diff --git a/plugins/inventory/kubevirt.py b/plugins/inventory/kubevirt.py
index 213f3fb..d3a02d9 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/kubevirt.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/kubevirt.py
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ options:
     - Services are only used if no O(network_name) was provided.
     type: bool
     default: True
+  unset_ansible_port:
+    description:
+    - Try to unset the value of C(ansible_port) if no non-default value was found.
+    type: bool
+    default: True
+    version_added: 2.2.0
   create_groups:
     description:
     - Enable the creation of groups from labels on C(VirtualMachines) and C(VirtualMachineInstances).
@@ -185,6 +191,7 @@ class InventoryOptions:
     network_name: Optional[str] = None
     kube_secondary_dns: Optional[bool] = None
     use_service: Optional[bool] = None
+    unset_ansible_port: Optional[bool] = None
     create_groups: Optional[bool] = None
     base_domain: Optional[str] = None
     append_base_domain: Optional[bool] = None
@@ -223,6 +230,11 @@ class InventoryOptions:
             if self.use_service is not None
             else config_data.get("use_service", True)
         )
+        self.unset_ansible_port = (
+            self.unset_ansible_port
+            if self.unset_ansible_port is not None
+            else config_data.get("unset_ansible_port", True)
+        )
         self.create_groups = (
             self.create_groups
             if self.create_groups is not None
@@ -861,7 +873,8 @@ class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin, Constructable, Cacheable):
             ansible_host = ip_address
 
         self.inventory.set_variable(hostname, "ansible_host", ansible_host)
-        self.inventory.set_variable(hostname, "ansible_port", ansible_port)
+        if opts.unset_ansible_port or ansible_port is not None:
+            self.inventory.set_variable(hostname, "ansible_port", ansible_port)
 
     def _set_composable_vars(self, hostname: str) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_kubevirt_inventory_options.py b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_kubevirt_inventory_options.py
index fa2437b..68c2989 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_kubevirt_inventory_options.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_kubevirt_inventory_options.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def test_inventory_options_defaults():
     assert opts.network_name is None
     assert opts.kube_secondary_dns is False
     assert opts.use_service is True
+    assert opts.unset_ansible_port is True
     assert opts.create_groups is False
     assert opts.base_domain is None
     assert opts.append_base_domain is False
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ def test_inventory_options_override_defaults():
     network_name = "test-network"
     kube_secondary_dns = True
     use_service = False
+    unset_ansible_port = False
     create_groups = True
     base_domain = "test-domain.com"
     append_base_domain = True
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ def test_inventory_options_override_defaults():
         network_name=network_name,
         kube_secondary_dns=kube_secondary_dns,
         use_service=use_service,
+        unset_ansible_port=unset_ansible_port,
         create_groups=create_groups,
         base_domain=base_domain,
         append_base_domain=append_base_domain,
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ def test_inventory_options_override_defaults():
     assert opts.network_name == network_name
     assert opts.kube_secondary_dns == kube_secondary_dns
     assert opts.use_service == use_service
+    assert opts.unset_ansible_port == unset_ansible_port
     assert opts.create_groups == create_groups
     assert opts.base_domain == base_domain
     assert opts.append_base_domain == append_base_domain
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_kubevirt_set_ansible_host_and_port.py b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_kubevirt_set_ansible_host_and_port.py
index e579dd8..4d2a2bf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_kubevirt_set_ansible_host_and_port.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_kubevirt_set_ansible_host_and_port.py
@@ -272,3 +272,25 @@ def test_no_service_if_network_name(mocker, inventory):
             mocker.call(hostname, "ansible_port", None),
         ]
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "opts,expected",
+    [
+        (InventoryOptions(), True),
+        (InventoryOptions(unset_ansible_port=True), True),
+        (InventoryOptions(unset_ansible_port=False), False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_unset_ansible_port(mocker, inventory, opts, expected):
+    set_variable = mocker.patch.object(inventory.inventory, "set_variable")
+
+    hostname = "default-testvm"
+    ip_address = "1.1.1.1"
+
+    inventory._set_ansible_host_and_port({}, hostname, ip_address, None, opts)
+
+    calls = [mocker.call(hostname, "ansible_host", ip_address)]
+    if expected:
+        calls.append(mocker.call(hostname, "ansible_port", None))
+    set_variable.assert_has_calls(calls)