diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_address.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_address.py
index df536ed6919..9a05e01744c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_address.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_address.py
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ def create(module, link, kind):
 
 
 def update(module, link, kind):
-    module.fail_json(msg="Address cannot be edited")
+    delete(module, self_link(module), kind)
+    create(module, collection(module), kind)
 
 
 def delete(module, link, kind):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_backend_service.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_backend_service.py
index 869b4aedff0..a7c61aa7147 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_backend_service.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_backend_service.py
@@ -90,18 +90,21 @@ options:
         required: false
       group:
         description:
-        - This instance group defines the list of instances that serve traffic. Member
-          virtual machine instances from each instance group must live in the same
-          zone as the instance group itself.
-        - No two backends in a backend service are allowed to use same Instance Group
-          resource.
+        - The fully-qualified URL of an Instance Group or Network Endpoint Group resource.
+          In case of instance group this defines the list of instances that serve
+          traffic. Member virtual machine instances from each instance group must
+          live in the same zone as the instance group itself. No two backends in a
+          backend service are allowed to use same Instance Group resource.
+        - For Network Endpoint Groups this defines list of endpoints. All endpoints
+          of Network Endpoint Group must be hosted on instances located in the same
+          zone as the Network Endpoint Group.
+        - Backend service can not contain mix of Instance Group and Network Endpoint
+          Group backends.
+        - Note that you must specify an Instance Group or Network Endpoint Group resource
+          using the fully-qualified URL, rather than a partial URL.
         - When the BackendService has load balancing scheme INTERNAL, the instance
-          group must be in a zone within the same region as the BackendService.
-        - 'This field represents a link to a InstanceGroup resource in GCP. It can
-          be specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
-          and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
-          name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_instance_group task and then set this
-          group field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
+          group must be within the same region as the BackendService. Network Endpoint
+          Groups are not supported for INTERNAL load balancing scheme.
         required: false
       max_connections:
         description:
@@ -391,15 +394,23 @@ backends:
       type: str
     group:
       description:
-      - This instance group defines the list of instances that serve traffic. Member
-        virtual machine instances from each instance group must live in the same zone
-        as the instance group itself.
-      - No two backends in a backend service are allowed to use same Instance Group
-        resource.
+      - The fully-qualified URL of an Instance Group or Network Endpoint Group resource.
+        In case of instance group this defines the list of instances that serve traffic.
+        Member virtual machine instances from each instance group must live in the
+        same zone as the instance group itself. No two backends in a backend service
+        are allowed to use same Instance Group resource.
+      - For Network Endpoint Groups this defines list of endpoints. All endpoints
+        of Network Endpoint Group must be hosted on instances located in the same
+        zone as the Network Endpoint Group.
+      - Backend service can not contain mix of Instance Group and Network Endpoint
+        Group backends.
+      - Note that you must specify an Instance Group or Network Endpoint Group resource
+        using the fully-qualified URL, rather than a partial URL.
       - When the BackendService has load balancing scheme INTERNAL, the instance group
-        must be in a zone within the same region as the BackendService.
+        must be within the same region as the BackendService. Network Endpoint Groups
+        are not supported for INTERNAL load balancing scheme.
       returned: success
-      type: dict
+      type: str
     maxConnections:
       description:
       - The max number of simultaneous connections for the group. Can be used with
@@ -656,7 +667,7 @@ def main():
                     balancing_mode=dict(default='UTILIZATION', type='str', choices=['UTILIZATION', 'RATE', 'CONNECTION']),
                     capacity_scaler=dict(default=1.0, type='str'),
                     description=dict(type='str'),
-                    group=dict(type='dict'),
+                    group=dict(type='str'),
                     max_connections=dict(type='int'),
                     max_connections_per_instance=dict(type='int'),
                     max_rate=dict(type='int'),
@@ -923,7 +934,7 @@ class BackendServiceBackendsArray(object):
                 u'balancingMode': item.get('balancing_mode'),
                 u'capacityScaler': item.get('capacity_scaler'),
                 u'description': item.get('description'),
-                u'group': replace_resource_dict(item.get(u'group', {}), 'selfLink'),
+                u'group': item.get('group'),
                 u'maxConnections': item.get('max_connections'),
                 u'maxConnectionsPerInstance': item.get('max_connections_per_instance'),
                 u'maxRate': item.get('max_rate'),
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_backend_service_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_backend_service_facts.py
index 3851ed00a09..c1efa95322a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_backend_service_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_backend_service_facts.py
@@ -107,15 +107,23 @@ items:
           type: str
         group:
           description:
-          - This instance group defines the list of instances that serve traffic.
-            Member virtual machine instances from each instance group must live in
-            the same zone as the instance group itself.
-          - No two backends in a backend service are allowed to use same Instance
-            Group resource.
+          - The fully-qualified URL of an Instance Group or Network Endpoint Group
+            resource. In case of instance group this defines the list of instances
+            that serve traffic. Member virtual machine instances from each instance
+            group must live in the same zone as the instance group itself. No two
+            backends in a backend service are allowed to use same Instance Group resource.
+          - For Network Endpoint Groups this defines list of endpoints. All endpoints
+            of Network Endpoint Group must be hosted on instances located in the same
+            zone as the Network Endpoint Group.
+          - Backend service can not contain mix of Instance Group and Network Endpoint
+            Group backends.
+          - Note that you must specify an Instance Group or Network Endpoint Group
+            resource using the fully-qualified URL, rather than a partial URL.
           - When the BackendService has load balancing scheme INTERNAL, the instance
-            group must be in a zone within the same region as the BackendService.
+            group must be within the same region as the BackendService. Network Endpoint
+            Groups are not supported for INTERNAL load balancing scheme.
           returned: success
-          type: dict
+          type: str
         maxConnections:
           description:
           - The max number of simultaneous connections for the group. Can be used
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_forwarding_rule.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_forwarding_rule.py
index d00485470fc..1798ddf9c2d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_forwarding_rule.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_forwarding_rule.py
@@ -91,9 +91,8 @@ options:
     - ICMP
   backend_service:
     description:
-    - A reference to a BackendService to receive the matched traffic.
-    - This is used for internal load balancing.
-    - "(not used for external load balancing) ."
+    - A BackendService to receive the matched traffic. This is used only for INTERNAL
+      load balancing.
     - 'This field represents a link to a BackendService resource in GCP. It can be
       specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
       and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
@@ -102,8 +101,7 @@ options:
     required: false
   ip_version:
     description:
-    - The IP Version that will be used by this forwarding rule. Valid options are
-      IPV4 or IPV6. This can only be specified for a global forwarding rule.
+    - ipVersion is not a valid field for regional forwarding rules.
     required: false
     choices:
     - IPV4
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ options:
     - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the network that the load
       balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule. If this field is not
       specified, the default network will be used.
-    - This field is not used for external load balancing.
+    - This field is only used for INTERNAL load balancing.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Network resource in GCP. It can be specified
       in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
       of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
@@ -164,12 +162,10 @@ options:
     required: false
   subnetwork:
     description:
-    - A reference to a subnetwork.
-    - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the subnetwork that the load
-      balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule.
+    - The subnetwork that the load balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding
+      Rule. This field is only used for INTERNAL load balancing.
     - If the network specified is in auto subnet mode, this field is optional. However,
       if the network is in custom subnet mode, a subnetwork must be specified.
-    - This field is not used for external load balancing.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Subnetwork resource in GCP. It can be specified
       in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
       of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
@@ -178,12 +174,10 @@ options:
     required: false
   target:
     description:
+    - This field is only used for EXTERNAL load balancing.
     - A reference to a TargetPool resource to receive the matched traffic.
-    - For regional forwarding rules, this target must live in the same region as the
-      forwarding rule. For global forwarding rules, this target must be a global load
-      balancing resource. The forwarded traffic must be of a type appropriate to the
-      target object.
-    - This field is not used for internal load balancing.
+    - This target must live in the same region as the forwarding rule.
+    - The forwarded traffic must be of a type appropriate to the target object.
     - 'This field represents a link to a TargetPool resource in GCP. It can be specified
       in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
       of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
@@ -193,9 +187,10 @@ options:
     version_added: 2.7
   all_ports:
     description:
-    - When the load balancing scheme is INTERNAL and protocol is TCP/UDP, omit `port`/`port_range`
-      and specify this field as `true` to allow packets addressed to any ports to
-      be forwarded to the backends configured with this forwarding rule.
+    - For internal TCP/UDP load balancing (i.e. load balancing scheme is INTERNAL
+      and protocol is TCP/UDP), set this to true to allow packets addressed to any
+      ports to be forwarded to the backends configured with this forwarding rule.
+      Used with backend service. Cannot be set if port or portRange are set.
     required: false
     type: bool
     version_added: 2.8
@@ -218,7 +213,7 @@ options:
       `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?` which means the first character must be a lowercase
       letter, and all following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit,
       except the last character, which cannot be a dash.
-    - This field is only used for internal load balancing.
+    - This field is only used for INTERNAL load balancing.
     required: false
     version_added: 2.8
   region:
@@ -316,15 +311,13 @@ IPProtocol:
   type: str
 backendService:
   description:
-  - A reference to a BackendService to receive the matched traffic.
-  - This is used for internal load balancing.
-  - "(not used for external load balancing) ."
+  - A BackendService to receive the matched traffic. This is used only for INTERNAL
+    load balancing.
   returned: success
   type: dict
 ipVersion:
   description:
-  - The IP Version that will be used by this forwarding rule. Valid options are IPV4
-    or IPV6. This can only be specified for a global forwarding rule.
+  - ipVersion is not a valid field for regional forwarding rules.
   returned: success
   type: str
 loadBalancingScheme:
@@ -351,7 +344,7 @@ network:
   - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the network that the load balanced
     IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule. If this field is not specified,
     the default network will be used.
-  - This field is not used for external load balancing.
+  - This field is only used for INTERNAL load balancing.
   returned: success
   type: dict
 portRange:
@@ -379,29 +372,26 @@ ports:
   type: list
 subnetwork:
   description:
-  - A reference to a subnetwork.
-  - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the subnetwork that the load
-    balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule.
+  - The subnetwork that the load balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding
+    Rule. This field is only used for INTERNAL load balancing.
   - If the network specified is in auto subnet mode, this field is optional. However,
     if the network is in custom subnet mode, a subnetwork must be specified.
-  - This field is not used for external load balancing.
   returned: success
   type: dict
 target:
   description:
+  - This field is only used for EXTERNAL load balancing.
   - A reference to a TargetPool resource to receive the matched traffic.
-  - For regional forwarding rules, this target must live in the same region as the
-    forwarding rule. For global forwarding rules, this target must be a global load
-    balancing resource. The forwarded traffic must be of a type appropriate to the
-    target object.
-  - This field is not used for internal load balancing.
+  - This target must live in the same region as the forwarding rule.
+  - The forwarded traffic must be of a type appropriate to the target object.
   returned: success
   type: dict
 allPorts:
   description:
-  - When the load balancing scheme is INTERNAL and protocol is TCP/UDP, omit `port`/`port_range`
-    and specify this field as `true` to allow packets addressed to any ports to be
-    forwarded to the backends configured with this forwarding rule.
+  - For internal TCP/UDP load balancing (i.e. load balancing scheme is INTERNAL and
+    protocol is TCP/UDP), set this to true to allow packets addressed to any ports
+    to be forwarded to the backends configured with this forwarding rule. Used with
+    backend service. Cannot be set if port or portRange are set.
   returned: success
   type: bool
 networkTier:
@@ -420,13 +410,13 @@ serviceLabel:
     `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?` which means the first character must be a lowercase
     letter, and all following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit,
     except the last character, which cannot be a dash.
-  - This field is only used for internal load balancing.
+  - This field is only used for INTERNAL load balancing.
   returned: success
   type: str
 serviceName:
   description:
   - The internal fully qualified service name for this Forwarding Rule.
-  - This field is only used for internal load balancing.
+  - This field is only used for INTERNAL load balancing.
   returned: success
   type: str
 region:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_forwarding_rule_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_forwarding_rule_facts.py
index 99f2e16c8df..3df697b98d1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_forwarding_rule_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_forwarding_rule_facts.py
@@ -119,15 +119,13 @@ items:
       type: str
     backendService:
       description:
-      - A reference to a BackendService to receive the matched traffic.
-      - This is used for internal load balancing.
-      - "(not used for external load balancing) ."
+      - A BackendService to receive the matched traffic. This is used only for INTERNAL
+        load balancing.
       returned: success
       type: dict
     ipVersion:
       description:
-      - The IP Version that will be used by this forwarding rule. Valid options are
-        IPV4 or IPV6. This can only be specified for a global forwarding rule.
+      - ipVersion is not a valid field for regional forwarding rules.
       returned: success
       type: str
     loadBalancingScheme:
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ items:
       - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the network that the load
         balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule. If this field is not
         specified, the default network will be used.
-      - This field is not used for external load balancing.
+      - This field is only used for INTERNAL load balancing.
       returned: success
       type: dict
     portRange:
@@ -184,29 +182,26 @@ items:
       type: list
     subnetwork:
       description:
-      - A reference to a subnetwork.
-      - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the subnetwork that the
-        load balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule.
+      - The subnetwork that the load balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding
+        Rule. This field is only used for INTERNAL load balancing.
       - If the network specified is in auto subnet mode, this field is optional. However,
         if the network is in custom subnet mode, a subnetwork must be specified.
-      - This field is not used for external load balancing.
       returned: success
       type: dict
     target:
       description:
+      - This field is only used for EXTERNAL load balancing.
       - A reference to a TargetPool resource to receive the matched traffic.
-      - For regional forwarding rules, this target must live in the same region as
-        the forwarding rule. For global forwarding rules, this target must be a global
-        load balancing resource. The forwarded traffic must be of a type appropriate
-        to the target object.
-      - This field is not used for internal load balancing.
+      - This target must live in the same region as the forwarding rule.
+      - The forwarded traffic must be of a type appropriate to the target object.
       returned: success
       type: dict
     allPorts:
       description:
-      - When the load balancing scheme is INTERNAL and protocol is TCP/UDP, omit `port`/`port_range`
-        and specify this field as `true` to allow packets addressed to any ports to
-        be forwarded to the backends configured with this forwarding rule.
+      - For internal TCP/UDP load balancing (i.e. load balancing scheme is INTERNAL
+        and protocol is TCP/UDP), set this to true to allow packets addressed to any
+        ports to be forwarded to the backends configured with this forwarding rule.
+        Used with backend service. Cannot be set if port or portRange are set.
       returned: success
       type: bool
     networkTier:
@@ -225,13 +220,13 @@ items:
         expression `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?` which means the first character must
         be a lowercase letter, and all following characters must be a dash, lowercase
         letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot be a dash.
-      - This field is only used for internal load balancing.
+      - This field is only used for INTERNAL load balancing.
       returned: success
       type: str
     serviceName:
       description:
       - The internal fully qualified service name for this Forwarding Rule.
-      - This field is only used for internal load balancing.
+      - This field is only used for INTERNAL load balancing.
       returned: success
       type: str
     region:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_address.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_address.py
index 00bc1af3851..fff05fb85c9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_address.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_address.py
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ def create(module, link, kind):
 
 
 def update(module, link, kind):
-    module.fail_json(msg="GlobalAddress cannot be edited")
+    delete(module, self_link(module), kind)
+    create(module, collection(module), kind)
 
 
 def delete(module, link, kind):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule.py
index e2f6e658849..5c388230cff 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule.py
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ options:
   ip_protocol:
     description:
     - The IP protocol to which this rule applies. Valid options are TCP, UDP, ESP,
-      AH, SCTP or ICMP.
-    - When the load balancing scheme is INTERNAL, only TCP and UDP are valid.
+      AH, SCTP or ICMP. When the load balancing scheme is INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED, only
+      TCP is valid.
     required: false
     choices:
     - TCP
@@ -91,35 +91,24 @@ options:
     - AH
     - SCTP
     - ICMP
-  backend_service:
-    description:
-    - A reference to a BackendService to receive the matched traffic.
-    - This is used for internal load balancing.
-    - "(not used for external load balancing) ."
-    - 'This field represents a link to a BackendService resource in GCP. It can be
-      specified in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink''
-      and value of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register:
-      name-of-resource` to a gcp_compute_backend_service task and then set this backend_service
-      field to "{{ name-of-resource }}"'
-    required: false
   ip_version:
     description:
-    - The IP Version that will be used by this forwarding rule. Valid options are
-      IPV4 or IPV6. This can only be specified for a global forwarding rule.
+    - The IP Version that will be used by this global forwarding rule.
+    - Valid options are IPV4 or IPV6.
     required: false
     choices:
     - IPV4
     - IPV6
   load_balancing_scheme:
     description:
-    - 'This signifies what the ForwardingRule will be used for and can only take the
-      following values: INTERNAL, EXTERNAL The value of INTERNAL means that this will
-      be used for Internal Network Load Balancing (TCP, UDP). The value of EXTERNAL
-      means that this will be used for External Load Balancing (HTTP(S) LB, External
-      TCP/UDP LB, SSL Proxy) .'
+    - This signifies what the GlobalForwardingRule will be used for.
+    - 'The value of INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED means that this will be used for Internal
+      Global HTTP(S) LB. The value of EXTERNAL means that this will be used for External
+      Global Load Balancing (HTTP(S) LB, External TCP/UDP LB, SSL Proxy) NOTE: Currently
+      global forwarding rules cannot be used for INTERNAL load balancing.'
     required: false
     choices:
-    - INTERNAL
+    - INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED
     - EXTERNAL
   name:
     description:
@@ -132,10 +121,10 @@ options:
     required: true
   network:
     description:
-    - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the network that the load
-      balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule. If this field is not
-      specified, the default network will be used.
     - This field is not used for external load balancing.
+    - For INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED load balancing, this field identifies the network
+      that the load balanced IP should belong to for this global forwarding rule.
+      If this field is not specified, the default network will be used.
     - 'This field represents a link to a Network resource in GCP. It can be specified
       in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
       of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
@@ -156,34 +145,11 @@ options:
       43, 110, 143, 195, 443, 465, 587, 700, 993, 995, 1883, 5222 * TargetVpnGateway:
       500, 4500 .'
     required: false
-  ports:
-    description:
-    - This field is used along with the backend_service field for internal load balancing.
-    - When the load balancing scheme is INTERNAL, a single port or a comma separated
-      list of ports can be configured. Only packets addressed to these ports will
-      be forwarded to the backends configured with this forwarding rule.
-    - You may specify a maximum of up to 5 ports.
-    required: false
-  subnetwork:
-    description:
-    - A reference to a subnetwork.
-    - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the subnetwork that the load
-      balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule.
-    - If the network specified is in auto subnet mode, this field is optional. However,
-      if the network is in custom subnet mode, a subnetwork must be specified.
-    - This field is not used for external load balancing.
-    - 'This field represents a link to a Subnetwork resource in GCP. It can be specified
-      in two ways. First, you can place a dictionary with key ''selfLink'' and value
-      of your resource''s selfLink Alternatively, you can add `register: name-of-resource`
-      to a gcp_compute_subnetwork task and then set this subnetwork field to "{{ name-of-resource
-      }}"'
-    required: false
   target:
     description:
-    - This target must be a global load balancing resource. The forwarded traffic
-      must be of a type appropriate to the target object.
-    - 'Valid types: HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, SSL_PROXY, TCP_PROXY .'
-    required: false
+    - The URL of the target resource to receive the matched traffic.
+    - The forwarded traffic must be of a type appropriate to the target object.
+    required: true
 extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
 '''
 
@@ -310,30 +276,23 @@ IPAddress:
 IPProtocol:
   description:
   - The IP protocol to which this rule applies. Valid options are TCP, UDP, ESP, AH,
-    SCTP or ICMP.
-  - When the load balancing scheme is INTERNAL, only TCP and UDP are valid.
+    SCTP or ICMP. When the load balancing scheme is INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED, only TCP
+    is valid.
   returned: success
   type: str
-backendService:
-  description:
-  - A reference to a BackendService to receive the matched traffic.
-  - This is used for internal load balancing.
-  - "(not used for external load balancing) ."
-  returned: success
-  type: dict
 ipVersion:
   description:
-  - The IP Version that will be used by this forwarding rule. Valid options are IPV4
-    or IPV6. This can only be specified for a global forwarding rule.
+  - The IP Version that will be used by this global forwarding rule.
+  - Valid options are IPV4 or IPV6.
   returned: success
   type: str
 loadBalancingScheme:
   description:
-  - 'This signifies what the ForwardingRule will be used for and can only take the
-    following values: INTERNAL, EXTERNAL The value of INTERNAL means that this will
-    be used for Internal Network Load Balancing (TCP, UDP). The value of EXTERNAL
-    means that this will be used for External Load Balancing (HTTP(S) LB, External
-    TCP/UDP LB, SSL Proxy) .'
+  - This signifies what the GlobalForwardingRule will be used for.
+  - 'The value of INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED means that this will be used for Internal
+    Global HTTP(S) LB. The value of EXTERNAL means that this will be used for External
+    Global Load Balancing (HTTP(S) LB, External TCP/UDP LB, SSL Proxy) NOTE: Currently
+    global forwarding rules cannot be used for INTERNAL load balancing.'
   returned: success
   type: str
 name:
@@ -348,10 +307,10 @@ name:
   type: str
 network:
   description:
-  - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the network that the load balanced
-    IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule. If this field is not specified,
-    the default network will be used.
   - This field is not used for external load balancing.
+  - For INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED load balancing, this field identifies the network that
+    the load balanced IP should belong to for this global forwarding rule. If this
+    field is not specified, the default network will be used.
   returned: success
   type: dict
 portRange:
@@ -368,36 +327,10 @@ portRange:
     465, 587, 700, 993, 995, 1883, 5222 * TargetVpnGateway: 500, 4500 .'
   returned: success
   type: str
-ports:
-  description:
-  - This field is used along with the backend_service field for internal load balancing.
-  - When the load balancing scheme is INTERNAL, a single port or a comma separated
-    list of ports can be configured. Only packets addressed to these ports will be
-    forwarded to the backends configured with this forwarding rule.
-  - You may specify a maximum of up to 5 ports.
-  returned: success
-  type: list
-subnetwork:
-  description:
-  - A reference to a subnetwork.
-  - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the subnetwork that the load
-    balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule.
-  - If the network specified is in auto subnet mode, this field is optional. However,
-    if the network is in custom subnet mode, a subnetwork must be specified.
-  - This field is not used for external load balancing.
-  returned: success
-  type: dict
-region:
-  description:
-  - A reference to the region where the regional forwarding rule resides.
-  - This field is not applicable to global forwarding rules.
-  returned: success
-  type: str
 target:
   description:
-  - This target must be a global load balancing resource. The forwarded traffic must
-    be of a type appropriate to the target object.
-  - 'Valid types: HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, SSL_PROXY, TCP_PROXY .'
+  - The URL of the target resource to receive the matched traffic.
+  - The forwarded traffic must be of a type appropriate to the target object.
   returned: success
   type: str
 '''
@@ -424,15 +357,12 @@ def main():
             description=dict(type='str'),
             ip_address=dict(type='str'),
             ip_protocol=dict(type='str', choices=['TCP', 'UDP', 'ESP', 'AH', 'SCTP', 'ICMP']),
-            backend_service=dict(type='dict'),
             ip_version=dict(type='str', choices=['IPV4', 'IPV6']),
-            load_balancing_scheme=dict(type='str', choices=['INTERNAL', 'EXTERNAL']),
+            load_balancing_scheme=dict(type='str', choices=['INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED', 'EXTERNAL']),
             name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             network=dict(type='dict'),
             port_range=dict(type='str'),
-            ports=dict(type='list', elements='str'),
-            subnetwork=dict(type='dict'),
-            target=dict(type='str'),
+            target=dict(required=True, type='str'),
         )
     )
 
@@ -448,7 +378,7 @@ def main():
     if fetch:
         if state == 'present':
             if is_different(module, fetch):
-                update(module, self_link(module), kind)
+                update(module, self_link(module), kind, fetch)
                 fetch = fetch_resource(module, self_link(module), kind)
                 changed = True
         else:
@@ -472,9 +402,22 @@ def create(module, link, kind):
     return wait_for_operation(module, auth.post(link, resource_to_request(module)))
 
 
-def update(module, link, kind):
+def update(module, link, kind, fetch):
+    update_fields(module, resource_to_request(module), response_to_hash(module, fetch))
+    return fetch_resource(module, self_link(module), kind)
+
+
+def update_fields(module, request, response):
+    if response.get('target') != request.get('target'):
+        target_update(module, request, response)
+
+
+def target_update(module, request, response):
     auth = GcpSession(module, 'compute')
-    return wait_for_operation(module, auth.put(link, resource_to_request(module)))
+    auth.post(
+        ''.join(["https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/", "projects/{project}/global/forwardingRules/{name}/setTarget"]).format(**module.params),
+        {u'target': module.params.get('target')},
+    )
 
 
 def delete(module, link, kind):
@@ -488,14 +431,11 @@ def resource_to_request(module):
         u'description': module.params.get('description'),
         u'IPAddress': module.params.get('ip_address'),
         u'IPProtocol': module.params.get('ip_protocol'),
-        u'backendService': replace_resource_dict(module.params.get(u'backend_service', {}), 'selfLink'),
         u'ipVersion': module.params.get('ip_version'),
         u'loadBalancingScheme': module.params.get('load_balancing_scheme'),
         u'name': module.params.get('name'),
         u'network': replace_resource_dict(module.params.get(u'network', {}), 'selfLink'),
         u'portRange': module.params.get('port_range'),
-        u'ports': module.params.get('ports'),
-        u'subnetwork': replace_resource_dict(module.params.get(u'subnetwork', {}), 'selfLink'),
         u'target': module.params.get('target'),
     }
     return_vals = {}
@@ -567,15 +507,11 @@ def response_to_hash(module, response):
         u'id': response.get(u'id'),
         u'IPAddress': response.get(u'IPAddress'),
         u'IPProtocol': response.get(u'IPProtocol'),
-        u'backendService': response.get(u'backendService'),
         u'ipVersion': response.get(u'ipVersion'),
         u'loadBalancingScheme': response.get(u'loadBalancingScheme'),
         u'name': response.get(u'name'),
         u'network': response.get(u'network'),
         u'portRange': response.get(u'portRange'),
-        u'ports': response.get(u'ports'),
-        u'subnetwork': response.get(u'subnetwork'),
-        u'region': response.get(u'region'),
         u'target': response.get(u'target'),
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule_facts.py
index c41904100e5..e4d3c302824 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule_facts.py
@@ -107,30 +107,23 @@ items:
     IPProtocol:
       description:
       - The IP protocol to which this rule applies. Valid options are TCP, UDP, ESP,
-        AH, SCTP or ICMP.
-      - When the load balancing scheme is INTERNAL, only TCP and UDP are valid.
+        AH, SCTP or ICMP. When the load balancing scheme is INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED,
+        only TCP is valid.
       returned: success
       type: str
-    backendService:
-      description:
-      - A reference to a BackendService to receive the matched traffic.
-      - This is used for internal load balancing.
-      - "(not used for external load balancing) ."
-      returned: success
-      type: dict
     ipVersion:
       description:
-      - The IP Version that will be used by this forwarding rule. Valid options are
-        IPV4 or IPV6. This can only be specified for a global forwarding rule.
+      - The IP Version that will be used by this global forwarding rule.
+      - Valid options are IPV4 or IPV6.
       returned: success
       type: str
     loadBalancingScheme:
       description:
-      - 'This signifies what the ForwardingRule will be used for and can only take
-        the following values: INTERNAL, EXTERNAL The value of INTERNAL means that
-        this will be used for Internal Network Load Balancing (TCP, UDP). The value
-        of EXTERNAL means that this will be used for External Load Balancing (HTTP(S)
-        LB, External TCP/UDP LB, SSL Proxy) .'
+      - This signifies what the GlobalForwardingRule will be used for.
+      - 'The value of INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED means that this will be used for Internal
+        Global HTTP(S) LB. The value of EXTERNAL means that this will be used for
+        External Global Load Balancing (HTTP(S) LB, External TCP/UDP LB, SSL Proxy)
+        NOTE: Currently global forwarding rules cannot be used for INTERNAL load balancing.'
       returned: success
       type: str
     name:
@@ -145,10 +138,10 @@ items:
       type: str
     network:
       description:
-      - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the network that the load
-        balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule. If this field is not
-        specified, the default network will be used.
       - This field is not used for external load balancing.
+      - For INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED load balancing, this field identifies the network
+        that the load balanced IP should belong to for this global forwarding rule.
+        If this field is not specified, the default network will be used.
       returned: success
       type: dict
     portRange:
@@ -166,37 +159,10 @@ items:
         500, 4500 .'
       returned: success
       type: str
-    ports:
-      description:
-      - This field is used along with the backend_service field for internal load
-        balancing.
-      - When the load balancing scheme is INTERNAL, a single port or a comma separated
-        list of ports can be configured. Only packets addressed to these ports will
-        be forwarded to the backends configured with this forwarding rule.
-      - You may specify a maximum of up to 5 ports.
-      returned: success
-      type: list
-    subnetwork:
-      description:
-      - A reference to a subnetwork.
-      - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the subnetwork that the
-        load balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule.
-      - If the network specified is in auto subnet mode, this field is optional. However,
-        if the network is in custom subnet mode, a subnetwork must be specified.
-      - This field is not used for external load balancing.
-      returned: success
-      type: dict
-    region:
-      description:
-      - A reference to the region where the regional forwarding rule resides.
-      - This field is not applicable to global forwarding rules.
-      returned: success
-      type: str
     target:
       description:
-      - This target must be a global load balancing resource. The forwarded traffic
-        must be of a type appropriate to the target object.
-      - 'Valid types: HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, SSL_PROXY, TCP_PROXY .'
+      - The URL of the target resource to receive the matched traffic.
+      - The forwarded traffic must be of a type appropriate to the target object.
       returned: success
       type: str
 '''
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_bigquery_dataset/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_bigquery_dataset/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_bigquery_dataset/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_bigquery_dataset/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_bigquery_table/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_bigquery_table/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_bigquery_table/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_bigquery_table/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_address/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_address/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_address/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_address/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_backend_bucket/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_backend_bucket/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_backend_bucket/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_backend_bucket/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_backend_service/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_backend_service/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_backend_service/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_backend_service/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_disk/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_disk/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_disk/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_disk/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_firewall/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_firewall/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_firewall/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_firewall/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_forwarding_rule/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_forwarding_rule/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_forwarding_rule/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_forwarding_rule/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_global_address/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_global_address/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_global_address/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_global_address/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_health_check/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_health_check/defaults/main.yml
index aa87a2a8e0e..ba66644fc1c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_health_check/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_health_check/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# defaults file
-resource_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+resource_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"