diff --git a/plugins/modules/gcp_compute_instance.py b/plugins/modules/gcp_compute_instance.py
index a0923948..ab7ce1c7 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gcp_compute_instance.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gcp_compute_instance.py
@@ -395,6 +395,19 @@ options:
           field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
         required: false
         type: dict
+      nic_type:
+        description:
+        - Type of network interface card attached to instance.
+        - If unspecified it will use the default provided by GCP.
+        - As the next generation network interface which succeeds VirtIO, gVNIC
+          replaces VirtIO-Net as the only supported network interface in Compute
+          Engine for all new machine types (Generation 3 and onwards).
+        - Newer machine series and networking features require gVNIC instead of VirtIO.
+        required: false
+        type: str
+        choices:
+        - VIRTIO_NET
+        - GVNIC
   scheduling:
     description:
     - Sets the scheduling options for this instance.
@@ -1174,6 +1187,7 @@ def main():
                     network=dict(type='dict'),
                     network_ip=dict(type='str'),
                     subnetwork=dict(type='dict'),
+                    nic_type=dict(type='str', choices=['VIRTIO_NET', 'GVNIC']),
                 ),
             ),
             scheduling=dict(
@@ -1715,6 +1729,7 @@ class InstanceNetworkinterfacesArray(object):
                 u'network': replace_resource_dict(item.get(u'network', {}), 'selfLink'),
                 u'networkIP': item.get('network_ip'),
                 u'subnetwork': replace_resource_dict(item.get(u'subnetwork', {}), 'selfLink'),
+                u'nicType': item.get('nic_type'),
             }
         )
 
@@ -1726,6 +1741,7 @@ class InstanceNetworkinterfacesArray(object):
                 u'network': item.get(u'network'),
                 u'networkIP': item.get(u'networkIP'),
                 u'subnetwork': item.get(u'subnetwork'),
+                u'nicType': item.get(u'nicType'),
             }
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/gcp_compute_instance/tasks/gvnic.yml b/tests/integration/targets/gcp_compute_instance/tasks/gvnic.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad2338fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/gcp_compute_instance/tasks/gvnic.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+---
+- name: Debug
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "Testing {{ item.key }} scenario"
+
+- block:
+    - name: Create disk
+      google.cloud.gcp_compute_disk:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-{{ item.key }}"
+        size_gb: 50
+        source_image: projects/rhel-cloud/global/images/rhel-9-v20250513
+        zone: us-central1-a
+        project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+        auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+        service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file | default(omit) }}"
+        state: present
+      register: _disk
+
+    - name: Create instance
+      google.cloud.gcp_compute_instance:
+        name: "{{ resource_name }}-{{ item.key }}"
+        machine_type: n1-standard-1
+        disks:
+          - auto_delete: "true"
+            boot: "true"
+            source: "{{ _disk }}"
+        network_interfaces:
+          - network: "{{ _network }}"
+            nic_type: "{{ item.value if item.value != 'default' else omit }}"
+        zone: us-central1-a
+        project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+        auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+        service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file | default(omit) }}"
+        state: present
+      register: _result
+
+    - name: Verify instance was created
+      google.cloud.gcp_compute_instance_info:
+        filters:
+          - name = {{ resource_name }}-{{ item.key }}
+        zone: us-central1-a
+        project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+        auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+        service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file | default(omit) }}"
+        scopes:
+          - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
+      register: _info
+
+    # The default option won't expose nicType via API, param will be missing
+    - name: Pass assertions
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - _result.changed == true
+          - _result.networkInterfaces[0].nicType | default('default') == item.value
+          - _info.resources[0].networkInterfaces[0].nicType | default('default') == item.value
+
+  always:
+    - name: Delete instance
+      google.cloud.gcp_compute_instance:
+        name: "{{ resource_name }}-{{ item.key }}"
+        machine_type: n1-standard-1
+        zone: us-central1-a
+        project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+        auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+        service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file | default(omit) }}"
+        state: absent
+
+    - name: Delete disk
+      google.cloud.gcp_compute_disk:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-{{ item.key }}"
+        zone: us-central1-a
+        project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+        auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+        service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file | default(omit) }}"
+        state: absent
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/gcp_compute_instance/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/gcp_compute_instance/tasks/main.yml
index fe47378c..1cd682ce 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/gcp_compute_instance/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/gcp_compute_instance/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
 ---
 - name: Generated tests
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: autogen.yml
+
+- name: Test nic_type scenarios
+  block:
+    - name: Create network
+      google.cloud.gcp_compute_network:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
+        project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+        auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+        service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file | default(omit) }}"
+        auto_create_subnetworks: true
+        state: present
+      register: _network
+
+    - name: Loop over testcase
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: gvnic.yml
+      loop: "{{ testcases | dict2items }}"
+      vars:
+        testcases:
+          gvnic: GVNIC
+          virtio: VIRTIO_NET
+          default: default
+
+  always:
+    - name: Delete network
+      google.cloud.gcp_compute_network:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
+        project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+        auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+        service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file | default(omit) }}"
+        auto_create_subnetworks: true
+        state: absent