diff --git a/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_ds_util.py b/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_ds_util.py
index 2715f423e390..3ae1a60139d8 100644
--- a/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_ds_util.py
+++ b/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_ds_util.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import re
 
 import mock
 from oslo.vmware import exceptions as vexc
+from testtools import matchers
 
 from nova import exception
 from nova.i18n import _
@@ -447,6 +448,14 @@ class DatastorePathTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
             p = ds_util.DatastorePath(t[0], *t[1])
             self.assertNotEqual(str(canonical_p), str(p))
 
+    def test_ds_path_hashable(self):
+        ds1 = ds_util.DatastorePath('dsname', 'path')
+        ds2 = ds_util.DatastorePath('dsname', 'path')
+
+        # If the above objects have the same hash, they will only be added to
+        # the set once
+        self.assertThat(set([ds1, ds2]), matchers.HasLength(1))
+
     def test_equal(self):
         a = ds_util.DatastorePath('ds_name', 'a')
         b = ds_util.DatastorePath('ds_name', 'a')
diff --git a/nova/virt/vmwareapi/ds_util.py b/nova/virt/vmwareapi/ds_util.py
index 764272e548e3..b5881480ee96 100644
--- a/nova/virt/vmwareapi/ds_util.py
+++ b/nova/virt/vmwareapi/ds_util.py
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ class DatastorePath(object):
                 self._datastore_name == other._datastore_name and
                 self._rel_path == other._rel_path)
 
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return str(self).__hash__()
+
     @classmethod
     def parse(cls, datastore_path):
         """Constructs a DatastorePath object given a datastore path string."""