diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/basics/get_url.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/basics/get_url.py
index d79b24dc0a..3ea571d9cd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/basics/get_url.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/basics/get_url.py
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ options:
     description:
       - all arguments accepted by the M(file) module also work here
     required: false
+  mode:
+    description:
+      - mode the destination file should be. For those used to /usr/bin/chmod remember that modes are actually
+        octal numbers (like 0644). Leaving off the leading zero will likely have unexpected results.
+        As of version 1.8, the mode may be specified as a symbolic mode (for example, C(u+rwx) or C(u=rw,g=r,o=r)).
+    required: false
+    version_added: '2.2'
 # informational: requirements for nodes
 requirements: [ ]
 author: "Jan-Piet Mens (@jpmens)"