diff --git a/pytest_fixtures/component/provision_vmware.py b/pytest_fixtures/component/provision_vmware.py
index 507797ccdf..83bea95c77 100644
--- a/pytest_fixtures/component/provision_vmware.py
+++ b/pytest_fixtures/component/provision_vmware.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+from broker import Broker
 from fauxfactory import gen_string
 import pytest
 from wrapanapi import VMWareSystem
+from wrapanapi.systems.virtualcenter import VMWareVirtualMachine
 
 from robottelo.config import settings
 
@@ -107,3 +109,21 @@ def module_vmware_image(
         uuid=settings.vmware.image_name,
         password=settings.provisioning.host_root_password,
     ).create()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def provisioning_vmware_host(pxe_loader, vmwareclient):
+    """Fixture to check out blank VM on VMware"""
+    vm_boot_firmware = 'efi' if pxe_loader.vm_firmware == 'uefi' else 'bios'
+    provisioning_host = Broker(
+        workflow='deploy-blank-vm-vcenter',
+        artifacts='last',
+        vm_network=settings.provisioning.vlan_id,
+        vm_boot_firmware=vm_boot_firmware,
+    ).execute()
+    yield provisioning_host
+    # delete the host
+    vmware_host = VMWareVirtualMachine(vmwareclient, name=provisioning_host['name'])
+    vmware_host.delete()
+    # check if vm is deleted from VMware
+    assert vmwareclient.does_vm_exist(provisioning_host['name']) is False
diff --git a/tests/foreman/api/test_computeresource_vmware.py b/tests/foreman/api/test_computeresource_vmware.py
index 1795ddca5a..f1dbeb4b54 100644
--- a/tests/foreman/api/test_computeresource_vmware.py
+++ b/tests/foreman/api/test_computeresource_vmware.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from fauxfactory import gen_string
 import pytest
 from wait_for import wait_for
+from wrapanapi.systems.virtualcenter import VMWareVirtualMachine
 
 from robottelo.config import settings
 
@@ -124,3 +125,59 @@ def test_positive_provision_end_to_end(
         delay=10,
     )
     assert host.read().build_status_label == 'Installed'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.on_premises_provisioning
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('module_provisioning_sat', ['discovery'], indirect=True)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('pxe_loader', ['bios', 'uefi'], indirect=True)
+@pytest.mark.rhel_ver_list([settings.content_host.default_rhel_version])
+@pytest.mark.tier3
+def test_positive_provision_vmware_pxe_discovery(
+    request,
+    module_provisioning_rhel_content,
+    module_discovery_sat,
+    provisioning_hostgroup,
+    provisioning_vmware_host,
+    pxe_loader,
+    vmwareclient,
+):
+    """Provision a pxe-based discovered host on VMware
+
+    :id: 29d46a87-bd6f-4963-9ed6-b3456c600779
+
+    :parametrized: yes
+
+    :Setup: Provisioning and discovery should be configured
+
+    :steps:
+        1. Boot up the host to discover
+        2. Provision the host
+
+    :expectedresults: Host should be provisioned successfully
+
+    """
+    mac = provisioning_vmware_host['provisioning_nic_mac_addr']
+    sat = module_discovery_sat.sat
+    # start the provisioning host
+    vmware_host = VMWareVirtualMachine(vmwareclient, name=provisioning_vmware_host['name'])
+    vmware_host.start()
+    wait_for(
+        lambda: sat.api.DiscoveredHost().search(query={'mac': mac}) != [],
+        timeout=1500,
+        delay=40,
+    )
+    discovered_host = sat.api.DiscoveredHost().search(query={'mac': mac})[0]
+    discovered_host.hostgroup = provisioning_hostgroup
+    discovered_host.location = provisioning_hostgroup.location[0]
+    discovered_host.organization = provisioning_hostgroup.organization[0]
+    discovered_host.build = True
+    host = discovered_host.update(['hostgroup', 'build', 'location', 'organization'])
+    host = sat.api.Host().search(query={'search': f'name={host.name}'})[0]
+    request.addfinalizer(lambda: sat.provisioning_cleanup(host.name))
+    wait_for(
+        lambda: host.read().build_status_label != 'Pending installation',
+        timeout=1500,
+        delay=10,
+    )
+    assert host.read().build_status_label == 'Installed'
+    assert not sat.api.DiscoveredHost().search(query={'mac': mac})