diff --git a/virtualbox/resource_vm.go b/virtualbox/resource_vm.go
index 4cd5d88..e05013d 100644
--- a/virtualbox/resource_vm.go
+++ b/virtualbox/resource_vm.go
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ func netTfToVbox(d *schema.ResourceData) ([]vbox.NIC, error) {
 			return vbox.IntelPro1000TServer, nil
 		case "IntelPro1000MTServer":
 			return vbox.IntelPro1000MTServer, nil
+		case "VirtIO":
+			return vbox.VirtIO, nil
 		default:
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("Invalid virtual network device: %s", attr)
 		}
@@ -656,6 +658,8 @@ func netVboxToTf(vm *vbox.Machine, d *schema.ResourceData) error {
 			return "IntelPro1000TServer"
 		case vbox.IntelPro1000MTServer:
 			return "IntelPro1000MTServer"
+		case vbox.VirtIO:
+			return "VirtIO"
 		default:
 			return ""
 		}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/vm.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/vm.html.markdown
index 68bdba6..6c1aeab 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/vm.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/vm.html.markdown
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
     `bridged`, `hostonly`, `internal`, `generic`.
   - `.#.device`, string, optional, default="IntelPro1000MTServer": The model of
     the virtual hardware device, allowed values: `PCIII`, `FASTIII`,
-    `IntelPro1000MTDesktop` `IntelPro1000TServer`, `IntelPro1000MTServer`.
+    `IntelPro1000MTDesktop` `IntelPro1000TServer`, `IntelPro1000MTServer`, `VirtIO`.
   - `.#.host_interface`, string, optional: Some network type (hostonly,
     bridged, etc) must bind to a host interface to work properly, use this field
     to specify the name of the host interface you like to bind to (like 'en0',