diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/vmware_datastore_facts.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/vmware_datastore_facts.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66e6896d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/vmware_datastore_facts.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+    - vmware_datastore_facts - When no datastore was found, returns an empty list.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_datastore_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_datastore_facts.py
index 041b088294..816adffbb8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_datastore_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_datastore_facts.py
@@ -277,15 +277,7 @@ def main():
 
     result['datastores'] = datastores
 
-    # found a datastore
-    if datastores:
-        module.exit_json(**result)
-    else:
-        msg = "Unable to gather datastore facts"
-        if module.params['name']:
-            msg += " for %(name)s" % module.params
-        msg += " in datacenter %(datacenter)s" % module.params
-        module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+    module.exit_json(**result)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':