diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 8eebaa31137..bac0ca314e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.8.1\...main[Check the HEAD diff]
 - Added Cisco Meraki module {pull}40836[40836]
 - Added Palo Alto Networks module {pull}40686[40686]
 - Restore docker.network.in.* and docker.network.out.* fields in docker module {pull}40968[40968]
+- Add `id` field to all the vSphere metricsets. {pull}41097[41097]
 - Only watch metadata for ReplicaSets in metricbeat k8s module {pull}41289[41289]
 
 *Metricbeat*
diff --git a/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc b/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
index 783e19ffe97..915cfa33f0a 100644
--- a/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
+++ b/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
@@ -67030,7 +67030,7 @@ Cluster information.
 *`vsphere.cluster.datastore.names`*::
 +
 --
-List of all the Datastore names associated with the cluster.
+List of all the datastore names associated with the cluster.
 
 
 type: keyword
@@ -67040,7 +67040,7 @@ type: keyword
 *`vsphere.cluster.datastore.count`*::
 +
 --
-Number of Datastores associated with the cluster.
+Number of datastores associated with the cluster.
 
 
 type: long
@@ -67072,7 +67072,7 @@ type: boolean
 *`vsphere.cluster.host.count`*::
 +
 --
-Number of Hosts associated with the cluster.
+Number of hosts associated with the cluster.
 
 
 type: long
@@ -67082,7 +67082,17 @@ type: long
 *`vsphere.cluster.host.names`*::
 +
 --
-List of all the Host names associated with the cluster.
+List of all the host names associated with the cluster.
+
+
+type: keyword
+
+--
+
+*`vsphere.cluster.id`*::
++
+--
+Unique cluster ID.
 
 
 type: keyword
@@ -67103,7 +67113,7 @@ type: keyword
 *`vsphere.cluster.network.count`*::
 +
 --
-Number of Networks associated with the cluster.
+Number of networks associated with the cluster.
 
 
 type: long
@@ -67113,7 +67123,7 @@ type: long
 *`vsphere.cluster.network.names`*::
 +
 --
-List of all the Network names associated with the cluster.
+List of all the network names associated with the cluster.
 
 
 type: keyword
@@ -67247,6 +67257,16 @@ type: long
 List of all the host names.
 
 
+type: keyword
+
+--
+
+*`vsphere.datastore.id`*::
++
+--
+Unique datastore ID.
+
+
 type: keyword
 
 --
@@ -67332,10 +67352,20 @@ Datastore Cluster
 
 
 
+*`vsphere.datastorecluster.id`*::
++
+--
+Unique datastore cluster ID.
+
+
+type: keyword
+
+--
+
 *`vsphere.datastorecluster.name`*::
 +
 --
-The Datastore Cluster name.
+The datastore cluster name.
 
 
 type: keyword
@@ -67369,7 +67399,7 @@ format: bytes
 *`vsphere.datastorecluster.datastore.names`*::
 +
 --
-List of all the Datastore names associated with the Datastore Cluster.
+List of all the datastore names associated with the datastore cluster.
 
 
 type: keyword
@@ -67379,7 +67409,7 @@ type: keyword
 *`vsphere.datastorecluster.datastore.count`*::
 +
 --
-Number of datastores in the Datastore Cluster.
+Number of datastores in the datastore cluster.
 
 
 type: long
@@ -67521,6 +67551,16 @@ format: bytes
 
 --
 
+*`vsphere.host.id`*::
++
+--
+Unique host ID.
+
+
+type: keyword
+
+--
+
 *`vsphere.host.memory.free.bytes`*::
 +
 --
@@ -67841,6 +67881,16 @@ type: long
 
 --
 
+*`vsphere.network.id`*::
++
+--
+Unique network ID.
+
+
+type: keyword
+
+--
+
 *`vsphere.network.name`*::
 +
 --
@@ -67854,7 +67904,7 @@ type: keyword
 *`vsphere.network.status`*::
 +
 --
-General health of the Network.
+General health of the network.
 
 
 type: keyword
@@ -67951,6 +68001,16 @@ type: long
 
 --
 
+*`vsphere.resourcepool.id`*::
++
+--
+Unique resource pool ID.
+
+
+type: keyword
+
+--
+
 
 
 *`vsphere.resourcepool.memory.usage.guest.bytes`*::
@@ -68162,6 +68222,16 @@ type: keyword
 Hostname of the host.
 
 
+type: keyword
+
+--
+
+*`vsphere.virtualmachine.id`*::
++
+--
+Unique virtual machine ID.
+
+
 type: keyword
 
 --
@@ -68169,7 +68239,7 @@ type: keyword
 *`vsphere.virtualmachine.name`*::
 +
 --
-Virtual Machine name.
+Virtual machine name.
 
 
 type: keyword
@@ -68179,7 +68249,7 @@ type: keyword
 *`vsphere.virtualmachine.os`*::
 +
 --
-Virtual Machine Operating System name.
+Virtual machine Operating System name.
 
 
 type: keyword
@@ -68219,7 +68289,7 @@ type: long
 *`vsphere.virtualmachine.memory.used.guest.bytes`*::
 +
 --
-Used Memory of Guest in bytes.
+Used memory of Guest in bytes.
 
 
 type: long
@@ -68231,7 +68301,7 @@ format: bytes
 *`vsphere.virtualmachine.memory.used.host.bytes`*::
 +
 --
-Used Memory of Host in bytes.
+Used memory of Host in bytes.
 
 
 type: long
@@ -68243,7 +68313,7 @@ format: bytes
 *`vsphere.virtualmachine.memory.total.guest.bytes`*::
 +
 --
-Total Memory of Guest in bytes.
+Total memory of Guest in bytes.
 
 
 type: long
@@ -68255,7 +68325,7 @@ format: bytes
 *`vsphere.virtualmachine.memory.free.guest.bytes`*::
 +
 --
-Free Memory of Guest in bytes.
+Free memory of Guest in bytes.
 
 
 type: long
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/_meta/data.json b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/_meta/data.json
index d704ceb865a..67d0e742d15 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/_meta/data.json
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/_meta/data.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
                   "entity_name": "121.0.0.0"
               }
           ],
+          "id": "domain-c1",
           "name": "Cluster_1",
           "das_config": {
               "enabled": false,
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/_meta/fields.yml b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/_meta/fields.yml
index 27025e92848..ce72f97fe8f 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/_meta/fields.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/_meta/fields.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
         - name: names
           type: keyword
           description: >
-            List of all the Datastore names associated with the cluster.
+            List of all the datastore names associated with the cluster.
         - name: count
           type: long
           description: >
-            Number of Datastores associated with the cluster.
+            Number of datastores associated with the cluster.
     - name: das_config
       type: group
       fields:
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@
         - name: count
           type: long
           description: >
-            Number of Hosts associated with the cluster.
+            Number of hosts associated with the cluster.
         - name: names
           type: keyword
           description: >
-            List of all the Host names associated with the cluster.
+            List of all the host names associated with the cluster.
+    - name: id
+      type: keyword
+      description: >
+        Unique cluster ID.
     - name: name
       type: keyword
       description: >
@@ -47,11 +51,11 @@
         - name: count
           type: long
           description: >
-            Number of Networks associated with the cluster.
+            Number of networks associated with the cluster.
         - name: names
           type: keyword
           description: >
-            List of all the Network names associated with the cluster.
+            List of all the network names associated with the cluster.
     - name: triggered_alarms.*
       type: object
       object_type: keyword
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/cluster_test.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/cluster_test.go
index 37e286c113d..3fa1b534c79 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/cluster_test.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/cluster_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func TestFetchEventContents(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testEvent := mapstr.M{
 		"name": "DC0_C0",
+		"id":   "domain-c29",
 		"host": mapstr.M{
 			"count": 3,
 			"names": []string{"DC0_C0_H0", "DC0_C0_H1", "DC0_C0_H2"},
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/data.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/data.go
index a15e48377b5..286e4dbb2d8 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/data.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/data.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 func (m *ClusterMetricSet) mapEvent(cl mo.ClusterComputeResource, data *metricData) mapstr.M {
 	event := mapstr.M{
+		"id": cl.Self.Value,
 		"host": mapstr.M{
 			"count": len(data.assetNames.outputHostNames),
 			"names": data.assetNames.outputHostNames,
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/data_test.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/data_test.go
index 6736b8b33f7..2886e376f7a 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/data_test.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/cluster/data_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 		ComputeResource: mo.ComputeResource{
 			ManagedEntity: mo.ManagedEntity{
 				Name: "Cluster_0",
+				ExtensibleManagedObject: mo.ExtensibleManagedObject{
+					Self: types.ManagedObjectReference{
+						Value: "CS_0",
+					},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		Configuration: types.ClusterConfigInfo{
@@ -64,6 +69,7 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		"name": "Cluster_0",
+		"id":   "CS_0",
 		"host": mapstr.M{
 			"count": 1,
 			"names": []string{"Host_0"},
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/_meta/data.json b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/_meta/data.json
index dc690b8d40e..12f9ab59ad1 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/_meta/data.json
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/_meta/data.json
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
                 }
             },
             "fstype": "local",
-            "name": "LocalDS_0"
+            "name": "LocalDS_0",
+            "id": "datastore-0"
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/_meta/fields.yml b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/_meta/fields.yml
index a9b9352f67f..681a19d505e 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/_meta/fields.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/_meta/fields.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
       type: keyword
       description: >
         List of all the host names.
+    - name: id
+      type: keyword
+      description: >
+        Unique datastore ID.
     - name: name
       type: keyword
       description: >
@@ -82,4 +86,3 @@
       description: >
         Rate of writing data to the datastore.
       format: bytes
-
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/data.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/data.go
index 1950d32a474..0a55984c51b 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/data.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/data.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 func (m *DataStoreMetricSet) mapEvent(ds mo.Datastore, data *metricData) mapstr.M {
 	event := mapstr.M{
 		"name":   ds.Summary.Name,
+		"id":     ds.Self.Value,
 		"fstype": ds.Summary.Type,
 		"status": ds.OverallStatus,
 		"host": mapstr.M{
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/data_test.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/data_test.go
index 23189e3e49f..1fb3d4ef853 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/data_test.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastore/data_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		ManagedEntity: mo.ManagedEntity{
 			OverallStatus: "green",
+			ExtensibleManagedObject: mo.ExtensibleManagedObject{
+				Self: types.ManagedObjectReference{
+					Value: "DS_1",
+				},
+			},
 		},
 		Host: []types.DatastoreHostMount{},
 		Vm: []types.ManagedObjectReference{
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 	outputEvent := (&DataStoreMetricSet{}).mapEvent(datastoreTest, &metricDataTest)
 	testEvent := mapstr.M{
 		"fstype": "local",
+		"id":     "DS_1",
 		"status": types.ManagedEntityStatus("green"),
 		"name":   "datastore-test",
 		"host": mapstr.M{
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/_meta/data.json b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/_meta/data.json
index 10a4d2f98de..dd44a7c435d 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/_meta/data.json
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/_meta/data.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     },
     "vsphere": {
         "datastorecluster": {
+            "id": "group-p1",
             "name": "datastore_cluster1",
             "capacity": {
                 "bytes": 8795019280384
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/_meta/fields.yml b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/_meta/fields.yml
index 9fcceb295ad..7edad537dbd 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/_meta/fields.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/_meta/fields.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
   description: >
     Datastore Cluster
   fields:
+    - name: id
+      type: keyword
+      description: >
+        Unique datastore cluster ID.
     - name: name
       type: keyword
       description: >
-        The Datastore Cluster name.
+        The datastore cluster name.
     - name: capacity.bytes
       type: long
       description: >
@@ -21,11 +25,11 @@
     - name: datastore.names
       type: keyword
       description: >
-        List of all the Datastore names associated with the Datastore Cluster.
+        List of all the datastore names associated with the datastore cluster.
     - name: datastore.count
       type: long
       description: >
-        Number of datastores in the Datastore Cluster.
+        Number of datastores in the datastore cluster.
     - name: triggered_alarms.*
       type: object
       object_type: keyword
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/data.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/data.go
index 3dcce129e56..1b4789aee53 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/data.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/data.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 func (m *DatastoreClusterMetricSet) mapEvent(datastoreCluster mo.StoragePod, data *metricData) mapstr.M {
 	event := mapstr.M{
 		"name": datastoreCluster.Name,
+		"id":   datastoreCluster.Self.Value,
 		"capacity": mapstr.M{
 			"bytes": datastoreCluster.Summary.Capacity,
 		},
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/data_test.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/data_test.go
index 41d1736777e..05f43ef002d 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/data_test.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/datastorecluster/data_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 		Folder: mo.Folder{
 			ManagedEntity: mo.ManagedEntity{
 				Name: "Folder1",
+				ExtensibleManagedObject: mo.ExtensibleManagedObject{
+					Self: types.ManagedObjectReference{
+						Value: "FL_0",
+					},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -43,6 +48,9 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 	name, _ := event.GetValue("name")
 	assert.Equal(t, "Folder1", name)
 
+	id, _ := event.GetValue("id")
+	assert.Equal(t, "FL_0", id)
+
 	capacity, _ := event.GetValue("capacity.bytes")
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(100), capacity)
 
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/fields.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/fields.go
index 7e3988627f8..c67607c6100 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/fields.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/fields.go
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ func init() {
 // AssetVsphere returns asset data.
 // This is the base64 encoded zlib format compressed contents of module/vsphere.
 func AssetVsphere() string {
-	return "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"
+	return "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"
 }
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/_meta/data.json b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/_meta/data.json
index 0034692e95b..d5ed7a50213 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/_meta/data.json
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/_meta/data.json
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
             "network_names": [
                 "VM Network"
             ],
+            "id": "host-0",
             "name": "DC0_H0",
             "status": "green",
             "uptime": 1728865
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/_meta/fields.yml b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/_meta/fields.yml
index e466ef19e2a..98246507da7 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/_meta/fields.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/_meta/fields.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
       description: >
         Sum of disk read and write rates each second in bytes.
       format: bytes
+    - name: id
+      type: keyword
+      description: >
+        Unique host ID.
     - name: memory.free.bytes
       type: long
       description: >
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/data.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/data.go
index d877ac78af8..252218eec13 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/data.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/data.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func (m *HostMetricSet) mapEvent(hs mo.HostSystem, data *metricData) mapstr.M {
 	const bytesMultiplier int64 = 1024 * 1024
 	event := mapstr.M{
 		"name":   hs.Summary.Config.Name,
+		"id":     hs.Self.Value,
 		"status": hs.Summary.OverallStatus,
 		"uptime": hs.Summary.QuickStats.Uptime,
 		"cpu":    mapstr.M{"used": mapstr.M{"mhz": hs.Summary.QuickStats.OverallCpuUsage}},
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/data_test.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/data_test.go
index 8116fe417aa..3de32d10436 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/data_test.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/host/data_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ import (
 func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 	var m *HostMetricSet
 	HostSystemTest := mo.HostSystem{
+		ManagedEntity: mo.ManagedEntity{
+			ExtensibleManagedObject: mo.ExtensibleManagedObject{
+				Self: types.ManagedObjectReference{
+					Value: "ha-host",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		Summary: types.HostListSummary{
 			Host: &types.ManagedObjectReference{Type: "HostSystem", Value: "ha-host"},
 			Hardware: &types.HostHardwareSummary{
@@ -81,6 +88,9 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 	cpuTotal, _ := event.GetValue("cpu.total.mhz")
 	assert.EqualValues(t, 4588, cpuTotal)
 
+	id, _ := event.GetValue("id")
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "ha-host", id)
+
 	cpuFree, _ := event.GetValue("cpu.free.mhz")
 	assert.EqualValues(t, 4521, cpuFree)
 
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/_meta/data.json b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/_meta/data.json
index 317fec00756..164ba4c2ae2 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/_meta/data.json
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/_meta/data.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
                 ],
                 "count": 2
             },
+            "id": "network-1",
             "name": "VM Network",
             "status": "green",
             "accessible": true,
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/_meta/fields.yml b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/_meta/fields.yml
index 66373f8b188..2394bc7a3f4 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/_meta/fields.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/_meta/fields.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
           type: long
           description: >
             Number of hosts connected to this network.
+    - name: id
+      type: keyword
+      description: >
+        Unique network ID.
     - name: name
       type: keyword
       description: >
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@
     - name: status
       type: keyword
       description: >
-        General health of the Network.
+        General health of the network.
     - name: type
       type: keyword
       description: >
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/data.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/data.go
index 7f3605d25ab..b640e3a9ce2 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/data.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/data.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 func (m *NetworkMetricSet) mapEvent(net mo.Network, data *metricData) mapstr.M {
 	event := mapstr.M{}
 
+	event.Put("id", net.Self.Value)
 	event.Put("name", net.Name)
 	event.Put("status", net.OverallStatus)
 	event.Put("accessible", net.Summary.GetNetworkSummary().Accessible)
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/data_test.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/data_test.go
index fb7c2120817..7a9b625529c 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/data_test.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/network/data_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 			ConfigStatus:  "green",
 			ExtensibleManagedObject: mo.ExtensibleManagedObject{
 				Self: types.ManagedObjectReference{
-					Type: "Network",
+					Type:  "Network",
+					Value: "NT_0",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 	name, _ := event.GetValue("name")
 	assert.NotNil(t, name)
 
+	id, _ := event.GetValue("id")
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "NT_0", id)
+
 	status, _ := event.GetValue("status")
 	assert.Equal(t, types.ManagedEntityStatus("green"), status)
 
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/_meta/data.json b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/_meta/data.json
index a16e9d59197..92825ce14b7 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/_meta/data.json
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/_meta/data.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     },
     "vsphere": {
         "resourcepool": {
+            "id": "resgroup-30",
             "name": "Resources",
             "status": "green",
             "vm": {
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/_meta/fields.yml b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/_meta/fields.yml
index 2df15df42e1..20d9676893b 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/_meta/fields.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/_meta/fields.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
               type: long
               description: >
                 The static CPU resource entitlement for a virtual machine.
+    - name: id
+      type: keyword
+      description: >
+        Unique resource pool ID.
     - name: memory
       type: group
       fields:
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/data.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/data.go
index 839e2669c69..76bb17cc67c 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/data.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/data.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func (m *ResourcePoolMetricSet) mapEvent(rp mo.ResourcePool, data *metricData) m
 	event := mapstr.M{
 		"name":   rp.Name,
 		"status": rp.OverallStatus,
+		"id":     rp.Self.Value,
 	}
 
 	quickStats := rp.Summary.GetResourcePoolSummary().QuickStats
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/data_test.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/data_test.go
index ce7ccec484e..48e85f1c2ba 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/data_test.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/resourcepool/data_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 		ManagedEntity: mo.ManagedEntity{
 			OverallStatus: "green",
 			Name:          "resourcepool-test",
+			ExtensibleManagedObject: mo.ExtensibleManagedObject{
+				Self: types.ManagedObjectReference{
+					Value: "RS_0",
+				},
+			},
 		},
 		Summary: &types.ResourcePoolSummary{
 			QuickStats: &types.ResourcePoolQuickStats{
@@ -70,7 +75,10 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 	status, _ := event.GetValue("status")
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "green", status)
 
-	name := event["name"].(string)
+	id, _ := event.GetValue("id")
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "RS_0", id)
+
+	name, _ := event.GetValue("name")
 	assert.EqualValues(t, name, "resourcepool-test")
 
 	cpuUsage, _ := event.GetValue("cpu.usage.mhz")
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/_meta/data.json b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/_meta/data.json
index 8549f84040a..57ef6e74770 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/_meta/data.json
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/_meta/data.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     },
     "vsphere": {
         "virtualmachine": {
+            "id": "vm-51",
             "name": "xt0nmfpv9",
             "uptime": 5348978,
             "status": "green",
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/_meta/fields.yml b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/_meta/fields.yml
index a83013105dc..eb6cc6d88e5 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/_meta/fields.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/_meta/fields.yml
@@ -15,14 +15,18 @@
           type: keyword
           description: >
             Hostname of the host.
+    - name: id
+      type: keyword
+      description: >
+        Unique virtual machine ID.
     - name: name
       type: keyword
       description: >
-        Virtual Machine name.
+        Virtual machine name.
     - name: os
       type: keyword
       description: >
-        Virtual Machine Operating System name.
+        Virtual machine Operating System name.
     - name: cpu.used.mhz
       type: long
       description: >
@@ -38,22 +42,22 @@
     - name: memory.used.guest.bytes
       type: long
       description: >
-        Used Memory of Guest in bytes.
+        Used memory of Guest in bytes.
       format: bytes
     - name: memory.used.host.bytes
       type: long
       description: >
-        Used Memory of Host in bytes.
+        Used memory of Host in bytes.
       format: bytes
     - name: memory.total.guest.bytes
       type: long
       description: >
-        Total Memory of Guest in bytes.
+        Total memory of Guest in bytes.
       format: bytes
     - name: memory.free.guest.bytes
       type: long
       description: >
-        Free Memory of Guest in bytes.
+        Free memory of Guest in bytes.
       format: bytes
     - name: custom_fields
       type: object
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/data.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/data.go
index a107f11a0d2..0839f5789cc 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/data.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/data.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func (m *MetricSet) mapEvent(data VMData) mapstr.M {
 
 	event := mapstr.M{
 		"name":   data.VM.Summary.Config.Name,
+		"id":     data.VM.Self.Value,
 		"os":     data.VM.Summary.Config.GuestFullName,
 		"uptime": data.VM.Summary.QuickStats.UptimeSeconds,
 		"status": data.VM.Summary.OverallStatus,
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/data_test.go b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/data_test.go
index 32abe001c39..b1676db8118 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/data_test.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/vsphere/virtualmachine/data_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 	var m MetricSet
 
 	VirtualMachineTest := mo.VirtualMachine{
+		ManagedEntity: mo.ManagedEntity{
+			ExtensibleManagedObject: mo.ExtensibleManagedObject{
+				Self: types.ManagedObjectReference{
+					Value: "VM_0",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		Summary: types.VirtualMachineSummary{
 			OverallStatus: types.ManagedEntityStatus("green"),
 			Config: types.VirtualMachineConfigSummary{
@@ -83,6 +90,7 @@ func TestEventMapping(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedEvent := mapstr.M{
 		"name":   "localhost.localdomain",
 		"os":     "otherGuest",
+		"id":     "VM_0",
 		"uptime": int32(10),
 		"status": types.ManagedEntityStatus("green"),
 		"cpu": mapstr.M{