diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e4b8b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+vcenter_port: 443
+run_on_simulator: false
+
+test_folder: test-vm_list_group_by_cluster_info
+
+vm_name: eco-vm-test
+vm_cluster: "Eco-Cluster"
+vm_datacenter: "Eco-Datacenter"
+vm_folder: "/Eco-Datacenter/vm/{{ test_folder }}"
+vm_guest_id: "rhel8_64Guest"
+vm_disk:
+  - size_gb: 10
+    type: thin
+    autoselect_datastore: true
+vm_hardware:
+  memory_mb: 2000
+  num_cpus: 2
+  boot_firmware: efi
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/tasks/main.yml
index 7747ff11..0b5eda2f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,83 @@
 ---
-- name: VM list group by clusters and folders
-  vmware.vmware.vm_list_group_by_clusters_info:
-    validate_certs: false
-    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
-    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
-    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
-    detailed_vms: false
-    port: "{{ vcenter_port }}"
-  register: __res
+- block:
+    - name: "Test setup: Create VM folder {{ test_folder }}"
+      community.vmware.vcenter_folder:
+        validate_certs: false
+        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+        datacenter: "{{ vm_datacenter }}"
+        folder_name: "{{ test_folder }}"
+        folder_type: vm
+        state: present
+      when: not run_on_simulator
 
-- name: Assert values
-  ansible.builtin.assert:
-    that:
-      - __res.changed == False
-      - __res.vm_list_group_by_clusters_info | length == 1
-      - __res.vm_list_group_by_clusters_info['cluster1'] | length == 1
-      - __res.vm_list_group_by_clusters_info['cluster1']['folder1'] | length == 1
+    - name: "Test setup: Create VM guest {{ vm_name }}"
+      community.vmware.vmware_guest:
+        validate_certs: false
+        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+        cluster: "{{ vm_cluster }}"
+        datacenter: "{{ vm_datacenter }}"
+        folder: "{{ vm_folder }}"
+        state: present
+        name: "{{ vm_name }}"
+        disk: "{{ vm_disk }}"
+        guest_id: "{{ vm_guest_id }}"
+        hardware: "{{ vm_hardware }}"
+      when: not run_on_simulator
+
+    - name: VM list group by clusters and folders
+      vmware.vmware.vm_list_group_by_clusters_info:
+        validate_certs: false
+        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+        detailed_vms: false
+        port: "{{ vcenter_port }}"
+      register: __res
+
+    - name: Assert values
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - __res.changed == False
+          - __res.vm_list_group_by_clusters_info | length == 1
+          - __res.vm_list_group_by_clusters_info['cluster1'] | length == 1
+          - __res.vm_list_group_by_clusters_info['cluster1']['folder1'] | length == 1
+      when: run_on_simulator
+
+    - name: Assert values
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - __res.changed == False
+          - __res.vm_list_group_by_clusters_info[vm_cluster][test_folder] | length == 1
+          - __res.vm_list_group_by_clusters_info[vm_cluster][test_folder][0]['name'] == vm_name
+      when: not run_on_simulator
+
+  always:
+    - name: "Test teardown: Destroy VM guest {{ vm_name }}"
+      community.vmware.vmware_guest:
+        validate_certs: false
+        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+        cluster: "{{ vm_cluster }}"
+        datacenter: "{{ vm_datacenter }}"
+        folder: "{{ vm_folder }}"
+        state: absent
+        force: true
+        name: "{{ vm_name }}"
+      when: not run_on_simulator
+
+    - name: "Test teardown: Remove VM folder {{ test_folder }}"
+      community.vmware.vcenter_folder:
+        validate_certs: false
+        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+        datacenter: "{{ vm_datacenter }}"
+        folder_name: "{{ test_folder }}"
+        folder_type: vm
+        state: absent
+      when: not run_on_simulator
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/vars.yml b/tests/integration/targets/vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/vars.yml
index af304fae..d61d43bb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/vars.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vm_list_group_by_clusters_info/vars.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ vcenter_username: "user"
 vcenter_password: "pass"
 vcenter_port: 1080
 
+run_on_simulator: true
 mock_file: "vm_list_group_by_clusters_info"