diff --git a/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/vmware_gns3_vm.py b/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/vmware_gns3_vm.py
index efdacf21..d3f0c6d2 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/vmware_gns3_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/vmware_gns3_vm.py
@@ -85,6 +85,30 @@ class VMwareGNS3VM(BaseGNS3VM):
         except OSError as e:
             raise GNS3VMError('Could not read/write VMware VMX file "{}": {}'.format(self._vmx_path, e))
 
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def _set_extra_options(self):
+        try:
+            """
+            Due to bug/change in VMWare 14 we're not able to pass Hardware Virtualization in GNS3VM.
+            We only enable this when it's not present in current configuration and user hasn't deactivated that.
+            """
+            extra_config = (
+                ("vhv.enable", "TRUE"),
+            )
+            pairs = VMware.parse_vmware_file(self._vmx_path)
+            updated = False
+            for key, value in extra_config:
+                if key not in pairs.keys():
+                    pairs[key] = value
+                    updated = True
+                    log.info("GNS3 VM VMX `{}` set to `{}`".format(key, value))
+
+            if updated:
+                VMware.write_vmx_file(self._vmx_path, pairs)
+                log.info("GNS3 VM VMX has been updated.")
+        except OSError as e:
+            raise GNS3VMError('Could not read/write VMware VMX file "{}": {}'.format(self._vmx_path, e))
+
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def list(self):
         """
@@ -126,6 +150,7 @@ class VMwareGNS3VM(BaseGNS3VM):
             log.info("Update GNS3 VM settings")
             # set the number of vCPUs and amount of RAM
             yield from self._set_vcpus_ram(self.vcpus, self.ram)
+            yield from self._set_extra_options()
 
             # start the VM
             args = [self._vmx_path]
diff --git a/tests/controller/gns3vm/test_vmware_gns3_vm.py b/tests/controller/gns3vm/test_vmware_gns3_vm.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cafbeb2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/controller/gns3vm/test_vmware_gns3_vm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2017 GNS3 Technologies Inc.
+#
+# This program 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.
+#
+# This program 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 this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import pytest
+
+from tests.utils import asyncio_patch
+
+from gns3server.controller.gns3vm.vmware_gns3_vm import VMwareGNS3VM
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def gns3vm(controller):
+    vm = VMwareGNS3VM(controller)
+    vm.vmname = "GNS3 VM"
+    return vm
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def tmx_path(tmpdir):
+    return str(tmpdir / "vmware.tmx")
+
+
+def test_set_extra_options(gns3vm, async_run, tmx_path):
+    gns3vm._vmx_path = tmx_path
+
+    # when there is not an entry, we modify it
+    with open(tmx_path, 'w') as f:
+        f.write("")
+
+    async_run(gns3vm._set_extra_options())
+
+    with open(tmx_path, 'r') as f:
+        assert f.read() == 'vhv.enable = "TRUE"\n'
+
+    # when there is an entry, we don't modify it
+    with open(tmx_path, 'w') as f:
+        f.write('vhv.enable = "FALSE"\n')
+
+    async_run(gns3vm._set_extra_options())
+
+    with open(tmx_path, 'r') as f:
+        assert f.read() == 'vhv.enable = "FALSE"\n'
+