diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2315-vmware_object_role_permission-path-as-object_name.yml b/changelogs/fragments/2315-vmware_object_role_permission-path-as-object_name.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15f1a62605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2315-vmware_object_role_permission-path-as-object_name.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - vmware_object_role_permission - Allow passing a path as object_name to identify objects where the name is not unique
diff --git a/plugins/modules/vmware_object_role_permission.py b/plugins/modules/vmware_object_role_permission.py
index f05a3a5ff5..bf0300429c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/vmware_object_role_permission.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/vmware_object_role_permission.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
   object_name:
     description:
     - The object name to assigned permission.
+    - You can also pass the full path to the object if the name is not unique
+    - A path must include the root-folder for the object-type, see example
     type: str
     required: true
   object_type:
@@ -128,6 +130,18 @@
     object_name: services
     state: present
   delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Assign domain user to VM folder /Test-VMs/Webserver
+  community.vmware.vmware_object_role_permission:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+    role: Admin
+    principal: "vsphere.local\\Test-Webserver-Admin"
+    object_name: /vm/Test-VMs/Webserver
+    state: present
+  delegate_to: localhost
 '''
 
 RETURN = r'''
@@ -144,7 +158,8 @@
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
-from ansible_collections.community.vmware.plugins.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec, find_obj
+from ansible_collections.community.vmware.plugins.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec, find_obj, compile_folder_path_for_object
+import os.path
 
 
 class VMwareObjectRolePermission(PyVmomi):
@@ -282,9 +297,19 @@ def get_object(self):
             getattr(vim, self.params['object_type'])
         except AttributeError:
             self.module.fail_json(msg="Object type %s is not valid." % self.params['object_type'])
-        self.current_obj = find_obj(content=self.content,
-                                    vimtype=[getattr(vim, self.params['object_type'])],
-                                    name=self.params['object_name'])
+
+        if self.params['object_name'].startswith('/'):
+            object_path_elements = os.path.split(self.params['object_name'])
+            all_objects_with_name = find_obj(content=self.content,
+                                             vimtype=[getattr(vim, self.params['object_type'])],
+                                             name=object_path_elements[1],
+                                             first=False)
+            found_obj = [obj for obj in all_objects_with_name if self.params['object_name'] == compile_folder_path_for_object(obj)]
+            self.current_obj = found_obj[0] if found_obj else None
+        else:
+            self.current_obj = find_obj(content=self.content,
+                                        vimtype=[getattr(vim, self.params['object_type'])],
+                                        name=self.params['object_name'])
 
         if self.current_obj is None:
             self.module.fail_json(