diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/persister.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/persister.rb
index 7bcc572eb..6a820b0c4 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/persister.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/persister.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ def initialize_inventory_collections
     add_collection(infra, :ems_licenses)
     add_collection(infra, :ext_management_system)
     add_collection(infra, :guest_devices, :parent_inventory_collections => %i[vms_and_templates])
-    add_collection(infra, :hardwares, :parent_inventory_collections => %i[vms_and_templates])
+    add_collection(infra, :hardwares, :parent_inventory_collections => %i[vms_and_templates]) do |builder|
+      builder.add_properties(:track_record_changes => %i[cpu_sockets memory_mb cpu_cores_per_socket cpu_total_cores])
+    end
+
     add_collection(infra, :hosts) do |builder|
       builder.add_properties(:custom_reconnect_block => hosts_reconnect_block)
     end
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ def initialize_inventory_collections
     add_collection(infra, :root_folder_relationship)
     add_collection(infra, :orchestration_templates)
     vms_and_templates_assign_created_on if ::Settings.ems_refresh.capture_vm_created_on_date
+    track_vm_cpu_memory_changes
   end
 
   def vim_class_to_collection(managed_object)
@@ -79,6 +83,23 @@ def vim_class_to_collection(managed_object)
 
   private
 
+  def track_vm_cpu_memory_changes
+    custom_save_block = lambda do |ems, inventory_collection|
+      hardwares = inventory_collection.dependency_attributes[:hardwares]&.first
+      return if hardwares.nil?
+      return if hardwares.record_changes.blank?
+
+      # TODO raise an event
+    end
+
+    settings = {:without_model_class => true, :auto_inventory_attributes => false}
+
+    add_collection(infra, :track_vm_cpu_memory_changes, {}, settings) do |builder|
+      builder.add_custom_save_block(custom_save_block)
+      builder.add_dependency_attributes(:hardwares => ->(persister) { [persister.hardwares] })
+    end
+  end
+
   def vms_and_templates_assign_created_on
     custom_save_block = lambda do |ems, inventory_collection|
       vms_and_templates = inventory_collection.dependency_attributes[:vms_and_templates]&.first
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/refresher_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/refresher_spec.rb
index d0003a200..a075f6d65 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/refresher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/refresher_spec.rb
@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@
         expect(prev_respool.reload.children).not_to include(vm)
       end
 
+      it "changing the cpu and memory" do
+        vm = ems.vms.find_by(:ems_ref => "vm-107")
+
+        run_targeted_refresh(targeted_update_set(vm_change_cpu_memory))
+      end
+
       it "skip disconnected vms" do
         run_targeted_refresh(targeted_update_set(vm_disconnected_object_updates))
 
@@ -770,6 +776,33 @@ def vm_new_folder_object_updates
       end
     end
 
+    def vm_change_cpu_memory
+      [
+        RbVmomi::VIM.ObjectUpdate(
+          :kind       => "modify",
+          :obj        => RbVmomi::VIM.VirtualMachine(vim, "vm-107"),
+          :changeSet  => [
+            RbVmomi::VIM.PropertyChange(
+              :name => "summary.config.memorySizeMB",
+              :op   => "assign",
+              :val  => 1024
+            ),
+            RbVmomi::VIM.PropertyChange(
+              :name => "summary.config.numCpu",
+              :op   => "assign",
+              :val  => 4
+            ),
+            RbVmomi::VIM.PropertyChange(
+              :name => "config.hardware.numCoresPerSocket",
+              :op   => "assign",
+              :val  => 2
+            ),
+          ],
+          :missingSet => []
+        )
+      ]
+    end
+
     def vm_create_snapshot_object_update
       RbVmomi::VIM.ObjectUpdate(
         :kind       => "modify",