diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/migrating.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/migrating.go
index 2c52e6cbb7..18c08a76df 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/migrating.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/migrating.go
@@ -280,6 +280,15 @@ func (h *MigratingHandler) getVMOPCandidate(ctx context.Context, s state.Virtual
 func (h *MigratingHandler) syncMigratable(ctx context.Context, s state.VirtualMachineState, vm *v1alpha2.VirtualMachine, kvvm *virtv1.VirtualMachine, kvvmi *virtv1.VirtualMachineInstance) error {
 	cb := conditions.NewConditionBuilder(vmcondition.TypeMigratable).Generation(vm.GetGeneration())
 
+	snapshotting, _ := conditions.GetCondition(vmcondition.TypeSnapshotting, vm.Status.Conditions)
+	if snapshotting.Status == metav1.ConditionTrue {
+		cb.Status(metav1.ConditionFalse).
+			Reason(vmcondition.ReasonNonMigratable).
+			Message("Cannot migrate the machine while a snapshot is in progress.")
+		conditions.SetCondition(cb, &vm.Status.Conditions)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if kvvm != nil {
 		liveMigratable := service.GetKVVMCondition(string(virtv1.VirtualMachineInstanceIsMigratable), kvvm.Status.Conditions)
 		switch {
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmop/migration/internal/handler/lifecycle.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmop/migration/internal/handler/lifecycle.go
index 390fb9069d..7bb9fb9964 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmop/migration/internal/handler/lifecycle.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmop/migration/internal/handler/lifecycle.go
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func (h LifecycleHandler) canExecute(vmop *v1alpha2.VirtualMachineOperation, vm
 			Generation(vmop.GetGeneration()).
 			Reason(vmopcondition.ReasonOperationFailed).
 			Status(metav1.ConditionFalse).
-			Message("VirtualMachine is not migratable, cannot be processed."),
+			Message(fmt.Sprintf("VirtualMachine is not migratable, cannot be processed: %s", migratable.Message)),
 		&vmop.Status.Conditions)
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmsnapshot/internal/virtual_machine_ready.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmsnapshot/internal/virtual_machine_ready.go
index 9bd8cecda8..e6e69e01be 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmsnapshot/internal/virtual_machine_ready.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmsnapshot/internal/virtual_machine_ready.go
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ func (h VirtualMachineReadyHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, vmSnapshot *v1al
 		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 	}
 
+	_, migratingConditionExists := conditions.GetCondition(vmcondition.TypeMigrating, vm.Status.Conditions)
+	if migratingConditionExists {
+		cb.
+			Status(metav1.ConditionFalse).
+			Reason(vmscondition.VirtualMachineNotReadyForSnapshotting).
+			Message("Snapshot cannot be taken: the virtual machine is currently migrating.")
+		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+	}
+
 	switch vm.Status.Phase {
 	case v1alpha2.MachineRunning, v1alpha2.MachineStopped:
 		// If the snapshotting condition is not found, it means that the vm is ready for snapshotting.