diff --git a/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/save.rb b/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/save.rb
index 7ec71f9c6..bd4e56c68 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/save.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/save.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             o.separator "can be restored via `vagrant snapshot restore` at any point in the"
             o.separator "future to get back to this exact machine state."
             o.separator ""
+            o.separator "If no vm-name is given, Vagrant will take a snapshot of"
+            o.separator "the entire environment with the same snapshot name."
+            o.separator ""
             o.separator "Snapshots are useful for experimenting in a machine and being able"
             o.separator "to rollback quickly."
 
@@ -31,20 +34,22 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               help: opts.help.chomp
           end
 
-          # If no snapshot name is given, the backup name is the same as the machine name.
-          # If there is a name given, we need to remove it and save it as `name`. Otherwise
-          # `with_target_vms` will treat the snapshot name as a guest name.
-          if argv.size < 2
-            name = argv.first
-          else
-            name = argv.pop
-          end
+          name = argv.pop
 
           with_target_vms(argv) do |vm|
             if !vm.provider.capability?(:snapshot_list)
               raise Vagrant::Errors::SnapshotNotSupported
             end
 
+            # In this case, no vm name was given, and we are iterating over the
+            # entire environment. If a vm hasn't been created yet, we can't list
+            # its snapshots
+            if vm.id.nil?
+              @env.ui.warn(I18n.t("vagrant.commands.snapshot.save.vm_not_created",
+                                  name: vm.name))
+              next
+            end
+
             snapshot_list = vm.provider.capability(:snapshot_list)
 
             if !snapshot_list.include? name
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 49d99187d..b72176ab6 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -2053,6 +2053,9 @@ en:
           No pushed snapshot found!
 
           Use `vagrant snapshot push` to push a snapshot to restore to.
+        save:
+          vm_not_created: |-
+            Machine '%{name}' has not been created yet, and therefore cannot save snapshots. Skipping...
       status:
         aborted: |-
           The VM is in an aborted state. This means that it was abruptly
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/save_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/save_test.rb
index 942102c6b..eef624745 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/save_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/save_test.rb
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::CommandSnapshot::Command::Save do
       it "doesn't snapshot a non-existent machine" do
         machine.id = nil
 
-        expect(subject).to receive(:with_target_vms){}
-
         expect(machine).to_not receive(:action)
         expect(subject.execute).to eq(0)
       end