diff --git a/lib/itamae/node.rb b/lib/itamae/node.rb
index 88d56486..fde8d760 100644
--- a/lib/itamae/node.rb
+++ b/lib/itamae/node.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ def respond_to?(method, priv = false)
     end
 
     def fetch_inventory_value(key)
-      @backend.host_inventory[key]
+      value = @backend.host_inventory[key]
+      if value.is_a?(Hash)
+        value = Hashie::Mash.new(value)
+      end
+
+      value
     rescue NotImplementedError, NameError
       nil
     end
diff --git a/spec/integration/recipes/default.rb b/spec/integration/recipes/default.rb
index dbbad6c8..5c81ed72 100644
--- a/spec/integration/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/recipes/default.rb
@@ -335,3 +335,13 @@
     end
   end
 end
+
+###
+
+v1 = node.memory.total
+v2 = node[:memory][:total]
+v3 = node['memory']['total']
+
+unless v1 == v2 && v2 == v3 && v1 =~ /\A\d+kB\z/
+  raise "failed to fetch host inventory value (#{v1}, #{v2}, #{v3})"
+end