diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/docker_common.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/docker_common.py
index e19e855089..bdf64d0cfd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/docker_common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/docker_common.py
@@ -430,9 +430,13 @@ class AnsibleDockerClient(Client):
         Pull an image
         '''
         self.log("Pulling image %s:%s" % (name, tag))
+        alreadyToLatest = False
         try:
             for line in self.pull(name, tag=tag, stream=True, decode=True):
                 self.log(line, pretty_print=True)
+                if line.get('status'):
+                    if line.get('status').startswith('Status: Image is up to date for'):
+                        alreadyToLatest = True
                 if line.get('error'):
                     if line.get('errorDetail'):
                         error_detail = line.get('errorDetail')
@@ -444,6 +448,6 @@ class AnsibleDockerClient(Client):
         except Exception as exc:
             self.fail("Error pulling image %s:%s - %s" % (name, tag, str(exc)))
 
-        return self.find_image(name, tag)
+        return self.find_image(name, tag), alreadyToLatest
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py
index 82684890d0..7625deabb4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py
@@ -1748,9 +1748,12 @@ class ContainerManager(DockerBaseClass):
         if not self.check_mode:
             if not image or self.parameters.pull:
                 self.log("Pull the image.")
-                image = self.client.pull_image(repository, tag)
-                self.results['actions'].append(dict(pulled_image="%s:%s" % (repository, tag)))
-                self.results['changed'] = True
+                image, alreadyToLatest = self.client.pull_image(repository, tag)
+                if alreadyToLatest:
+                    self.results['changed'] = False
+                else:
+                    self.results['changed'] = True
+                    self.results['actions'].append(dict(pulled_image="%s:%s" % (repository, tag)))
         self.log("image")
         self.log(image, pretty_print=True)
         return image