diff --git a/dissect/target/plugins/child/parallels.py b/dissect/target/plugins/child/parallels.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c24530324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dissect/target/plugins/child/parallels.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Iterator
+
+from dissect.target.exceptions import UnsupportedPluginError
+from dissect.target.helpers.fsutil import TargetPath
+from dissect.target.helpers.record import ChildTargetRecord
+from dissect.target.plugin import ChildTargetPlugin
+from dissect.target.target import Target
+
+PARALLELS_USER_PATHS = [
+    "Parallels",
+    "Documents/Parallels",
+    "Library/Group Containers/*.com.parallels.desktop.appstore/Shared/Parallels",
+]
+
+PARALLELS_SYSTEM_PATHS = [
+    "/Users/Shared/Parallels",
+]
+
+
+def find_pvms(target: Target) -> Iterator[TargetPath]:
+    """Finds virtual machines located in default folders on a macOS target.
+
+    Resources:
+        - https://kb.parallels.com/117333
+    """
+    for user_details in target.user_details.all_with_home():
+        for parallels_path in PARALLELS_SYSTEM_PATHS:
+            if (path := target.fs.path(parallels_path)).exists():
+                yield from iter_vms(path)
+
+        for parallels_path in PARALLELS_USER_PATHS:
+            if "*" in parallels_path:
+                start_path, pattern = parallels_path.split("*", 1)
+                for path in user_details.home_path.joinpath(start_path).rglob("*" + pattern):
+                    yield from iter_vms(path)
+            else:
+                if (path := user_details.home_path.joinpath(parallels_path)).exists():
+                    yield from iter_vms(path)
+
+
+def iter_vms(path: Path) -> Iterator[TargetPath]:
+    """Glob for .pvm folders in the provided folder."""
+    for file in path.rglob("*.pvm"):
+        if file.is_dir():
+            yield file
+
+
+class ParallelsChildTargetPlugin(ChildTargetPlugin):
+    """Child target plugin that yields Parallels Desktop VM files."""
+
+    __type__ = "parallels"
+
+    def __init__(self, target: Target):
+        super().__init__(target)
+        self.pvms = list(find_pvms(target))
+
+    def check_compatible(self) -> None:
+        if not self.pvms:
+            raise UnsupportedPluginError("No Parallels pvm file(s) found")
+
+    def list_children(self) -> Iterator[ChildTargetRecord]:
+        for pvm in self.pvms:
+            yield ChildTargetRecord(
+                type=self.__type__,
+                path=pvm,
+                _target=self.target,
+            )
diff --git a/tests/_data/plugins/os/unix/bsd/osx/_os/dissect.plist b/tests/_data/plugins/os/unix/bsd/osx/_os/dissect.plist
index a85d673c3..d6b861ad7 100644
--- a/tests/_data/plugins/os/unix/bsd/osx/_os/dissect.plist
+++ b/tests/_data/plugins/os/unix/bsd/osx/_os/dissect.plist
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:7b89fdb2ba4488e5afcbe22693322f93e95cdbbb85cd02c42c8bed965bdf9a08
-size 1255
+oid sha256:16b94cb1bdee735b833a56cb3e09ad23f7f55f61fb169b208c83832e9aa7d5a0
+size 1259
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 16501eaff..53b8a295f 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -455,6 +455,8 @@ def target_osx_users(target_osx: Target, fs_osx: VirtualFilesystem) -> Iterator[
     test = absolute_path("_data/plugins/os/unix/bsd/osx/_os/test.plist")
     fs_osx.map_file("/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/_test.plist", test)
 
+    fs_osx.makedirs("/Users/dissect")
+
     yield target_osx
 
 
diff --git a/tests/plugins/child/test_parallels.py b/tests/plugins/child/test_parallels.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a1f17d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plugins/child/test_parallels.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from dissect.target.filesystem import VirtualFilesystem
+from dissect.target.plugins.child.parallels import ParallelsChildTargetPlugin
+from dissect.target.target import Target
+
+
+def test_parallels_child_detection(target_osx_users: Target, fs_osx: VirtualFilesystem) -> None:
+    """test if we correctly find Parallels child VMs on MacOS targets."""
+
+    fs_osx.makedirs("Users/dissect/Parallels/Windows 11.pvm")
+    fs_osx.makedirs("Users/dissect/Documents/Parallels/Windows 10.pvm")
+    fs_osx.makedirs(
+        "Users/dissect/Library/Group Containers/someversionnumber.com.parallels.desktop.appstore/Shared/Parallels/Windows 8.pvm"  # noqa: E501
+    )
+    fs_osx.makedirs("Users/Shared/Parallels/Windows 7.pvm")
+
+    target_osx_users.add_plugin(ParallelsChildTargetPlugin)
+    children = list(target_osx_users.list_children())
+
+    assert len(children) == 4
+    assert [c.path for c in children] == [
+        "/Users/Shared/Parallels/Windows 7.pvm",
+        "/Users/dissect/Parallels/Windows 11.pvm",
+        "/Users/dissect/Documents/Parallels/Windows 10.pvm",
+        "/Users/dissect/Library/Group Containers/someversionnumber.com.parallels.desktop.appstore/Shared/Parallels/Windows 8.pvm",  # noqa: E501
+    ]
diff --git a/tests/plugins/os/unix/bsd/osx/test__os.py b/tests/plugins/os/unix/bsd/osx/test__os.py
index 3f2d20534..1a488fe33 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/os/unix/bsd/osx/test__os.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/os/unix/bsd/osx/test__os.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def test_unix_bsd_osx_os(target_osx_users, fs_osx):
 
     assert dissect_user.name == "_dissect"
     assert dissect_user.passwd == "*"
-    assert dissect_user.home == "/var/empty"
+    assert dissect_user.home == "/Users/dissect"
     assert isinstance(dissect_user.home, posix_path)
     assert dissect_user.shell == "/usr/bin/false"
     assert dissect_user.source == "/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/_dissect.plist"