diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Layouts/Providers/SnippetElementHarvester.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Layouts/Providers/SnippetElementHarvester.cs
index cca37506f..9ab4cd7ad 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Layouts/Providers/SnippetElementHarvester.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Layouts/Providers/SnippetElementHarvester.cs
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Layouts.Providers {
             var shape = (dynamic)_shapeFactory.Value.Create(shapeType);
 
             shape.Element = context.Element;
+            shape.SnippetDescriptor = snippetDescriptor;
 
             if (snippetDescriptor != null) {
                 foreach (var fieldDescriptor in snippetDescriptor.Fields) {