diff --git a/manifests/function/bootstrap/replacements/remotedirect-vars.yaml b/manifests/function/bootstrap/replacements/remotedirect-vars.yaml
index 9580398e3..c3d5f70ce 100644
--- a/manifests/function/bootstrap/replacements/remotedirect-vars.yaml
+++ b/manifests/function/bootstrap/replacements/remotedirect-vars.yaml
@@ -34,3 +34,12 @@ replacements:
       kind: BaremetalManager
       name: PowerOffEphemeral
     fieldrefs: ["spec.hostSelector.name%EPHEMERAL_NODE%"]
+- source:
+    objref:
+      name: versions-remotedirect
+    fieldref: spec.remotedirect.node
+  target:
+    objref:
+      kind: BaremetalManager
+      name: EjectVirtualMediaEphemeral
+    fieldrefs: ["spec.hostSelector.name%EPHEMERAL_NODE%"]
diff --git a/manifests/phases/executors.yaml b/manifests/phases/executors.yaml
index cf5ff9aed..0a2dc3139 100644
--- a/manifests/phases/executors.yaml
+++ b/manifests/phases/executors.yaml
@@ -239,6 +239,17 @@ spec:
     name: EPHEMERAL_NODE
 ---
 apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
+kind: BaremetalManager
+metadata:
+  name: EjectVirtualMediaEphemeral
+  labels:
+    airshipit.org/deploy-k8s: "false"
+spec:
+  operation: eject-virtual-media
+  hostSelector:
+    name: EPHEMERAL_NODE
+---
+apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
 kind: GenericContainer
 metadata:
   name: iso-cloud-init-data
diff --git a/manifests/phases/phases.yaml b/manifests/phases/phases.yaml
index 188ff2074..44ab8cbfc 100644
--- a/manifests/phases/phases.yaml
+++ b/manifests/phases/phases.yaml
@@ -280,6 +280,16 @@ config:
 ---
 apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
 kind: Phase
+metadata:
+  name: eject-virtual-media-ephemeral
+config:
+  executorRef:
+    apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
+    kind: BaremetalManager
+    name: EjectVirtualMediaEphemeral
+---
+apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
+kind: Phase
 metadata:
   name: kubectl-wait-node-ephemeral
   clusterName: ephemeral-cluster
diff --git a/manifests/type/gating/phases/plan.yaml b/manifests/type/gating/phases/plan.yaml
index e2b7fc1f0..95d408eb5 100644
--- a/manifests/type/gating/phases/plan.yaml
+++ b/manifests/type/gating/phases/plan.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ phases:
   # To get ConfigMap for this phase, execute `airshipctl phase render --source config -k ConfigMap`
   # and find ConfigMap with name kubectl-wait-cluster
   - name: kubectl-wait-cluster-target
+  # Eject virtual media Ephemeral baremetal host to ensure it can reused.
+  - name: eject-virtual-media-ephemeral
   # Power off Ephemeral baremetal host avoid DHCP conflict
   - name: power-off-ephemeral
   # List all nodes in target cluster