diff --git a/docs/resources/virtual_environment_vm.md b/docs/resources/virtual_environment_vm.md
index e61501c9..fa5e3ea3 100644
--- a/docs/resources/virtual_environment_vm.md
+++ b/docs/resources/virtual_environment_vm.md
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ output "ubuntu_vm_public_key" {
         * `keys` - (Optional) The SSH keys.
         * `password` - (Optional) The SSH password.
         * `username` - (Optional) The SSH username.
+    * `network_data_file_id` - (Optional) The identifier for a file containing network configuration data passed to the 
+      VM via cloud-init (conflicts with `ip_config`).
     * `user_data_file_id` - (Optional) The identifier for a file containing custom user data (conflicts
       with `user_account`).
     * `vendor_data_file_id` - (Optional) The identifier for a file containing all vendor data passed to the VM via cloud-init.
diff --git a/proxmox/virtual_environment_vm_types.go b/proxmox/virtual_environment_vm_types.go
index c0fcd5eb..8c00fce5 100644
--- a/proxmox/virtual_environment_vm_types.go
+++ b/proxmox/virtual_environment_vm_types.go
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ func (r *CustomCloudInitFiles) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 			case "meta":
 				r.MetaVolume = &v[1]
 			case "network":
-				r.MetaVolume = &v[1]
+				r.NetworkVolume = &v[1]
 			case "user":
 				r.UserVolume = &v[1]
 			case "vendor":
diff --git a/proxmoxtf/resource_virtual_environment_vm.go b/proxmoxtf/resource_virtual_environment_vm.go
index 3e508923..2be65f2e 100644
--- a/proxmoxtf/resource_virtual_environment_vm.go
+++ b/proxmoxtf/resource_virtual_environment_vm.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ const (
 	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationUserAccountPassword = ""
 	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationUserDataFileID      = ""
 	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationVendorDataFileID    = ""
+	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationNetworkDataFileID   = ""
 	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationType                = ""
 	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMKeyboardLayout                    = "en-us"
 	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMMachineType                       = ""
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ const (
 	mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationUserAccountUsername = "username"
 	mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationUserDataFileID      = "user_data_file_id"
 	mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationVendorDataFileID    = "vendor_data_file_id"
+	mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationNetworkDataFileID   = "network_data_file_id"
 	mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMIPv4Addresses                     = "ipv4_addresses"
 	mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMIPv6Addresses                     = "ipv6_addresses"
 	mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMKeyboardLayout                    = "keyboard_layout"
@@ -782,6 +784,14 @@ func resourceVirtualEnvironmentVM() *schema.Resource {
 							Default:          dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationVendorDataFileID,
 							ValidateDiagFunc: getFileIDValidator(),
 						},
+						mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationNetworkDataFileID: {
+							Type:             schema.TypeString,
+							Description:      "The ID of a file containing network config",
+							Optional:         true,
+							ForceNew:         true,
+							Default:          dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationNetworkDataFileID,
+							ValidateDiagFunc: getFileIDValidator(),
+						},
 						mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationType: {
 							Type:             schema.TypeString,
 							Description:      "The cloud-init configuration format",
@@ -2315,6 +2325,15 @@ func resourceVirtualEnvironmentVMGetCloudInitConfig(d *schema.ResourceData) (*pr
 			initializationConfig.Files.VendorVolume = &initializationVendorDataFileID
 		}
 
+		initializationNetworkDataFileID := initializationBlock[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationNetworkDataFileID].(string)
+
+		if initializationNetworkDataFileID != "" {
+			if initializationConfig.Files == nil {
+				initializationConfig.Files = &proxmox.CustomCloudInitFiles{}
+			}
+			initializationConfig.Files.NetworkVolume = &initializationNetworkDataFileID
+		}
+
 		initializationType := initializationBlock[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationType].(string)
 
 		if initializationType != "" {
@@ -3183,9 +3202,15 @@ func resourceVirtualEnvironmentVMReadCustom(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Resou
 		} else {
 			initialization[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationVendorDataFileID] = ""
 		}
+		if vmConfig.CloudInitFiles.NetworkVolume != nil {
+			initialization[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationNetworkDataFileID] = *vmConfig.CloudInitFiles.NetworkVolume
+		} else {
+			initialization[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationNetworkDataFileID] = ""
+		}
 	} else if len(initialization) > 0 {
 		initialization[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationUserDataFileID] = ""
 		initialization[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationVendorDataFileID] = ""
+		initialization[mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMInitializationNetworkDataFileID] = ""
 	}
 
 	if vmConfig.CloudInitType != nil {