diff --git a/pkg/harvester/config/harvester.js b/pkg/harvester/config/harvester.js
index 3d54eb0c1e8..4cb4ecee538 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/config/harvester.js
+++ b/pkg/harvester/config/harvester.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 
 import {
   IMAGE_DOWNLOAD_SIZE,
+  IMAGE_VIRTUAL_SIZE,
   FINGERPRINT,
   IMAGE_PROGRESS,
   SNAPSHOT_TARGET_VOLUME,
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ export function init($plugin, store) {
     NAMESPACE_COL,
     IMAGE_PROGRESS,
     IMAGE_DOWNLOAD_SIZE,
+    IMAGE_VIRTUAL_SIZE,
     AGE
   ]);
   virtualType({
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/config/table-headers.js b/pkg/harvester/config/table-headers.js
index ecd7afa808c..fa0c42bfcb4 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/config/table-headers.js
+++ b/pkg/harvester/config/table-headers.js
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ export const IMAGE_DOWNLOAD_SIZE = {
   width:    120
 };
 
+export const IMAGE_VIRTUAL_SIZE = {
+  name:     'virtualSize',
+  labelKey: 'harvester.tableHeaders.virtualSize',
+  value:    'virtualSize',
+  sort:     'status.virtualSize',
+  width:    120
+};
+
 export const IMAGE_PROGRESS = {
   name:      'Uploaded',
   labelKey:  'tableHeaders.progress',
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/detail/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage/index.vue b/pkg/harvester/detail/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage/index.vue
index fcb523d3a15..98677d4e27c 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/detail/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage/index.vue
+++ b/pkg/harvester/detail/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage/index.vue
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ export default {
       return this.value?.downSize;
     },
 
+    virtualSize() {
+      return this.value?.virtualSize;
+    },
+
     url() {
       return this.value?.spec?.url || '-';
     },
@@ -100,6 +104,12 @@ export default {
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      <div class="row">
+        <div class="col span-12">
+          <LabelValue :name="t('harvester.image.virtualSize')" :value="virtualSize" class="mb-20" />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <div class="row">
         <div class="col span-12">
           <LabelValue :name="t('nameNsDescription.description.label')" :value="description" class="mb-20" />
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/VirtualMachineVolume/type/vmImage.vue b/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/VirtualMachineVolume/type/vmImage.vue
index 3f5f9e094a3..68b46bb2881 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/VirtualMachineVolume/type/vmImage.vue
+++ b/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/VirtualMachineVolume/type/vmImage.vue
@@ -140,15 +140,24 @@ export default {
 
     onImageChange() {
       const imageResource = this.$store.getters['harvester/all'](HCI.IMAGE)?.find( I => this.value.image === I.id);
+      const isIsoImage = /iso$/i.test(imageResource?.imageSuffix);
+      const imageSize = Math.max(imageResource?.status?.size, imageResource?.status?.virtualSize);
 
-      if (this.idx === 0) {
-        if (/iso$/i.test(imageResource?.imageSuffix)) {
-          this.$set(this.value, 'type', 'cd-rom');
-          this.$set(this.value, 'bus', 'sata');
-        } else {
-          this.$set(this.value, 'type', 'disk');
-          this.$set(this.value, 'bus', 'virtio');
+      if (isIsoImage) {
+        this.$set(this.value, 'type', 'cd-rom');
+        this.$set(this.value, 'bus', 'sata');
+      } else {
+        this.$set(this.value, 'type', 'disk');
+        this.$set(this.value, 'bus', 'virtio');
+      }
+
+      if (imageSize) {
+        let imageSizeGiB = Math.ceil(imageSize / 1024 / 1024 / 1024);
+
+        if (!isIsoImage) {
+          imageSizeGiB = Math.max(imageSizeGiB, 10);
         }
+        this.$set(this.value, 'size', `${ imageSizeGiB }Gi`);
       }
 
       this.update();
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/l10n/en-us.yaml b/pkg/harvester/l10n/en-us.yaml
index 5bc93214246..55169d1233d 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/l10n/en-us.yaml
+++ b/pkg/harvester/l10n/en-us.yaml
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ harvester:
     forceStop: Force Stop
   tableHeaders:
     size: Size
+    virtualSize: Virtual Size
     progress: Progress
     message: Message
     phase: Phase
@@ -698,6 +699,7 @@ harvester:
       basics: Basics
     url: URL
     size: Size
+    virtualSize: Virtual Size
     urlTip: 'supports the <code>raw</code> and <code>qcow2</code> image formats which are supported by <a href="https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/images.html#disk-image-file-formats" target="_blank">qemu</a>. Bootable ISO images can also be used and are treated like <code>raw</code> images.'
     fileName: File Name
     uploadFile: Upload File
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/mixins/harvester-vm/index.js b/pkg/harvester/mixins/harvester-vm/index.js
index ea31a5a3213..17f0b729c6c 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/mixins/harvester-vm/index.js
+++ b/pkg/harvester/mixins/harvester-vm/index.js
@@ -412,15 +412,37 @@ export default {
       let out = [];
 
       if (_disks.length === 0) {
+        let bus = 'virtio';
+        let type = HARD_DISK;
+        let size = '10Gi';
+
+        const imageResource = this.images.find( I => this.imageId === I.id);
+        const isIsoImage = /iso$/i.test(imageResource?.imageSuffix);
+        const imageSize = Math.max(imageResource?.status?.size, imageResource?.status?.virtualSize);
+
+        if (isIsoImage) {
+          bus = 'sata';
+          type = CD_ROM;
+        }
+
+        if (imageSize) {
+          let imageSizeGiB = Math.ceil(imageSize / 1024 / 1024 / 1024);
+
+          if (!isIsoImage) {
+            imageSizeGiB = Math.max(imageSizeGiB, 10);
+          }
+          size = `${ imageSizeGiB }Gi`;
+        }
+
         out.push({
           id:               randomStr(5),
           source:           SOURCE_TYPE.IMAGE,
           name:             'disk-0',
           accessMode:       'ReadWriteMany',
-          bus:              'virtio',
+          bus,
           volumeName:       '',
-          size:             '10Gi',
-          type:             HARD_DISK,
+          size,
+          type,
           storageClassName: '',
           image:            this.imageId,
           volumeMode:       'Block',
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/models/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage.js b/pkg/harvester/models/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage.js
index 47d9cb2e6d5..5480a74c675 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/models/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage.js
+++ b/pkg/harvester/models/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage.js
@@ -168,6 +168,21 @@ export default class HciVmImage extends HarvesterResource {
     });
   }
 
+  get virtualSize() {
+    const virtualSize = this.status?.virtualSize;
+
+    if (!virtualSize) {
+      return '-';
+    }
+
+    return formatSi(virtualSize, {
+      increment:    1024,
+      maxPrecision: 2,
+      suffix:       'B',
+      firstSuffix:  'B',
+    });
+  }
+
   getStatusConditionOfType(type, defaultValue = []) {
     const conditions = Array.isArray(get(this, 'status.conditions')) ? this.status.conditions : defaultValue;