diff --git a/driver/vm.go b/driver/vm.go
index 5a307a0ee..28d8a3c0d 100644
--- a/driver/vm.go
+++ b/driver/vm.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type CreateConfig struct {
 	ResourcePool string
 	Datastore    string
 	GuestOS      string // example: otherGuest
+	Network      string // "" for default network
 	Overwrite    bool
 }
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ func (d *Driver) CreateVM(config *CreateConfig) (*VirtualMachine, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	devices, err = addNetwork(d, devices)
+	devices, err = addNetwork(d, devices, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -394,8 +395,8 @@ func addDisk(d *Driver, devices object.VirtualDeviceList, config *CreateConfig)
 	return devices, nil
 }
 
-func addNetwork(d *Driver, devices object.VirtualDeviceList) (object.VirtualDeviceList, error) {
-	network, err := d.finder.DefaultNetwork(d.ctx)
+func addNetwork(d *Driver, devices object.VirtualDeviceList, config *CreateConfig) (object.VirtualDeviceList, error) {
+	network, err := d.finder.NetworkOrDefault(d.ctx, config.Network)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/iso/step_create.go b/iso/step_create.go
index c47e9fb8d..b1d5232c6 100644
--- a/iso/step_create.go
+++ b/iso/step_create.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type CreateConfig struct {
 	ResourcePool string `mapstructure:"resource_pool"`
 	Datastore    string `mapstructure:"datastore"`
 	GuestOSType  string `mapstructure:"guest_os_type"`
+	Network      string `mapstructure:"network"`
 }
 
 func (c *CreateConfig) Prepare() []error {
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ func (s *StepCreateVM) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		ResourcePool:        s.config.ResourcePool,
 		Datastore:           s.config.Datastore,
 		GuestOS:             s.config.GuestOSType,
+		Network:             s.config.Network,
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {