diff --git a/cmd/snapshot_create.go b/cmd/snapshot_create.go
index bb9cf439..f41f1a74 100644
--- a/cmd/snapshot_create.go
+++ b/cmd/snapshot_create.go
@@ -32,6 +32,25 @@ func aptlySnapshotCreate(cmd *commander.Command, args []string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to create snapshot: %s", err)
 		}
+	} else if len(args) == 4 && args[1] == "from" && args[2] == "repo" {
+		// aptly snapshot create snap from repo mirror
+		localRepoName, snapshotName := args[3], args[0]
+
+		localRepoCollection := debian.NewLocalRepoCollection(context.database)
+		repo, err := localRepoCollection.ByName(localRepoName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to create snapshot: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		err = localRepoCollection.LoadComplete(repo)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to create snapshot: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		snapshot, err = debian.NewSnapshotFromLocalRepo(snapshotName, repo)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to create snapshot: %s", err)
+		}
 	} else if len(args) == 2 && args[1] == "empty" {
 		// aptly snapshot create snap empty
 		snapshotName := args[0]
@@ -59,12 +78,15 @@ func aptlySnapshotCreate(cmd *commander.Command, args []string) error {
 func makeCmdSnapshotCreate() *commander.Command {
 	cmd := &commander.Command{
 		Run:       aptlySnapshotCreate,
-		UsageLine: "create <name> from mirror <mirror-name> | create <name> empty",
-		Short:     "creates immutable snapshot of mirror contents",
+		UsageLine: "create <name> from mirror <mirror-name> | from repo <repo-name> | create <name> empty",
+		Short:     "creates immutable snapshot of mirror (local repo) contents",
 		Long: `
 Command create .. from mirror makes persistent immutable snapshot of remote repository mirror. Snapshot could be
 published or further modified using merge, pull and other aptly features.
 
+Command create .. from repo makes persistent immutable snapshot of local repository. Snapshot could be processed
+as mirror snapshots, and mixed with snapshots of remote mirrors.
+
 Command create .. empty creates empty snapshot that could be used as a basis for snapshot pull operations, for example.
 As snapshots are immutable, creating one empty snapshot should be enough.