diff --git a/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.sh b/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.sh
index 2573ec2..2d98f6c 100755
--- a/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.sh
+++ b/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ opt_send_type=''
 opt_send_host=''
 opt_recv_pool=''
 opt_send_opts=''
+opt_send_only=''
 opt_recv_opts=''
 opt_send_ssh_opts=''
 opt_send_mbuf_opts=''
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ print_usage ()
       --send-ssh-opts   Option(s) passed to 'ssh'.
       --send-mbuf-opts  Use mbuffer (with these options) between 'zfs send'
                         and 'ssh <host> zfs receive'.
+      --send-only       Only send the the most recent snapshot
       --sep=CHAR        Use CHAR to separate date stamps in snapshot names.
   -g, --syslog          Write messages into the system log.
   -r, --recursive       Snapshot named filesystem and all descendants.
@@ -196,6 +198,21 @@ $ii@$NAME"
 			fi 
 		fi
 
+		if [ -n "$opt_send_only" ]
+		then
+			for jj in $SNAPSHOTS_OLD
+			do
+				echo $SNAPS_DONE | grep -qv $ii
+				if [ -z "${jj#$ii@$GLOB}" -a $? -eq 0 ]
+				then
+					SNAPS_DONE="$SNAPS_DONE
+$jj"
+					echo adding $jj
+				fi
+			done
+			continue;
+		fi
+
 		# Retain at most $opt_keep number of old snapshots of this filesystem,
 		# including the one that was just recently created.
 		test -z "$opt_keep" && continue
@@ -338,7 +355,7 @@ GETOPT=$(getopt \
   --longoptions=pre-snapshot:,post-snapshot:,destroy-only \
   --longoptions=send-full:,send-incr:,send-opts:,recv-opts: \
   --longoptions=send-ssh-opts:,send-mbuf-opts:,pre-send:,post-send: \
-  --longoptions=send-fallback \
+  --longoptions=send-fallback,send-only \
   --options=dnshe:l:k:p:rs:qgv \
   -- "$@" ) \
   || exit 128
@@ -443,6 +460,11 @@ do
 			opt_send_fallback=1
 			shift 1
 			;;
+		(--send-only)
+			opt_send_only=1
+			opt_do_snapshots=''
+			shift 1
+			;;
 		(--send-opts)
 			opt_send_opts="$2"
 			shift 2