diff --git a/cmd/repo_create.go b/cmd/repo_create.go
index e04e6b90..9074a8f6 100644
--- a/cmd/repo_create.go
+++ b/cmd/repo_create.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/smira/aptly/deb"
 	"github.com/smira/commander"
 	"github.com/smira/flag"
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 func aptlyRepoCreate(cmd *commander.Command, args []string) error {
 	var err error
-	if len(args) != 1 {
+	if !(len(args) == 1 || (len(args) == 4 && args[1] == "from" && args[2] == "snapshot")) {
 		cmd.Usage()
 		return commander.ErrCommandError
 	}
@@ -26,6 +27,22 @@ func aptlyRepoCreate(cmd *commander.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if len(args) == 4 {
+		var snapshot *deb.Snapshot
+
+		snapshot, err = context.CollectionFactory().SnapshotCollection().ByName(args[3])
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to load source snapshot: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		err = context.CollectionFactory().SnapshotCollection().LoadComplete(snapshot)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to load source snapshot: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		repo.UpdateRefList(snapshot.RefList())
+	}
+
 	err = context.CollectionFactory().LocalRepoCollection().Add(repo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to add local repo: %s", err)
@@ -38,16 +55,21 @@ func aptlyRepoCreate(cmd *commander.Command, args []string) error {
 func makeCmdRepoCreate() *commander.Command {
 	cmd := &commander.Command{
 		Run:       aptlyRepoCreate,
-		UsageLine: "create <name>",
+		UsageLine: "create <name> [ from snapshot <snapshot> ]",
 		Short:     "create local repository",
 		Long: `
 Create local package repository. Repository would be empty when
 created, packages could be added from files, copied or moved from
 another local repository or imported from the mirror.
 
+If local package repository is created from snapshot, repo initial
+contents are copied from snapsot contents.
+
 Example:
 
   $ aptly repo create testing
+
+  $ aptly repo create mysql35 from snapshot mysql-35-2017
 `,
 		Flag: *flag.NewFlagSet("aptly-repo-create", flag.ExitOnError),
 	}
diff --git a/man/aptly.1 b/man/aptly.1
index df488671..a3bb60f2 100644
--- a/man/aptly.1
+++ b/man/aptly.1
@@ -633,18 +633,24 @@ don\(cqt copy, just show what would be copied
 follow dependencies when processing package\-spec
 .
 .SH "CREATE LOCAL REPOSITORY"
-\fBaptly\fR \fBrepo\fR \fBcreate\fR \fIname\fR
+\fBaptly\fR \fBrepo\fR \fBcreate\fR \fIname\fR [ \fBfrom\fR \fBsnapshot\fR \fIsnapshot\fR ]
 .
 .P
 Create local package repository\. Repository would be empty when created, packages could be added from files, copied or moved from another local repository or imported from the mirror\.
 .
 .P
+If local package repository is created from snapshot, repo initial contents are copied from snapsot contents\.
+.
+.P
 Example:
 .
 .P
 $ aptly repo create testing
 .
 .P
+$ aptly repo create mysql35 from snapshot mysql\-35\-2017
+.
+.P
 Options:
 .
 .TP
diff --git a/system/t09_repo/CreateRepo7Test_gold b/system/t09_repo/CreateRepo7Test_gold
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bea2f75a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/t09_repo/CreateRepo7Test_gold
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+Local repo [repo2] successfully added.
+You can run 'aptly repo add repo2 ...' to add packages to repository.
diff --git a/system/t09_repo/CreateRepo7Test_repo_show b/system/t09_repo/CreateRepo7Test_repo_show
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43ae0cc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/t09_repo/CreateRepo7Test_repo_show
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Name: repo2
+Comment: 
+Default Distribution: 
+Default Component: main
+Number of packages: 3
+Packages:
+  libboost-program-options-dev_1.49.0.1_i386
+  pyspi_0.6.1-1.3_source
+  pyspi_0.6.1-1.4_source
diff --git a/system/t09_repo/CreateRepo8Test_gold b/system/t09_repo/CreateRepo8Test_gold
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c12f7262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/t09_repo/CreateRepo8Test_gold
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ERROR: unable to load source snapshot: snapshot with name snap-missing not found
diff --git a/system/t09_repo/create.py b/system/t09_repo/create.py
index 3112dc58..dbb87409 100644
--- a/system/t09_repo/create.py
+++ b/system/t09_repo/create.py
@@ -63,3 +63,27 @@ class CreateRepo6Test(BaseTest):
     runCmd = "aptly repo create -uploaders-file=${changes}/uploaders-not-found.json repo6"
     expectedCode = 1
     outputMatchPrepare = changesRemove
+
+
+class CreateRepo7Test(BaseTest):
+    """
+    create local repo: from snapshot
+    """
+    fixtureCmds = [
+        "aptly repo create repo1",
+        "aptly repo add repo1 ${files}",
+        "aptly snapshot create snap1 from repo repo1",
+    ]
+    runCmd = "aptly repo create repo2 from snapshot snap1"
+
+    def check(self):
+        self.check_output()
+        self.check_cmd_output("aptly repo show -with-packages repo2", "repo_show")
+
+
+class CreateRepo8Test(BaseTest):
+    """
+    create local repo: from missing snapshot
+    """
+    runCmd = "aptly repo create repo2 from snapshot snap-missing"
+    expectedCode = 1