diff --git a/client/snapshot/list.go b/client/snapshot/list.go
index 43ff31cfd4a..1d564c44f5c 100644
--- a/client/snapshot/list.go
+++ b/client/snapshot/list.go
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ var ListSnapshotsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to list snapshots: %w", err)
 		}
+
+		if len(snapshots) == 0 {
+			cmd.Println("no snapshots found")
+		}
+
 		for _, snapshot := range snapshots {
 			cmd.Println("height:", snapshot.Height, "format:", snapshot.Format, "chunks:", snapshot.Chunks)
 		}
diff --git a/server/v2/store/snapshot.go b/server/v2/store/snapshot.go
index c9e8c308c27..0fa2b67c708 100644
--- a/server/v2/store/snapshot.go
+++ b/server/v2/store/snapshot.go
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ func (s *Server[T]) ListSnapshotsCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to list snapshots: %w", err)
 			}
+
+			if len(snapshots) == 0 {
+				cmd.Println("no snapshots found")
+			}
+
 			for _, snapshot := range snapshots {
 				cmd.Println("height:", snapshot.Height, "format:", snapshot.Format, "chunks:", snapshot.Chunks)
 			}