diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py
index 016fdf6045..bf138974a1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ options:
     choices: ["yes", "no"]
     aliases: []
 
+  installroot:
+    description:
+      - Specifies an alternative installroot, relative to which all packages
+        will be installed.
+    required: false
+    version_added: "2.3"
+    default: "/"
+
 notes: []
 # informational: requirements for nodes
 requirements:
@@ -94,6 +102,7 @@ requirements:
 author:
   - '"Igor Gnatenko (@ignatenkobrain)" <i.gnatenko.brain@gmail.com>'
   - '"Cristian van Ee (@DJMuggs)" <cristian at cvee.org>'
+  - "Berend De Schouwer (github.com/berenddeschouwer)"
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -176,7 +185,7 @@ def _ensure_dnf(module):
                     " Please install `{0}` package.".format(package))
 
 
-def _configure_base(module, base, conf_file, disable_gpg_check):
+def _configure_base(module, base, conf_file, disable_gpg_check, installroot='/'):
     """Configure the dnf Base object."""
     conf = base.conf
 
@@ -189,6 +198,9 @@ def _configure_base(module, base, conf_file, disable_gpg_check):
     # Don't prompt for user confirmations
     conf.assumeyes = True
 
+    # Set installroot
+    conf.installroot = installroot
+
     # Change the configuration file path if provided
     if conf_file:
         # Fail if we can't read the configuration file.
@@ -218,10 +230,10 @@ def _specify_repositories(base, disablerepo, enablerepo):
             repo.enable()
 
 
-def _base(module, conf_file, disable_gpg_check, disablerepo, enablerepo):
+def _base(module, conf_file, disable_gpg_check, disablerepo, enablerepo, installroot):
     """Return a fully configured dnf Base object."""
     base = dnf.Base()
-    _configure_base(module, base, conf_file, disable_gpg_check)
+    _configure_base(module, base, conf_file, disable_gpg_check, installroot)
     _specify_repositories(base, disablerepo, enablerepo)
     base.fill_sack(load_system_repo='auto')
     return base
@@ -450,6 +462,7 @@ def main():
             list=dict(),
             conf_file=dict(default=None, type='path'),
             disable_gpg_check=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
+            installroot=dict(default='/', type='path'),
         ),
         required_one_of=[['name', 'list']],
         mutually_exclusive=[['name', 'list']],
@@ -461,7 +474,7 @@ def main():
     if params['list']:
         base = _base(
             module, params['conf_file'], params['disable_gpg_check'],
-            params['disablerepo'], params['enablerepo'])
+            params['disablerepo'], params['enablerepo'], params['installroot'])
         list_items(module, base, params['list'])
     else:
         # Note: base takes a long time to run so we want to check for failure
@@ -470,7 +483,7 @@ def main():
             module.fail_json(msg="This command has to be run under the root user.")
         base = _base(
             module, params['conf_file'], params['disable_gpg_check'],
-            params['disablerepo'], params['enablerepo'])
+            params['disablerepo'], params['enablerepo'], params['installroot'])
 
         ensure(module, base, params['state'], params['name'])
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
index 18e7171390..cfc3b059ba 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ options:
     choices: ["yes", "no"]
     version_added: "2.1"
 
+  installroot:
+    description:
+      - Specifies an alternative installroot, relative to which all packages
+        will be installed.
+    required: false
+    version_added: "2.3"
+    default: "/"
+    aliases: []
+
 notes:
   - When used with a loop of package names in a playbook, ansible optimizes
     the call to the yum module.  Instead of calling the module with a single
@@ -156,6 +165,8 @@ requirements: [ yum ]
 author:
     - "Ansible Core Team"
     - "Seth Vidal"
+    - "Eduard Snesarev (github.com/verm666)"
+    - "Berend De Schouwer (github.com/berenddeschouwer)"
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -212,12 +223,18 @@ BUFSIZE = 65536
 def_qf = "%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}"
 rpmbin = None
 
-def yum_base(conf_file=None):
+def yum_base(conf_file=None, installroot='/'):
 
     my = yum.YumBase()
     my.preconf.debuglevel=0
     my.preconf.errorlevel=0
     my.preconf.plugins = True
+    #my.preconf.releasever = '/'
+    if installroot != '/':
+        # do not setup installroot by default, because of error
+        # CRITICAL:yum.cli:Config Error: Error accessing file for config file:////etc/yum.conf
+        # in old yum version (like in CentOS 6.6)
+        my.conf.installroot=installroot
     if conf_file and os.path.exists(conf_file):
         my.preconf.fn = conf_file
     if os.geteuid() != 0:
@@ -270,7 +287,7 @@ def po_to_nevra(po):
     else:
         return '%s-%s-%s.%s' % (po.name, po.version, po.release, po.arch)
 
-def is_installed(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None, is_pkg=False):
+def is_installed(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None, is_pkg=False, installroot='/'):
     if en_repos is None:
         en_repos = []
     if dis_repos is None:
@@ -279,7 +296,7 @@ def is_installed(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, di
     if not repoq:
         pkgs = []
         try:
-            my = yum_base(conf_file)
+            my = yum_base(conf_file, installroot)
             for rid in dis_repos:
                 my.repos.disableRepo(rid)
             for rid in en_repos:
@@ -326,7 +343,7 @@ def is_installed(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, di
 
     return []
 
-def is_available(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None):
+def is_available(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None, installroot='/'):
     if en_repos is None:
         en_repos = []
     if dis_repos is None:
@@ -336,7 +353,7 @@ def is_available(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, di
 
         pkgs = []
         try:
-            my = yum_base(conf_file)
+            my = yum_base(conf_file, installroot)
             for rid in dis_repos:
                 my.repos.disableRepo(rid)
             for rid in en_repos:
@@ -370,7 +387,7 @@ def is_available(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, di
 
     return []
 
-def is_update(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None):
+def is_update(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None, installroot='/'):
     if en_repos is None:
         en_repos = []
     if dis_repos is None:
@@ -383,7 +400,7 @@ def is_update(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_r
         updates = []
 
         try:
-            my = yum_base(conf_file)
+            my = yum_base(conf_file, installroot)
             for rid in dis_repos:
                 my.repos.disableRepo(rid)
             for rid in en_repos:
@@ -422,7 +439,7 @@ def is_update(module, repoq, pkgspec, conf_file, qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_r
             
     return set()
 
-def what_provides(module, repoq, req_spec, conf_file,  qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None):
+def what_provides(module, repoq, req_spec, conf_file,  qf=def_qf, en_repos=None, dis_repos=None, installroot='/'):
     if en_repos is None:
         en_repos = []
     if dis_repos is None:
@@ -439,7 +456,7 @@ def what_provides(module, repoq, req_spec, conf_file,  qf=def_qf, en_repos=None,
 
         pkgs = []
         try:
-            my = yum_base(conf_file)
+            my = yum_base(conf_file, installroot)
             for rid in dis_repos:
                 my.repos.disableRepo(rid)
             for rid in en_repos:
@@ -475,7 +492,7 @@ def what_provides(module, repoq, req_spec, conf_file,  qf=def_qf, en_repos=None,
             out += out2
             pkgs = set([ p for p in out.split('\n') if p.strip() ])
             if not pkgs:
-                pkgs = is_installed(module, repoq, req_spec, conf_file, qf=qf)
+                pkgs = is_installed(module, repoq, req_spec, conf_file, qf=qf, installroot=installroot)
             return pkgs
         else:
             module.fail_json(msg='Error from repoquery: %s: %s' % (cmd, err + err2))
@@ -570,7 +587,7 @@ def repolist(module, repoq, qf="%{repoid}"):
         ret = set([ p for p in out.split('\n') if p.strip() ])
     return ret
 
-def list_stuff(module, repoquerybin, conf_file, stuff):
+def list_stuff(module, repoquerybin, conf_file, stuff, installroot='/'):
 
     qf = "%{name}|%{epoch}|%{version}|%{release}|%{arch}|%{repoid}"
     # is_installed goes through rpm instead of repoquery so it needs a slightly different format
@@ -580,17 +597,17 @@ def list_stuff(module, repoquerybin, conf_file, stuff):
         repoq += ['-c', conf_file]
 
     if stuff == 'installed':
-        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_installed(module, repoq, '-a', conf_file, qf=is_installed_qf)) if p.strip() ]
+        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_installed(module, repoq, '-a', conf_file, qf=is_installed_qf, installroot=installroot)) if p.strip() ]
     elif stuff == 'updates':
-        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_update(module, repoq, '-a', conf_file, qf=qf)) if p.strip() ]
+        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_update(module, repoq, '-a', conf_file, qf=qf, installroot=installroot)) if p.strip() ]
     elif stuff == 'available':
-        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_available(module, repoq, '-a', conf_file, qf=qf)) if p.strip() ]
+        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_available(module, repoq, '-a', conf_file, qf=qf, installroot=installroot)) if p.strip() ]
     elif stuff == 'repos':
         return [ dict(repoid=name, state='enabled') for name in sorted(repolist(module, repoq)) if name.strip() ]
     else:
-        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_installed(module, repoq, stuff, conf_file, qf=is_installed_qf) + is_available(module, repoq, stuff, conf_file, qf=qf)) if p.strip() ]
+        return [ pkg_to_dict(p) for p in sorted(is_installed(module, repoq, stuff, conf_file, qf=is_installed_qf, installroot=installroot) + is_available(module, repoq, stuff, conf_file, qf=qf, installroot=installroot)) if p.strip() ]
 
-def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
+def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, installroot='/'):
 
     pkgs = []
     res = {}
@@ -616,7 +633,7 @@ def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
             nvra = local_nvra(module, spec)
 
             # look for them in the rpmdb
-            if is_installed(module, repoq, nvra, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
+            if is_installed(module, repoq, nvra, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot):
                 # if they are there, skip it
                 continue
             pkg = spec
@@ -626,7 +643,7 @@ def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
             # download package so that we can check if it's already installed
             package = fetch_rpm_from_url(spec, module=module)
             nvra = local_nvra(module, package)
-            if is_installed(module, repoq, nvra, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
+            if is_installed(module, repoq, nvra, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot):
                 # if it's there, skip it
                 continue
             pkg = package
@@ -642,13 +659,13 @@ def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
             # short circuit all the bs - and search for it as a pkg in is_installed
             # if you find it then we're done
             if not set(['*','?']).intersection(set(spec)):
-                installed_pkgs = is_installed(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, is_pkg=True)
+                installed_pkgs = is_installed(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, is_pkg=True, installroot=installroot)
                 if installed_pkgs:
                     res['results'].append('%s providing %s is already installed' % (installed_pkgs[0], spec))
                     continue
 
             # look up what pkgs provide this
-            pkglist = what_provides(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos)
+            pkglist = what_provides(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot)
             if not pkglist:
                 res['msg'] += "No package matching '%s' found available, installed or updated" % spec
                 res['results'].append("No package matching '%s' found available, installed or updated" % spec)
@@ -668,7 +685,7 @@ def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
 
             found = False
             for this in pkglist:
-                if is_installed(module, repoq, this, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, is_pkg=True):
+                if is_installed(module, repoq, this, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, is_pkg=True, installroot=installroot):
                     found = True
                     res['results'].append('%s providing %s is already installed' % (this, spec))
                     break
@@ -679,7 +696,7 @@ def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
             # but virt provides should be all caught in what_provides on its own.
             # highly irritating
             if not found:
-                if is_installed(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
+                if is_installed(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot):
                     found = True
                     res['results'].append('package providing %s is already installed' % (spec))
                     
@@ -747,7 +764,7 @@ def install(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
     return res
 
 
-def remove(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
+def remove(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, installroot='/'):
 
     pkgs = []
     res = {}
@@ -762,7 +779,7 @@ def remove(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
         if pkg.startswith('@'):
             is_group = True
         else:
-            if not is_installed(module, repoq, pkg, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
+            if not is_installed(module, repoq, pkg, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot):
                 res['results'].append('%s is not installed' % pkg)
                 continue
 
@@ -791,7 +808,7 @@ def remove(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
         for pkg in pkgs:
             if not pkg.startswith('@'): # we can't sensibly check for a group being uninstalled reliably
                 # look to see if the pkg shows up from is_installed. If it doesn't
-                if not is_installed(module, repoq, pkg, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
+                if not is_installed(module, repoq, pkg, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos,installroot=installroot):
                     res['changed'] = True
                 else:
                     module.fail_json(**res)
@@ -801,7 +818,7 @@ def remove(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
 
     return res
 
-def latest(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
+def latest(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, installroot='/'):
 
     res = {}
     res['results'] = []
@@ -859,11 +876,11 @@ def latest(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
                 continue
             # dep/pkgname  - find it
             else:
-                if is_installed(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
+                if is_installed(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot):
                     pkgs['update'].append(spec)
                 else:
                     pkgs['install'].append(spec)
-            pkglist = what_provides(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos)
+            pkglist = what_provides(module, repoq, spec, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot)
             # FIXME..? may not be desirable to throw an exception here if a single package is missing
             if not pkglist:
                 res['msg'] += "No package matching '%s' found available, installed or updated" % spec
@@ -873,7 +890,7 @@ def latest(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
 
             nothing_to_do = True
             for this in pkglist:
-                if spec in pkgs['install'] and is_available(module, repoq, this, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos):
+                if spec in pkgs['install'] and is_available(module, repoq, this, conf_file, en_repos=en_repos, dis_repos=dis_repos, installroot=installroot):
                     nothing_to_do = False
                     break
 
@@ -960,7 +977,7 @@ def latest(module, items, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos):
     return res
 
 def ensure(module, state, pkgs, conf_file, enablerepo, disablerepo,
-           disable_gpg_check, exclude, repoq):
+           disable_gpg_check, exclude, repoq, installroot='/'):
 
     # fedora will redirect yum to dnf, which has incompatibilities
     # with how this module expects yum to operate. If yum-deprecated
@@ -993,12 +1010,19 @@ def ensure(module, state, pkgs, conf_file, enablerepo, disablerepo,
         e_cmd = ['--exclude=%s' % exclude]
         yum_basecmd.extend(e_cmd)
 
+    if installroot != '/':
+        # do not setup installroot by default, because of error
+        # CRITICAL:yum.cli:Config Error: Error accessing file for config file:////etc/yum.conf
+        # in old yum version (like in CentOS 6.6)
+        e_cmd = ['--installroot=%s' % installroot]
+        yum_basecmd.extend(e_cmd)
+
     if state in ['installed', 'present', 'latest']:
 
         if module.params.get('update_cache'):
             module.run_command(yum_basecmd + ['makecache'])
 
-        my = yum_base(conf_file)
+        my = yum_base(conf_file, installroot)
         try:
             if disablerepo:
                 my.repos.disableRepo(disablerepo)
@@ -1021,13 +1045,13 @@ def ensure(module, state, pkgs, conf_file, enablerepo, disablerepo,
     if state in ['installed', 'present']:
         if disable_gpg_check:
             yum_basecmd.append('--nogpgcheck')
-        res = install(module, pkgs, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos)
+        res = install(module, pkgs, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, installroot=installroot)
     elif state in ['removed', 'absent']:
-        res = remove(module, pkgs, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos)
+        res = remove(module, pkgs, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, installroot=installroot)
     elif state == 'latest':
         if disable_gpg_check:
             yum_basecmd.append('--nogpgcheck')
-        res = latest(module, pkgs, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos)
+        res = latest(module, pkgs, repoq, yum_basecmd, conf_file, en_repos, dis_repos, installroot=installroot)
     else:
         # should be caught by AnsibleModule argument_spec
         module.fail_json(msg="we should never get here unless this all"
@@ -1062,6 +1086,7 @@ def main():
             disable_gpg_check=dict(required=False, default="no", type='bool'),
             update_cache=dict(required=False, default="no", type='bool'),
             validate_certs=dict(required=False, default="yes", type='bool'),
+            installroot=dict(required=False, default="/", type='str'),
             # this should not be needed, but exists as a failsafe
             install_repoquery=dict(required=False, default="yes", type='bool'),
         ),
@@ -1076,14 +1101,14 @@ def main():
         repoquerybin = ensure_yum_utils(module)
         if not repoquerybin:
             module.fail_json(msg="repoquery is required to use list= with this module. Please install the yum-utils package.")
-        results = dict(results=list_stuff(module, repoquerybin, params['conf_file'], params['list']))
+        results = dict(results=list_stuff(module, repoquerybin, params['conf_file'], params['list'], params['installroot']))
 
     else:
         # If rhn-plugin is installed and no rhn-certificate is available on
         # the system then users will see an error message using the yum API.
         # Use repoquery in those cases.
 
-        my = yum_base(params['conf_file'])
+        my = yum_base(params['conf_file'], params['installroot'])
         # A sideeffect of accessing conf is that the configuration is
         # loaded and plugins are discovered
         my.conf
@@ -1105,7 +1130,8 @@ def main():
         disablerepo = params.get('disablerepo', '')
         disable_gpg_check = params['disable_gpg_check']
         results = ensure(module, state, pkg, params['conf_file'], enablerepo,
-                     disablerepo, disable_gpg_check, exclude, repoquery)
+                     disablerepo, disable_gpg_check, exclude, repoquery,
+                     params['installroot'])
         if repoquery:
             results['msg'] = '%s %s' % (results.get('msg',''),
                     'Warning: Due to potential bad behaviour with rhnplugin and certificates, used slower repoquery calls instead of Yum API.')
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnf.yml b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnf.yml
index b381334086..d37f5ed882 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnf.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnf.yml
@@ -210,3 +210,33 @@
   assert:
     that:
       - non_existent_rpm|failed
+
+# Install in installroot='/'.  This should be identical to default
+- name: install sos in /
+  dnf: name=sos state=present installroot='/'
+  register: dnf_result
+
+- name: check sos with rpm in /
+  shell: rpm -q sos --root=/
+  failed_when: False
+  register: rpm_result
+
+- debug: var=dnf_result
+- debug: var=rpm_result
+
+- name: verify installation of sos in /
+  assert:
+    that:
+        - "not dnf_result.failed | default(False)"
+        - "dnf_result.changed"
+        - "rpm_result.rc == 0"
+
+- name: verify dnf module outputs in /
+  assert:
+    that:
+        - "'changed' in dnf_result"
+        - "'results' in dnf_result"
+
+- name: uninstall sos in /
+  dnf: name=sos installroot='/'
+  register: dnf_result
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnfinstallroot.yml b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnfinstallroot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1cd2a21be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnfinstallroot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# make a installroot
+- name: Create installroot
+  local_action:
+    module: command mktemp -d "{{ lookup('env', 'TMPDIR') | default('/tmp', true) }}/ansible.test.XXXXXX"
+  register: dnfroot
+
+- name: Make a necessary directory
+  file:
+    path: "/{{ dnfroot.stdout }}/etc/dnf/vars/"
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
+
+- name: Populate directory
+  copy:
+    content: "{{ ansible_distribution_version }}\n"
+    dest: "/{{ dnfroot.stdout }}/etc/dnf/vars/releasever"
+
+# This will drag in > 200 MB.
+- name: attempt installroot
+  dnf: name=sos installroot="/{{ dnfroot.stdout }}/" disable_gpg_check=yes
+  register: dnf_result
+
+- name: check sos with rpm in installroot
+  shell: rpm -q sos --root="/{{ dnfroot.stdout }}/"
+  failed_when: False
+  register: rpm_result
+
+- debug: var=dnf_result
+- debug: var=rpm_result
+
+- name: verify installation of sos in installroot
+  assert:
+    that:
+        - "not dnf_result.failed | default(False)"
+        - "dnf_result.changed"
+        - "rpm_result.rc == 0"
+
+- name: verify dnf module outputs in /
+  assert:
+    that:
+        - "'changed' in dnf_result"
+        - "'results' in dnf_result"
+
+- name: cleanup installroot
+  file:
+    path: "/{{ dnfroot.stdout }}/"
+    state: absent
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/main.yml
index 755c807e7d..4a9addb573 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,9 @@
 
 # Note: We install the yum package onto Fedora so that this will work on dnf systems
 # We want to test that for people who don't want to upgrade their systems.
+
 - include: 'dnf.yml'
   when: (ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux'] and False) or (ansible_distribution in ['Fedora'] and ansible_distribution_major_version >= 23)
+
+- include: 'dnfinstallroot.yml'
+  when: (ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux'] and False) or (ansible_distribution in ['Fedora'] and ansible_distribution_major_version >= 23)  
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/main.yml
index 209362d44e..5670171d5c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,14 @@
 # Note: We install the yum package onto Fedora so that this will work on dnf systems
 # We want to test that for people who don't want to upgrade their systems.
 - include: 'yum.yml'
-  when: ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux', 'Fedora'] and ansible_python.version.major == 2
+  when: ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux', 'Fedora'] and
+        ansible_python.version.major == 2
+
+# We can't run yum --installroot tests on dnf systems.  Dnf systems revert to
+# yum-deprecated, and yum-deprecated refuses to run if yum.conf exists
+# so we cannot configure yum-deprecated correctly in an empty /tmp/fake.root/
+# It will always run with $releasever unset
+- include: 'yuminstallroot.yml'
+  when: (ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux'] or
+        (ansible_distribution in ['Fedora'] and ansible_distribution_major_version < 23)) and
+        ansible_python.version.major == 2
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yum.yml b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yum.yml
index f285326f5f..8299ec587d 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yum.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yum.yml
@@ -197,3 +197,35 @@
   assert:
     that:
     - non_existent_rpm|failed
+
+# Install in installroot='/'
+- name: install sos
+  yum: name=sos state=present installroot='/'
+  register: yum_result
+
+- name: check sos with rpm
+  shell: rpm -q sos --root=/
+  failed_when: False
+  register: rpm_result
+
+- debug: var=yum_result
+- debug: var=rpm_result
+
+- name: verify installation of sos
+  assert:
+    that:
+        - "yum_result.rc == 0"
+        - "yum_result.changed"
+        - "rpm_result.rc == 0"
+
+- name: verify yum module outputs
+  assert:
+    that:
+        - "'changed' in yum_result"
+        - "'msg' in yum_result"
+        - "'rc' in yum_result"
+        - "'results' in yum_result"
+
+- name: uninstall sos
+  yum: name=sos installroot='/'
+  register: yum_result
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yuminstallroot.yml b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yuminstallroot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0663027304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/yuminstallroot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# make a installroot
+- name: Create installroot
+  local_action:
+    module: command mktemp -d "{{ lookup('env', 'TMPDIR') | default('/tmp', true) }}/ansible.test.XXXXXX"
+  register: yumroot
+
+#- name: Populate directory
+#  file:
+#    path: "/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/etc/"
+#    state: directory
+#    mode: 0755
+#
+#- name: Populate directory2
+#  copy:
+#    content: "[main]\ndistropkgver={{ ansible_distribution_version }}\n"
+#    dest: "/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/etc/yum.conf"
+
+- name: Make a necessary directory
+  file:
+    path: "/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/etc/yum/vars/"
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
+
+- name: Populate directory
+  copy:
+    content: "{{ ansible_lsb.major_release }}\n"
+    dest: "/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/etc/yum/vars/releasever"
+
+# This will drag in > 200 MB.
+- name: attempt installroot
+  yum: name=sos installroot="/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/" disable_gpg_check=yes
+  register: yum_result
+  
+- name: check sos with rpm in installroot
+  shell: rpm -q sos --root="/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/"
+  failed_when: False
+  register: rpm_result
+
+- debug: var=yum_result
+- debug: var=rpm_result
+
+- name: verify installation of sos
+  assert:
+    that:
+        - "yum_result.rc == 0"
+        - "yum_result.changed"
+        - "rpm_result.rc == 0"
+
+- name: verify yum module outputs
+  assert:
+    that:
+        - "'changed' in yum_result"
+        - "'msg' in yum_result"
+        - "'rc' in yum_result"
+        - "'results' in yum_result"
+
+- name: cleanup installroot
+  file:
+    path: "/{{ yumroot.stdout }}/"
+    state: absent