diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/os_subnet-subnetpool-id-allowed.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/os_subnet-subnetpool-id-allowed.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a282b73e4d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/os_subnet-subnetpool-id-allowed.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+- >
+  os_subnet - it is valid to specify an explicit ``subnetpool_id`` rather than
+  ``use_default_subnetpool`` or ``cidr``
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_subnet.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_subnet.py
index 9980d5dd4c6..dcab0ad98d5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_subnet.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_subnet.py
@@ -272,9 +272,10 @@ def main():
     if state == 'present':
         if not module.params['network_name']:
             module.fail_json(msg='network_name required with present state')
-        if not module.params['cidr'] and not use_default_subnetpool:
-            module.fail_json(msg='cidr or use_default_subnetpool required '
-                                 'with present state')
+        if (not module.params['cidr'] and not use_default_subnetpool and
+                not extra_specs.get('subnetpool_id', False)):
+            module.fail_json(msg='cidr or use_default_subnetpool or '
+                                 'subnetpool_id required with present state')
 
     if pool_start and pool_end:
         pool = [dict(start=pool_start, end=pool_end)]