diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_user_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_user_facts.py
index cddfda854de..409caf5220d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_user_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_user_facts.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright: (c) 2018, Abhijeet Kasurde <akasurde@redhat.com>
+# Copyright: (c) 2018, Christian Kotte <christian.kotte@gmx.de>
 # 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
@@ -24,9 +25,11 @@ description:
     - User must hold the 'Authorization.ModifyPermissions' privilege to invoke this module.
 version_added: "2.6"
 author:
-- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde) <akasurde@redhat.com>
+- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
+- Christian Kotte (@ckotte)
 notes:
     - Tested on ESXi 6.5
+    - The C(full_name), C(principal), and C(user_group) properties are deprecated starting from Ansible v2.12
 requirements:
     - "python >= 2.6"
     - PyVmomi
@@ -50,56 +53,118 @@ local_user_facts:
     type: dict
     sample: [
         {
+            "role": "admin",
+            "description": "Administrator",
             "full_name": "Administrator",
-            "principal": "root",
+            "group": false,
             "user_group": false,
             "user_id": 0,
-            "user_shell_access": true
+            "user_name": "root",
+            "principal": "root",
+            "shell_access": true
         },
         {
+            "role": "admin",
+            "description": "DCUI User",
             "full_name": "DCUI User",
-            "principal": "dcui",
+            "group": false,
             "user_group": false,
             "user_id": 100,
-            "user_shell_access": false
+            "user_name": "dcui",
+            "principal": "dcui",
+            "shell_access": false
         },
     ]
 '''
 
+try:
+    from pyVmomi import vmodl
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
 
 
 class VMwareUserFactsManager(PyVmomi):
+    """Class to manage local user facts"""
     def __init__(self, module):
         super(VMwareUserFactsManager, self).__init__(module)
 
         if self.is_vcenter():
-            self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to get local authorization manager settings.",
-                                  details="It seems that %s is a vCenter server "
-                                          "instead of an ESXi server." % self.params['hostname'])
+            self.module.fail_json(
+                msg="Failed to get local account manager settings.",
+                details="It seems that '%s' is a vCenter server instead of an ESXi server" % self.module.params['hostname']
+            )
 
     def gather_user_facts(self):
-        """
-        Function to gather facts about local users
-
-        """
+        """Gather facts about local users"""
         results = dict(changed=False, local_user_facts=[])
-        user_account = self.content.userDirectory.RetrieveUserGroups(None, '', None, None, False, True, False)
-        if user_account:
-            for user in user_account:
-                temp_user = dict(principal=user.principal,
-                                 full_name=user.fullName,
-                                 user_group=user.group,
-                                 user_id=user.id,
-                                 user_shell_access=user.shellAccess)
+        search_string = ''
+        exact_match = False
+        find_users = True
+        find_groups = False
+        user_accounts = self.content.userDirectory.RetrieveUserGroups(
+            None, search_string, None, None, exact_match, find_users, find_groups
+        )
+        if user_accounts:
+            for user in user_accounts:
+                temp_user = dict()
+                # NOTE: the properties full_name, principal, and user_group are deprecated starting from Ansible v2.12
+                temp_user['full_name'] = user.fullName
+                temp_user['principal'] = user.principal
+                temp_user['user_group'] = user.group
+                temp_user['user_name'] = user.principal
+                temp_user['description'] = user.fullName
+                temp_user['group'] = user.group
+                temp_user['user_id'] = user.id
+                temp_user['shell_access'] = user.shellAccess
+                temp_user['role'] = None
+                try:
+                    permissions = self.content.authorizationManager.RetrieveEntityPermissions(
+                        entity=self.content.rootFolder,
+                        inherited=False
+                    )
+                except vmodl.fault.ManagedObjectNotFound as not_found:
+                    self.module.fail_json(
+                        msg="The entity doesn't exist" % to_native(not_found)
+                    )
+                for permission in permissions:
+                    if permission.principal == user.principal:
+                        temp_user['role'] = self.get_role_name(permission.roleId, self.content.authorizationManager.roleList)
+                        break
+
                 results['local_user_facts'].append(temp_user)
         self.module.exit_json(**results)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_role_name(role_id, role_list):
+        """Get role name from role ID"""
+        role_name = None
+        # Default role: No access
+        if role_id == -5:
+            role_name = 'no-access'
+        # Default role: Read-only
+        elif role_id == -2:
+            role_name = 'read-only'
+        # Default role: Administrator
+        elif role_id == -1:
+            role_name = 'admin'
+        # Custom roles
+        else:
+            for role in role_list:
+                if role.roleId == role_id:
+                    role_name = role.name
+                    break
+        return role_name
+
 
 def main():
+    """Main"""
     argument_spec = vmware_argument_spec()
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec)
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
     vmware_local_user_facts = VMwareUserFactsManager(module)
     vmware_local_user_facts.gather_user_facts()