diff --git a/app/models/ext_management_system.rb b/app/models/ext_management_system.rb
index 1e9d7c9a51f..228a07dedc1 100644
--- a/app/models/ext_management_system.rb
+++ b/app/models/ext_management_system.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ def self.supported_types_and_descriptions_hash
   end
 
   belongs_to :provider
+  has_many :child_managers, :class_name => 'ExtManagementSystem', :foreign_key => 'parent_ems_id'
+
   include CustomAttributeMixin
   belongs_to :tenant
   has_many :container_deployments, :foreign_key => :deployed_on_ems_id, :inverse_of => :deployed_on_ems