diff --git a/pkg/cmd/format_test.go b/pkg/cmd/format_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c4586d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/format_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// TestSnapshotListIDNotTruncated guards the snapshot list table: the ID column
+// must keep its full width on a narrow terminal so the printed ID can be copied
+// into `snapshot get`/`restore`. Truncatable columns (NAME, SOURCE) absorb the
+// shrink instead.
+func TestSnapshotListIDNotTruncated(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Setenv("COLUMNS", "40")
+	defer os.Unsetenv("COLUMNS")
+
+	const fullID = "0123456789abcdef01234567" // 24-char snapshot ID
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	table := NewTableWriter(&buf, "ID", "NAME", "KIND", "SOURCE", "CREATED")
+	table.TruncOrder = []int{1, 3}
+	table.AddRow(fullID, "a-very-long-snapshot-name", "memory", "a-very-long-source-instance-name", "3 minutes ago")
+
+	widths := table.renderWidths()
+	assert.Equal(t, len(fullID), widths[0], "ID column should never be shrunk")
+
+	table.Render()
+	assert.True(t, strings.Contains(buf.String(), fullID), "rendered table should contain the full ID")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/snapshotcmd.go b/pkg/cmd/snapshotcmd.go
index 70b8914..d70dd30 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/snapshotcmd.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/snapshotcmd.go
@@ -343,14 +343,14 @@ func handleSnapshotList(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 	}
 
 	table := NewTableWriter(os.Stdout, "ID", "NAME", "KIND", "SOURCE", "CREATED")
-	table.TruncOrder = []int{0, 3}
+	table.TruncOrder = []int{1, 3} // NAME first, then SOURCE; never truncate ID (copy-paste target)
 	for _, snapshot := range *snapshots {
 		name := snapshot.Name
 		if name == "" {
 			name = "-"
 		}
 		table.AddRow(
-			TruncateID(snapshot.ID),
+			snapshot.ID,
 			name,
 			string(snapshot.Kind),
 			snapshot.SourceInstanceName,