diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/user.py
index 4f96ab1e80..046daf2076 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/user.py
@@ -1821,6 +1821,158 @@ class AIX(User):
 
 # ===========================================
 
+class HPUX(User):
+    """
+    This is a HP-UX User manipulation class.
+
+    This overrides the following methods from the generic class:-
+      - create_user()
+      - remove_user()
+      - modify_user()
+    """
+
+    platform = 'HP-UX'
+    distribution = None
+    SHADOWFILE = '/etc/shadow'
+
+    def create_user(self):
+        cmd = ['/usr/sam/lbin/useradd.sam']
+
+        if self.uid is not None:
+            cmd.append('-u')
+            cmd.append(self.uid)
+
+            if self.non_unique:
+                cmd.append('-o')
+
+        if self.group is not None:
+            if not self.group_exists(self.group):
+                self.module.fail_json(msg="Group %s does not exist" % self.group)
+            cmd.append('-g')
+            cmd.append(self.group)
+
+        if self.groups is not None and len(self.groups):
+            groups = self.get_groups_set()
+            cmd.append('-G')
+            cmd.append(','.join(groups))
+
+        if self.comment is not None:
+            cmd.append('-c')
+            cmd.append(self.comment)
+
+        if self.home is not None:
+            cmd.append('-d')
+            cmd.append(self.home)
+
+        if self.shell is not None:
+            cmd.append('-s')
+            cmd.append(self.shell)
+
+        if self.password is not None:
+            cmd.append('-p')
+            cmd.append(self.password)
+
+        if self.createhome:
+            cmd.append('-m')
+        else:
+            cmd.append('-M')
+
+        if self.system:
+            cmd.append('-r')
+
+        cmd.append(self.name)
+        return self.execute_command(cmd)
+
+    def remove_user(self):
+        cmd = ['/usr/sam/lbin/userdel.sam']
+        if self.force:
+            cmd.append('-F')
+        if self.remove:
+            cmd.append('-r')
+        cmd.append(self.name)
+        return self.execute_command(cmd)
+
+    def modify_user(self):
+        cmd = ['/usr/sam/lbin/usermod.sam']
+        info = self.user_info()
+        has_append = self._check_usermod_append()
+
+        if self.uid is not None and info[2] != int(self.uid):
+            cmd.append('-u')
+            cmd.append(self.uid)
+
+            if self.non_unique:
+                cmd.append('-o')
+
+        if self.group is not None:
+            if not self.group_exists(self.group):
+                self.module.fail_json(msg="Group %s does not exist" % self.group)
+            ginfo = self.group_info(self.group)
+            if info[3] != ginfo[2]:
+                cmd.append('-g')
+                cmd.append(self.group)
+
+        if self.groups is not None:
+            current_groups = self.user_group_membership()
+            groups_need_mod = False
+            groups = []
+
+            if self.groups == '':
+                if current_groups and not self.append:
+                    groups_need_mod = True
+            else:
+                groups = self.get_groups_set(remove_existing=False)
+                group_diff = set(current_groups).symmetric_difference(groups)
+
+                if group_diff:
+                    if self.append:
+                        for g in groups:
+                            if g in group_diff:
+                                if has_append:
+                                    cmd.append('-a')
+                                groups_need_mod = True
+                                break
+                    else:
+                        groups_need_mod = True
+
+            if groups_need_mod:
+                if self.append and not has_append:
+                    cmd.append('-A')
+                    cmd.append(','.join(group_diff))
+                else:
+                    cmd.append('-G')
+                    cmd.append(','.join(groups))
+
+
+        if self.comment is not None and info[4] != self.comment:
+            cmd.append('-c')
+            cmd.append(self.comment)
+
+        if self.home is not None and info[5] != self.home:
+            cmd.append('-d')
+            cmd.append(self.home)
+            if self.move_home:
+                cmd.append('-m')
+
+        if self.shell is not None and info[6] != self.shell:
+            cmd.append('-s')
+            cmd.append(self.shell)
+
+        if self.update_password == 'always' and self.password is not None and info[1] != self.password:
+            cmd.append('-p')
+            cmd.append(self.password)
+
+        # skip if no changes to be made
+        if len(cmd) == 1:
+            return (None, '', '')
+        elif self.module.check_mode:
+            return (0, '', '')
+
+        cmd.append(self.name)
+        return self.execute_command(cmd)
+
+# ===========================================
+
 def main():
     ssh_defaults = {
             'bits': '2048',