diff --git a/simulator/virtual_machine.go b/simulator/virtual_machine.go
index 8c0236cb4..47a0cd911 100644
--- a/simulator/virtual_machine.go
+++ b/simulator/virtual_machine.go
@@ -1476,6 +1476,9 @@ func (vm *VirtualMachine) CloneVMTask(ctx *Context, req *types.CloneVM_Task) soa
 		ref := ctask.Info.Result.(types.ManagedObjectReference)
 		clone := Map.Get(ref).(*VirtualMachine)
 		clone.configureDevices(&types.VirtualMachineConfigSpec{DeviceChange: req.Spec.Location.DeviceChange})
+		if req.Spec.Config != nil && req.Spec.Config.DeviceChange != nil {
+			clone.configureDevices(&types.VirtualMachineConfigSpec{DeviceChange: req.Spec.Config.DeviceChange})
+		}
 
 		ctx.postEvent(&types.VmClonedEvent{
 			VmCloneEvent: types.VmCloneEvent{VmEvent: clone.event()},