diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/vmware_gather_facts_instance_uuid.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/vmware_gather_facts_instance_uuid.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50aab8b7569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/vmware_gather_facts_instance_uuid.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- Updated virtual machine facts with instanceUUID which is unique for each VM irrespective of name and BIOS UUID.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py
index e9ad9472cb5..829c2f85465 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ def gather_vm_facts(content, vm):
         'hw_guest_ha_state': None,
         'hw_is_template': vm.config.template,
         'hw_folder': None,
+        'instance_uuid': vm.config.instanceUuid,
         'guest_tools_status': _get_vm_prop(vm, ('guest', 'toolsRunningStatus')),
         'guest_tools_version': _get_vm_prop(vm, ('guest', 'toolsVersion')),
         'guest_question': vm.summary.runtime.question,