diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/checkpoint-object-facts-type-param.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/checkpoint-object-facts-type-param.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c501106788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/checkpoint-object-facts-type-param.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - "add parameter to checkpoint_object_facts to filter out by object type"
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/checkpoint/checkpoint_object_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/checkpoint/checkpoint_object_facts.py
index 96bbd175b0..096f56f91e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/checkpoint/checkpoint_object_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/checkpoint/checkpoint_object_facts.py
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ options:
       - Filter only by IP address.
     type: bool
     default: false
+  object_type:
+    description:
+      - Type of the object to search. Must be a valid API resource name
+    type: str
 """
 
 EXAMPLES = """
@@ -77,12 +81,13 @@ def get_object(module, connection):
     uid = module.params['uid']
     object_filter = module.params['object_filter']
     ip_only = module.params['ip_only']
+    object_type = module.params['object_type']
 
     if uid:
         payload = {'uid': uid}
         code, result = connection.send_request('/web_api/show-object', payload)
     else:
-        payload = {'filter': object_filter, 'ip-only': ip_only}
+        payload = {'filter': object_filter, 'ip-only': ip_only, 'type': object_type}
         code, result = connection.send_request('/web_api/show-objects', payload)
 
     return code, result
@@ -91,8 +96,9 @@ def get_object(module, connection):
 def main():
     argument_spec = dict(
         uid=dict(type='str', default=None),
-        object_filter=dict(type='str'),
-        ip_only=dict(type='bool', default=False)
+        object_filter=dict(type='str', default=None),
+        ip_only=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+        object_type=dict(type='str', default=None)
     )
 
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec)