diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resourcegroup.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resourcegroup.py
index 1b3710a578..04e56fbc02 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resourcegroup.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resourcegroup.py
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ class AzureRMResourceGroup(AzureRMModuleBase):
             elif self.state == 'absent':
                 if contains_resources and not self.force_delete_nonempty:
                     self.fail("Error removing resource group {0}. Resources exist within the group. "
-                              "Use `force_delete_nonempty` to force delete.".format(self.name))
+                              "Use `force_delete_nonempty` to force delete. "
+                              "To list resources under {0}, use `azure_rm_resourcegroup_facts` module with `list_resources` option.".format(self.name))
                 self.delete_resource_group()
 
         return self.results
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resourcegroup_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resourcegroup_facts.py
index 44fa89c856..c3fe63012a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resourcegroup_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resourcegroup_facts.py
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ options:
     tags:
         description:
             - Limit results by providing a list of tags. Format tags as 'key' or 'key:value'.
+    list_resources:
+        description:
+            - List all resources under the resource group.
+            - Note this will cost network overhead for each resource group. Suggest use this when C(name) set.
+        version_added: 2.8
 
 extends_documentation_fragment:
     - azure
@@ -55,24 +60,64 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
         tags:
           - testing
           - foo:bar
+
+    - name: List resources under resource group
+      azure_rm_resourcegroup_facts:
+          name: foo
+          list_resources: yes
 '''
 RETURN = '''
 azure_resourcegroups:
     description: List of resource group dicts.
     returned: always
     type: list
-    example: [{
-        "id": "/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroup/myResourceGroup",
-        "location": "westus",
-        "name": "Testing",
-        "properties": {
-            "provisioningState": "Succeeded"
-        },
-        "tags": {
-            "delete": "never",
-            "testing": "testing"
-        }
-    }]
+    contains:
+        id:
+            description:
+                - Resource id.
+            type: str
+            sample: "/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroup/foo"
+        name:
+            description:
+                - Resource group name.
+            type: str
+            sample: foo
+        tags:
+            description:
+                - Tags to assign to the managed disk.
+            type: dict
+            sample: { "tag": "value" }
+        resources:
+            description:
+                - List of resources under the resource group.
+                - Only shows when C(list_resources) set to C(True).
+            type: list
+            contains:
+                id:
+                    description:
+                        - Resource id.
+                    type: str
+                    sample: "/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups/foo/providers/Microsoft.XX/XXX/bar"
+                name:
+                    description:
+                        - Resource name.
+                    type: str
+                    sample: bar
+                location:
+                    description:
+                        - Resource region.
+                    type: str
+                    sample: eastus
+                type:
+                    description:
+                        - Resource type.
+                    type: str
+                    sample: "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines"
+                tags:
+                    description:
+                        - Tags to assign to the managed disk.
+                    type: dict
+                    sample: { "tag": "value" }
 '''
 
 try:
@@ -93,7 +138,8 @@ class AzureRMResourceGroupFacts(AzureRMModuleBase):
 
         self.module_arg_spec = dict(
             name=dict(type='str'),
-            tags=dict(type='list')
+            tags=dict(type='list'),
+            list_resources=dict(type='bool')
         )
 
         self.results = dict(
@@ -103,6 +149,7 @@ class AzureRMResourceGroupFacts(AzureRMModuleBase):
 
         self.name = None
         self.tags = None
+        self.list_resources = None
 
         super(AzureRMResourceGroupFacts, self).__init__(self.module_arg_spec,
                                                         supports_tags=False,
@@ -118,6 +165,10 @@ class AzureRMResourceGroupFacts(AzureRMModuleBase):
         else:
             self.results['ansible_facts']['azure_resourcegroups'] = self.list_items()
 
+        if self.list_resources:
+            for item in self.results['ansible_facts']['azure_resourcegroups']:
+                item['resources'] = self.list_by_rg(item['name'])
+
         return self.results
 
     def get_item(self):
@@ -148,6 +199,19 @@ class AzureRMResourceGroupFacts(AzureRMModuleBase):
                 results.append(self.serialize_obj(item, AZURE_OBJECT_CLASS))
         return results
 
+    def list_by_rg(self, name):
+        self.log('List resources under resource group')
+        results = []
+        try:
+            response = self.rm_client.resources.list_by_resource_group(name)
+            while True:
+                results.append(response.next().as_dict())
+        except StopIteration:
+            pass
+        except CloudError as exc:
+            self.fail('Error when listing resources under resource group {0}: {1}'.format(name, exc.message or str(exc)))
+        return results
+
 
 def main():
     AzureRMResourceGroupFacts()