diff --git a/oslo_vmware/tests/test_vim_util.py b/oslo_vmware/tests/test_vim_util.py
index 43c02bc1..e35294cd 100644
--- a/oslo_vmware/tests/test_vim_util.py
+++ b/oslo_vmware/tests/test_vim_util.py
@@ -527,3 +527,33 @@ class VimUtilTest(base.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual({"test_name_0": "test_val_0",
                           "test_name_1": "test_val_1"},
                          vim_util.propset_dict(mock_propset))
+
+    def test_serialize_object(self):
+        self.assertEqual({}, vim_util.serialize_object({}))
+
+        mobj1 = mock.MagicMock()
+        mobj1.__keylist__ = ['asdf']
+        mobj1.keys = lambda: ['asdf']
+        mobj1.__getitem__.side_effect = [1]
+
+        mobj2 = mock.Mock()
+
+        mobj3 = mock.MagicMock()
+        mobj3.__keylist__ = ['subkey1', 'subkey2']
+        mobj3.keys = lambda: ['subkey1', 'subkey2']
+        mobj3.__getitem__.side_effect = ['subvalue1', True]
+
+        mobj4 = 12
+
+        obj = {
+            'foo': mobj1,
+            'bar': [mobj2, mobj3],
+            'baz': mobj4
+        }
+
+        expected = {
+            'foo': {'asdf': 1},
+            'bar': [mobj2, {'subkey1': 'subvalue1', 'subkey2': True}],
+            'baz': 12
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(expected, vim_util.serialize_object(obj))
diff --git a/oslo_vmware/vim_util.py b/oslo_vmware/vim_util.py
index b2c9d2c7..945c98a0 100644
--- a/oslo_vmware/vim_util.py
+++ b/oslo_vmware/vim_util.py
@@ -694,3 +694,21 @@ def storage_placement_spec(client_factory,
     spec.resourcePool = res_pool_ref
     spec.host = host_ref
     return spec
+
+
+def serialize_object(obj):
+    """Convert Suds object into serializable format - a dict."""
+    d = {}
+    for k, v in dict(obj).items():
+        if hasattr(v, '__keylist__'):
+            d[k] = serialize_object(v)
+        elif isinstance(v, list):
+            d[k] = []
+            for item in v:
+                if hasattr(item, '__keylist__'):
+                    d[k].append(serialize_object(item))
+                else:
+                    d[k].append(item)
+        else:
+            d[k] = v
+    return d