diff --git a/src/help/snapshot.upload.help.ts b/src/help/snapshot.upload.help.ts
index 07d0223c..1e34dbc0 100644
--- a/src/help/snapshot.upload.help.ts
+++ b/src/help/snapshot.upload.help.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,20 @@ import {cyan, green, magenta, yellow} from 'kleur';
 import {OPTION_HELP, OPTIONS_ENV, SNAPSHOT_UPLOAD_DESCRIPTION} from '../constants/help.constants';
 import {helpOutput} from './common.help';
 import {TITLE} from './help';
+import {TARGET_OPTION_NOTE, targetOption} from './target.help';
 
 const usage = `Usage: ${green('juno')} ${cyan('snapshot')} ${magenta('upload')} ${yellow('[options]')}
 
 Options:
   ${yellow('--dir')}                 Path to the snapshot directory that contains the metadata.json and chunks.
+  ${targetOption('snapshot')}    
+  ${yellow('--target-id')}           The module ID of a specific target to upload the snapshot to.
   ${OPTIONS_ENV}
-  ${OPTION_HELP}`;
+  ${OPTION_HELP}
+  
+Notes:
+
+${TARGET_OPTION_NOTE}`;
 
 const doc = `${SNAPSHOT_UPLOAD_DESCRIPTION}
 
diff --git a/src/services/modules/snapshot/snapshot.services.ts b/src/services/modules/snapshot/snapshot.services.ts
index e7409184..2116d69c 100644
--- a/src/services/modules/snapshot/snapshot.services.ts
+++ b/src/services/modules/snapshot/snapshot.services.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 import type {snapshot_id} from '@dfinity/ic-management';
 import {encodeSnapshotId} from '@dfinity/ic-management';
 import {Principal} from '@dfinity/principal';
+import {nonNullish, notEmptyString} from '@dfinity/utils';
+import {findJunoPackageDependency, getJunoPackage} from '@junobuild/admin';
 import {nextArg} from '@junobuild/cli-tools';
+import {
+  JUNO_PACKAGE_MISSION_CONTROL_ID,
+  JUNO_PACKAGE_ORBITER_ID,
+  JUNO_PACKAGE_SATELLITE_ID
+} from '@junobuild/config';
 import ora from 'ora';
+import {actorParameters} from '../../../api/actor.api';
 import {
   deleteCanisterSnapshot,
   loadCanisterSnapshot,
@@ -126,11 +134,55 @@ export const uploadSnapshot = async ({
   segment: AssetKey;
   args?: string[];
 }) => {
-  const canisterId = Principal.fromText(cId);
-
   const folder = nextArg({args, option: '--dir'});
   assertNonNullishFolderExists(folder);
 
+  const targetCanisterId = nextArg({args, option: '--target-id'});
+
+  if (notEmptyString(targetCanisterId)) {
+    // TODO: extract into a service we can reuse for upgrade as well
+    const actorParams = await actorParameters();
+
+    const pkg = await getJunoPackage({
+      moduleId: targetCanisterId,
+      ...actorParams
+    });
+
+    const validJunoPackage = (): {valid: boolean} => {
+      if (segment === 'mission_control') {
+        return {valid: pkg?.name === JUNO_PACKAGE_MISSION_CONTROL_ID};
+      }
+
+      if (segment === 'orbiter') {
+        return {valid: pkg?.name === JUNO_PACKAGE_ORBITER_ID};
+      }
+
+      // It's stock
+      if (pkg?.name === JUNO_PACKAGE_SATELLITE_ID) {
+        return {valid: true};
+      }
+
+      const {dependencies} = pkg ?? {dependencies: {}};
+
+      const satelliteDependency = findJunoPackageDependency({
+        dependencies,
+        dependencyId: JUNO_PACKAGE_SATELLITE_ID
+      });
+
+      return {valid: nonNullish(satelliteDependency)};
+    };
+
+    const {valid} = validJunoPackage();
+
+    if (!valid) {
+      await confirmAndExit(
+        `⚠️  The selected target is not a ${displaySegment(segment)}; this may cause issues if restored later. Are you sure you want to continue?`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  const canisterId = Principal.fromText(notEmptyString(targetCanisterId) ? targetCanisterId : cId);
+
   const {snapshotId} = await loadSnapshotAndAssertOverwrite({canisterId, segment});
 
   await uploadExistingSnapshot({