diff --git a/website/docs/d/virtual_machine.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/virtual_machine.html.markdown
index b3c1fe2d9..73f1b0e67 100644
--- a/website/docs/d/virtual_machine.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/d/virtual_machine.html.markdown
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ data "vsphere_virtual_machine" "development_template" {
 
 The following arguments are supported:
 
-* `name` - (Required) The name of the virtual machine. This can be a name or
-  the full path relative to the datacenter.
+* `name` - (Optional) The name of the virtual machine. This can be a name or
+  the full path relative to the datacenter. This is required if a UUID lookup
+  is not performed.
+* `uuid` - (Optional) Specify this field for a UUID lookup, `name` and `datacenter_id`
+  are not required if this is specified.
 * `datacenter_id` - (Optional) The [managed object reference
   ID][docs-about-morefs] of the datacenter the virtual machine is located in.
   This can be omitted if the search path used in `name` is an absolute path.