diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_facts.py
index d067e95d7a..3a04c33b8b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_facts.py
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ def main():
             folder=dict(required=False, type='str', default='/vm'),
             datacenter=dict(required=True, type='str'),
         ),
-        required_together=[('name', 'folder')],
         required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']],
     )
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_facts/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_facts/tasks/main.yml
index b79f9e5b0a..22196a7a90 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_facts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_facts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -80,3 +80,26 @@
     that:
       - "guest_facts_0001['instance']['hw_name'] == vm1 | basename"
       - "guest_facts_0001['instance']['hw_product_uuid'] is defined"
+
+- set_fact: vm1_uuid="{{ guest_facts_0001['instance']['hw_product_uuid'] }}"
+
+- debug: var=vm1_uuid
+
+# Testcase 0002: Get details about virtual machines using UUID
+- name: get list of facts about virtual machines using UUID
+  vmware_guest_facts:
+    validate_certs: False
+    hostname: "{{ vcsim }}"
+    username: "{{ vcsim_instance['json']['username'] }}"
+    password: "{{ vcsim_instance['json']['password'] }}"
+    datacenter: "{{ dc1 | basename }}"
+    uuid: "{{ vm1_uuid }}"
+  register: guest_facts_0002
+
+- debug: msg="{{ guest_facts_0002 }}"
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "guest_facts_0002['instance']['hw_name'] == vm1 | basename"
+      - "guest_facts_0002['instance']['hw_product_uuid'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0002['instance']['hw_product_uuid'] == vm1_uuid"