diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py
index 64db8b8350c..20e19629dec 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ try:
     from azure.mgmt.containerinstance import ContainerInstanceManagementClient
     from azure.mgmt.loganalytics import LogAnalyticsManagementClient
     import azure.mgmt.loganalytics.models as LogAnalyticsModels
+    from azure.mgmt.automation import AutomationClient
+    import azure.mgmt.automation.models as AutomationModel
 except ImportError as exc:
     HAS_AZURE_EXC = traceback.format_exc()
     HAS_AZURE = False
@@ -308,6 +310,7 @@ class AzureRMModuleBase(object):
         self._resource = None
         self._log_analytics_client = None
         self._servicebus_client = None
+        self._automation_client = None
 
         self.check_mode = self.module.check_mode
         self.api_profile = self.module.params.get('api_profile')
@@ -1005,6 +1008,18 @@ class AzureRMModuleBase(object):
     def servicebus_models(self):
         return ServicebusModel
 
+    @property
+    def automation_client(self):
+        self.log('Getting automation client')
+        if not self._automation_client:
+            self._automation_client = self.get_mgmt_svc_client(AutomationClient,
+                                                               base_url=self._cloud_environment.endpoints.resource_manager)
+        return self._automation_client
+
+    @property
+    def automation_models(self):
+        return AutomationModel
+
 
 class AzureRMAuthException(Exception):
     pass
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_automationaccount.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_automationaccount.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..42628ea60ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_automationaccount.py
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Yuwei Zhou, <yuwzho@microsoft.com>
+#
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: azure_rm_automationaccount
+version_added: "2.9"
+short_description: Manage Azure Automation account
+description:
+    - Create, delete an Azure Automation account.
+options:
+    resource_group:
+        description:
+            - Name of resource group.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    name:
+        description:
+            - Name of the automation account.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    state:
+        description:
+            - State of the automation account. Use C(present) to create or update a automation account and C(absent) to delete an automation account.
+        type: str
+        default: present
+        choices:
+            - absent
+            - present
+    location:
+        description:
+            - Location of the resource.
+            - If not specified, use resource group location.
+        type: str
+
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - azure
+    - azure_tags
+
+author:
+    - Yuwei Zhou (@yuwzho)
+
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Create an automation account
+  azure_rm_automationaccount:
+      name: Testing
+      resource_group: myResourceGroup
+
+- name: Create an automation account
+  azure_rm_automationaccount:
+      name: Testing
+      resource_group: myResourceGroup
+      location: eastus
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+id:
+    description:
+        - Automation account resource ID.
+    type: str
+    returned: success
+    sample: "/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/Testing"
+'''  # NOQA
+
+from ansible.module_utils.azure_rm_common import AzureRMModuleBase
+
+
+class AzureRMAutomationAccount(AzureRMModuleBase):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+
+        self.module_arg_spec = dict(
+            resource_group=dict(type='str', required=True),
+            name=dict(type='str', required=True),
+            state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
+            location=dict(type='str')
+        )
+
+        self.results = dict(
+            changed=False,
+            id=None
+        )
+
+        self.resource_group = None
+        self.name = None
+        self.state = None
+        self.location = None
+
+        super(AzureRMAutomationAccount, self).__init__(self.module_arg_spec, supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    def exec_module(self, **kwargs):
+
+        for key in list(self.module_arg_spec.keys()) + ['tags']:
+            setattr(self, key, kwargs[key])
+
+        account = self.get_account()
+        changed = False
+        if self.state == 'present':
+            if not account:
+                if not self.location:
+                    resource_group = self.get_resource_group(self.resource_group)
+                    self.location = resource_group.location
+                param = self.automation_models.AutomationAccountCreateOrUpdateParameters(
+                    location=self.location,
+                    sku=self.automation_models.Sku(name='Basic'),
+                    tags=self.tags
+                )
+                changed = True
+                if not self.check_mode:
+                    account = self.create_or_update(param)
+            elif self.tags:
+                update_tags, tags = self.update_tags(account.tags)
+                if update_tags:
+                    changed = True
+                    param = self.automation_models.AutomationAccountUpdateParameters(
+                        tags=tags
+                    )
+                    changed = True
+                    if not self.check_mode:
+                        self.update_account_tags(param)
+            if account:
+                self.results['id'] = account.id
+        elif account:
+            changed = True
+            if not self.check_mode:
+                self.delete_account()
+        self.results['changed'] = changed
+        return self.results
+
+    def get_account(self):
+        try:
+            return self.automation_client.automation_account.get(self.resource_group, self.name)
+        except self.automation_models.ErrorResponseException:
+            pass
+
+    def create_or_update(self, param):
+        try:
+            return self.automation_client.automation_account.create_or_update(self.resource_group, self.name, param)
+        except self.automation_models.ErrorResponseException as exc:
+            self.fail('Error when creating automation account {0}: {1}'.format(self.name, exc.message))
+
+    def update_account_tags(self, param):
+        try:
+            return self.automation_client.automation_account.update(self.resource_group, self.name, param)
+        except self.automation_models.ErrorResponseException as exc:
+            self.fail('Error when updating automation account {0}: {1}'.format(self.name, exc.message))
+
+    def delete_account(self):
+        try:
+            return self.automation_client.automation_account.delete(self.resource_group, self.name)
+        except self.automation_models.ErrorResponseException as exc:
+            self.fail('Error when deleting automation account {0}: {1}'.format(self.name, exc.message))
+
+
+def main():
+    AzureRMAutomationAccount()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_automationaccount_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_automationaccount_facts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1520f4b95dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_automationaccount_facts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,377 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Yuwei Zhou, <yuwzho@microsoft.com>
+#
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: azure_rm_automationaccount_facts
+version_added: '2.9'
+short_description: Get Azure automation account facts
+description:
+    - Get facts of automation account.
+
+options:
+    resource_group:
+        description:
+            - The name of the resource group.
+        type: str
+        required: True
+    name:
+        description:
+            - The name of the automation account.
+        type: str
+    tags:
+        description:
+            - Limit results by providing a list of tags. Format tags as 'key' or 'key:value'.
+        type: list
+    list_statistics:
+        description:
+            - List statistics details for a automation account.
+            - Note this will cost network overhead, suggest only used when I(name) set.
+        type: bool
+    list_usages:
+        description:
+            - List usage details for a automation account.
+            - Note this will cost network overhead, suggest only used when I(name) set.
+        type: bool
+    list_keys:
+        description:
+            - List keys for a automation account.
+            - Note this will cost network overhead, suggest only used when I(name) set.
+        type: bool
+
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - azure
+
+author:
+    - Yuwei Zhou (@yuwzho)
+
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Get details of an automation account
+  azure_rm_automationaccount_facts:
+      name: Testing
+      resource_group: myResourceGroup
+      list_statistics: yes
+      list_usages: yes
+      list_keys: yes
+
+- name: List automation account in a resource group
+  azure_rm_automationaccount_facts:
+      resource_group: myResourceGroup
+
+- name: List automation account in a resource group
+  azure_rm_automationaccount_facts:
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+automation_accounts:
+    description:
+        - List of automation account dicts.
+    returned: always
+    type: complex
+    contains:
+        id:
+            description:
+                - Resource ID.
+            type: str
+            returned: always
+            sample: "/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups
+                     /myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/Testing"
+        resource_group:
+            description:
+                - Resource group name.
+            type: str
+            returned: always
+            sample: myResourceGroup
+        name:
+            description:
+                - Resource name.
+            type: str
+            returned: always
+            sample: Testing
+        location:
+            description:
+                - Resource location.
+            type: str
+            returned: always
+            sample: eastus
+        creation_time:
+            description:
+                - Resource creation date time.
+            type: str
+            returned: always
+            sample: "2019-04-26T02:55:16.500Z"
+        last_modified_time:
+            description:
+                - Resource last modified date time.
+            type: str
+            returned: always
+            sample: "2019-04-26T02:55:16.500Z"
+        state:
+            description:
+                - Resource state.
+            type: str
+            returned: always
+            sample: ok
+        keys:
+            description:
+                - Resource keys.
+            type: complex
+            returned: always
+            contains:
+                key_name:
+                    description:
+                        - Name of the key.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: always
+                    sample: Primary
+                permissions:
+                    description:
+                        - Permission of the key.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: always
+                    sample: Full
+                value:
+                    description:
+                        - Value of the key.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: always
+                    sample: "MbepKTO6IyGwml0GaKBkKN"
+        statistics:
+            description:
+                - Resource statistics.
+            type: complex
+            returned: always
+            contains:
+                counter_property:
+                    description:
+                        - Property value of the statistic.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: always
+                    sample: New
+                counter_value:
+                    description:
+                        - Value of the statistic.
+                    type: int
+                    returned: always
+                    sample: 0
+                end_time:
+                    description:
+                        - EndTime of the statistic.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: always
+                    sample: "2019-04-26T06:29:43.587518Z"
+                id:
+                    description:
+                        - ID of the statistic.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: always
+                    sample: "/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups
+                             /myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/Testing/statistics/New"
+                start_time:
+                    description:
+                        - StartTime of the statistic.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: always
+                    sample: "2019-04-26T06:29:43.587518Z"
+        usages:
+            description:
+                - Resource usages.
+            type: complex
+            returned: always
+            contains:
+                current_value:
+                    description:
+                        - Current usage.
+                    type: float
+                    returned: always
+                    sample: 0.0
+                limit:
+                    description:
+                        - Max limit, C(-1) for unlimited.
+                    type: long
+                    returned: always
+                    sample: -1
+                name:
+                    description:
+                        - Usage counter name.
+                    type: complex
+                    returned: always
+                    contains:
+                        localized_value:
+                            description:
+                                - Localized name.
+                            type: str
+                            returned: always
+                            sample: "SubscriptionUsage"
+                        value:
+                            description:
+                                - Name value.
+                            type: str
+                            returned: always
+                            sample: "SubscriptionUsage"
+                unit:
+                    description:
+                        - Usage unit name.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: always
+                    sample: "Minute"
+                throttle_status:
+                    description:
+                        - Usage throttle status.
+                    type: str
+                    returned: always
+                    sample: "NotThrottled"
+
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.azure_rm_common import AzureRMModuleBase
+
+try:
+    from msrestazure.tools import parse_resource_id
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+
+class AzureRMAutomationAccountFacts(AzureRMModuleBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        # define user inputs into argument
+        self.module_arg_spec = dict(
+            resource_group=dict(
+                type='str',
+                required=True
+            ),
+            name=dict(
+                type='str'
+            ),
+            tags=dict(
+                type='list'
+            ),
+            list_statistics=dict(
+                type='bool'
+            ),
+            list_usages=dict(
+                type='bool'
+            ),
+            list_keys=dict(
+                type='bool'
+            )
+        )
+        # store the results of the module operation
+        self.results = dict()
+        self.resource_group = None
+        self.name = None
+        self.tags = None
+        self.list_statistics = None
+        self.list_usages = None
+        self.list_keys = None
+        super(AzureRMAutomationAccountFacts, self).__init__(self.module_arg_spec, supports_tags=False, facts_module=True)
+
+    def exec_module(self, **kwargs):
+        for key in list(self.module_arg_spec):
+            setattr(self, key, kwargs[key])
+
+        if self.resource_group and self.name:
+            accounts = [self.get()]
+        elif self.resource_group:
+            accounts = self.list_by_resource_group()
+        else:
+            accounts = self.list_all()
+        self.results['automation_accounts'] = [self.to_dict(x) for x in accounts if self.has_tags(x.tags, self.tags)]
+        return self.results
+
+    def to_dict(self, account):
+        if not account:
+            return None
+        id_dict = parse_resource_id(account.id)
+        result = account.as_dict()
+        result['resource_group'] = id_dict['resource_group']
+        if self.list_statistics:
+            result['statistics'] = self.get_statics(id_dict['resource_group'], account.name)
+        if self.list_usages:
+            result['usages'] = self.get_usages(id_dict['resource_group'], account.name)
+        if self.list_keys:
+            result['keys'] = self.list_account_keys(id_dict['resource_group'], account.name)
+        return result
+
+    def get(self):
+        try:
+            return self.automation_client.automation_account.get(self.resource_group, self.name)
+        except self.automation_models.ErrorResponseException as exc:
+            self.fail('Error when getting automation account {0}: {1}'.format(self.name, exc.message))
+
+    def list_by_resource_group(self):
+        result = []
+        try:
+            resp = self.automation_client.automation_account.list_by_resource_group(self.resource_group)
+            while True:
+                result.append(resp.next())
+        except StopIteration:
+            pass
+        except self.automation_models.ErrorResponseException as exc:
+            self.fail('Error when listing automation account in resource group {0}: {1}'.format(self.resource_group, exc.message))
+        return result
+
+    def list_all(self):
+        result = []
+        try:
+            resp = self.automation_client.automation_account.list()
+            while True:
+                result.append(resp.next())
+        except StopIteration:
+            pass
+        except self.automation_models.ErrorResponseException as exc:
+            self.fail('Error when listing automation account: {0}'.format(exc.message))
+        return result
+
+    def get_statics(self, resource_group, name):
+        result = []
+        try:
+            resp = self.automation_client.statistics.list_by_automation_account(resource_group, name)
+            while True:
+                result.append(resp.next().as_dict())
+        except StopIteration:
+            pass
+        except self.automation_models.ErrorResponseException as exc:
+            self.fail('Error when getting statics for automation account {0}/{1}: {2}'.format(resource_group, name, exc.message))
+        return result
+
+    def get_usages(self, resource_group, name):
+        result = []
+        try:
+            resp = self.automation_client.usages.list_by_automation_account(resource_group, name)
+            while True:
+                result.append(resp.next().as_dict())
+        except StopIteration:
+            pass
+        except self.automation_models.ErrorResponseException as exc:
+            self.fail('Error when getting usage for automation account {0}/{1}: {2}'.format(resource_group, name, exc.message))
+        return result
+
+    def list_account_keys(self, resource_group, name):
+        try:
+            resp = self.automation_client.keys.list_by_automation_account(resource_group, name)
+            return [x.as_dict() for x in resp.keys]
+        except self.automation_models.ErrorResponseException as exc:
+            self.fail('Error when listing keys for automation account {0}/{1}: {2}'.format(resource_group, name, exc.message))
+
+
+def main():
+    AzureRMAutomationAccountFacts()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/packaging/requirements/requirements-azure.txt b/packaging/requirements/requirements-azure.txt
index 8be65d203dd..3b7fa69b937 100644
--- a/packaging/requirements/requirements-azure.txt
+++ b/packaging/requirements/requirements-azure.txt
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ azure-mgmt-cosmosdb==0.5.2
 azure-mgmt-hdinsight==0.1.0
 azure-mgmt-devtestlabs==3.0.0
 azure-mgmt-loganalytics==0.2.0
+azure-mgmt-automation==0.1.1
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_automationaccount/aliases b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_automationaccount/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04a2c98ae73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_automationaccount/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+cloud/azure
+shippable/azure/group4
+destructive
+azure_rm_automationaccount_facts
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_automationaccount/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_automationaccount/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95e1952f989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_automationaccount/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+dependencies:
+  - setup_azure
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_automationaccount/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_automationaccount/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..882693999a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_automationaccount/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+- name: Prepare random number
+  set_fact:
+    rpfx: "{{ resource_group | hash('md5') | truncate(7, True, '') }}{{ 1000 | random }}"
+    name: "account{{ resource_group | hash('md5') | truncate(7, True, '') }}{{ 1000 | random }}"
+  run_once: yes
+
+- name: Create automation account
+  azure_rm_automationaccount:
+    name: "{{ name }}"
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+  check_mode: yes
+  register: output
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+        - output.changed
+
+- name: Create automation account
+  azure_rm_automationaccount:
+    name: "{{ name }}"
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+  register: output
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+        - output.changed
+        - output.id
+
+- name: Create automation account
+  azure_rm_automationaccount:
+    name: "{{ name }}"
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+  register: output
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+        - not output.changed
+
+- name: Get automation account
+  azure_rm_automationaccount_facts:
+      name: "{{ name }}"
+      resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+      list_statistics: yes
+      list_usages: yes
+      list_keys: yes
+  register: facts
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+        - facts.automation_accounts | length == 1
+        - facts.automation_accounts[0].keys
+        - facts.automation_accounts[0].usages
+        - facts.automation_accounts[0].statistics
+        - facts.automation_accounts[0].state == "Ok"
+
+- name: Delete account
+  azure_rm_automationaccount:
+        name: "{{ name }}"
+        resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+        state: absent
+  check_mode: yes
+  register: output
+
+- assert:
+      that:
+            - output.changed
+
+- name: Delete account
+  azure_rm_automationaccount:
+        name: "{{ name }}"
+        resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+        state: absent
+  register: output
+
+- assert:
+      that:
+            - output.changed
+
+- name: Delete account
+  azure_rm_automationaccount:
+        name: "{{ name }}"
+        resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+        state: absent
+  register: output
+
+- assert:
+      that:
+            - not output.changed
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/integration.cloud.azure.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/integration.cloud.azure.txt
index 8be65d203dd..3b7fa69b937 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/integration.cloud.azure.txt
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/integration.cloud.azure.txt
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ azure-mgmt-cosmosdb==0.5.2
 azure-mgmt-hdinsight==0.1.0
 azure-mgmt-devtestlabs==3.0.0
 azure-mgmt-loganalytics==0.2.0
+azure-mgmt-automation==0.1.1