diff --git a/lxd/api_internal_recover.go b/lxd/api_internal_recover.go
index bcd57697fa78..173f1b004bda 100644
--- a/lxd/api_internal_recover.go
+++ b/lxd/api_internal_recover.go
@@ -574,12 +574,23 @@ func internalRecoverImportInstanceSnapshot(s *state.State, pool storagePools.Poo
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	snapshotExpiry := snap.Config["snapshots.expiry"]
+	if snapshotExpiry != "" {
+		expiry, err := shared.GetExpiry(snap.CreatedAt, snapshotExpiry)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		snap.ExpiresAt = expiry
+	}
+
 	_, snapInstOp, cleanup, err := instance.CreateInternal(s, db.InstanceArgs{
 		Project:      projectName,
 		Architecture: arch,
 		BaseImage:    snap.Config["volatile.base_image"],
 		Config:       snap.Config,
 		CreationDate: snap.CreatedAt,
+		ExpiryDate:   snap.ExpiresAt,
 		Type:         instanceType,
 		Snapshot:     true,
 		Devices:      deviceConfig.NewDevices(snap.Devices),
diff --git a/test/suites/backup.sh b/test/suites/backup.sh
index 88d1fd314706..316dcfe4b71d 100644
--- a/test/suites/backup.sh
+++ b/test/suites/backup.sh
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ EOF
     echo "hello world" | lxc exec c1 --project test -- tee /mnt/test.txt
     [ "$(lxc exec c1 --project test -- cat /mnt/test.txt)" = "hello world" ]
     lxc stop -f c1
+    lxc config set c1 snapshots.expiry 1d
     lxc snapshot c1
     lxc info c1
+    snapshotExpiryDateBefore=$(lxc info c1 | grep -wF "snap0")
 
     lxc storage volume snapshot "${poolName}" vol1_test snap0
     lxc storage volume show "${poolName}" vol1_test
@@ -185,6 +187,10 @@ EOF
     lxc start c1
     lxc exec c1 --project test -- hostname
 
+    # Check snapshot expiry date has been restored.
+    snapshotExpiryDateAfter=$(lxc info c1 | grep -wF "snap0")
+    [ "$snapshotExpiryDateBefore" = "$snapshotExpiryDateAfter" ]
+
     # Check custom volume accessible.
     lxc exec c1 --project test -- mount | grep /mnt
     [ "$(lxc exec c1 --project test -- cat /mnt/test.txt)" = "hello world" ]