diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/driver.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver.go
index 6f3a40393..db50a2889 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/driver.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver.go
@@ -430,6 +430,56 @@ func (d *VmwareDriver) PotentialGuestIP(state multistep.StateBag) ([]string, err
 		return addrs, nil
 	}
 
+	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+		// We have match no vmware DHCP lease for this MAC. We'll try to match it in Apple DHCP leases.
+		// As a remember, VMWare is no longer able to rely on its own dhcpd server on MacOS BigSur and is
+		// forced to use Apple DHCPD server instead.
+		// https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/Big-Sur-hosts-with-Fusion-Is-vmnet-dhcpd-vmnet8-leases-file/m-p/2298927/highlight/true#M140003
+
+		// set the apple dhcp leases path
+		appleDhcpLeasesPath := "/var/db/dhcpd_leases"
+		log.Printf("Trying Apple DHCP leases path: %s", appleDhcpLeasesPath)
+
+		// open up the path to the apple dhcpd leases
+		fh, err := os.Open(appleDhcpLeasesPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error while reading apple DHCP lease path file %s: %s", appleDhcpLeasesPath, err.Error())
+		} else {
+			defer fh.Close()
+
+			// and then read its contents
+			leaseEntries, err := ReadAppleDhcpdLeaseEntries(fh)
+			if err != nil {
+				return []string{}, err
+			}
+
+			// Parse our MAC address again. There's no need to check for an
+			// error because we've already parsed this successfully.
+			hwaddr, _ := net.ParseMAC(MACAddress)
+
+			// Go through our available lease entries and see which ones are within
+			// scope, and that match to our hardware address.
+			available_lease_entries := make([]appleDhcpLeaseEntry, 0)
+			for _, entry := range leaseEntries {
+				// Next check for any where the hardware address matches.
+				if bytes.Equal(hwaddr, entry.hwAddress) {
+					available_lease_entries = append(available_lease_entries, entry)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Check if we found any lease entries that correspond to us. If so, then we
+			// need to map() them in order to extract the address field to return to the
+			// caller.
+			if len(available_lease_entries) > 0 {
+				addrs := make([]string, 0)
+				for _, entry := range available_lease_entries {
+					addrs = append(addrs, entry.ipAddress)
+				}
+				return addrs, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return []string{}, fmt.Errorf("None of the found device(s) %v has a DHCP lease for MAC %s", devices, MACAddress)
 }
 
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser.go
index 8b1e5ebcc..825fa7bd5 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser.go
@@ -2430,3 +2430,142 @@ func ReadDhcpdLeaseEntries(fd *os.File) ([]dhcpLeaseEntry, error) {
 	}
 	return result, nil
 }
+
+/*** Apple Dhcp Leases */
+
+// Here is what an Apple DHCPD lease entry looks like:
+// {
+// 	ip_address=192.168.111.2
+// 	hw_address=1,0:50:56:20:ac:33
+// 	identifier=1,0:50:56:20:ac:33
+// 	lease=0x5fd72edc
+// 	name=vagrant-2019
+// }
+
+type appleDhcpLeaseEntry struct {
+	ipAddress     string
+	hwAddress, id []byte
+	lease         string
+	name          string
+	extra         map[string]string
+}
+
+func readAppleDhcpdLeaseEntry(in chan byte) (entry *appleDhcpLeaseEntry, err error) {
+	entry = &appleDhcpLeaseEntry{extra: map[string]string{}}
+	mandatoryFieldCount := 0
+	// Read up to the lease item and validate that it actually matches
+	_, ch := consumeOpenClosePair('{', '}', in)
+	for insideBraces := true; insideBraces; {
+		item, ok := consumeUntilSentinel('\n', ch)
+		item_s := strings.TrimSpace(string(item))
+
+		if !ok {
+			insideBraces = false
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(item_s, "{") || strings.Contains(item_s, "}") {
+			continue
+		}
+		splittedLine := strings.Split(item_s, "=")
+		var key, val string
+		switch len(splittedLine) {
+		case 0:
+			// should never happens as Split always returns at least 1 item
+			fallthrough
+		case 1:
+			log.Printf("Error parsing invalid line: `%s`", item_s)
+			continue
+		case 2:
+			key = strings.TrimSpace(splittedLine[0])
+			val = strings.TrimSpace(splittedLine[1])
+		default:
+			// There were more than one '=' on this line, we'll keep the part before the first '=' as the key and
+			// the rest will be the value
+			key = strings.TrimSpace(splittedLine[0])
+			val = strings.TrimSpace(strings.Join(splittedLine[1:], "="))
+		}
+		switch key {
+		case "ip_address":
+			entry.ipAddress = val
+			mandatoryFieldCount++
+		case "identifier":
+			fallthrough
+		case "hw_address":
+			if strings.Count(val, ",") != 1 {
+				log.Printf("Error %s `%s` is not properly formatted for entry %s", key, val, entry.name)
+				break
+			}
+			splittedVal := strings.Split(val, ",")
+			mac := splittedVal[1]
+			splittedMac := strings.Split(mac, ":")
+			// Pad the retrieved hw address with '0' when necessary
+			for idx := range splittedMac {
+				if len(splittedMac[idx]) == 1 {
+					splittedMac[idx] = "0" + splittedMac[idx]
+				}
+			}
+			mac = strings.Join(splittedMac, ":")
+			decodedLease, err := decodeDhcpdLeaseBytes(mac)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Error trying to parse %s (%v) for entry %s - %v", key, val, entry.name, mac)
+				break
+			}
+			if key == "identifier" {
+				entry.id = decodedLease
+			} else {
+				entry.hwAddress = decodedLease
+			}
+			mandatoryFieldCount++
+		case "lease":
+			entry.lease = val
+		case "name":
+			entry.name = val
+		default:
+			// Just stash it for now because we have no idea what it is.
+			entry.extra[key] = val
+		}
+	}
+	// we have most likely parsed the whole file
+	if mandatoryFieldCount == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	// an entry is composed of 3 mandatory fields, we'll check that they all have been set during the parsing
+	if mandatoryFieldCount < 3 {
+		return entry, fmt.Errorf("Error entry `%v` is missing mandatory information", entry)
+	}
+	return entry, nil
+}
+
+func ReadAppleDhcpdLeaseEntries(fd *os.File) ([]appleDhcpLeaseEntry, error) {
+	fch := consumeFile(fd)
+	uncommentedch := uncomment(fch)
+	wch := filterOutCharacters([]byte{'\r', '\v'}, uncommentedch)
+
+	result := make([]appleDhcpLeaseEntry, 0)
+	errors := make([]error, 0)
+
+	// Consume apple dhcpd lease entries from the channel until we just plain run out.
+	for i := 0; ; i++ {
+		if entry, err := readAppleDhcpdLeaseEntry(wch); entry == nil {
+			// If our entry is nil, then we've run out of input and finished
+			// parsing the file to completion.
+			break
+
+		} else if err != nil {
+			// If we received an error, then log it and keep track of it. This
+			// way we can warn the user later which entries we had issues with.
+			log.Printf("Error parsing apple dhcpd lease entry #%d: %s", 1+i, err)
+			errors = append(errors, err)
+
+		} else {
+			// If we've parsed an entry successfully, then aggregate it to
+			// our slice of results.
+			result = append(result, *entry)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// If we received any errors then include alongside our results.
+	if len(errors) > 0 {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("Errors found while parsing apple dhcpd lease entries: %v", errors)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser_test.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser_test.go
index 01abffdbb..dbd24fa18 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser_test.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser_test.go
@@ -865,6 +865,208 @@ func TestParserReadDhcpdLeases(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func consumeAppleLeaseString(s string) chan byte {
+	sch := consumeString(s)
+	uncommentedch := uncomment(sch)
+	return filterOutCharacters([]byte{'\r', '\v'}, uncommentedch)
+}
+
+func TestParserReadAppleDhcpdLeaseEntry(t *testing.T) {
+	test_1 := `{
+		ip_address=192.168.111.3
+		hw_address=1,0:c:56:3c:e7:22
+		identifier=1,0:c:56:3c:e7:22
+		lease=0x5fd78ae2
+		name=vagrant-2019
+		fake=field
+	}`
+	expected_1 := map[string]string{
+		"ipAddress": "192.168.111.3",
+		"hwAddress": "000c563ce722",
+		"id":        "000c563ce722",
+		"lease":     "0x5fd78ae2",
+		"name":      "vagrant-2019",
+	}
+	expected_extra_1 := map[string]string{
+		"fake": "field",
+	}
+
+	result, err := readAppleDhcpdLeaseEntry(consumeAppleLeaseString(test_1))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("error parsing entry: %v", err)
+	}
+	if result.ipAddress != expected_1["ipAddress"] {
+		t.Errorf("expected ipAddress %v, got %v", expected_1["ipAddress"], result.ipAddress)
+	}
+	if hex.EncodeToString(result.hwAddress) != expected_1["hwAddress"] {
+		t.Errorf("expected hwAddress %v, got %v", expected_1["hwAddress"], hex.EncodeToString(result.hwAddress))
+	}
+	if hex.EncodeToString(result.id) != expected_1["id"] {
+		t.Errorf("expected id %v, got %v", expected_1["id"], hex.EncodeToString(result.id))
+	}
+	if result.lease != expected_1["lease"] {
+		t.Errorf("expected lease %v, got %v", expected_1["lease"], result.lease)
+	}
+	if result.name != expected_1["name"] {
+		t.Errorf("expected name %v, got %v", expected_1["name"], result.name)
+	}
+	if result.extra["fake"] != expected_extra_1["fake"] {
+		t.Errorf("expected extra %v, got %v", expected_extra_1["fake"], result.extra["fake"])
+	}
+
+	test_2 := `{
+		ip_address=192.168.111.4
+		hw_address=1,0:c:56:3c:e7:23
+		identifier=1,0:c:56:3c:e7:23
+	}`
+	expected_2 := map[string]string{
+		"ipAddress": "192.168.111.4",
+		"hwAddress": "000c563ce723",
+		"id":        "000c563ce723",
+	}
+
+	result, err = readAppleDhcpdLeaseEntry(consumeAppleLeaseString(test_2))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("error parsing entry: %v", err)
+	}
+	if result.ipAddress != expected_2["ipAddress"] {
+		t.Errorf("expected ipAddress %v, got %v", expected_2["ipAddress"], result.ipAddress)
+	}
+	if hex.EncodeToString(result.hwAddress) != expected_2["hwAddress"] {
+		t.Errorf("expected hwAddress %v, got %v", expected_2["hwAddress"], hex.EncodeToString(result.hwAddress))
+	}
+	if hex.EncodeToString(result.id) != expected_2["id"] {
+		t.Errorf("expected id %v, got %v", expected_2["id"], hex.EncodeToString(result.id))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParserReadAppleDhcpdLeases(t *testing.T) {
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join("testdata", "apple-dhcpd-example.leases"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to open dhcpd.leases sample: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	results, err := ReadAppleDhcpdLeaseEntries(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error reading lease: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// some simple utilities
+	filter_ipAddr := func(ipAddress string, items []appleDhcpLeaseEntry) (result []appleDhcpLeaseEntry) {
+		for _, item := range items {
+			if item.ipAddress == ipAddress {
+				result = append(result, item)
+			}
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	find_id := func(id string, items []appleDhcpLeaseEntry) *appleDhcpLeaseEntry {
+		for _, item := range items {
+			if id == hex.EncodeToString(item.id) {
+				return &item
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	find_hwAddr := func(hwAddr string, items []appleDhcpLeaseEntry) *appleDhcpLeaseEntry {
+		for _, item := range items {
+			if hwAddr == hex.EncodeToString(item.hwAddress) {
+				return &item
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// actual unit tests
+	test_1 := map[string]string{
+		"ipAddress": "127.0.0.19",
+		"id":        "0dead099aabb",
+		"hwAddress": "0dead099aabb",
+	}
+	test_1_findings := filter_ipAddr(test_1["ipAddress"], results)
+	if len(test_1_findings) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d matching entries, got %d", 2, len(test_1_findings))
+	} else {
+		res := find_hwAddr(test_1["hwAddress"], test_1_findings)
+		if res == nil {
+			t.Errorf("unable to find item with hwAddress %v", test_1["hwAddress"])
+		} else if hex.EncodeToString(res.id) != test_1["id"] {
+			t.Errorf("expected id %s, got %s", test_1["id"], hex.EncodeToString(res.id))
+		}
+	}
+
+	test_2 := map[string]string{
+		"ipAddress": "127.0.0.19",
+		"id":        "0dead0667788",
+		"hwAddress": "0dead0667788",
+	}
+	test_2_findings := filter_ipAddr(test_2["ipAddress"], results)
+	if len(test_2_findings) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d matching entries, got %d", 2, len(test_2_findings))
+	} else {
+		res := find_hwAddr(test_2["hwAddress"], test_2_findings)
+		if res == nil {
+			t.Errorf("unable to find item with hwAddress %v", test_2["hwAddress"])
+		} else if hex.EncodeToString(res.id) != test_2["id"] {
+			t.Errorf("expected id %s, got %s", test_2["id"], hex.EncodeToString(res.id))
+		}
+	}
+
+	test_3 := map[string]string{
+		"ipAddress": "127.0.0.17",
+		"id":        "0dead0334455",
+		"hwAddress": "0dead0667788",
+	}
+	test_3_findings := filter_ipAddr(test_3["ipAddress"], results)
+	if len(test_3_findings) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d matching entries, got %d", 2, len(test_3_findings))
+	} else {
+		res := find_id(test_3["id"], test_3_findings)
+		if res == nil {
+			t.Errorf("unable to find item with id %v", test_3["id"])
+		} else if hex.EncodeToString(res.hwAddress) != test_3["hwAddress"] {
+			t.Errorf("expected hardware address %s, got %s", test_3["hwAddress"], hex.EncodeToString(res.hwAddress))
+		}
+	}
+
+	test_4 := map[string]string{
+		"ipAddress": "127.0.0.17",
+		"id":        "0dead0001122",
+		"hwAddress": "0dead0667788",
+	}
+	test_4_findings := filter_ipAddr(test_4["ipAddress"], results)
+	if len(test_4_findings) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d matching entries, got %d", 2, len(test_4_findings))
+	} else {
+		res := find_id(test_4["id"], test_4_findings)
+		if res == nil {
+			t.Errorf("unable to find item with id %v", test_4["id"])
+		} else if hex.EncodeToString(res.hwAddress) != test_4["hwAddress"] {
+			t.Errorf("expected hardware address %s, got %s", test_4["hwAddress"], hex.EncodeToString(res.hwAddress))
+		}
+	}
+
+	test_5 := map[string]string{
+		"ipAddress": "127.0.0.20",
+		"id":        "0dead099aabc",
+		"hwAddress": "0dead099aabc",
+	}
+	test_5_findings := filter_ipAddr(test_5["ipAddress"], results)
+	if len(test_5_findings) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d matching entries, got %d", 1, len(test_5_findings))
+	} else {
+		res := find_id(test_5["id"], test_5_findings)
+		if res == nil {
+			t.Errorf("unable to find item with id %v", test_5["id"])
+		} else if hex.EncodeToString(res.hwAddress) != test_5["hwAddress"] {
+			t.Errorf("expected hardware address %s, got %s", test_5["hwAddress"], hex.EncodeToString(res.hwAddress))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestParserTokenizeNetworkingConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []string{
 		"words       words       words",
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/testdata/apple-dhcpd-example.leases b/builder/vmware/common/testdata/apple-dhcpd-example.leases
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53aacb19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/testdata/apple-dhcpd-example.leases
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# this entry is normal
+{
+        ip_address=127.0.0.17
+        hw_address=1,d:ea:d0:66:77:88
+        identifier=1,d:ea:d0:0:11:22
+        lease=0x5fd78ae2
+        name=vagrant-2019
+}
+
+# this entry has tabs
+{
+			ip_address=127.0.0.17
+		hw_address=1,d:ea:d0:66:77:88
+	identifier=1,d:ea:d0:33:44:55
+				lease=0x5fd7b4e5
+        name=vagrant-2019
+}
+
+# These next two entries have the same address, but different uids
+{
+	ip_address=127.0.0.19
+	hw_address=1,d:ea:d0:66:77:88
+	identifier=1,d:ea:d0:66:77:88
+	lease=0x5fd72edc
+	name=vagrant-2019
+}
+{
+	ip_address=127.0.0.19
+	hw_address=1,d:ea:d0:99:aa:bb
+	identifier=1,d:ea:d0:99:aa:bb
+	lease=0x5fd72edc
+	name=vagrant-2019
+}
+
+# this entry does not have all fields
+{
+	ip_address=127.0.0.20
+	hw_address=1,d:ea:d0:99:aa:bc
+	identifier=1,d:ea:d0:99:aa:bc
+}
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