diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/37056-vmware_guest_no_permission.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/37056-vmware_guest_no_permission.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..994272420b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/37056-vmware_guest_no_permission.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- Adds exception handling which is raised when user does not have correct set of permissions/privileges to read virtual machine facts.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py
index a76c219a0f5..e9ad9472cb5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py
@@ -305,8 +305,14 @@ def gather_vm_facts(content, vm):
 
     # facts that may or may not exist
     if vm.summary.runtime.host:
-        host = vm.summary.runtime.host
-        facts['hw_esxi_host'] = host.summary.config.name
+        try:
+            host = vm.summary.runtime.host
+            facts['hw_esxi_host'] = host.summary.config.name
+        except vim.fault.NoPermission:
+            # User does not have read permission for the host system,
+            # proceed without this value. This value does not contribute or hamper
+            # provisioning or power management operations.
+            pass
     if vm.summary.runtime.dasVmProtection:
         facts['hw_guest_ha_state'] = vm.summary.runtime.dasVmProtection.dasProtected