diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py
index bbed25b35d..3b992fd44f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py
@@ -1101,6 +1101,14 @@ class AzureRMModuleBase(object):
                                                           base_url=self._cloud_environment.endpoints.resource_manager)
         return self._mysql_client
 
+    @property
+    def sql_client(self):
+        self.log('Getting SQL client')
+        if not self._sql_client:
+            self._sql_client = self.get_mgmt_svc_client(SqlManagementClient,
+                                                        base_url=self._cloud_environment.endpoints.resource_manager)
+        return self._sql_client
+
     @property
     def containerregistry_client(self):
         self.log('Getting container registry mgmt client')
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..742ab83051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule.py
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Zim Kalinowski, <zikalino@microsoft.com>
+#
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule
+version_added: "2.7"
+short_description: Manage Firewall Rule instance.
+description:
+    - Create, update and delete instance of Firewall Rule.
+
+options:
+    resource_group:
+        description:
+            - The name of the resource group that contains the resource. You can obtain this value from the Azure Resource Manager API or the portal.
+        required: True
+    server_name:
+        description:
+            - The name of the server.
+        required: True
+    name:
+        description:
+            - The name of the firewall rule.
+        required: True
+    start_ip_address:
+        description:
+            - The start IP address of the firewall rule. Must be IPv4 format. Use value C(0.0.0.0) to represent all Azure-internal IP addresses.
+    end_ip_address:
+        description:
+            - "The end IP address of the firewall rule. Must be IPv4 format. Must be greater than or equal to startIpAddress. Use value C(0.0.0.0) to represe
+               nt all Azure-internal IP addresses."
+    state:
+      description:
+        - Assert the state of the SQL Database. Use 'present' to create or update an SQL Database and 'absent' to delete it.
+      default: present
+      choices:
+        - absent
+        - present
+
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - azure
+
+author:
+    - "Zim Kalinowski (@zikalino)"
+
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+  - name: Create (or update) Firewall Rule
+    azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule:
+      resource_group: firewallrulecrudtest-12
+      server_name: firewallrulecrudtest-6285
+      name: firewallrulecrudtest-5370
+      start_ip_address: 172.28.10.136
+      end_ip_address: 172.28.10.138
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+id:
+    description:
+        - Resource ID.
+    returned: always
+    type: str
+    sample: "/subscriptions/00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444/resourceGroups/firewallrulecrudtest-12/providers/Microsoft.Sql/servers/firewallrulecrudtest-628
+             5/firewallRules/firewallrulecrudtest-5370"
+'''
+
+import time
+from ansible.module_utils.azure_rm_common import AzureRMModuleBase
+
+try:
+    from msrestazure.azure_exceptions import CloudError
+    from msrestazure.azure_operation import AzureOperationPoller
+    from azure.mgmt.sql import SqlManagementClient
+    from msrest.serialization import Model
+except ImportError:
+    # This is handled in azure_rm_common
+    pass
+
+
+class Actions:
+    NoAction, Create, Update, Delete = range(4)
+
+
+class AzureRMFirewallRules(AzureRMModuleBase):
+    """Configuration class for an Azure RM Firewall Rule resource"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.module_arg_spec = dict(
+            resource_group=dict(
+                type='str',
+                required=True
+            ),
+            server_name=dict(
+                type='str',
+                required=True
+            ),
+            name=dict(
+                type='str',
+                required=True
+            ),
+            start_ip_address=dict(
+                type='str'
+            ),
+            end_ip_address=dict(
+                type='str'
+            ),
+            state=dict(
+                type='str',
+                default='present',
+                choices=['present', 'absent']
+            )
+        )
+
+        self.resource_group = None
+        self.server_name = None
+        self.name = None
+        self.start_ip_address = None
+        self.end_ip_address = None
+
+        self.results = dict(changed=False)
+        self.state = None
+        self.to_do = Actions.NoAction
+
+        super(AzureRMFirewallRules, self).__init__(derived_arg_spec=self.module_arg_spec,
+                                                   supports_check_mode=True,
+                                                   supports_tags=False)
+
+    def exec_module(self, **kwargs):
+        """Main module execution method"""
+
+        for key in list(self.module_arg_spec.keys()):
+            if hasattr(self, key):
+                setattr(self, key, kwargs[key])
+
+        old_response = self.get_firewallrule()
+        response = None
+
+        if not old_response:
+            self.log("Firewall Rule instance doesn't exist")
+            if self.state == 'absent':
+                self.log("Old instance didn't exist")
+            else:
+                self.to_do = Actions.Create
+        else:
+            self.log("Firewall Rule instance already exists")
+            if self.state == 'absent':
+                self.to_do = Actions.Delete
+            elif self.state == 'present':
+                self.log("Need to check if Firewall Rule instance has to be deleted or may be updated")
+                if (self.start_ip_address is not None) and (self.start_ip_address != old_response['start_ip_address']):
+                    self.to_do = Actions.Update
+                if (self.end_ip_address is not None) and (self.end_ip_address != old_response['end_ip_address']):
+                    self.to_do = Actions.Update
+
+        if (self.to_do == Actions.Create) or (self.to_do == Actions.Update):
+            self.log("Need to Create / Update the Firewall Rule instance")
+
+            if self.check_mode:
+                self.results['changed'] = True
+                return self.results
+
+            response = self.create_update_firewallrule()
+
+            if not old_response:
+                self.results['changed'] = True
+            else:
+                self.results['changed'] = old_response.__ne__(response)
+            self.log("Creation / Update done")
+        elif self.to_do == Actions.Delete:
+            self.log("Firewall Rule instance deleted")
+            self.results['changed'] = True
+
+            if self.check_mode:
+                return self.results
+
+            self.delete_firewallrule()
+            # make sure instance is actually deleted, for some Azure resources, instance is hanging around
+            # for some time after deletion -- this should be really fixed in Azure
+            while self.get_firewallrule():
+                time.sleep(20)
+        else:
+            self.log("Firewall Rule instance unchanged")
+            self.results['changed'] = False
+            response = old_response
+
+        if response:
+            self.results["id"] = response["id"]
+
+        return self.results
+
+    def create_update_firewallrule(self):
+        '''
+        Creates or updates Firewall Rule with the specified configuration.
+
+        :return: deserialized Firewall Rule instance state dictionary
+        '''
+        self.log("Creating / Updating the Firewall Rule instance {0}".format(self.name))
+
+        try:
+            response = self.sql_client.firewall_rules.create_or_update(resource_group_name=self.resource_group,
+                                                                       server_name=self.server_name,
+                                                                       firewall_rule_name=self.name,
+                                                                       start_ip_address=self.start_ip_address,
+                                                                       end_ip_address=self.end_ip_address)
+            if isinstance(response, AzureOperationPoller):
+                response = self.get_poller_result(response)
+
+        except CloudError as exc:
+            self.log('Error attempting to create the Firewall Rule instance.')
+            self.fail("Error creating the Firewall Rule instance: {0}".format(str(exc)))
+        return response.as_dict()
+
+    def delete_firewallrule(self):
+        '''
+        Deletes specified Firewall Rule instance in the specified subscription and resource group.
+
+        :return: True
+        '''
+        self.log("Deleting the Firewall Rule instance {0}".format(self.name))
+        try:
+            response = self.sql_client.firewall_rules.delete(resource_group_name=self.resource_group,
+                                                             server_name=self.server_name,
+                                                             firewall_rule_name=self.name)
+        except CloudError as e:
+            self.log('Error attempting to delete the Firewall Rule instance.')
+            self.fail("Error deleting the Firewall Rule instance: {0}".format(str(e)))
+
+        return True
+
+    def get_firewallrule(self):
+        '''
+        Gets the properties of the specified Firewall Rule.
+
+        :return: deserialized Firewall Rule instance state dictionary
+        '''
+        self.log("Checking if the Firewall Rule instance {0} is present".format(self.name))
+        found = False
+        try:
+            response = self.sql_client.firewall_rules.get(resource_group_name=self.resource_group,
+                                                          server_name=self.server_name,
+                                                          firewall_rule_name=self.name)
+            found = True
+            self.log("Response : {0}".format(response))
+            self.log("Firewall Rule instance : {0} found".format(response.name))
+        except CloudError as e:
+            self.log('Did not find the Firewall Rule instance.')
+        if found is True:
+            return response.as_dict()
+
+        return False
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main execution"""
+    AzureRMFirewallRules()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule/aliases b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49acfee76c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+cloud/azure
+destructive
+shippable/azure/group2
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95e1952f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+dependencies:
+  - setup_azure
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5408f4095e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+- name: Prepare random number
+  set_fact:
+    rpfx: "{{ resource_group | hash('md5') | truncate(7, True, '') }}{{ 1000 | random }}"
+  run_once: yes
+
+- name: Create SQL Server
+  azure_rm_sqlserver:
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+    name: "sqlsrv{{ rpfx }}"
+    location: eastus
+    admin_username: mylogin
+    admin_password: Testpasswordxyz12!
+
+- name: Create instance of Firewall Rule -- check mode
+  azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule:
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+    server_name: "sqlsrv{{ rpfx }}"
+    name: firewallrule{{ rpfx }}
+    start_ip_address: 172.28.10.136
+    end_ip_address: 172.28.10.138
+  check_mode: yes
+  register: output
+- name: Assert the resource instance is well created
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - output.changed
+
+- name: Create instance of Firewall Rule
+  azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule:
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+    server_name: "sqlsrv{{ rpfx }}"
+    name: firewallrule{{ rpfx }}
+    start_ip_address: 172.28.10.136
+    end_ip_address: 172.28.10.138
+  register: output
+- name: Assert the resource instance is well created
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - output.changed
+
+- name: Create again instance of Firewall Rule
+  azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule:
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+    server_name: "sqlsrv{{ rpfx }}"
+    name: firewallrule{{ rpfx }}
+    start_ip_address: 172.28.10.136
+    end_ip_address: 172.28.10.138
+  register: output
+- name: Assert the state has not changed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - output.changed == false
+
+- name: Delete instance of Firewall Rule -- check mode
+  azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule:
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+    server_name: "sqlsrv{{ rpfx }}"
+    name: firewallrule{{ rpfx }}
+    state: absent
+  check_mode: yes
+  register: output
+- name: Assert the state has changed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - output.changed
+
+- name: Delete instance of Firewall Rule
+  azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule:
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+    server_name: "sqlsrv{{ rpfx }}"
+    name: firewallrule{{ rpfx }}
+    state: absent
+  register: output
+- name: Assert the state has changed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - output.changed
+
+- name: Delete unexisting instance of Firewall Rule
+  azure_rm_sqlfirewallrule:
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+    server_name: "sqlsrv{{ rpfx }}"
+    name: firewallrule{{ rpfx }}
+    state: absent
+  register: output
+- name: Assert the state has changed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - output.changed == false
+
+- name: Delete instance of SQL Server
+  azure_rm_sqlserver:
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+    name: "sqlsrv{{ rpfx }}"
+    state: absent