diff --git a/src/esx/esx_vi.c b/src/esx/esx_vi.c
index bbec912479..af822b14cf 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_vi.c
+++ b/src/esx/esx_vi.c
@@ -2412,6 +2412,38 @@ esxVI_GetBoolean(esxVI_ObjectContent *objectContent, const char *propertyName,
 
 
 
+int
+esxVI_GetInt(esxVI_ObjectContent *objectContent, const char *propertyName,
+             esxVI_Int **value, esxVI_Occurrence occurence)
+{
+    esxVI_DynamicProperty *dynamicProperty;
+
+    if (!value || *value) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s", _("Invalid argument"));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    for (dynamicProperty = objectContent->propSet; dynamicProperty;
+         dynamicProperty = dynamicProperty->_next) {
+        if (STREQ(dynamicProperty->name, propertyName)) {
+            if (esxVI_Int_CastFromAnyType(dynamicProperty->val, value) < 0)
+                return -1;
+
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!(*value) && occurence == esxVI_Occurrence_RequiredItem) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                       _("Missing '%s' property"), propertyName);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+
 int
 esxVI_GetLong(esxVI_ObjectContent *objectContent, const char *propertyName,
               esxVI_Long **value, esxVI_Occurrence occurrence)
diff --git a/src/esx/esx_vi.h b/src/esx/esx_vi.h
index b7f0160936..c41541e9ae 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_vi.h
+++ b/src/esx/esx_vi.h
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ int esxVI_GetBoolean(esxVI_ObjectContent *objectContent,
                      const char *propertyName,
                      esxVI_Boolean *value, esxVI_Occurrence occurrence);
 
+int esxVI_GetInt(esxVI_ObjectContent *objectContent, const char *propertyName,
+                 esxVI_Int **value, esxVI_Occurrence occurrence);
+
 int esxVI_GetLong(esxVI_ObjectContent *objectContent, const char *propertyName,
                   esxVI_Long **value, esxVI_Occurrence occurrence);
 
diff --git a/src/esx/esx_vi_types.c b/src/esx/esx_vi_types.c
index 15024678cf..6b558e59fb 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_vi_types.c
+++ b/src/esx/esx_vi_types.c
@@ -1376,6 +1376,9 @@ ESX_VI__TEMPLATE__DEEP_COPY(Int,
     (*dest)->value = src->value;
 })
 
+/* esxVI_Int_CastFromAnyType */
+ESX_VI__TEMPLATE__CAST_FROM_ANY_TYPE(Int)
+
 /* esxVI_Int_Serialize */
 ESX_VI__TEMPLATE__SERIALIZE(Int,
 {
diff --git a/src/esx/esx_vi_types.h b/src/esx/esx_vi_types.h
index 34901d7e9d..66a5705c87 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_vi_types.h
+++ b/src/esx/esx_vi_types.h
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ void esxVI_Int_Free(esxVI_Int **numberList);
 int esxVI_Int_Validate(esxVI_Int *number);
 int esxVI_Int_AppendToList(esxVI_Int **numberList, esxVI_Int *number);
 int esxVI_Int_DeepCopy(esxVI_Int **dest, esxVI_Int *src);
+int esxVI_Int_CastFromAnyType(esxVI_AnyType *anyType, esxVI_Int **number);
 int esxVI_Int_Serialize(esxVI_Int *number, const char *element,
                         virBufferPtr output);
 int esxVI_Int_SerializeList(esxVI_Int *numberList, const char *element,