diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/sshcredentials/impl/SSHUserPrivateKeySnapshotTaker.java b/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/sshcredentials/impl/SSHUserPrivateKeySnapshotTaker.java
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+package com.cloudbees.jenkins.plugins.sshcredentials.impl;
+
+import com.cloudbees.jenkins.plugins.sshcredentials.SSHUserPrivateKey;
+import com.cloudbees.jenkins.plugins.sshcredentials.impl.BasicSSHUserPrivateKey.DirectEntryPrivateKeySource;
+import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsSnapshotTaker;
+
+import hudson.Extension;
+import hudson.util.Secret;
+
+@Extension
+public class SSHUserPrivateKeySnapshotTaker extends CredentialsSnapshotTaker<SSHUserPrivateKey> {
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Class<SSHUserPrivateKey> type() {
+        return SSHUserPrivateKey.class;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public SSHUserPrivateKey snapshot(SSHUserPrivateKey credentials) {
+        if (credentials instanceof BasicSSHUserPrivateKey && ((BasicSSHUserPrivateKey) credentials).getPrivateKeySource() instanceof DirectEntryPrivateKeySource) {
+            return credentials;
+        }
+        final Secret passphrase = credentials.getPassphrase();
+        return new BasicSSHUserPrivateKey(credentials.getScope(), credentials.getId(), credentials.getUsername(),
+                new DirectEntryPrivateKeySource(credentials.getPrivateKeys()),
+                passphrase == null ? null : passphrase.getEncryptedValue(), credentials.getDescription());
+    }
+}