diff --git a/.github/workflows/eco-vcenter-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/eco-vcenter-ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..119d483e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/eco-vcenter-ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+---
+name: Ansible Eco vCenter Integration Test
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'release-\d.\d'
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+jobs:
+  ansible_integration_test:
+    runs-on: ["self-hosted", linux, X64]
+    steps:
+      - name: Update pip, git
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux' && startsWith(runner.name, 'ubuntu')
+        run: |
+          set -euxo pipefail
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install podman
+
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          path: ansible_collections/vmware/vmware
+
+      - name: Generate integration config
+        working-directory: ansible_collections/vmware/vmware/tests/integration
+        run: |
+          chmod +x generate_integration_config.sh
+          ./generate_integration_config.sh
+        env:
+          VCENTER_HOSTNAME: ${{ secrets.VCENTER_HOSTNAME }}
+          VCENTER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.VCENTER_USERNAME }}
+          VCENTER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.VCENTER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Run integration tests
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          make eco-vcenter-ci
+        working-directory: ansible_collections/vmware/vmware
+        env:
+          ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH: "${{ github.workspace }}"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7651ed60..99bcae6b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ coverage.xml
 .hypothesis/
 .pytest_cache/
 
+# Integration tests
+tests/integration/integration_config.yml
+
 # Translations
 *.mo
 *.pot
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 23e81ec8..05f4f7ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,40 @@
+# Define ANSI escape codes for colors
+GREEN=\033[0;32m
+RED=\033[0;31m
+NC=\033[0m  # No Color
+
+.PHONY: units
 units:
 	ansible-test units --docker --python 3.12
 
-integration:
+.PHONY: prepare_symlinks
+prepare_symlinks:
+	ansible-playbook tools/prepare_symlinks.yml
+
+.PHONY: integration
+integration: prepare_symlinks
 	ansible-test integration --no-temp-workdir
+
+.PHONY: eco-vcenter-ci
+eco-vcenter-ci: prepare_symlinks
+	@[ -f /tmp/failed-tests.txt ] && rm /tmp/failed-tests.txt || true; \
+	@failed=0; \
+	total=0; \
+	echo "====================" >> /tmp/failed-tests.txt; \
+	echo "Tests Summary" >> /tmp/failed-tests.txt; \
+	echo "====================" >> /tmp/failed-tests.txt; \
+	for dir in $(shell ansible-test integration --list-target --no-temp-workdir | grep 'vmware_'); do \
+	  echo "Running integration test for $$dir"; \
+	  total=$$((total + 1)); \
+	  if ansible-test integration --no-temp-workdir $$dir; then \
+	    echo -e "Test: $$dir ${GREEN}Passed${NC}" | tee -a /tmp/failed-tests.txt; \
+	  else \
+	    echo -e "Test: $$dir ${RED}Failed${NC}" | tee -a /tmp/failed-tests.txt; \
+	    failed=$$((failed + 1)); \
+	  fi; \
+	done; \
+	echo "$$failed test(s) failed out of $$total." >> /tmp/failed-tests.txt; \
+	if [ $$failed -gt 0 ]; then \
+	  cat /tmp/failed-tests.txt; \
+	  exit 1; \
+	fi
diff --git a/tests/integration/generate_integration_config.sh b/tests/integration/generate_integration_config.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5605416e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/generate_integration_config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# shellcheck disable=SC2155,SC2086
+
+# Resolve the script's directory reliably
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &> /dev/null && pwd)"
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || exit 1
+
+# Truncate the output file
+truncate -s 0 integration_config.yml
+
+# Read the template and substitute environment variables
+while read -r line; do
+    eval 'echo "'"$line"'"' >> integration_config.yml
+done < "integration_config.yml.tpl"
diff --git a/tests/integration/integration_config.yml.tpl b/tests/integration/integration_config.yml.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..502230cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/integration_config.yml.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+vcenter_hostname: ${VCENTER_HOSTNAME}
+vcenter_username: ${VCENTER_USERNAME}
+vcenter_password: ${VCENTER_PASSWORD}
+ansible_tags: eco-vcenter-ci
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/init.sh b/tests/integration/targets/init.sh
index cd18c79e..492fce9b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/init.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/init.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155,SC2086
 
-BASE_DIR=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+export DEFAULT_COLLECTIONS_PATH="$ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH/ansible_collections"
+
+# Check if the variable is already set (e.g., in CI)
+if [ -z "$ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH" ]; then
+    # If not, use base collections path
+    ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH="$DEFAULT_COLLECTIONS_PATH"
+fi
+
+echo "ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH: $ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH"
+BASE_DIR=$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")
 export ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH=${BASE_DIR}
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/runme.sh b/tests/integration/targets/runme.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1e465575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/runme.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source ../init.sh
+
+# Generates a string starting with 'test-' followed by 4 random lowercase characters
+TINY_PREFIX="test-$(uuidgen | tr -d '-' | cut -c1-4 | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+
+# Extract the ansible_tags from integration_config.yml
+ANSIBLE_TAGS=$(awk '/ansible_tags/ {print $2}' ../../integration_config.yml)
+
+# Check if the ANSIBLE_TAGS variable is set
+if [[ -n "$ANSIBLE_TAGS" ]]; then
+  echo "ANSIBLE_TAGS is set to: $ANSIBLE_TAGS"
+  exec ansible-playbook run.yml --tags "$ANSIBLE_TAGS" --extra-vars "tiny_prefix=$TINY_PREFIX"
+else
+  echo "ANSIBLE_TAGS is not set for Eco vCenter. Running on simulator."
+  exec ansible-playbook run.yml --tags integration-ci
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_appliance_info/run.yml b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_appliance_info/run.yml
index 6351fcb1..a2aed307 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_appliance_info/run.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_appliance_info/run.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,27 @@
   gather_facts: no
   collections:
     - community.general
-  vars_files:
-    - vars.yml
+
   tasks:
+
+    - name: Import eco-vcenter credentials
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: ../../integration_config.yml
+      tags: eco-vcenter-ci
+
+    - name: Import simulator vars
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: vars.yml
+      tags: integration-ci
+
     - name: Vcsim
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: prepare_rest
+      tags: integration-ci
 
     - name: Import vmware_appliance_info role
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: vmware_appliance_info
+      tags:
+        - integration-ci
+        - eco-vcenter-ci
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_appliance_info/runme.sh b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_appliance_info/runme.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a4c36631..00000000
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_appliance_info/runme.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-source ../init.sh
-exec ansible-playbook run.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_content_template/run.yml b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_content_template/run.yml
index e5ab04a2..61dca6d5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_content_template/run.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_content_template/run.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 - hosts: localhost
   gather_facts: no
-  vars_files:
-    - vars.yml
+
   tasks:
+    - name: Import eco-vcenter credentials
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: ../../integration_config.yml
+      tags: eco-vcenter-ci
+
+    - name: Import simulator vars
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: vars.yml
+      tags: integration-ci
+
     - name: Prepare rest
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: prepare_rest
+      tags: integration-ci
 
     - name: Import vmware_content_template role
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: vmware_content_template
+      tags:
+        - integration-ci
+        - eco-vcenter-ci
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_content_template/runme.sh b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_content_template/runme.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a4c36631..00000000
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_content_template/runme.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-source ../init.sh
-exec ansible-playbook run.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_guest_info/run.yml b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_guest_info/run.yml
index d698f463..d21543cd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_guest_info/run.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_guest_info/run.yml
@@ -2,17 +2,32 @@
   gather_facts: no
   collections:
     - community.general
-  vars_files:
-    - vars.yml
+
   tasks:
+
+    - name: Import eco-vcenter credentials
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: ../../integration_config.yml
+      tags: eco-vcenter-ci
+
+    - name: Import simulator vars
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: vars.yml
+      tags: integration-ci
+
     - name: Rest
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: prepare_rest
+      tags: integration-ci
 
     - name: Vcsim
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: prepare_vcsim
+      tags: integration-ci
 
     - name: Import vmware_guest_info role
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: vmware_guest_info
+      tags:
+        - integration-ci
+        - eco-vcenter-ci
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_guest_info/runme.sh b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_guest_info/runme.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a4c36631..00000000
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_guest_info/runme.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-source ../init.sh
-exec ansible-playbook run.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_guest_info/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_guest_info/tasks/main.yml
index bc03d999..3801dfe1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_guest_info/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_guest_info/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+# note: this test will fail due to the below known bug:
+# https://issues.redhat.com/browse/ACA-1650
 - name: Gather guest info
   vmware.vmware.guest_info:
     validate_certs: false
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_license_info/run.yml b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_license_info/run.yml
index 918f1a68..2cd053eb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_license_info/run.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_license_info/run.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,26 @@
   gather_facts: no
   collections:
     - community.general
-  vars_files:
-    - vars.yml
+
   tasks:
+    - name: Import eco-vcenter credentials
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: ../../integration_config.yml
+      tags: eco-vcenter-ci
+
+    - name: Import simulator vars
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: vars.yml
+      tags: integration-ci
+
     - name: Vcsim
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: prepare_vcsim
+      tags: integration-ci
 
     - name: Import vmware_license_info role
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: vmware_license_info
+      tags:
+        - integration-ci
+        - eco-vcenter-ci
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_license_info/runme.sh b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_license_info/runme.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a4c36631..00000000
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_license_info/runme.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-source ../init.sh
-exec ansible-playbook run.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/run.yml b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/run.yml
index 32112b42..dbbd5d7a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/run.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/run.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,26 @@
   gather_facts: no
   collections:
     - community.general
-  vars_files:
-    - vars.yml
   tasks:
+
+    - name: Import eco-vcenter credentials
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: ../../integration_config.yml
+      tags: eco-vcenter-ci
+
+    - name: Import simulator vars
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: vars.yml
+      tags: integration-ci
+
     - name: Rest
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: prepare_rest
+      tags: integration-ci
 
     - name: VM list group by clusters
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: vmware_vm_list_group_by_clusters_info
+      tags:
+        - integration-ci
+        - eco-vcenter-ci
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/runme.sh b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/runme.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a4c36631..00000000
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/runme.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-source ../init.sh
-exec ansible-playbook run.yml
diff --git a/tools/prepare_symlinks.yml b/tools/prepare_symlinks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f9765cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/prepare_symlinks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+- name: Create symlink to the runme.sh script in specific target directories
+  hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - name: Find all target directories with specific prefix
+      ansible.builtin.find:
+        paths: ../tests/integration/targets
+        recurse: false
+        file_type: directory
+      register: target_dirs
+
+    - name: Create symlink and set executable permission in each target directory with prefix 'vmware_'
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        src: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../tests/integration/targets/runme.sh"
+        dest: "{{ item.path }}/runme.sh"
+        state: link
+        mode: '0755'
+        force: true
+      loop: "{{ target_dirs.files }}"
+      when: item.path | basename | regex_search('^vmware_')