diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_interface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_interface.py
index a27f61bcac5..ef9d5189382 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_interface.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_interface.py
@@ -214,22 +214,21 @@ def get_manual_interface_attributes(interface, module):
     """
 
     if get_interface_type(interface) == 'svi':
-        command = 'show interface {0}'.format(interface)
+        command = 'show run interface {0} all'.format(interface)
         try:
-            body = run_commands(module, [command])[0]
+            # body = run_commands(module, [command])[0]
+            body = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
         except IndexError:
             return None
-
         if body:
             command_list = body.split('\n')
             desc = None
-            admin_state = 'up'
+            admin_state = 'down'
             for each in command_list:
-                if 'Description:' in each:
-                    line = each.split('Description:')
-                    desc = line[1].strip().split('MTU')[0].strip()
-                elif 'Administratively down' in each:
-                    admin_state = 'down'
+                if 'description' in each:
+                    desc = each.lstrip().split("description")[1].lstrip()
+                elif 'no shutdown' in each:
+                    admin_state = 'up'
 
             return dict(description=desc, admin_state=admin_state)
     else:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_interface/tests/common/sanity.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_interface/tests/common/sanity.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5bcfbcb38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_interface/tests/common/sanity.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+---
+- debug: msg="START TRANSPORT:{{ connection.transport }} nxos_interface sanity test"
+
+- set_fact: testint="{{ nxos_int1 }}"
+
+- name: "Setup: Enable feature interface-vlan"
+  nxos_feature:
+    feature: interface-vlan
+    state: enabled
+    provider: "{{ connection }}"
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: "Setup: Put interface {{ testint }} into a default state"
+  nxos_config: &intcleanup
+    lines:
+      - "default interface {{ testint }}"
+    provider: "{{ connection }}"
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: "Setup: Remove possibly existing vlan interfaces"
+  nxos_config: &vlanintcleanup
+    lines:
+      - "no interface vlan 2"
+      - "no interface vlan 710"
+      - "no interface vlan 711"
+      - "no interface vlan 712"
+    provider: "{{ connection }}"
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- block:
+  - name: "Configure layer3 params"
+    nxos_interface: &l3config
+      interface: "{{ testint }}"
+      mode: layer3
+      description: 'Configured by Ansible - Layer3'
+      admin_state: 'up'
+      state: present
+      provider: "{{ connection }}"
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: &true
+      that:
+        - "result.changed == true"
+
+  - name: "Check Idempotence"
+    nxos_interface: *l3config
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: &false
+      that:
+        - "result.changed == false"
+
+  - name: "Configure layer2 params"
+    nxos_interface: &l2config
+      interface: "{{ testint }}"
+      mode: layer2
+      description: 'Configured by Ansible - Layer2'
+      admin_state: 'down'
+      state: present
+      provider: "{{ connection }}"
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: *true
+
+  - name: "Check Idempotence"
+    nxos_interface: *l2config
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: *false
+
+  - name: Create VLAN Interfaces
+    nxos_interface: &createvlans
+      interface: "{{ item.os_svi_int }}"
+      description: "{{ item.os_svi_desc }}"
+      provider: "{{ connection }}"
+    with_items: &vlanitems
+      - {os_svi_int: vlan2, os_svi_desc: SVI_VLAN2}
+      - {os_svi_int: vlan710, os_svi_desc: SVI_VLAN710}
+      - {os_svi_int: vlan711, os_svi_desc: SVI_VLAN711}
+      - {os_svi_int: vlan712, os_svi_desc: SVI_VLAN712}
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: *true
+
+  - name: Configure Required SVI
+    nxos_ip_interface: &addips
+      interface: "{{ item.os_svi_int }}"
+      addr: "{{ item.ipv4_addr }}"
+      mask: "{{ item.ipv4_mask }}"
+      version: "{{ item.ipv4_ver }}"
+      provider: "{{ connection }}"
+    with_items: &vlanips
+      - {os_svi_int: vlan2, ipv4_addr: 192.168.2.1, ipv4_mask: 24, ipv4_ver: v4}
+      - {os_svi_int: vlan710, ipv4_addr: 192.168.3.1, ipv4_mask: 24, ipv4_ver: v4}
+      - {os_svi_int: vlan711, ipv4_addr: 192.168.4.1, ipv4_mask: 24, ipv4_ver: v4}
+      - {os_svi_int: vlan712, ipv4_addr: 192.168.5.1, ipv4_mask: 24, ipv4_ver: v4}
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: *true
+
+  - name: Create VLAN Interfaces Idempotence Check
+    nxos_interface: *createvlans
+    with_items: *vlanitems
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: *false
+
+  - name: Configure Required SVI Idempotence Check
+    nxos_ip_interface: *addips
+    with_items: *vlanips
+    register: result
+
+  - assert: *false
+
+  rescue:
+  - name: "Set interface back to default"
+    nxos_config: *intcleanup
+    ignore_errors: yes
+
+  - name: "Remove vlan interfaces"
+    nxos_config: *vlanintcleanup
+
+  - name: "Setup: Disable feature interface-vlan"
+    nxos_feature:
+      feature: interface-vlan
+      state: disabled
+      provider: "{{ connection }}"
+    ignore_errors: yes
+
+  always:
+  - debug: msg="END TRANSPORT:{{ connection.transport }} nxos_interface sanity test"