diff --git a/pkg/controller/provider/container/vsphere/model.go b/pkg/controller/provider/container/vsphere/model.go
index 47f77fac1..4f57db2fe 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/provider/container/vsphere/model.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/provider/container/vsphere/model.go
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ func (v *VmAdapter) updateDisks(devArray *types.ArrayOfVirtualDevice) {
 					Key:      disk.Key,
 					File:     backing.FileName,
 					Capacity: disk.CapacityInBytes,
+					Mode:     backing.DiskMode,
 				}
 				if backing.Datastore != nil {
 					datastoreId, _ := sanitize(backing.Datastore.Value)
@@ -706,6 +707,7 @@ func (v *VmAdapter) updateDisks(devArray *types.ArrayOfVirtualDevice) {
 					File:     backing.FileName,
 					Capacity: disk.CapacityInBytes,
 					Shared:   backing.Sharing != "sharingNone",
+					Mode:     backing.DiskMode,
 				}
 				if backing.Datastore != nil {
 					datastoreId, _ := sanitize(backing.Datastore.Value)
@@ -721,6 +723,7 @@ func (v *VmAdapter) updateDisks(devArray *types.ArrayOfVirtualDevice) {
 					File:     backing.FileName,
 					Capacity: disk.CapacityInBytes,
 					Shared:   backing.Sharing != "sharingNone",
+					Mode:     backing.DiskMode,
 					RDM:      true,
 				}
 				if backing.Datastore != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/provider/model/vsphere/model.go b/pkg/controller/provider/model/vsphere/model.go
index 42503faf7..3eacb2bb4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/provider/model/vsphere/model.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/provider/model/vsphere/model.go
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ type Disk struct {
 	Capacity  int64  `json:"capacity"`
 	Shared    bool   `json:"shared"`
 	RDM       bool   `json:"rdm"`
+	Mode      string `json:"mode,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Virtual Device.
diff --git a/validation/policies/io/konveyor/forklift/vmware/disk_mode.rego b/validation/policies/io/konveyor/forklift/vmware/disk_mode.rego
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d07ae1d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validation/policies/io/konveyor/forklift/vmware/disk_mode.rego
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package io.konveyor.forklift.vmware
+import future.keywords.in
+
+independent_disk {
+    some i
+    input.disks[i].mode in ["independent_persistent", "independent_nonpersistent"]
+}
+
+concerns[flag] {
+    independent_disk
+    flag := {
+        "category": "Warning",
+        "label": "Independent disk detected",
+        "assessment": "Independent disks cannot be transferred using recent versions of VDDK. It is recommended to change them in vSphere to 'Dependent' mode, or alternatively, to export the VM to an OVA."
+    }
+}
diff --git a/validation/policies/io/konveyor/forklift/vmware/disk_mode_test.rego b/validation/policies/io/konveyor/forklift/vmware/disk_mode_test.rego
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d52943f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validation/policies/io/konveyor/forklift/vmware/disk_mode_test.rego
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package io.konveyor.forklift.vmware
+
+test_with_no_disks {
+    mock_vm := {
+        "name": "test",
+        "disks": []
+    }
+    results := concerns with input as mock_vm
+    count(results) == 0
+}
+
+test_with_no_independent_disk {
+    mock_vm := {
+        "name": "test",
+        "disks": [
+            { "shared": false },
+            { "shared": false, "mode": "dependent" }
+        ]
+    }
+    results := concerns with input as mock_vm
+    count(results) == 0
+}
+
+test_with_independent_persistent_disk {
+    mock_vm := {
+        "name": "test",
+        "disks": [
+            { "shared": false },
+            { "shared": false, "mode": "dependent" },
+            { "shared": false, "mode": "independent_persistent" }
+        ]
+    }
+    results := concerns with input as mock_vm
+    count(results) == 1
+}
+
+test_with_independent_nonpersistent_disk {
+    mock_vm := {
+        "name": "test",
+        "disks": [
+            { "shared": false, "mode": "independent_nonpersistent" }
+        ]
+    }
+    results := concerns with input as mock_vm
+    count(results) == 1
+}
+