diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/na_ontap_svm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/na_ontap_svm.py
index b324a22ed5..5d24ea68f7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/na_ontap_svm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/na_ontap_svm.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
-# (c) 2018, NetApp, Inc
+# (c) 2018-2019, NetApp, Inc
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+
 # (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
@@ -163,7 +163,11 @@ options:
     choices: ['default', 'dp_destination', 'sync_source', 'sync_destination']
     version_added: '2.7'
 
-
+  comment:
+    description:
+    - When specified as part of a vserver-create, this field represents the comment associated with the Vserver.
+    - When part of vserver-get-iter call, this will return the list of matching Vservers.
+    version_added: '2.8'
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = """
@@ -214,7 +218,8 @@ class NetAppOntapSVM(object):
             ipspace=dict(type='str', required=False),
             snapshot_policy=dict(type='str', required=False),
             language=dict(type='str', required=False),
-            subtype=dict(choices=['default', 'dp_destination', 'sync_source', 'sync_destination'])
+            subtype=dict(choices=['default', 'dp_destination', 'sync_source', 'sync_destination']),
+            comment=dict(type="str", required=False)
         ))
 
         self.module = AnsibleModule(
@@ -281,7 +286,8 @@ class NetAppOntapSVM(object):
                                'language': vserver_info.get_child_content('language'),
                                'snapshot_policy': vserver_info.get_child_content('snapshot-policy'),
                                'allowed_protocols': protocols,
-                               'ipspace': vserver_info.get_child_content('ipspace')}
+                               'ipspace': vserver_info.get_child_content('ipspace'),
+                               'comment': vserver_info.get_child_content('comment')}
         return vserver_details
 
     def create_vserver(self):
@@ -293,6 +299,7 @@ class NetAppOntapSVM(object):
         self.add_parameter_to_dict(options, 'ipspace', 'ipspace')
         self.add_parameter_to_dict(options, 'snapshot_policy', 'snapshot-policy')
         self.add_parameter_to_dict(options, 'subtype', 'vserver-subtype')
+        self.add_parameter_to_dict(options, 'comment', 'comment')
         vserver_create = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement.create_node_with_children('vserver-create', **options)
         try:
             self.server.invoke_successfully(vserver_create,
@@ -301,6 +308,9 @@ class NetAppOntapSVM(object):
             self.module.fail_json(msg='Error provisioning SVM %s: %s'
                                       % (self.parameters['name'], to_native(e)),
                                   exception=traceback.format_exc())
+        # add allowed-protocols after creation, since vserver-create doesn't allow this attribute during creation
+        if self.parameters.get('allowed_protocols'):
+            self.modify_vserver({'allowed_protocols': self.parameters['allowed_protocols']})
 
     def delete_vserver(self):
         vserver_delete = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement.create_node_with_children(
@@ -339,6 +349,8 @@ class NetAppOntapSVM(object):
                 vserver_modify.add_new_child('language', self.parameters['language'])
             if attribute == 'snapshot_policy':
                 vserver_modify.add_new_child('snapshot_policy', self.parameters['snapshot_policy'])
+            if attribute == 'comment':
+                vserver_modify.add_new_child('comment', self.parameters['comment'])
             if attribute == 'allowed_protocols':
                 allowed_protocols = netapp_utils.zapi.NaElement('allowed-protocols')
                 for protocol in self.parameters['allowed_protocols']:
diff --git a/test/units/modules/storage/netapp/test_na_ontap_svm.py b/test/units/modules/storage/netapp/test_na_ontap_svm.py
index c20ce0be58..293b34878d 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/storage/netapp/test_na_ontap_svm.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/storage/netapp/test_na_ontap_svm.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from ansible.modules.storage.netapp.na_ontap_svm \
     import NetAppOntapSVM as svm_module  # module under test
 
 if not netapp_utils.has_netapp_lib():
-    pytestmark = pytest.skip('skipping as missing required netapp_lib')
+    pytestmark = pytest.mark.skip('skipping as missing required netapp_lib')
 
 
 def set_module_args(args):
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class MockONTAPConnection(object):
             'root-volume': vserver['root_volume'],
             'root-volume-aggregate': vserver['root_volume_aggregate'],
             'language': vserver['language'],
+            'comment': vserver['comment'],
             'snapshot-policy': vserver['snapshot_policy'],
             'vserver-subtype': vserver['subtype'],
             'allowed-protocols': [{'protocol': 'nfs'}, {'protocol': 'cifs'}],
@@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ class TestMyModule(unittest.TestCase):
             'ipspace': 'ansible_ipspace',
             'subtype': 'default',
             'language': 'c.utf_8',
-            'snapshot_policy': 'old_snapshot_policy'
+            'snapshot_policy': 'old_snapshot_policy',
+            'comment': 'this is a comment'
         }
 
     def mock_args(self):
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ class TestMyModule(unittest.TestCase):
             'root_volume': self.mock_vserver['root_volume'],
             'root_volume_aggregate': self.mock_vserver['root_volume_aggregate'],
             'ipspace': self.mock_vserver['ipspace'],
+            'comment': self.mock_vserver['comment'],
             'subtype': 'default',
             'hostname': 'test',
             'username': 'test_user',