diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/73-fix_drs_backwards_vmotion_rate.yml b/changelogs/fragments/73-fix_drs_backwards_vmotion_rate.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55123493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/73-fix_drs_backwards_vmotion_rate.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - cluster_drs - fixed backwards vMotion rate (input 1 set rate to 5 in vCenter) (https://github.com/ansible-collections/vmware.vmware/issues/68)
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cluster_drs.py b/plugins/modules/cluster_drs.py
index f9e8e09f..06f96d84 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cluster_drs.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cluster_drs.py
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ def __init__(self, module):
         self.cluster = self.get_cluster_by_name(self.params.get('cluster'), fail_on_missing=True, datacenter=datacenter)
 
         self.enable_drs = self.params.get('enable')
-        self.drs_vmotion_rate = self.params.get('drs_vmotion_rate')
         self.drs_enable_vm_behavior_overrides = self.params.get('drs_enable_vm_behavior_overrides')
         self.drs_default_vm_behavior = self.params.get('drs_default_vm_behavior')
         self.predictive_drs = self.params.get('predictive_drs')
@@ -168,6 +167,16 @@ def __init__(self, module):
             self.cluster.configurationEx.drsConfig.option
         )
 
+    @property
+    def drs_vmotion_rate(self):
+        """
+        When applying or reading this rate from the vCenter config, the values are reversed. So
+        for example, vCenter thinks 1 is the most aggressive when docs/UI say 5 is most aggressive.
+        We present the scale seen in the docs/UI to the user and then adjust the value here to ensure
+        vCenter behaves as intended.
+        """
+        return 6 - self.params.get('drs_vmotion_rate')
+
     def check_drs_config_diff(self):
         """
         Check the active DRS configuration and determine if desired configuration is different.
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_cluster_drs/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_cluster_drs/tasks/main.yml
index 646b386a..cf08a801 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_cluster_drs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_cluster_drs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,21 @@
         advanced_settings: "{{ drs_advanced_settings }}"
         predictive_drs: "{{ drs_predictive_drs }}"
       register: _out
+    - name: Set DRS Settings In Test Cluster Again - Idempotence
+      vmware.vmware.cluster_drs:
+        validate_certs: false
+        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+        datacenter: "{{ vcenter_datacenter }}"
+        cluster: "{{ test_cluster }}"
+        port: "{{ vcenter_port }}"
+        drs_enable_vm_behavior_overrides: "{{ drs_enable_vm_behavior_overrides}}"
+        drs_default_vm_behavior: "{{ drs_default_vm_behavior }}"
+        drs_vmotion_rate: "{{ drs_vmotion_rate }}"
+        advanced_settings: "{{ drs_advanced_settings }}"
+        predictive_drs: "{{ drs_predictive_drs }}"
+      register: _idempotence_check
     - name: Gather Cluster Settings
       community.vmware.vmware_cluster_info:
         validate_certs: false
@@ -59,12 +74,16 @@
         cluster_name: "{{ test_cluster }}"
         port: "{{ vcenter_port }}"
       register: _cluster_info
+    # drs vmotion rate reported by vcenter api is backwards. So 1 is actually 5 in the UI
+    # and 5 is actually 1 in the UI. When we migrate cluster_info there is a ticket to fix the output
+    # so the number we return to the user makes sense, but for now we will fix it here with (6 - <user_input>)
     - name: Check DRS Settings Were Applied
       ansible.builtin.assert:
         that:
+          - _idempotence_check is not changed
           - _config.drs_default_vm_behavior == drs_default_vm_behavior
           - _config.drs_enable_vm_behavior_overrides == drs_enable_vm_behavior_overrides
-          - _config.drs_vmotion_rate == drs_vmotion_rate
+          - _config.drs_vmotion_rate == (6 - drs_vmotion_rate)
           - _config.enabled_drs == drs_enable
       vars:
         _config: "{{ _cluster_info.clusters[test_cluster] }}"