diff --git a/kiwi/defaults.py b/kiwi/defaults.py
index 56a5531e7b3..067f71e4d5d 100644
--- a/kiwi/defaults.py
+++ b/kiwi/defaults.py
@@ -1341,7 +1341,8 @@ def get_disk_format_types():
         """
         return [
             'gce', 'qcow2', 'vmdk', 'ova', 'vmx', 'vhd', 'vhdx',
-            'vhdfixed', 'vdi', 'vagrant.libvirt.box', 'vagrant.virtualbox.box'
+            'vhdfixed', 'vdi', 'vagrant.libvirt.box', 'vagrant.virtualbox.box',
+            'vagrant.vmware_desktop.box'
         ]
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rnc b/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rnc
index e045d2a01e7..e998854ec22 100644
--- a/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rnc
+++ b/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rnc
@@ -2565,7 +2565,8 @@ div {
             "lsilogic"   |
             "lsisas1068" |
             "legacyESX"  |
-            "pvscsi"
+            "pvscsi"     |
+            "sata"
         }
     k.vmdisk.id.attribute =
         ## The disk ID / device for the VM disk (vmdk only)
@@ -3539,7 +3540,7 @@ div {
     ]
     k.vagrantconfig.provider.attribute =
         ## The vagrant provider for this box
-        attribute provider { "libvirt" | "virtualbox" }
+        attribute provider { "libvirt" | "virtualbox" | "vmware" }
     k.vagrantconfig.virtualbox_guest_additions_present.attribute =
         ## Guest additions are present in this box
         attribute virtualbox_guest_additions_present { xsd:boolean }
diff --git a/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rng b/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rng
index 654d70bc294..98e9ea777f4 100644
--- a/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rng
+++ b/kiwi/schema/kiwi.rng
@@ -3864,6 +3864,7 @@ by the VM (ova only)</a:documentation>
           <value>lsisas1068</value>
           <value>legacyESX</value>
           <value>pvscsi</value>
+          <value>sata</value>
         </choice>
       </attribute>
     </define>
@@ -5316,6 +5317,7 @@ and setup the system disk.</a:documentation>
         <choice>
           <value>libvirt</value>
           <value>virtualbox</value>
+          <value>vmware</value>
         </choice>
       </attribute>
     </define>
diff --git a/kiwi/storage/subformat/__init__.py b/kiwi/storage/subformat/__init__.py
index 75ca857c17b..eaaabc9aeb6 100644
--- a/kiwi/storage/subformat/__init__.py
+++ b/kiwi/storage/subformat/__init__.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def new(
             'ova': 'Ova',
             'vagrant_libvirt': 'VagrantLibVirt',
             'vagrant_virtualbox': 'VagrantVirtualBox',
+            'vagrant_vmware': 'VagrantVMware',
             'base': 'Base'
         }
         module_namespace: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/kiwi/storage/subformat/template/vmware_settings.py b/kiwi/storage/subformat/template/vmware_settings.py
index 82b90c6aa29..07d0850159b 100644
--- a/kiwi/storage/subformat/template/vmware_settings.py
+++ b/kiwi/storage/subformat/template/vmware_settings.py
@@ -37,12 +37,25 @@ def __init__(self):
             guestOS = "${guest_os}"
         ''').strip() + self.cr
 
+        self.pcie_bridge = dedent('''
+            pciBridge0.functions = "8"
+            pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
+            pciBridge0.present = "true"
+            pciBridge0.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
+        ''').strip() + self.cr
+
         self.ide_disk = dedent('''
             ide${disk_id}:0.present = "true"
             ide${disk_id}:0.fileName= "${vmdk_file}"
             ide${disk_id}:0.redo = ""
         ''').strip() + self.cr
 
+        self.sata_disk = dedent('''
+            sata${disk_id}.present = "true"
+            sata${disk_id}:0.present = "true"
+            sata${disk_id}:0.fileName = "${vmdk_file}"
+        ''').strip() + self.cr
+
         self.scsi_disk = dedent('''
             scsi${disk_id}.present = "true"
             scsi${disk_id}.sharedBus = "none"
@@ -130,6 +143,7 @@ def get_template(
         """
         template_data = self.header
         template_data += self.defaults
+        template_data += self.pcie_bridge
 
         if memory_setup:
             template_data += self.memory
@@ -137,10 +151,13 @@ def get_template(
         if cpu_setup:
             template_data += self.number_of_cpus
 
-        if disk_controller == 'ide':
-            template_data += self.ide_disk
-        else:
-            template_data += self.scsi_disk
+        controller_funcs = {
+            'ide': self.ide_disk,
+            'sata': self.sata_disk,
+        }
+
+        # All except ide and sata ontrollers are a form of scsi
+        template_data += controller_funcs.get(disk_controller, self.scsi_disk)
 
         if network_setup:
             for nic_id, nic_setup in list(network_setup.items()):
diff --git a/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_base.py b/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_base.py
index 3f15996ec57..d745326627d 100644
--- a/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_base.py
+++ b/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_base.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import json
 import os.path
 
+from pathlib import PurePath
 from kiwi.utils.temporary import Temporary
 from typing import (
     Dict, Optional, List
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@
     KiwiFormatSetupError
 )
 
+VagrantConfigDict = Dict['str', xml_parse.vagrantconfig]
+
 
 class DiskFormatVagrantBase(DiskFormatBase):
     """
@@ -74,7 +77,8 @@ class DiskFormatVagrantBase(DiskFormatBase):
     * :meth:`get_additional_vagrant_config_settings`
 
     """
-    def post_init(self, custom_args: Dict['str', xml_parse.vagrantconfig]):
+
+    def post_init(self, custom_args: VagrantConfigDict):
         """
         vagrant disk format post initialization method
 
@@ -96,10 +100,10 @@ def post_init(self, custom_args: Dict['str', xml_parse.vagrantconfig]):
             raise KiwiFormatSetupError(
                 'no vagrantconfig provided'
             )
-        self.vagrantconfig = custom_args['vagrantconfig']
-        self.vagrant_post_init()
+        self.vagrantconfig = custom_args.pop('vagrantconfig')
+        self.vagrant_post_init(custom_args)
 
-    def vagrant_post_init(self) -> None:
+    def vagrant_post_init(self, custom_args: VagrantConfigDict = None) -> None:
         """
         Vagrant provider specific post initialization method
 
@@ -221,6 +225,18 @@ def get_additional_vagrant_config_settings(self) -> str:
         """
         return ''
 
+    def _stage_box_file(self, temp_dir: str, format: str) -> str:
+        file_path = self.get_target_file_path_for_format(format)
+        file_name = PurePath(file_path).name
+        box_file = os.sep.join([temp_dir, file_name])
+        Command.run(
+            [
+                'mv', file_path,
+                box_file
+            ]
+        )
+        return box_file
+
     def _create_box_metadata(self):
         metadata = self.get_additional_metadata() or {}
         metadata['provider'] = self.provider
diff --git a/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_libvirt.py b/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_libvirt.py
index 53433e43acc..aa4eaec85b8 100644
--- a/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_libvirt.py
+++ b/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_libvirt.py
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 )
 
 # project
-from kiwi.storage.subformat.vagrant_base import DiskFormatVagrantBase
+from kiwi.storage.subformat.vagrant_base import (
+    DiskFormatVagrantBase, VagrantConfigDict
+)
 from kiwi.storage.subformat.qcow2 import DiskFormatQcow2
 from kiwi.command import Command
 
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ class DiskFormatVagrantLibVirt(DiskFormatVagrantBase):
     """
     **Create a vagrant box for the libvirt provider**
     """
-    def vagrant_post_init(self) -> None:
+    def vagrant_post_init(self, custom_args: VagrantConfigDict = None) -> None:
         self.image_format = 'vagrant.libvirt.box'
         self.provider = 'libvirt'
 
diff --git a/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_virtualbox.py b/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_virtualbox.py
index acf38f14bdb..56e804995aa 100644
--- a/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_virtualbox.py
+++ b/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_virtualbox.py
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 from kiwi.storage.subformat.template.virtualbox_ovf import (
     VirtualboxOvfTemplate
 )
-from kiwi.storage.subformat.vagrant_base import DiskFormatVagrantBase
+from kiwi.storage.subformat.vagrant_base import (
+    DiskFormatVagrantBase, VagrantConfigDict
+)
 from kiwi.storage.subformat.vmdk import DiskFormatVmdk
 from kiwi.command import Command
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ class DiskFormatVagrantVirtualBox(DiskFormatVagrantBase):
     **Create a vagrant box for the virtualbox provider**
     """
 
-    def vagrant_post_init(self) -> None:
+    def vagrant_post_init(self, custom_args: VagrantConfigDict = None) -> None:
         self.provider = 'virtualbox'
         self.image_format = 'vagrant.virtualbox.box'
 
diff --git a/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_vmware.py b/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_vmware.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82f25f2df5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kiwi/storage/subformat/vagrant_vmware.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE Linux GmbH.  All rights reserved.
+#
+# This file is part of kiwi.
+#
+# kiwi is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# kiwi is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with kiwi.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+#
+
+# from textwrap import dedent
+from typing import (
+    List, Dict
+)
+
+# project
+from kiwi.storage.subformat.vagrant_base import (DiskFormatVagrantBase,
+                                                 VagrantConfigDict)
+from kiwi.storage.subformat.vmdk import DiskFormatVmdk
+
+from kiwi.exceptions import (
+    KiwiTemplateError
+)
+
+
+class DiskFormatVagrantVMware(DiskFormatVagrantBase):
+    """
+    **Create a vagrant box for the vmware provider**
+    """
+
+    def vagrant_post_init(self, custom_args: VagrantConfigDict = None) -> None:
+        self.image_format = 'vagrant.vmware_desktop.box'
+        self.provider = 'vmware_desktop'
+        self.custom_args = custom_args
+
+    def create_box_img(self, temp_image_dir: str) -> List[str]:
+        """
+        Creates the vmdk disk image for the vmware_desktop vagrant provider
+
+        :param str temp_image_dir:
+            Path to the temporary directory used to build the box image
+
+        :return:
+            A list of files relevant for the vmware box to be
+            included in the vagrant box
+
+        :rtype: list
+        """
+        vmdk = DiskFormatVmdk(
+            self.xml_state, self.root_dir, self.target_dir,
+            custom_args=self.custom_args
+        )
+        try:
+            vmdk.create_image_format()
+            box_image = self._stage_box_file(temp_image_dir, vmdk.image_format)
+            settings_file = self._stage_box_file(temp_image_dir, 'vmx')
+        except KiwiTemplateError as e:
+            # TODO: handle
+            raise e
+
+        return [box_image, settings_file]
+
+    def get_additional_metadata(self) -> Dict:
+        """
+        Provide box metadata needed to create the box in vagrant
+
+        :return:
+            Returns a dictionary containing the virtual image format
+
+        :rtype: dict
+        """
+        return {
+            'format': 'vmdk'
+        }
+
+    def get_additional_vagrant_config_settings(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns settings for the vmware provider
+
+        :return:
+            ruby code to be evaluated as string
+
+        :rtype: str
+        """
+        # return dedent('''
+        #     config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant", type: "rsync"
+        #     config.vm.provider :libvirt do |libvirt|
+        #       libvirt.driver = "kvm"
+        #     end
+        # ''').strip()
+        return ''
diff --git a/kiwi/storage/subformat/vmdk.py b/kiwi/storage/subformat/vmdk.py
index ebd20ca3b03..7978706e587 100644
--- a/kiwi/storage/subformat/vmdk.py
+++ b/kiwi/storage/subformat/vmdk.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def _create_vmware_settings_file(self):
         if disk_setup:
             disk_controller = disk_setup.get_controller() or disk_controller
             disk_id = disk_setup.get_id()
-            if not disk_controller == 'ide':
+            if disk_controller not in ['ide', 'sata']:
                 template_record['scsi_controller_name'] = disk_controller
             if disk_id:
                 template_record['disk_id'] = disk_id