diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
index 7504a73d5ed..6985ca5497c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
@@ -1117,6 +1117,14 @@ class PyVmomiHelper(PyVmomi):
                 dvs_port_connection.switchUuid = pg_obj.config.distributedVirtualSwitch.uuid
                 nic.device.backing = vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCard.DistributedVirtualPortBackingInfo()
                 nic.device.backing.port = dvs_port_connection
+
+            elif isinstance(self.cache.get_network(network_name), vim.OpaqueNetwork):
+                # NSX-T Logical Switch
+                nic.device.backing = vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCard.OpaqueNetworkBackingInfo()
+                nic.device.backing.opaqueNetworkType = 'nsx.LogicalSwitch'
+                nic.device.backing.opaqueNetworkId = self.cache.get_network(network_name).summary.opaqueNetworkId
+                nic.device.deviceInfo.summary = 'nsx.LogicalSwitch: %s' % (self.cache.get_network(network_name).summary.opaqueNetworkId)
+
             else:
                 # vSwitch
                 if not isinstance(nic.device.backing, vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCard.NetworkBackingInfo):