diff --git a/libgnome-desktop/gnome-desktop-thumbnail-script.c b/libgnome-desktop/gnome-desktop-thumbnail-script.c
index b6c31e933a5f7614a2f0c1437d3a732051cac2fc..3f2085a31ded0928214cc4c489faa5453649d1b6 100644
--- a/libgnome-desktop/gnome-desktop-thumbnail-script.c
+++ b/libgnome-desktop/gnome-desktop-thumbnail-script.c
@@ -933,6 +933,9 @@ script_exec_new (const char  *uri,
       else
         exec->sandbox = SANDBOX_TYPE_NONE;
     }
+  /* Similarly for snaps */
+  else if (g_getenv ("SNAP_NAME") != NULL)
+    exec->sandbox = SANDBOX_TYPE_NONE;
   else
     exec->sandbox = SANDBOX_TYPE_BWRAP;
 #endif