diff --git a/docs/resources/virtual_environment_vm.md b/docs/resources/virtual_environment_vm.md
index ea479abe..beec0b21 100755
--- a/docs/resources/virtual_environment_vm.md
+++ b/docs/resources/virtual_environment_vm.md
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ output "ubuntu_vm_public_key" {
         Set `file_id` to `none` to leave the CD-ROM drive empty.
     - `file_id` - (Optional) A file ID for an ISO file (defaults to `cdrom` as
         in the physical drive). Use `none` to leave the CD-ROM drive empty.
-    - `interface` - (Optional) A hardware interface to connect CD-ROM drive to,
-        must be `ideN` (defaults to `ide3`). Note that `q35` machine type only
-        supports `ide0` and `ide2`.
+    - `interface` - (Optional) A hardware interface to connect CD-ROM drive to (defaults to `ide3`).
+      "Must be one of `ideN`, `sataN`, `scsiN`, where N is the index of the interface. " +
+      "Note that `q35` machine type only supports `ide0` and `ide2` of IDE interfaces.
 - `clone` - (Optional) The cloning configuration.
     - `datastore_id` - (Optional) The identifier for the target datastore.
     - `node_name` - (Optional) The name of the source node (leave blank, if
diff --git a/fwprovider/test/resource_vm_cdrom_test.go b/fwprovider/test/resource_vm_cdrom_test.go
index aa4e3884..9c8b5f76 100644
--- a/fwprovider/test/resource_vm_cdrom_test.go
+++ b/fwprovider/test/resource_vm_cdrom_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,46 @@ func TestAccResourceVMCDROM(t *testing.T) {
 				RefreshState: true,
 			},
 		}},
+		{"sata cdrom", []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: te.RenderConfig(`
+				resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_vm" "test_cdrom" {
+					node_name = "{{.NodeName}}"
+					started   = false
+					name 	  = "test-cdrom"
+					cdrom {
+						file_id   = "none"
+						interface = "sata3"	
+					}
+				}`),
+				Check: ResourceAttributes("proxmox_virtual_environment_vm.test_cdrom", map[string]string{
+					"cdrom.0.interface": "sata3",
+				}),
+			},
+			{
+				RefreshState: true,
+			},
+		}},
+		{"scsi cdrom", []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: te.RenderConfig(`
+				resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_vm" "test_cdrom" {
+					node_name = "{{.NodeName}}"
+					started   = false
+					name 	  = "test-cdrom"
+					cdrom {
+						file_id   = "none"
+						interface = "scsi5"	
+					}
+				}`),
+				Check: ResourceAttributes("proxmox_virtual_environment_vm.test_cdrom", map[string]string{
+					"cdrom.0.interface": "scsi5",
+				}),
+			},
+			{
+				RefreshState: true,
+			},
+		}},
 		{"enable cdrom", []resource.TestStep{
 			{
 				Config: te.RenderConfig(`
diff --git a/proxmoxtf/resource/vm/validators.go b/proxmoxtf/resource/vm/validators.go
index f19648a0..f2ab1ad3 100755
--- a/proxmoxtf/resource/vm/validators.go
+++ b/proxmoxtf/resource/vm/validators.go
@@ -263,14 +263,12 @@ func SCSIHardwareValidator() schema.SchemaValidateDiagFunc {
 	}, false))
 }
 
-// IDEInterfaceValidator is a schema validation function for IDE interfaces.
-func IDEInterfaceValidator() schema.SchemaValidateDiagFunc {
-	return validation.ToDiagFunc(validation.StringInSlice([]string{
-		"ide0",
-		"ide1",
-		"ide2",
-		"ide3",
-	}, false))
+// CDROMInterfaceValidator is a schema validation function for IDE interfaces.
+func CDROMInterfaceValidator() schema.SchemaValidateDiagFunc {
+	return validation.ToDiagFunc(validation.StringMatch(
+		regexp.MustCompile(`^(ide[0-3]|sata[0-5]|scsi([0-9]|1[0-3]))$`),
+		"must be one of `ide[0-3]`, `sata[0-5]`, `scsi[0-13]`",
+	))
 }
 
 // VirtiofsCacheValidator is a schema validation function for virtiofs cache configs.
diff --git a/proxmoxtf/resource/vm/vm.go b/proxmoxtf/resource/vm/vm.go
index f0cc8f09..93257ebd 100644
--- a/proxmoxtf/resource/vm/vm.go
+++ b/proxmoxtf/resource/vm/vm.go
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func VM() *schema.Resource {
 						Description:      "The CDROM interface",
 						Optional:         true,
 						Default:          dvCDROMInterface,
-						ValidateDiagFunc: IDEInterfaceValidator(),
+						ValidateDiagFunc: CDROMInterfaceValidator(),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -6003,6 +6003,9 @@ func vmDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) diag.D
 		timeout = shutdownTimeout
 	}
 
+	// reset the default timeout for the delete operation
+	ctx = context.WithoutCancel(ctx)
+
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Duration(timeout)*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()