diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2556-add-comment_visibility-parameter-for-comment-operation-of-jira-module.yml b/changelogs/fragments/2556-add-comment_visibility-parameter-for-comment-operation-of-jira-module.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e31fad744a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2556-add-comment_visibility-parameter-for-comment-operation-of-jira-module.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - jira - add comment visibility parameter for comment operation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/2556).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/web_infrastructure/jira.py b/plugins/modules/web_infrastructure/jira.py
index 6acf0c7f51..4c10974126 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/web_infrastructure/jira.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/web_infrastructure/jira.py
@@ -86,6 +86,25 @@ options:
      - The comment text to add.
      - Note that JIRA may not allow changing field values on specific transitions or states.
 
+  comment_visibility:
+    type: dict
+    description:
+     - Used to specify comment comment visibility.
+     - See U(https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-issue-comments/#api-rest-api-2-issue-issueidorkey-comment-post) for details.
+    suboptions:
+      type:
+        description:
+         - Use type to specify which of the JIRA visibility restriction types will be used.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+        choices: [group, role]
+      value:
+        description:
+         - Use value to specify value corresponding to the type of visibility restriction. For example name of the group or role.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    version_added: '3.2.0'
+
   status:
     type: str
     required: false
@@ -223,6 +242,18 @@ EXAMPLES = r"""
     operation: comment
     comment: A comment added by Ansible
 
+- name: Comment on issue with restricted visibility
+  community.general.jira:
+    uri: '{{ server }}'
+    username: '{{ user }}'
+    password: '{{ pass }}'
+    issue: '{{ issue.meta.key }}'
+    operation: comment
+    comment: A comment added by Ansible
+    comment_visibility:
+      type: role
+      value: Developers
+
 # Assign an existing issue using edit
 - name: Assign an issue using free-form fields
   community.general.jira:
@@ -385,6 +416,10 @@ class JIRA(StateModuleHelper):
             issuetype=dict(type='str', ),
             issue=dict(type='str', aliases=['ticket']),
             comment=dict(type='str', ),
+            comment_visibility=dict(type='dict', options=dict(
+                type=dict(type='str', choices=['group', 'role'], required=True),
+                value=dict(type='str', required=True)
+            )),
             status=dict(type='str', ),
             assignee=dict(type='str', ),
             fields=dict(default={}, type='dict'),
@@ -445,6 +480,10 @@ class JIRA(StateModuleHelper):
         data = {
             'body': self.vars.comment
         }
+        # if comment_visibility is specified restrict visibility
+        if self.vars.comment_visibility is not None:
+            data['visibility'] = self.vars.comment_visibility
+
         url = self.vars.restbase + '/issue/' + self.vars.issue + '/comment'
         self.vars.meta = self.post(url, data)