diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/checkpoint/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/checkpoint/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/checkpoint/checkpoint_access_rule.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/checkpoint/checkpoint_access_rule.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b82e10897
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+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/checkpoint/checkpoint_access_rule.py
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'network'}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+---
+module: checkpoint_access_rule
+short_description: Manages access rules on Checkpoint over Web Services API
+description:
+  - Manages access rules on Checkpoint devices including creating, updating, removing access rules objects,
+    All operations are performed over Web Services API.
+version_added: "2.8"
+author: "Ansible by Red Hat (@rcarrillocruz)"
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Name of the access rule.
+    type: str
+  layer:
+    description:
+      - Layer to attach the access rule to.
+    required: True
+    type: str
+  position:
+    description:
+      - Position of the access rule.
+    type: str
+  source:
+    description:
+      - Source object of the access rule.
+    type: str
+  destination:
+    description:
+      - Destionation object of the access rule.
+    type: str
+  action:
+    description:
+      - Action of the access rule (accept, drop, inform, etc).
+    type: str
+    default: drop
+  enabled:
+    description:
+      - Enabled or disabled flag.
+    type: bool
+    default: True
+  state:
+    description:
+      - State of the access rule (present or absent). Defaults to present.
+    type: str
+    default: present
+"""
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+- name: Create access rule
+  checkpoint_access_rule:
+    layer: Network
+    name: "Drop attacker"
+    position: top
+    source: attacker
+    destination: Any
+    action: Drop
+
+- name: Delete access rule
+  checkpoint_access_rule:
+    layer: Network
+    name: "Drop attacker"
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+checkpoint_access_rules:
+  description: The checkpoint access rule object created or updated.
+  returned: always, except when deleting the access rule.
+  type: list
+"""
+
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection
+from ansible.module_utils.network.checkpoint.checkpoint import publish, install_policy
+import json
+
+
+def get_access_rule(module, connection):
+    name = module.params['name']
+    layer = module.params['layer']
+
+    payload = {'name': name, 'layer': layer}
+
+    code, response = connection.send_request('/web_api/show-access-rule', payload)
+
+    return code, response
+
+
+def create_access_rule(module, connection):
+    name = module.params['name']
+    layer = module.params['layer']
+    position = module.params['position']
+    source = module.params['source']
+    destination = module.params['destination']
+    action = module.params['action']
+
+    payload = {'name': name,
+               'layer': layer,
+               'position': position,
+               'source': source,
+               'destination': destination,
+               'action': action}
+
+    code, response = connection.send_request('/web_api/add-access-rule', payload)
+
+    return code, response
+
+
+def update_access_rule(module, connection):
+    name = module.params['name']
+    layer = module.params['layer']
+    position = module.params['position']
+    source = module.params['source']
+    destination = module.params['destination']
+    action = module.params['action']
+    enabled = module.params['enabled']
+
+    payload = {'name': name,
+               'layer': layer,
+               'position': position,
+               'source': source,
+               'destination': destination,
+               'action': action,
+               'enabled': enabled}
+
+    code, response = connection.send_request('/web_api/set-access-rule', payload)
+
+    return code, response
+
+
+def delete_access_rule(module, connection):
+    name = module.params['name']
+    layer = module.params['layer']
+
+    payload = {'name': name,
+               'layer': layer,
+               }
+
+    code, response = connection.send_request('/web_api/delete-access-rule', payload)
+
+    return code, response
+
+
+def needs_update(module, access_rule):
+    res = False
+
+    if module.params['source'] and module.params['source'] != access_rule['source'][0]['name']:
+        res = True
+    if module.params['destination'] and module.params['destination'] != access_rule['destination'][0]['name']:
+        res = True
+    if module.params['action'] != access_rule['action']['name']:
+        res = True
+    if module.params['enabled'] != access_rule['enabled']:
+        res = True
+
+    return res
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        name=dict(type='str', required=True),
+        layer=dict(type='str'),
+        position=dict(type='str'),
+        source=dict(type='str'),
+        destination=dict(type='str'),
+        action=dict(type='str', default='drop'),
+        enabled=dict(type='bool', default=True),
+        state=dict(type='str', default='present')
+    )
+
+    required_if = [('state', 'present', ('layer', 'position'))]
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, required_if=required_if)
+    connection = Connection(module._socket_path)
+    code, response = get_access_rule(module, connection)
+    result = {'changed': False}
+
+    if module.params['state'] == 'present':
+        if code == 200:
+            if needs_update(module, response):
+                code, response = update_access_rule(module, connection)
+                publish(module, connection)
+                install_policy(module, connection)
+                result['changed'] = True
+                result['checkpoint_access_rules'] = response
+            else:
+                pass
+        elif code == 404:
+            code, response = create_access_rule(module, connection)
+            publish(module, connection)
+            install_policy(module, connection)
+            result['changed'] = True
+            result['checkpoint_access_rules'] = response
+    else:
+        if code == 200:
+            # Handle deletion
+            code, response = delete_access_rule(module, connection)
+            publish(module, connection)
+            install_policy(module, connection)
+            result['changed'] = True
+        elif code == 404:
+            pass
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/httpapi/checkpoint.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/httpapi/checkpoint.py
index 78d084134b..1a77a44db8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/httpapi/checkpoint.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/httpapi/checkpoint.py
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class HttpApi(HttpApiBase):
             value = self._get_response_value(response_data)
 
             return response.getcode(), self._response_to_json(value)
+        except AnsibleConnectionFailure as e:
+            return 404, 'Object not found'
         except HTTPError as e:
             error = json.loads(e.read())
             return e.code, error
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/checkpoint/__init__.py b/test/units/modules/network/checkpoint/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/checkpoint/test_checkpoint_access_rule.py b/test/units/modules/network/checkpoint/test_checkpoint_access_rule.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e17f71b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/checkpoint/test_checkpoint_access_rule.py
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import pytest
+from units.modules.utils import set_module_args, exit_json, fail_json, AnsibleFailJson, AnsibleExitJson
+
+from ansible.module_utils import basic
+from ansible.modules.network.checkpoint import checkpoint_access_rule
+
+OBJECT = {'layer': 'foo', 'position': 'bar', 'name': 'baz',
+          'source': [{'name': 'lol'}], 'destination': [{'name': 'Any'}],
+          'action': {'name': 'drop'}, 'enabled': True}
+PAYLOAD = {'layer': 'foo', 'position': 'bar', 'name': 'baz'}
+
+
+class TestCheckpointAccessRule(object):
+    module = checkpoint_access_rule
+
+    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+    def module_mock(self, mocker):
+        return mocker.patch.multiple(basic.AnsibleModule, exit_json=exit_json, fail_json=fail_json)
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def connection_mock(self, mocker):
+        connection_class_mock = mocker.patch('ansible.modules.network.checkpoint.checkpoint_access_rule.Connection')
+        return connection_class_mock.return_value
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def get_access_rule_200(self, mocker):
+        mock_function = mocker.patch('ansible.modules.network.checkpoint.checkpoint_access_rule.get_access_rule')
+        mock_function.return_value = (200, OBJECT)
+        return mock_function.return_value
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def get_access_rule_404(self, mocker):
+        mock_function = mocker.patch('ansible.modules.network.checkpoint.checkpoint_access_rule.get_access_rule')
+        mock_function.return_value = (404, 'Object not found')
+        return mock_function.return_value
+
+    def test_create(self, get_access_rule_404, connection_mock):
+        connection_mock.send_request.return_value = (200, OBJECT)
+        result = self._run_module(PAYLOAD)
+
+        assert result['changed']
+        assert 'checkpoint_access_rules' in result
+
+    def test_create_idempotent(self, get_access_rule_200, connection_mock):
+        connection_mock.send_request.return_value = (200, PAYLOAD)
+        result = self._run_module(PAYLOAD)
+
+        assert not result['changed']
+
+    def test_update(self, get_access_rule_200, connection_mock):
+        payload_for_update = {'enabled': False}
+        payload_for_update.update(PAYLOAD)
+        connection_mock.send_request.return_value = (200, payload_for_update)
+        result = self._run_module(payload_for_update)
+
+        assert result['changed']
+        assert not result['checkpoint_access_rules']['enabled']
+
+    def test_delete(self, get_access_rule_200, connection_mock):
+        connection_mock.send_request.return_value = (200, OBJECT)
+        payload_for_delete = {'state': 'absent'}
+        payload_for_delete.update(PAYLOAD)
+        result = self._run_module(payload_for_delete)
+
+        assert result['changed']
+
+    def test_delete_idempotent(self, get_access_rule_404, connection_mock):
+        payload = {'name': 'baz', 'state': 'absent'}
+        connection_mock.send_request.return_value = (200, OBJECT)
+        result = self._run_module(payload)
+
+        assert not result['changed']
+
+    def _run_module(self, module_args):
+        set_module_args(module_args)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as ex:
+            self.module.main()
+        return ex.value.args[0]
+
+    def _run_module_with_fail_json(self, module_args):
+        set_module_args(module_args)
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as exc:
+            self.module.main()
+        result = exc.value.args[0]
+        return result