diff --git a/trie/ctrie/ctrie.go b/trie/ctrie/ctrie.go
index 0f21ce2..f146b36 100644
--- a/trie/ctrie/ctrie.go
+++ b/trie/ctrie/ctrie.go
@@ -306,28 +306,35 @@ func (c *Ctrie) Remove(key []byte) (interface{}, bool) {
 	return c.remove(&Entry{Key: key, hash: c.hash(key)})
 }
 
-// Snapshot returns a stable, point-in-time snapshot of the Ctrie.
+// Snapshot returns a stable, point-in-time snapshot of the Ctrie. If the Ctrie
+// is read-only, the returned Ctrie will also be read-only.
 func (c *Ctrie) Snapshot() *Ctrie {
-	for {
-		root := c.readRoot()
-		main := gcasRead(root, c)
-		if c.rdcssRoot(root, main, root.copyToGen(&generation{}, c)) {
-			return newCtrie(c.readRoot().copyToGen(&generation{}, c), c.hashFactory, c.readOnly)
-		}
-	}
+	return c.snapshot(c.readOnly)
 }
 
 // ReadOnlySnapshot returns a stable, point-in-time snapshot of the Ctrie which
 // is read-only. Write operations on a read-only snapshot will panic.
 func (c *Ctrie) ReadOnlySnapshot() *Ctrie {
-	if c.readOnly {
+	return c.snapshot(true)
+}
+
+// snapshot wraps up the CAS logic to make a snapshot or a read-only snapshot.
+func (c *Ctrie) snapshot(readOnly bool) *Ctrie {
+	if readOnly && c.readOnly {
 		return c
 	}
 	for {
 		root := c.readRoot()
 		main := gcasRead(root, c)
 		if c.rdcssRoot(root, main, root.copyToGen(&generation{}, c)) {
-			return newCtrie(c.readRoot(), c.hashFactory, true)
+			if readOnly {
+				// For a read-only snapshot, we can share the old generation
+				// root.
+				return newCtrie(root, c.hashFactory, readOnly)
+			}
+			// For a read-write snapshot, we need to take a copy of the root
+			// in the new generation.
+			return newCtrie(c.readRoot().copyToGen(&generation{}, c), c.hashFactory, readOnly)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/trie/ctrie/ctrie_test.go b/trie/ctrie/ctrie_test.go
index 0163984..e62701e 100644
--- a/trie/ctrie/ctrie_test.go
+++ b/trie/ctrie/ctrie_test.go
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ func TestSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(i, val)
 	}
 
+	// Now remove the values from the original.
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		ctrie.Remove([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
 	}
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ func TestSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(i, val)
 	}
 
+	// New Ctrie and snapshot.
 	ctrie = New(nil)
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		ctrie.Insert([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)), i)
@@ -266,7 +268,45 @@ func TestSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	_, ok = ctrie.Lookup([]byte("bat"))
 	assert.False(ok)
 
-	snapshot = ctrie.ReadOnlySnapshot()
+	// Ensure snapshots-of-snapshots work as expected.
+	snapshot2 := snapshot.Snapshot()
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		_, ok := snapshot2.Lookup([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
+		assert.False(ok)
+	}
+	val, ok = snapshot2.Lookup([]byte("bat"))
+	assert.True(ok)
+	assert.Equal("man", val)
+
+	snapshot2.Remove([]byte("bat"))
+	_, ok = snapshot2.Lookup([]byte("bat"))
+	assert.False(ok)
+	val, ok = snapshot.Lookup([]byte("bat"))
+	assert.True(ok)
+	assert.Equal("man", val)
+}
+
+func TestReadOnlySnapshot(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	ctrie := New(nil)
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		ctrie.Insert([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)), i)
+	}
+
+	snapshot := ctrie.ReadOnlySnapshot()
+
+	// Ensure snapshot contains expected keys.
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		val, ok := snapshot.Lookup([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
+		assert.True(ok)
+		assert.Equal(i, val)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
+		ctrie.Remove([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure snapshot was unaffected by removals.
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		val, ok := snapshot.Lookup([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
 		assert.True(ok)
@@ -274,24 +314,31 @@ func TestSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Ensure read-only snapshots panic on writes.
-	defer func() {
-		assert.NotNil(recover())
+	func() {
+		defer func() {
+			assert.NotNil(recover())
+		}()
+		snapshot.Remove([]byte("blah"))
 	}()
-	snapshot.Remove([]byte("blah"))
 
 	// Ensure snapshots-of-snapshots work as expected.
 	snapshot2 := snapshot.Snapshot()
+	for i := 50; i < 100; i++ {
+		ctrie.Remove([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
+	}
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		val, ok := snapshot2.Lookup([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
 		assert.True(ok)
 		assert.Equal(i, val)
 	}
-	snapshot2.Remove([]byte("0"))
-	_, ok = snapshot2.Lookup([]byte("0"))
-	assert.False(ok)
-	val, ok = snapshot.Lookup([]byte("0"))
-	assert.True(ok)
-	assert.Equal(0, val)
+
+	// Ensure snapshots of read-only snapshots panic on writes.
+	func() {
+		defer func() {
+			assert.NotNil(recover())
+		}()
+		snapshot2.Remove([]byte("blah"))
+	}()
 }
 
 func TestIterator(t *testing.T) {