diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a322007e68..4a29d6141a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ Ansible Changes By Release
   * ipa_user
 - ipinfoio_facts
 - ios:
+  * ios_banner
   * ios_system
   * ios_vrf
 - iosxr_system
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_banner.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_banner.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d32fe3215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_banner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+#!/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/>.
+#
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+---
+module: ios_banner
+version_added: "2.3"
+author: "Ricardo Carrillo Cruz (@rcarrillocruz)"
+short_description: Manage multiline banners on Cisco IOS devices
+description:
+  - This will configure both login and motd banners on remote devices
+    running Cisco IOS.  It allows playbooks to add or remote
+    banner text from the active running configuration.
+extends_documentation_fragment: ios
+options:
+  banner:
+    description:
+      - Specifies which banner that should be
+        configured on the remote device.
+    required: true
+    default: null
+    choices: ['login', 'banner']
+  text:
+    description:
+      - The banner text that should be
+        present in the remote device running configuration.  This argument
+        accepts a multiline string. Requires I(state=present).
+    default: null
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Specifies whether or not the configuration is
+        present in the current devices active running configuration.
+    default: present
+    choices: ['present', 'absent']
+"""
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+- name: configure the login banner
+  ios_banner:
+    banner: login
+    text: |
+      this is my login banner
+      that contains a multiline
+      string
+    state: present
+
+- name: remove the motd banner
+  ios_banner:
+    banner: motd
+    state: absent
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+commands:
+  description: The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device
+  returned: always
+  type: list
+  sample:
+    - banner login
+    - this is my login banner
+    - that contains a multiline
+    - string
+"""
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.ios import load_config, run_commands
+from ansible.module_utils.ios import ios_argument_spec, check_args
+
+def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module):
+    commands = list()
+    want, have = updates
+    state = module.params['state']
+
+    if state == 'absent' and have['text']:
+        commands.append('no banner %s' % module.params['banner'])
+
+    elif state == 'present':
+        if want['text'] and (want['text'] != have.get('text')):
+            banner_cmd = 'banner %s' % module.params['banner']
+            banner_cmd += ' @\n'
+            banner_cmd += want['text'].strip()
+            banner_cmd += '\n@'
+            commands.append(banner_cmd)
+
+    return commands
+
+def map_config_to_obj(module):
+    output = run_commands(module, ['show banner %s' % module.params['banner']])
+    obj = {'banner': module.params['banner'], 'state': 'absent'}
+    if output:
+        obj['text'] = output[0]
+        obj['state'] = 'present'
+    return obj
+
+def map_params_to_obj(module):
+    text = module.params['text']
+    if text:
+        text = str(text).strip()
+
+    return {
+        'banner': module.params['banner'],
+        'text': text,
+        'state': module.params['state']
+    }
+
+def main():
+    """ main entry point for module execution
+    """
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        banner=dict(required=True, choices=['login', 'motd']),
+        text=dict(),
+        state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'])
+    )
+
+    argument_spec.update(ios_argument_spec)
+
+    required_if = [('state', 'present', ('text',))]
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    warnings = list()
+    check_args(module, warnings)
+
+    result = {'changed': False}
+    if warnings:
+        result['warnings'] = warnings
+    want = map_params_to_obj(module)
+    have = map_config_to_obj(module)
+
+    commands = map_obj_to_commands((want, have), module)
+    result['commands'] = commands
+
+    if commands:
+        if not module.check_mode:
+            response = load_config(module, commands)
+
+        result['changed'] = True
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/ios.yaml b/test/integration/ios.yaml
index 7e0bc264bd..ea4d97e2dd 100644
--- a/test/integration/ios.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/ios.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     debug: false
 
   roles:
+    - { role: ios_banner, when: "limit_to in ['*', 'ios_banner']" }
     - { role: ios_command, when: "limit_to in ['*', 'ios_command']" }
     - { role: ios_config, when: "limit_to in ['*', 'ios_config']" }
     - { role: ios_facts, when: "limit_to in ['*', 'ios_facts']" }
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/aliases b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93151a8d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+network/ci
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/defaults/main.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/defaults/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f709c5aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+testcase: "*"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..159cea8d38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+dependencies:
+  - prepare_ios_tests
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tasks/cli.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tasks/cli.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d675462dd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tasks/cli.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: collect all cli test cases
+  find:
+    paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/cli"
+    patterns: "{{ testcase }}.yaml"
+  register: test_cases
+
+- name: set test_items
+  set_fact: test_items="{{ test_cases.files | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
+
+- name: run test case
+  include: "{{ test_case_to_run }}"
+  with_items: "{{ test_items }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: test_case_to_run
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tasks/main.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..415c99d8b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+- { include: cli.yaml, tags: ['cli'] }
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tests/cli/basic-login.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tests/cli/basic-login.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e86324cf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tests/cli/basic-login.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+---
+
+- name: setup - remove login
+  ios_banner:
+    banner: login
+    state: absent
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+
+- name: Set login
+  ios_banner:
+    banner: login
+    text: |
+      this is my login banner
+      that has a multiline
+      string
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ result }}"
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "result.changed == true"
+      - "'this is my login banner' in result.commands"
+      - "'that has a multiline' in result.commands"
+
+- name: Set login again (idempotent)
+  ios_banner:
+    banner: login
+    text: |
+      this is my login banner
+      that has a multiline
+      string
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "result.changed == false"
+      - "result.commands | length == 0"
+
+
+# FIXME add in tests for everything defined in docs
+# FIXME Test state:absent + test:
+# FIXME Without powers ensure "privileged mode required"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tests/cli/basic-motd.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tests/cli/basic-motd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d71ab1a369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tests/cli/basic-motd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+---
+
+- name: setup - remove motd
+  ios_banner:
+    banner: motd
+    state: absent
+    authorize: yes
+
+- name: Set motd
+  ios_banner:
+    banner: motd
+    text: |
+      this is my motd banner
+      that has a multiline
+      string
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ result }}"
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "result.changed == true"
+      - "'this is my motd banner' in result.commands"
+      - "'that has a multiline' in result.commands"
+
+- name: Set motd again (idempotent)
+  ios_banner:
+    banner: motd
+    text: |
+      this is my motd banner
+      that has a multiline
+      string
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "result.changed == false"
+      - "result.commands | length == 0"
+
+
+# FIXME add in tests for everything defined in docs
+# FIXME Test state:absent + test:
+# FIXME Without powers ensure "privileged mode required"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tests/cli/basic-no-login.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tests/cli/basic-no-login.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b0f618382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_banner/tests/cli/basic-no-login.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+---
+- name: Setup
+  ios_banner:
+    banner: login
+    text: |
+      Junk login banner
+      over multiple lines
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+
+- name: remove login
+  ios_banner:
+    banner: login
+    state: absent
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ result }}"
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "result.changed == true"
+      - "'no banner login' in result.commands" # does this break due to "contains?"
+
+- name: remove login (idempotent)
+  ios_banner:
+    banner: login
+    state: absent
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "result.changed == false"
+      - "result.commands | length == 0"
+
+
+# FIXME add in tests for everything defined in docs
+# FIXME Test state:absent + test:
+# FIXME Without powers ensure "privileged mode required"
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/ios/fixtures/ios_banner_show_banner.txt b/test/units/modules/network/ios/fixtures/ios_banner_show_banner.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a134a31753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/ios/fixtures/ios_banner_show_banner.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+this is a sample
+mulitline banner
+used for testing
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_banner.py b/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_banner.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46fd9aca53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_banner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# 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/>.
+
+# Make coding more python3-ish
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import json
+
+from ansible.compat.tests.mock import patch
+from ansible.modules.network.ios import ios_banner
+from .ios_module import TestIosModule, load_fixture, set_module_args
+
+
+class TestIosBannerModule(TestIosModule):
+
+    module = ios_banner
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.mock_run_commands = patch('ansible.modules.network.ios.ios_banner.run_commands')
+        self.run_commands = self.mock_run_commands.start()
+
+        self.mock_load_config = patch('ansible.modules.network.ios.ios_banner.load_config')
+        self.load_config = self.mock_load_config.start()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.mock_run_commands.stop()
+        self.mock_load_config.stop()
+
+    def load_fixtures(self, commands=None):
+        self.run_commands.return_value = [load_fixture('ios_banner_show_banner.txt').strip()]
+        self.load_config.return_value = dict(diff=None, session='session')
+
+    def test_ios_banner_create(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(banner='login', text='test\nbanner\nstring'))
+        commands = ['banner login @\ntest\nbanner\nstring\n@']
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
+
+    def test_ios_banner_remove(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(banner='login', state='absent'))
+        commands = ['no banner login']
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
+
+    def test_ios_banner_nochange(self):
+        banner_text = load_fixture('ios_banner_show_banner.txt').strip()
+        set_module_args(dict(banner='login', text=banner_text))
+        self.execute_module()