diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/82455-new-vmware-productname.yml b/changelogs/fragments/82455-new-vmware-productname.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..497c506adb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/82455-new-vmware-productname.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "facts - detect VMware ESXi 8.0 virtualization by product name VMware20,1"
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py
index 72d2633d504..05ae1254ca0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class LinuxVirtual(Virtual):
                     virtual_facts['virtualization_type'] = 'RHEV'
                     found_virt = True
 
-        if product_name in ('VMware Virtual Platform', 'VMware7,1'):
+        if product_name in ('VMware Virtual Platform', 'VMware7,1', 'VMware20,1'):
             guest_tech.add('VMware')
             if not found_virt:
                 virtual_facts['virtualization_type'] = 'VMware'