diff --git a/docs/specs/qcow2.txt b/docs/specs/qcow2.txt
index 33eca360cc..f19536a46f 100644
--- a/docs/specs/qcow2.txt
+++ b/docs/specs/qcow2.txt
@@ -355,3 +355,6 @@ Snapshot table entry:
         variable:   Unique ID string for the snapshot (not null terminated)
 
         variable:   Name of the snapshot (not null terminated)
+
+        variable:   Padding to round up the snapshot table entry size to the
+                    next multiple of 8.