diff --git a/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/HypervisorHostHelper.java b/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/HypervisorHostHelper.java
index 6c941f8012a6..beab721f0ef8 100644
--- a/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/HypervisorHostHelper.java
+++ b/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/HypervisorHostHelper.java
@@ -649,7 +649,8 @@ public static Pair<ManagedObjectReference, String> prepareNetwork(String physica
                 bWaitPortGroupReady = false;
             } else if (BroadcastDomainType.NSX == broadcastDomainType && Objects.nonNull(netName)){
                 networkName = netName;
-                bWaitPortGroupReady = false;
+                // NSX creates the segment outside vCenter, where its backing DV port group may not be immediately visible.
+                bWaitPortGroupReady = true;
             } else {
                 boolean dvSwitchSupportNewPolicies = (isFeatureSupportedInVcenterApiVersion(vcApiVersion, MINIMUM_VCENTER_API_VERSION_WITH_DVS_NEW_POLICIES_SUPPORT)
                         && isVersionEqualOrHigher(dvSwitchVersion, MINIMUM_DVS_VERSION_WITH_NEW_POLICIES_SUPPORT));
diff --git a/vmware-base/src/test/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/HypervisorHostHelperTest.java b/vmware-base/src/test/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/HypervisorHostHelperTest.java
index ae4a05380c14..88c1e87f3d45 100644
--- a/vmware-base/src/test/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/HypervisorHostHelperTest.java
+++ b/vmware-base/src/test/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/HypervisorHostHelperTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.nullable;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyList;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoInteractions;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -1041,4 +1042,25 @@ public void testPrepareNetwork() throws Exception {
                 null, networkName);
         assertEquals(morNet.second(), networkName);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPrepareNetworkWaitsForNsxDvPortGroup() throws Exception {
+        String networkName = "D1-A2-Z2-V8-S4";
+        DynamicProperty property = new DynamicProperty();
+        property.setVal(networkName);
+
+        when(hostMO.getHyperHostDatacenter()).thenReturn(mor);
+        when(datacenterMO.getDvSwitchMor(any(String.class))).thenReturn(mor);
+        when(vmwareClient.getDecendentMoRef(nullable(ManagedObjectReference.class), any(String.class), any(String.class))).thenReturn(mor);
+        when(vimService.retrieveProperties(any(), anyList())).thenReturn(List.of(), List.of(ocs));
+        when(ocs.getPropSet()).thenReturn(List.of(property));
+        when(ocs.getObj()).thenReturn(mor);
+
+        Pair<ManagedObjectReference, String> morNet = HypervisorHostHelper.prepareNetwork("NSX-VDS", "cloud.guest", hostMO, null, null,
+                200, null, 900000, VirtualSwitchType.VMwareDistributedVirtualSwitch, 1, null,
+                false, Networks.BroadcastDomainType.NSX, null,
+                null, networkName);
+        assertEquals(networkName, morNet.second());
+        verify(vimService, times(2)).retrieveProperties(any(), anyList());
+    }
 }