diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py
index b38ede8b88..045a063e0a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ class PyVmomi(object):
 
     def get_vm_or_template(self, template_name=None):
         """
-        Function to find the virtual machine or virtual machine template using name
+        Find the virtual machine or virtual machine template using name
         used for cloning purpose.
         Args:
             template_name: Name of virtual machine or virtual machine template
@@ -986,6 +986,10 @@ class PyVmomi(object):
         template_obj = None
 
         if template_name:
+            template_obj = find_vm_by_id(self.content, vm_id=template_name, vm_id_type="uuid")
+            if template_obj:
+                return template_obj
+
             objects = self.get_managed_objects_properties(vim_type=vim.VirtualMachine, properties=['name'])
             templates = []
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
index 3d75206f52..0bb4620e6c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ options:
     - If this value is not set, virtual machine is created without using a template.
     - If the virtual machine already exists, this parameter will be ignored.
     - This parameter is case sensitive.
+    - You can also specify template or VM UUID for identifying source. version_added 2.8. Use C(hw_product_uuid) from M(vmware_guest_facts) as UUID value.
     aliases: [ 'template_src' ]
   is_template:
     description: