diff --git a/vsphere/internal/virtualdevice/virtual_machine_network_interface_subresource.go b/vsphere/internal/virtualdevice/virtual_machine_network_interface_subresource.go
index b57004cac..02c13b18c 100644
--- a/vsphere/internal/virtualdevice/virtual_machine_network_interface_subresource.go
+++ b/vsphere/internal/virtualdevice/virtual_machine_network_interface_subresource.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const (
 	networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeE1000e  = "e1000e"
 	networkInterfaceSubresourceTypePCNet32 = "pcnet32"
 	networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeSriov   = "sriov"
+	networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeVRdma   = "vmxnet3vrdma"
 	networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeVmxnet2 = "vmxnet2"
 	networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeVmxnet3 = "vmxnet3"
 	networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeUnknown = "unknown"
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ var networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeAllowedValues = []string{
 	networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeE1000,
 	networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeE1000e,
 	networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeVmxnet3,
+	networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeVRdma,
 }
 
 // NetworkInterfaceSubresourceSchema returns the schema for the disk
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ func NetworkInterfaceSubresourceSchema() map[string]*schema.Schema {
 			Type:         schema.TypeString,
 			Optional:     true,
 			Default:      networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeVmxnet3,
-			Description:  "The controller type. Can be one of e1000, e1000e, or vmxnet3.",
+			Description:  "The controller type. Can be one of e1000, e1000e, vmxnet3, or vrdma.",
 			ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice(networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeAllowedValues, false),
 		},
 		"use_static_mac": {
@@ -605,6 +607,8 @@ func baseVirtualEthernetCardToBaseVirtualDevice(v types.BaseVirtualEthernetCard)
 		return types.BaseVirtualDevice(t)
 	case *types.VirtualVmxnet3:
 		return types.BaseVirtualDevice(t)
+	case *types.VirtualVmxnet3Vrdma:
+		return types.BaseVirtualDevice(t)
 	}
 	panic(fmt.Errorf("unknown ethernet card type %T", v))
 }
@@ -633,6 +637,8 @@ func virtualEthernetCardString(d types.BaseVirtualEthernetCard) string {
 		return networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeVmxnet2
 	case *types.VirtualVmxnet3:
 		return networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeVmxnet3
+	case *types.VirtualVmxnet3Vrdma:
+		return networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeVRdma
 	}
 	return networkInterfaceSubresourceTypeUnknown
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/d/virtual_machine.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/virtual_machine.html.markdown
index 73f1b0e67..58af05bb8 100644
--- a/website/docs/d/virtual_machine.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/d/virtual_machine.html.markdown
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ The following attributes are exported:
  * `unit_number` - The disk number on the storage bus.
 * `network_interface_types` - The network interface types for each network
   interface found on the virtual machine, in device bus order. Will be one of
-  `e1000`, `e1000e`, `pcnet32`, `sriov`, `vmxnet2`, or `vmxnet3`.
+  `e1000`, `e1000e`, `pcnet32`, `sriov`, `vmxnet2`, `vmxnet3vrdma`, or `vmxnet3`.
 * `network_interfaces` - Information about each of the network interfaces on this 
   virtual machine or template. These are sorted by device bus order so that they 
   can be applied to a `vsphere_virtual_machine` resource in the order the resource 
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ The following attributes are exported:
   data source must be the same on the destination virtual machine as the source.
   The sub-attributes are:
  * `adapter_type` -  The network interface types for each network interface found 
-  on the virtual machine, in device bus order. Will be one of `e1000`, `e1000e` or 
-  `vmxnet3`.
+  on the virtual machine, in device bus order. Will be one of `e1000`, `e1000e`, 
+  `vmxnet3vrdma`, or `vmxnet3`.
  * `bandwidth_limit` - The upper bandwidth limit of this network interface, 
   in Mbits/sec.
  * `bandwidth_reservation` - The bandwidth reservation of this network interface,