diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/shell.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/shell.py
index 33c1c093fa..68e99e787f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/shell.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/shell.py
@@ -238,3 +238,5 @@ class CliBase(object):
             exc = get_exception()
             raise NetworkError(exc.message, commands=commands)
 
+    def run_commands(self, commands, **kwargs):
+        return self.execute(to_list(commands))