diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/kubevirt/kubevirt_pvc.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/kubevirt/kubevirt_pvc.py
index de707723374..95f261b3ac2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/kubevirt/kubevirt_pvc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/kubevirt/kubevirt_pvc.py
@@ -130,10 +130,9 @@ options:
     description:
       - "If set, this module will wait for the PVC to become bound and CDI (if enabled) to finish its operation
         before returning."
+      - Module is aware of WaitForFirstConsumer and will not erroneously time out in such cases.
       - "Used only if I(state) set to C(present)."
-      - "Unless used in conjuction with I(cdi_source), this might result in a timeout, as clusters may be configured
-        to not bind PVCs until first usage."
-    default: false
+    default: true
     type: bool
   wait_timeout:
     description:
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ PVC_ARG_SPEC = {
     'cdi_source': {'type': 'dict'},
     'wait': {
         'type': 'bool',
-        'default': False
+        'default': True
     },
     'wait_timeout': {
         'type': 'int',
@@ -373,18 +372,26 @@ class KubevirtPVC(KubernetesRawModule):
             if 'certConfigMap' in src_spec:
                 annotations['cdi.kubevirt.io/storage.import.certConfigMap'] = src_spec['certConfigMap']
 
-    def _wait_for_creation(self, resource, uid):
+    def _wait_for_creation(self, resource, result):
         return_obj = None
         desired_cdi_status = 'Succeeded'
+        uid = result['metadata']['uid']
         use_cdi = True if self.params.get('cdi_source') else False
+
         if use_cdi and 'upload' in self.params['cdi_source']:
             desired_cdi_status = 'Running'
-
-        for event in resource.watch(namespace=self.namespace, timeout=self.params.get('wait_timeout')):
+        if not use_cdi:
+            v1_events = self.client.resources.get(api_version='v1', kind='Event')
+            pvc_events = v1_events.get(namespace=self.namespace, field_selector='involvedObject.uid={0}'.format(uid))
+            reasons = [item.reason for item in pvc_events.items if hasattr(item, 'reason')]
+            if 'WaitForFirstConsumer' in reasons:
+                return result
+
+        for event in resource.watch(namespace=self.namespace,
+                                    field_selector='involvedObject.uid={0}'.format(uid),
+                                    timeout=self.params.get('wait_timeout')):
             entity = event['object']
             metadata = entity.metadata
-            if not hasattr(metadata, 'uid') or metadata.uid != uid:
-                continue
             if entity.status.phase == 'Bound':
                 if use_cdi and hasattr(metadata, 'annotations'):
                     import_status = metadata.annotations.get('cdi.kubevirt.io/storage.pod.phase')
@@ -442,7 +449,7 @@ class KubevirtPVC(KubernetesRawModule):
         definition = self.set_defaults(resource, definition)
         result = self.perform_action(resource, definition)
         if self.params.get('wait') and self.params.get('state') == 'present':
-            result['result'] = self._wait_for_creation(resource, result['result']['metadata']['uid'])
+            result['result'] = self._wait_for_creation(resource, result['result'])
 
         self.exit_json(**result)