diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/helpers.py b/lib/ansible/utils/helpers.py
index 0ecb1608134..ecb5d0c96ad 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/helpers.py
@@ -32,3 +32,9 @@ def pct_to_int(value, num_items, min_value=1):
         return int((value_pct / 100.0) * num_items) or min_value
     else:
         return int(value)
+
+def object_to_dict(obj):
+    """
+    Converts an object into a dict making the properties into keys
+    """
+    return dict((key, getattr(obj, key)) for key in dir(obj) if not key.startswith('__'))