diff --git a/examples/main.tf b/examples/main.tf
index 57df92995..59de83973 100644
--- a/examples/main.tf
+++ b/examples/main.tf
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ resource "nutanix_virtual_machine" "demo-01-web" {
   num_sockets          = 1
   memory_size_mib      = 4096
 
+  #enable vcpu hard pinning (optional)
+  #is_vcpu_hard_pinned = true
+
   # What cluster will this VLAN live on?
   cluster_uuid = local.cluster1
 
diff --git a/nutanix/data_source_nutanix_virtual_machine_test.go b/nutanix/data_source_nutanix_virtual_machine_test.go
index d1954b343..7f487939f 100644
--- a/nutanix/data_source_nutanix_virtual_machine_test.go
+++ b/nutanix/data_source_nutanix_virtual_machine_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ func TestAccNutanixVirtualMachineDataSource_basic(t *testing.T) {
 						"data.nutanix_virtual_machine.nutanix_virtual_machine", "num_vcpus_per_socket", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"data.nutanix_virtual_machine.nutanix_virtual_machine", "num_sockets", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"data.nutanix_virtual_machine.nutanix_virtual_machine", "is_vcpu_hard_pinned", "true"),
 				),
 			},
 		},
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ resource "nutanix_virtual_machine" "vm1" {
   num_vcpus_per_socket = 1
   num_sockets          = 1
   memory_size_mib      = 186
+  is_vcpu_hard_pinned  = true
 }
 
 data "nutanix_virtual_machine" "nutanix_virtual_machine" {
diff --git a/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine_test.go b/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine_test.go
index 901ab4aba..a6db89155 100644
--- a/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine_test.go
+++ b/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine_test.go
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ func TestAccNutanixVirtualMachine_updateFields(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "memory_size_mib", "186"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "num_sockets", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "num_vcpus_per_socket", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "is_vcpu_hard_pinned", "true"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "categories.#", "1"),
 				),
 			},
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ func TestAccNutanixVirtualMachine_updateFields(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "memory_size_mib", "256"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "num_sockets", "2"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "num_vcpus_per_socket", "2"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "is_vcpu_hard_pinned", "false"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "categories.#", "1"),
 				),
 			},
@@ -737,6 +739,7 @@ func testAccNutanixVMConfigUpdatedFields(r int) string {
 			num_vcpus_per_socket = 1
 			num_sockets          = 1
 			memory_size_mib      = 186
+			is_vcpu_hard_pinned = true
 
 
 			categories {
@@ -764,6 +767,7 @@ func testAccNutanixVMConfigUpdatedFieldsUpdated(r int) string {
 			num_vcpus_per_socket = 2
 			num_sockets          = 2
 			memory_size_mib      = 256
+			is_vcpu_hard_pinned = false
 
 			categories {
 				name  = "Environment"