diff --git a/changelog/62558.fixed b/changelog/62558.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cdc2a8489db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/62558.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed salt-cloud cloning a proxmox VM with a specified new vmid.
diff --git a/salt/cloud/clouds/proxmox.py b/salt/cloud/clouds/proxmox.py
index af025a789fb..7469aedf863 100644
--- a/salt/cloud/clouds/proxmox.py
+++ b/salt/cloud/clouds/proxmox.py
@@ -676,10 +676,7 @@ def create(vm_):
 
     ret["creation_data"] = data
     name = vm_["name"]  # hostname which we know
-    if "clone" in vm_ and vm_["clone"] is True:
-        vmid = newid
-    else:
-        vmid = data["vmid"]  # vmid which we have received
+    vmid = data["vmid"]  # vmid which we have received
     host = data["node"]  # host which we have received
     nodeType = data["technology"]  # VM tech (Qemu / OpenVZ)
 
@@ -1015,6 +1012,7 @@ def create_node(vm_, newid):
         )
         for prop in _get_properties("/nodes/{node}/qemu", "POST", static_props):
             if prop in vm_:  # if the property is set, use it for the VM request
+                # If specified, vmid will override newid.
                 newnode[prop] = vm_[prop]
 
     # The node is ready. Lets request it to be added
@@ -1057,7 +1055,12 @@ def create_node(vm_, newid):
         )
     else:
         node = query("post", "nodes/{}/{}".format(vmhost, vm_["technology"]), newnode)
-    return _parse_proxmox_upid(node, vm_)
+    result = _parse_proxmox_upid(node, vm_)
+
+    # When cloning, the upid contains the clone_from vmid instead of the new vmid
+    result["vmid"] = newnode["vmid"]
+
+    return result
 
 
 def show_instance(name, call=None):
diff --git a/tests/unit/cloud/clouds/test_proxmox.py b/tests/unit/cloud/clouds/test_proxmox.py
index 7944bfeefe6..cd6a83f412b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/cloud/clouds/test_proxmox.py
+++ b/tests/unit/cloud/clouds/test_proxmox.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class ProxmoxTest(TestCase, LoaderModuleMockMixin):
                 "nodes/myhost/qemu/123/clone",
                 {"newid": ANY},
             )
-            assert result == {}
+            assert result == {"vmid": ANY}
 
             # CASE 2: host:ID notation
             mock_query.reset_mock()
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class ProxmoxTest(TestCase, LoaderModuleMockMixin):
                 "nodes/otherhost/qemu/123/clone",
                 {"newid": ANY},
             )
-            assert result == {}
+            assert result == {"vmid": ANY}
 
     def test_clone_pool(self):
         """
@@ -186,7 +186,62 @@ class ProxmoxTest(TestCase, LoaderModuleMockMixin):
                 "nodes/myhost/qemu/123/clone",
                 {"newid": ANY, "pool": "mypool"},
             )
-            assert result == {}
+            assert result == {"vmid": ANY}
+
+    def test_clone_id(self):
+        """
+        Test cloning a VM with a specified vmid.
+        """
+        next_vmid = 101
+        explicit_vmid = 201
+        upid = "UPID:myhost:00123456:12345678:9ABCDEF0:qmclone:123:root@pam:"
+
+        def mock_query_response(conn_type, option, post_data=None):
+            if conn_type == "get" and option == "cluster/tasks":
+                return [{"upid": upid, "status": "OK"}]
+            if conn_type == "post" and option.endswith("/clone"):
+                return upid
+            return None
+
+        mock_wait_for_state = MagicMock(return_value=True)
+        with patch(
+            "salt.cloud.clouds.proxmox._get_properties",
+            MagicMock(return_value=["vmid"]),
+        ), patch(
+            "salt.cloud.clouds.proxmox._get_next_vmid",
+            MagicMock(return_value=next_vmid),
+        ), patch(
+            "salt.cloud.clouds.proxmox.start", MagicMock(return_value=True)
+        ), patch(
+            "salt.cloud.clouds.proxmox.wait_for_state", mock_wait_for_state
+        ), patch(
+            "salt.cloud.clouds.proxmox.query", side_effect=mock_query_response
+        ):
+            vm_ = {
+                "profile": "my_proxmox",
+                "driver": "proxmox",
+                "technology": "qemu",
+                "name": "new2",
+                "host": "myhost",
+                "clone": True,
+                "clone_from": 123,
+                "ip_address": "10.10.10.10",
+            }
+
+            # CASE 1: No vmid specified in profile (previous behavior)
+            proxmox.create(vm_)
+            mock_wait_for_state.assert_called_with(
+                next_vmid,
+                "running",
+            )
+
+            # CASE 2: vmid specified in profile
+            vm_["vmid"] = explicit_vmid
+            proxmox.create(vm_)
+            mock_wait_for_state.assert_called_with(
+                explicit_vmid,
+                "running",
+            )
 
     def test_find_agent_ips(self):
         """