diff --git a/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go b/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go
index 5179dc0094f..1d5c45cc5f7 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) CreateDashboardSnapshot(c *models.ReqContext) response.Res
 		metrics.MApiDashboardSnapshotCreate.Inc()
 	}
 
-	if err := hs.SQLStore.CreateDashboardSnapshot(c.Req.Context(), &cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := hs.DashboardsnapshotsService.CreateDashboardSnapshot(c.Req.Context(), &cmd); err != nil {
 		c.JsonApiErr(500, "Failed to create snapshot", err)
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) GetDashboardSnapshot(c *models.ReqContext) response.Respon
 
 	query := &models.GetDashboardSnapshotQuery{Key: key}
 
-	err := hs.SQLStore.GetDashboardSnapshot(query)
+	err := hs.DashboardsnapshotsService.GetDashboardSnapshot(c.Req.Context(), query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to get dashboard snapshot", err)
 	}
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) DeleteDashboardSnapshotByDeleteKey(c *models.ReqContext) r
 	}
 
 	query := &models.GetDashboardSnapshotQuery{DeleteKey: key}
-
-	err := hs.SQLStore.GetDashboardSnapshot(query)
+	err := hs.DashboardsnapshotsService.GetDashboardSnapshot(c.Req.Context(), query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to get dashboard snapshot", err)
 	}
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) DeleteDashboardSnapshotByDeleteKey(c *models.ReqContext) r
 
 	cmd := &models.DeleteDashboardSnapshotCommand{DeleteKey: query.Result.DeleteKey}
 
-	if err := hs.SQLStore.DeleteDashboardSnapshot(c.Req.Context(), cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := hs.DashboardsnapshotsService.DeleteDashboardSnapshot(c.Req.Context(), cmd); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to delete dashboard snapshot", err)
 	}
 
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) DeleteDashboardSnapshot(c *models.ReqContext) response.Res
 
 	query := &models.GetDashboardSnapshotQuery{Key: key}
 
-	err := hs.SQLStore.GetDashboardSnapshot(query)
+	err := hs.DashboardsnapshotsService.GetDashboardSnapshot(c.Req.Context(), query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to get dashboard snapshot", err)
 	}
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) DeleteDashboardSnapshot(c *models.ReqContext) response.Res
 
 	cmd := &models.DeleteDashboardSnapshotCommand{DeleteKey: query.Result.DeleteKey}
 
-	if err := hs.SQLStore.DeleteDashboardSnapshot(c.Req.Context(), cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := hs.DashboardsnapshotsService.DeleteDashboardSnapshot(c.Req.Context(), cmd); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to delete dashboard snapshot", err)
 	}
 
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) SearchDashboardSnapshots(c *models.ReqContext) response.Re
 		SignedInUser: c.SignedInUser,
 	}
 
-	err := hs.SQLStore.SearchDashboardSnapshots(&searchQuery)
+	err := hs.DashboardsnapshotsService.SearchDashboardSnapshots(c.Req.Context(), &searchQuery)
 	if err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Search failed", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot_test.go b/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot_test.go
index 5bf2ae90c4b..434714ba131 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/components/simplejson"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboardsnapshots"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore/mockstore"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func TestDashboardSnapshotAPIEndpoint_singleSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	editorRole := models.ROLE_EDITOR
 	sqlmock := mockstore.NewSQLStoreMock()
 	aclMockResp := []*models.DashboardAclInfoDTO{}
-	hs := &HTTPServer{SQLStore: sqlmock}
+	hs := &HTTPServer{DashboardsnapshotsService: &dashboardsnapshots.Service{SQLStore: sqlmock}}
 
 	setUpSnapshotTest := func(t *testing.T) *models.DashboardSnapshot {
 		t.Helper()
diff --git a/pkg/api/http_server.go b/pkg/api/http_server.go
index 8fdd76cb7d7..b665b67f961 100644
--- a/pkg/api/http_server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/http_server.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/cleanup"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/contexthandler"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboards"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboardsnapshots"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/datasourceproxy"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/datasources"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/encryption"
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ type HTTPServer struct {
 	folderService                dashboards.FolderService
 	DatasourcePermissionsService DatasourcePermissionsService
 	AlertNotificationService     *alerting.AlertNotificationService
+	DashboardsnapshotsService    *dashboardsnapshots.Service
 }
 
 type ServerOptions struct {
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ func ProvideHTTPServer(opts ServerOptions, cfg *setting.Cfg, routeRegister routi
 	notificationService *notifications.NotificationService, dashboardService dashboards.DashboardService,
 	dashboardProvisioningService dashboards.DashboardProvisioningService, folderService dashboards.FolderService,
 	datasourcePermissionsService DatasourcePermissionsService, alertNotificationService *alerting.AlertNotificationService,
+	dashboardsnapshotsService *dashboardsnapshots.Service,
 ) (*HTTPServer, error) {
 	web.Env = cfg.Env
 	m := web.New()
@@ -232,6 +235,7 @@ func ProvideHTTPServer(opts ServerOptions, cfg *setting.Cfg, routeRegister routi
 		folderService:                folderService,
 		DatasourcePermissionsService: datasourcePermissionsService,
 		AlertNotificationService:     alertNotificationService,
+		DashboardsnapshotsService:    dashboardsnapshotsService,
 	}
 	if hs.Listener != nil {
 		hs.log.Debug("Using provided listener")
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboardsnapshots/dashboardsnapshots.go b/pkg/services/dashboardsnapshots/dashboardsnapshots.go
index 48dfb5ab2f1..990e60bb818 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboardsnapshots/dashboardsnapshots.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboardsnapshots/dashboardsnapshots.go
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import (
 
 type Service struct {
 	Bus            bus.Bus
-	SQLStore       *sqlstore.SQLStore
+	SQLStore       sqlstore.Store
 	SecretsService secrets.Service
 }
 
-func ProvideService(bus bus.Bus, store *sqlstore.SQLStore, secretsService secrets.Service) *Service {
+func ProvideService(bus bus.Bus, store sqlstore.Store, secretsService secrets.Service) *Service {
 	s := &Service{
 		Bus:            bus,
 		SQLStore:       store,