diff --git a/btrbk b/btrbk
index 3dcd00f..19099c1 100755
--- a/btrbk
+++ b/btrbk
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ my %config_options = (
   timestamp_format            => { default => "long",    accept => [ "short", "long", "long-iso" ], context => [ "global", "volume", "subvolume" ] },
   snapshot_dir                => { default => undef,     accept_file => { relative => 1, absolute => 1 }, context => [ "global", "volume", "subvolume" ] },
   snapshot_name               => { c_default => 1,       accept_file => { name_only => 1 }, context => [ "subvolume" ], deny_glob_context => 1 },   # NOTE: defaults to the subvolume name (hardcoded)
+  snapshot_name_prefix_fullpath => { default => "no",    accept => ["yes", "no" ] },
   snapshot_create             => { default => "always",  accept => [ "no", "always", "ondemand", "onchange" ], context => [ "global", "volume", "subvolume" ] },
   incremental                 => { default => "yes",     accept => [ "yes", "no", "strict" ] },
   incremental_prefs           => { default => \@incremental_prefs_default, accept_regexp => qr/^$incremental_prefs_match($split_match$incremental_prefs_match)*$/, split => $split_match },
@@ -6999,6 +7000,12 @@ MAIN:
           my $postfix_counter = $lookup[0] // -1;
           $postfix_counter++;
           my $snapshot_name = $snapshot_basename . '.' . $timestamp . ($postfix_counter ? "_$postfix_counter" : "");
+          if ( config_key($svol, "snapshot_name_prefix_fullpath") eq "yes" ) {
+              my $sanitized_snaproot = $snaproot->{PATH};
+              # replace all /s with _ in the root
+              $sanitized_snaproot =~ s/\//_/msxg;
+              $snapshot_name = $sanitized_snaproot.$snapshot_name;
+          }
 
           if(@unconfirmed_target_name) {
             INFO "Assuming non-present subvolume \"$snapshot_name\" in skipped targets: " . join(", ", map { "\"$_->{PRINT}\"" } @unconfirmed_target_name);
diff --git a/btrbk.conf.example b/btrbk.conf.example
index 43600fe..d3f27b3 100644
--- a/btrbk.conf.example
+++ b/btrbk.conf.example
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ snapshot_dir               _btrbk_snap
 # disk when btrbk terminates.
 #btrfs_commit_delete        no
 
+# Include full path in the snapshot name to distinguish between snapshots
+# with the same name, but different roots
+# snapshot_name_prefix_fullpath yes
+
 
 #
 # Volume section (optional): "volume <volume-directory>"