees all resources that the Manager allocated.
 	Destroy(ctx context.Context)
 
+	// Getcredentials sets up credentials and connects to the journal.
+	GetCredentials() (util.Credentials, error)
+
 	// GetVolumeGroupByID uses the CSI-Addons VolumeGroupId to resolve the
 	// returned VolumeGroup.
 	GetVolumeGroupByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (VolumeGroup, error)
diff --git a/internal/rbd/types/volume.go b/internal/rbd/types/volume.go
index 1f235bf16ba..a8b390b622a 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/types/volume.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/types/volume.go
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ type Volume interface {
 	// if the parent image is in trash, it returns an error.
 	// if the parent image exists and is not enabled for mirroring, it returns an error.
 	HandleParentImageExistence(ctx context.Context, flattenMode FlattenMode) error
+	// PrepareVolumeForSnapshot prepares the volume for snapshot by
+	// checking snapshots limit and clone depth limit and flattening it
+	// if required.
+	PrepareVolumeForSnapshot(ctx context.Context, cr *util.Credentials) error
 
 	// ToMirror converts the Volume to a Mirror.
 	ToMirror() (Mirror, error)