diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
index 2a484a89d60..9f15d17f718 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def url_argument_spec():
 
 
 def fetch_url(module, url, data=None, headers=None, method=None, 
-              use_proxy=False, validate_certs=True, force=False, last_mod_time=None, timeout=10):
+              use_proxy=False, force=False, last_mod_time=None, timeout=10):
     '''
     Fetches a file from an HTTP/FTP server using urllib2
     '''
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ def fetch_url(module, url, data=None, headers=None, method=None,
     handlers = []
     info = dict(url=url)
 
+    # Get validate_certs from the module params
+    validate_certs = module.params.get('validate_certs', True)
+
     parsed = urlparse.urlparse(url)
     if parsed[0] == 'https':
         if not HAS_SSL and validate_certs:
diff --git a/library/cloud/ec2_facts b/library/cloud/ec2_facts
index 09c9d761ef7..3fade4d1a05 100644
--- a/library/cloud/ec2_facts
+++ b/library/cloud/ec2_facts
@@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 module: ec2_facts
 short_description: Gathers facts about remote hosts within ec2 (aws)
 version_added: "1.0"
-options: {}
+options:
+    validate_certs:
+        description:
+            - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
+              on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+        required: false
+        default: 'yes'
+        choices: ['yes', 'no']
+        version_added: 1.5.1
 description:
      - This module fetches data from the metadata servers in ec2 (aws).
        Eucalyptus cloud provides a similar service and this module should
diff --git a/library/database/riak b/library/database/riak
index e0a7552f0ae..2ab51046af4 100644
--- a/library/database/riak
+++ b/library/database/riak
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ options:
     default: None
     aliases: []
     choices: ['kv']
+  validate_certs:
+    description:
+      - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
+        on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+    required: false
+    default: 'yes'
+    choices: ['yes', 'no']
+    version_added: 1.5.1
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -117,7 +125,8 @@ def main():
         wait_for_ring=dict(default=False, type='int'),
         wait_for_service=dict(
             required=False, default=None, choices=['kv'])
-        )
+        ),
+        validate_certs = dict(default='yes', type='bool'),
     )
 
 
diff --git a/library/monitoring/boundary_meter b/library/monitoring/boundary_meter
index 3c9f90a4ce9..da739d4306f 100644
--- a/library/monitoring/boundary_meter
+++ b/library/monitoring/boundary_meter
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ options:
         description:
             - Organizations boundary API KEY
         required: true
+    validate_certs:
+        description:
+            - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
+              on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+        required: false
+        default: 'yes'
+        choices: ['yes', 'no']
+        version_added: 1.5.1
 
 notes:
     - This module does not yet support boundary tags.
@@ -221,6 +229,7 @@ def main():
         name=dict(required=False),
         apikey=dict(required=True),
         apiid=dict(required=True),
+        validate_certs = dict(default='yes', type='bool'),
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/library/monitoring/datadog_event b/library/monitoring/datadog_event
index 878aee6d343..5d38dd4c31d 100644
--- a/library/monitoring/datadog_event
+++ b/library/monitoring/datadog_event
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ options:
         description: ["An arbitrary string to use for aggregation."]
         required: false
         default: null
+    validate_certs:
+        description:
+            - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
+              on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+        required: false
+        default: 'yes'
+        choices: ['yes', 'no']
+        version_added: 1.5.1
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -89,7 +97,8 @@ def main():
                 choices=['nagios', 'hudson', 'jenkins', 'user', 'my apps',
                          'feed', 'chef', 'puppet', 'git', 'bitbucket', 'fabric',
                          'capistrano']
-            )
+            ),
+            validate_certs = dict(default='yes', type='bool'),
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/library/monitoring/newrelic_deployment b/library/monitoring/newrelic_deployment
index 08132722e1d..93d55832fd3 100644
--- a/library/monitoring/newrelic_deployment
+++ b/library/monitoring/newrelic_deployment
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ options:
     description:
       - The environment for this deployment
     required: false
+  validate_certs:
+    description:
+      - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
+        on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+    required: false
+    default: 'yes'
+    choices: ['yes', 'no']
+    version_added: 1.5.1
 
 # informational: requirements for nodes
 requirements: [ urllib, urllib2 ]
@@ -92,6 +100,7 @@ def main():
             user=dict(required=False),
             appname=dict(required=False),
             environment=dict(required=False),
+            validate_certs = dict(default='yes', type='bool'),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
diff --git a/library/monitoring/pagerduty b/library/monitoring/pagerduty
index 9a7f21d0779..2c89b8f4512 100644
--- a/library/monitoring/pagerduty
+++ b/library/monitoring/pagerduty
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ options:
         default: Created by Ansible
         choices: []
         aliases: []
+    validate_certs:
+        description:
+            - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
+              on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+        required: false
+        default: 'yes'
+        choices: ['yes', 'no']
+        version_added: 1.5.1
+
 notes:
     - This module does not yet have support to end maintenance windows.
 '''
@@ -135,7 +144,8 @@ def main():
         passwd=dict(required=True),
         service=dict(required=False),
         hours=dict(default='1', required=False),
-        desc=dict(default='Created by Ansible', required=False)
+        desc=dict(default='Created by Ansible', required=False),
+        validate_certs = dict(default='yes', type='bool'),
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/library/net_infrastructure/dnsmadeeasy b/library/net_infrastructure/dnsmadeeasy
index 9e2c14480eb..6b4fe1dcdb5 100644
--- a/library/net_infrastructure/dnsmadeeasy
+++ b/library/net_infrastructure/dnsmadeeasy
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@ options:
     choices: [ 'present', 'absent' ]
     default: null
     
+  validate_certs:
+    description:
+      - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
+        on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+    required: false
+    default: 'yes'
+    choices: ['yes', 'no']
+    version_added: 1.5.1
+
 notes:
   - The DNS Made Easy service requires that machines interacting with the API have the proper time and timezone set. Be sure you are within a few seconds of actual time by using NTP. 
   - This module returns record(s) in the "result" element when 'state' is set to 'present'. This value can be be registered and used in your playbooks.
@@ -239,6 +248,7 @@ def main():
                              'A', 'AAAA', 'CNAME', 'HTTPRED', 'MX', 'NS', 'PTR', 'SRV', 'TXT']),
             record_value=dict(required=False),
             record_ttl=dict(required=False, default=1800, type='int'),
+            validate_certs = dict(default='yes', type='bool'),
         ),
         required_together=(
             ['record_value', 'record_ttl', 'record_type']
diff --git a/library/notification/flowdock b/library/notification/flowdock
index 32817d756dc..009487fb438 100644
--- a/library/notification/flowdock
+++ b/library/notification/flowdock
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ options:
     description:
       - (inbox only) Link associated with the message. This will be used to link the message subject in Team Inbox.
     required: false
+  validate_certs:
+    description:
+      - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
+        on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+    required: false
+    default: 'yes'
+    choices: ['yes', 'no']
+    version_added: 1.5.1
 
 # informational: requirements for nodes
 requirements: [ urllib, urllib2 ]
@@ -116,6 +124,7 @@ def main():
             project=dict(required=False),
             tags=dict(required=False),
             link=dict(required=False),
+            validate_certs = dict(default='yes', type='bool'),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
diff --git a/library/notification/grove b/library/notification/grove
index 1e2132cfb73..e6bf241bdaa 100644
--- a/library/notification/grove
+++ b/library/notification/grove
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ options:
     description:
       -  Icon for the service 
     required: false
+  validate_certs:
+    description:
+      - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
+        on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+    required: false
+    default: 'yes'
+    choices: ['yes', 'no']
+    version_added: 1.5.1
 author: Jonas Pfenniger <zimbatm@zimbatm.com>
 '''
 
@@ -71,6 +79,7 @@ def main():
             service = dict(type='str', default='ansible'),
             url = dict(type='str', default=None),
             icon_url = dict(type='str', default=None),
+            validate_certs = dict(default='yes', type='bool'),
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/library/notification/hipchat b/library/notification/hipchat
index c4b36d64ce7..2107ac021b3 100644
--- a/library/notification/hipchat
+++ b/library/notification/hipchat
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ options:
     required: false
     default: 'yes'
     choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
+  validate_certs:
+    description:
+      - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
+        on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+    required: false
+    default: 'yes'
+    choices: ['yes', 'no']
+    version_added: 1.5.1
 
 # informational: requirements for nodes
 requirements: [ urllib, urllib2 ]
@@ -104,6 +112,7 @@ def main():
                                                   "purple", "gray", "random"]),
             msg_format=dict(default="text", choices=["text", "html"]),
             notify=dict(default=True, type='bool'),
+            validate_certs = dict(default='yes', type='bool'),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True
     )