diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/mongodb.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/mongodb.py
index 08b7a892368..e8d380ba103 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/mongodb.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/mongodb.py
@@ -15,6 +15,77 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+DOCUMENTATION:
+    author: 'Marcos Diez <marcos (at) unitron.com.br>'
+    lookup: mongodb
+    version_added: "2.3"
+    short_description: lookup info from MongoDB
+    description:
+        - 'The ``MongoDB`` lookup runs the *find()* command on a given *collection* on a given *MongoDB* server.'
+        - 'The result is a list of jsons, so slightly different from what PyMongo returns. In particular, *timestamps* are converted to epoch integers.'
+    options:
+        connect_string:
+            description:
+                - "Can be any valid MongoDB connection string, supporting authentication, replicasets, etc. More info at https://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/connection-string/"
+            default: "mongodb://localhost/"
+        database:
+            description:
+                - Name of the database which the query will be made
+            required: True
+        collection:
+            description:
+                - Name of the collection which the query will be made
+            required: True
+        filter:
+            description:
+                - Criteria of the output
+            type: 'dict'
+            default: '{}'
+        projection:
+            description:
+                - Fields you want returned
+            type: dict
+            default: "{}"
+        skip:
+            description:
+                - How many results should be skept
+            type: integer
+        limit:
+            description:
+                - How many results should be shown
+            type: integer
+        sort:
+            description:
+                - Sorting rules. Please notice the constats are replaced by strings.
+            type: list
+            default: "[]"
+    notes:
+        - "Please check https://api.mongodb.org/python/current/api/pymongo/collection.html?highlight=find#pymongo.collection.Collection.find for more detais."
+    requirements:
+        - pymongo >= 2.4
+EXAMPLES:
+- hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+  vars:
+    mongodb_parameters:
+      #mandatory parameters
+      database: 'local'
+      #optional
+      collection: "startup_log"
+      connection_string: "mongodb://localhost/"
+      extra_connection_parameters: { "ssl" : True , "ssl_certfile": /etc/self_signed_certificate.pem" }
+      #optional query  parameters, we accept any parameter from the normal mongodb query.
+      filter:  { "hostname": "batman" }
+      projection: { "pid": True    , "_id" : False , "hostname" : True }
+      skip: 0
+      limit: 1
+      sort:  [ [ "startTime" , "ASCENDING" ] , [ "age", "DESCENDING" ] ]
+  tasks:
+    - debug: msg="Mongo has already started with the following PID [{{ item.pid }}]"
+      with_mongodb: "{{mongodb_parameters}}"
+'''
+
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types