diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/66147_rhev_vdsm_vdsmd.yml b/changelogs/fragments/66147_rhev_vdsm_vdsmd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41062a9e417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/66147_rhev_vdsm_vdsmd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - virtualization facts - Detect ``vdsmd`` in addition to ``vdsm`` when trying to detect RHEV hosts. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/66147)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py
index db591402871..e19193cfd73 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/virtual/linux.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class LinuxVirtual(Virtual):
                         try:
                             with open(f) as virt_fh:
                                 comm_content = virt_fh.read().rstrip()
-                            if comm_content == 'vdsm':
+                            if comm_content in ('vdsm', 'vdsmd'):
                                 virtual_facts['virtualization_type'] = 'RHEV'
                                 break
                         except Exception: