diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/548_apk.yml b/changelogs/fragments/548_apk.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..825dc830c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/548_apk.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- apk - added ``no_cache`` option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/548).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/apk.py b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/apk.py
index b82bf6f343..2844892246 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/apk.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/apk.py
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ options:
       - A package name, like C(foo), or multiple packages, like C(foo, bar).
     type: list
     elements: str
+  no_cache:
+    description:
+      - Do not use any local cache path.
+    type: bool
+    default: 'no'
+    version_added: 1.0.0
   repository:
     description:
       - A package repository or multiple repositories.
@@ -119,6 +125,12 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     state: latest
     update_cache: yes
     repository: http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main
+
+- name: Install package without using cache
+  apk:
+    name: foo
+    state: latest
+    no_cache: yes
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
@@ -293,6 +305,7 @@ def main():
         argument_spec=dict(
             state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'installed', 'absent', 'removed', 'latest']),
             name=dict(type='list', elements='str'),
+            no_cache=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
             repository=dict(type='list'),
             update_cache=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
             upgrade=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
@@ -311,6 +324,9 @@ def main():
 
     p = module.params
 
+    if p['no_cache']:
+        APK_PATH = "%s --no-cache" % (APK_PATH, )
+
     # add repositories to the APK_PATH
     if p['repository']:
         for r in p['repository']: