diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/issue_1772.yml b/changelogs/fragments/issue_1772.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05c107033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/issue_1772.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - fix problem when module try apply non global or non VM type custom attribute to
+    VM object (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/issues/1772)
diff --git a/plugins/modules/vmware_guest_custom_attributes.py b/plugins/modules/vmware_guest_custom_attributes.py
index 1677f9ef2..9f66e6cbc 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/vmware_guest_custom_attributes.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/vmware_guest_custom_attributes.py
@@ -247,7 +247,11 @@ def check_exists(self, vm, user_fields):
         """
         # Gather the available existing custom attributes based on user_fields
         existing_custom_attributes = []
-        for k, n in [(x.key, x.name) for x in self.custom_field_mgr for v in user_fields if x.name == v['name']]:
+        for k, n in [(x.key, x.name) for x in self.custom_field_mgr
+                     # vmware_guest_custome_attributes must work with self moref type of custom attributes or with global custom attributes
+                     if x.managedObjectType == vim.VirtualMachine or x.managedObjectType is None
+                     for v in user_fields
+                     if x.name == v['name']]:
             existing_custom_attributes.append({
                 "key": k,
                 "name": n