diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 75feea1e46..551d4a36bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 ## DFX
 
+### fix: Save SNS canister IDs
+
+SNS canister IDs were not being parsed reliably.  Now the candid file is being specified explicitly, which resolves the issue in at least some cases.
+
 ### feat: NNS usability improvements
 
 The command line interface for nns commands has been updated to:
diff --git a/e2e/tests-dfx/sns.bash b/e2e/tests-dfx/sns.bash
index 08417e8228..7cf574da47 100755
--- a/e2e/tests-dfx/sns.bash
+++ b/e2e/tests-dfx/sns.bash
@@ -76,4 +76,9 @@ SNS_CONFIG_FILE_NAME="sns.yml"
     install_asset sns/valid
     dfx sns config validate
     dfx sns deploy
+    # SNS canister IDs should be saved
+    dfx canister id sns_governance
+    dfx canister id sns_ledger
+    dfx canister id sns_root
+    dfx canister id sns_swap
 }
diff --git a/src/dfx/src/commands/sns/deploy.rs b/src/dfx/src/commands/sns/deploy.rs
index 3fd5764864..657b7c7496 100644
--- a/src/dfx/src/commands/sns/deploy.rs
+++ b/src/dfx/src/commands/sns/deploy.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ pub struct DeployOpts {}
 
 /// Executes the command line `dfx sns deploy`.
 pub fn exec(env: &dyn Environment, _opts: DeployOpts) -> DfxResult {
+    println!("Creating SNS canisters.  This typically takes about one minute...");
     let config = env.get_config_or_anyhow()?;
     let path = config.get_project_root().join(sns::CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
 
-    deploy_sns(env, &path)?;
+    println!("{}", deploy_sns(env, &path)?);
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/dfx/src/lib/sns/deploy.rs b/src/dfx/src/lib/sns/deploy.rs
index 06a3dc0227..96f03e720b 100644
--- a/src/dfx/src/lib/sns/deploy.rs
+++ b/src/dfx/src/lib/sns/deploy.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 //! Code for creating an SNS.
+use anyhow::bail;
 use fn_error_context::context;
 use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -10,11 +11,33 @@ use crate::Environment;
 /// Creates an SNS.  This requires funds but no proposal.
 #[context("Failed to deploy SNS with config: {}", path.display())]
 pub fn deploy_sns(env: &dyn Environment, path: &Path) -> DfxResult<String> {
+    // Note: It MAY be possible to get the did file location using existing sdk methods.
+    let did_file = "candid/nns-sns-wasm.did";
+    if !Path::new(did_file).exists() {
+        bail!("Missing did file at '{did_file}'.  Please run 'dfx nns import' to get the file.");
+    }
+
+    // Note: The --network flag is not available at the moment,
+    //       so this always applies to local canister IDs.
+    //       This will have to be expanded to cover deployments to
+    //       mainnet quite soon.
+    let canister_ids_file = ".dfx/local/canister_ids.json";
+
     let args = vec![
         OsString::from("deploy"),
         OsString::from("--init-config-file"),
         OsString::from(path),
+        OsString::from("--candid"),
+        OsString::from(did_file),
+        OsString::from("--save-to"),
+        OsString::from(canister_ids_file),
     ];
-    call_bundled(env, "sns", &args)
-        .map(|stdout| format!("Deployed SNS: {}\n{}", path.display(), stdout))
+    call_bundled(env, "sns", &args).map(|stdout| {
+        format!(
+            "Deployed SNS:\nSNS config: {}\nCanister ID file: {}\n\n{}",
+            path.display(),
+            canister_ids_file,
+            stdout
+        )
+    })
 }