diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/parser.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/parser.rb
index ee44664d4..c4b327b15 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/parser.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/parser.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'VMwareWebService/VimTypes'
+
 class ManageIQ::Providers::Vmware::InfraManager::Inventory::Parser
   include_concern :ComputeResource
   include_concern :Datastore
@@ -28,10 +30,11 @@ def parse_compute_resource(object, kind, props)
     return if kind == "leave"
 
     cluster_hash = {
-      :ems_ref => object._ref,
-      :uid_ems => object._ref,
-      :name    => CGI.unescape(props[:name]),
-      :parent  => lazy_find_managed_object(props[:parent]),
+      :ems_ref     => object._ref,
+      :ems_ref_obj => managed_object_to_vim_string(object),
+      :uid_ems     => object._ref,
+      :name        => CGI.unescape(props[:name]),
+      :parent      => lazy_find_managed_object(props[:parent]),
     }
 
     parse_compute_resource_summary(cluster_hash, props)
@@ -47,11 +50,12 @@ def parse_datacenter(object, kind, props)
     return if kind == "leave"
 
     dc_hash = {
-      :ems_ref => object._ref,
-      :uid_ems => object._ref,
-      :type    => "Datacenter",
-      :name    => CGI.unescape(props[:name]),
-      :parent  => lazy_find_managed_object(props[:parent]),
+      :ems_ref     => object._ref,
+      :ems_ref_obj => managed_object_to_vim_string(object),
+      :uid_ems     => object._ref,
+      :type        => "Datacenter",
+      :name        => CGI.unescape(props[:name]),
+      :parent      => lazy_find_managed_object(props[:parent]),
     }
 
     persister.ems_folders.build(dc_hash)
@@ -62,8 +66,9 @@ def parse_datastore(object, kind, props)
     return if kind == "leave"
 
     storage_hash = {
-      :ems_ref => object._ref,
-      :parent  => lazy_find_managed_object(props[:parent]),
+      :ems_ref     => object._ref,
+      :ems_ref_obj => managed_object_to_vim_string(object),
+      :parent      => lazy_find_managed_object(props[:parent]),
     }
 
     parse_datastore_summary(storage_hash, props)
@@ -106,12 +111,13 @@ def parse_folder(object, kind, props)
     hidden = props[:parent].nil? || props[:parent].kind_of?(RbVmomi::VIM::Datacenter)
 
     folder_hash = {
-      :ems_ref => object._ref,
-      :uid_ems => object._ref,
-      :type    => "EmsFolder",
-      :name    => CGI.unescape(props[:name]),
-      :parent  => lazy_find_managed_object(props[:parent]),
-      :hidden  => hidden,
+      :ems_ref     => object._ref,
+      :ems_ref_obj => managed_object_to_vim_string(object),
+      :uid_ems     => object._ref,
+      :type        => "EmsFolder",
+      :name        => CGI.unescape(props[:name]),
+      :parent      => lazy_find_managed_object(props[:parent]),
+      :hidden      => hidden,
     }
 
     persister.ems_folders.build(folder_hash)
@@ -123,8 +129,9 @@ def parse_host_system(object, kind, props)
 
     cluster = lazy_find_managed_object(props[:parent])
     host_hash = {
-      :ems_cluster => cluster,
       :ems_ref     => object._ref,
+      :ems_ref_obj => managed_object_to_vim_string(object),
+      :ems_cluster => cluster,
       :parent      => cluster,
     }
 
@@ -205,12 +212,13 @@ def parse_resource_pool(object, kind, props)
                  end
 
     rp_hash = {
-      :ems_ref    => object._ref,
-      :uid_ems    => object._ref,
-      :name       => name,
-      :vapp       => object.kind_of?(RbVmomi::VIM::VirtualApp),
-      :parent     => lazy_find_managed_object(parent),
-      :is_default => is_default,
+      :ems_ref     => object._ref,
+      :ems_ref_obj => managed_object_to_vim_string(object),
+      :uid_ems     => object._ref,
+      :name        => name,
+      :vapp        => object.kind_of?(RbVmomi::VIM::VirtualApp),
+      :parent      => lazy_find_managed_object(parent),
+      :is_default  => is_default,
     }
 
     parse_resource_pool_memory_allocation(rp_hash, props)
@@ -243,6 +251,7 @@ def parse_virtual_machine(object, kind, props)
 
     vm_hash = {
       :ems_ref       => object._ref,
+      :ems_ref_obj   => managed_object_to_vim_string(object),
       :vendor        => "vmware",
       :parent        => lazy_find_managed_object(props[:parent]),
       :resource_pool => lazy_find_managed_object(props[:resourcePool]),
@@ -267,4 +276,12 @@ def lazy_find_managed_object(managed_object)
     parent_collection = persister.vim_class_to_collection(managed_object)
     parent_collection.lazy_find(managed_object._ref)
   end
+
+  def managed_object_to_vim_string(object)
+    ref = object._ref
+    vim_type = object.class.wsdl_name.to_sym
+    xsi_type = :ManagedObjectReference
+
+    VimString.new(ref, vim_type, xsi_type)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/parser/virtual_machine.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/parser/virtual_machine.rb
index 85ec5a855..847357891 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/parser/virtual_machine.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/parser/virtual_machine.rb
@@ -291,21 +291,22 @@ def parse_virtual_machine_snapshots(vm, props)
     end
 
     def parse_virtual_machine_snapshot(vm, snapshot, current, parent_uid = nil)
-      snap_ref = snapshot[:snapshot]&._ref
-      return if snap_ref.nil?
+      snap = snapshot[:snapshot]
+      return if snap.nil?
 
       create_time = snapshot[:createTime]
 
       snapshot_hash = {
         :vm_or_template => vm,
-        :ems_ref        => snap_ref,
+        :ems_ref        => snap._ref,
+        :ems_ref_obj    => managed_object_to_vim_string(snap),
         :uid_ems        => create_time.to_s,
         :uid            => create_time.iso8601(6),
         :parent_uid     => parent_uid,
         :name           => CGI.unescape(snapshot[:name]),
         :description    => snapshot[:description],
         :create_time    => create_time.to_s,
-        :current        => snap_ref == current._ref,
+        :current        => snap._ref == current._ref,
       }
 
       persister.snapshots.build(snapshot_hash)