diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_dns_client.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_dns_client.ps1
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+#!powershell
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# WANT_JSON
+# POWERSHELL_COMMON
+
+# FUTURE: check statically-set values via registry so we can determine difference between DHCP-source values and static values? (prevent spurious changed
+# notifications on DHCP-sourced values)
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version 2
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+$ConfirmPreference = "None"
+
+Function Write-DebugLog {
+    Param(
+    [string]$msg
+    )
+
+    $DebugPreference = "Continue"
+    $ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"
+    $date_str = Get-Date -Format u
+    $msg = "$date_str $msg"
+
+    Write-Debug $msg
+
+    if($log_path) {
+        Add-Content $log_path $msg
+    }
+}
+
+# minimal impl of Get-NetAdapter we need on 2008/2008R2
+Function Get-NetAdapterLegacy {
+    Param([string]$Name="*")
+
+    $wmiargs = @{Class="Win32_NetworkAdapter"}
+
+    If($Name.Contains("*")) {
+        $wmiargs.Filter = "NetConnectionID LIKE '$($Name.Replace("*","%"))'"
+    }
+    Else {
+        $wmiargs.Filter = "NetConnectionID = '$Name'"
+    }
+
+    $wmiprop = @(
+        @{Name="Name"; Expression={$_.NetConnectionID}},
+        @{Name="ifIndex"; Expression={$_.DeviceID}}
+    )
+
+    $res = Get-WmiObject @wmiargs | Select-Object -Property $wmiprop
+
+    If(@($res).Count -eq 0 -and -not $Name.Contains("*")) {
+        throw "Get-NetAdapterLegacy: No Win32_NetworkAdapter objects found with property 'NetConnectionID' equal to '$Name'"
+    }
+
+    Write-Output $res
+}
+
+If(-not $(Get-Command Get-NetAdapter -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+    New-Alias Get-NetAdapter Get-NetAdapterLegacy -Force
+}
+
+# minimal impl of Get-DnsClientServerAddress for 2008/2008R2
+Function Get-DnsClientServerAddressLegacy {
+    Param([string]$InterfaceAlias)
+
+    $idx = Get-NetAdapter -Name $InterfaceAlias | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ifIndex
+
+    $adapter_config = Get-WmiObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -Filter "Index=$idx"
+
+    return @(
+        # IPv4 values
+        [PSCustomObject]@{InterfaceAlias=$InterfaceAlias;InterfaceIndex=$idx;AddressFamily=2;ServerAddresses=$adapter_config.DNSServerSearchOrder};
+        # IPv6, only here for completeness since we don't support it yet
+        [PSCustomObject]@{InterfaceAlias=$InterfaceAlias;InterfaceIndex=$idx;AddressFamily=23;ServerAddresses=@()};
+    )
+}
+
+If(-not $(Get-Command Get-DnsClientServerAddress -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+    New-Alias Get-DnsClientServerAddress Get-DnsClientServerAddressLegacy
+}
+
+# minimal impl of Set-DnsClientServerAddress for 2008/2008R2
+Function Set-DnsClientServerAddressLegacy {
+    Param(
+        [string]$InterfaceAlias,
+        [Array]$ServerAddresses=@(),
+        [switch]$ResetServerAddresses
+    )
+
+    $idx = Get-NetAdapter -Name $InterfaceAlias | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ifIndex
+
+    $adapter_config = Get-WmiObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -Filter "Index=$idx"
+
+    If($ResetServerAddresses) {
+        $res = $adapter_config.SetDNSServerSearchOrder()
+    }
+    Else {
+        $res = $adapter_config.SetDNSServerSearchOrder($ServerAddresses)
+    }
+
+    If($res.ReturnValue -ne 0) {
+        throw "Set-DnsClientServerAddressLegacy: Error calling SetDNSServerSearchOrder, code $($res.ReturnValue))"
+    }
+}
+
+If(-not $(Get-Command Set-DnsClientServerAddress -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+    New-Alias Set-DnsClientServerAddress Set-DnsClientServerAddressLegacy
+}
+
+Function Get-DnsClientMatch {
+    Param(
+        [string] $adapter_name,
+        [string[]] $ipv4_addresses
+    )
+
+    Write-DebugLog ("Getting DNS config for adapter {0}" -f $adapter_name)
+
+    $current_dns_all = Get-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceAlias $adapter_name
+
+    Write-DebugLog ("Current DNS settings: " + $($current_dns_all | Out-String))
+
+    $current_dns_v4 = ($current_dns_all | Where-Object AddressFamily -eq 2 <# IPv4 #>).ServerAddresses
+
+    $v4_match = @(Compare-Object $current_dns_v4 $ipv4_addresses).Count -eq 0
+
+    # TODO: implement IPv6
+
+    Write-DebugLog ("Current DNS settings match ({0}) : {1}" -f ($ipv4_addresses -join ", "), $v4_match)
+
+    return $v4_match
+}
+
+Function Validate-IPAddress {
+    Param([string] $address)
+
+    $addrout = $null
+
+    return [System.Net.IPAddress]::TryParse($address, [ref] $addrout)
+}
+
+Function Set-DnsClientAddresses
+{
+    Param(
+        [string] $adapter_name,
+        [string[]] $ipv4_addresses
+    )
+
+    Write-DebugLog ("Setting DNS addresses for adapter {0} to ({1})" -f $adapter_name, ($ipv4_addresses -join ", "))
+
+    # this silently ignores invalid IPs, so we validate parseability ourselves up front...
+    Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceAlias $adapter_name -ServerAddresses $ipv4_addresses
+
+    # TODO: implement IPv6
+}
+
+$result = @{changed=$false}
+
+$params = Parse-Args -arguments $args -supports_check_mode $true
+
+$adapter_names = Get-AnsibleParam $params "adapter_names" -Default "*"
+$ipv4_addresses = Get-AnsibleParam $params "ipv4_addresses" -FailIfEmpty $result
+
+If($ipv4_addresses -is [string]) {
+    If($ipv4_addresses.Length -gt 0) {
+        $ipv4_address = @($ipv4_addresses)
+    }
+    Else {
+        $ipv4_addresses = @()
+    }
+}
+
+$global:log_path = Get-AnsibleParam $params "log_path"
+$check_mode = Get-AnsibleParam $params "_ansible_check_mode" -Default $false
+
+Try {
+
+    Write-DebugLog ("Validating adapter name {0}" -f $adapter_names)
+
+    $adapters = @($adapter_names)
+
+    If($adapter_names -eq "*") {
+        $adapters = Get-NetAdapter | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
+    }
+    # TODO: add support for an actual list of adapter names
+    # validate network adapter names
+    ElseIf(@(Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object Name -eq $adapter_names).Count -eq 0) {
+        throw "Invalid network adapter name: {0}" -f $adapter_names
+    }
+
+    Write-DebugLog ("Validating IP addresses ({0})" -f ($ipv4_addresses -join ", "))
+
+    $invalid_addresses = @($ipv4_addresses | ? { -not (Validate-IPAddress $_) })
+
+    If($invalid_addresses.Count -gt 0) {
+        throw "Invalid IP address(es): ({0})" -f ($invalid_addresses -join ", ")
+    }
+
+    ForEach($adapter_name in $adapters) {
+        $result.changed = $result.changed -or (-not (Get-DnsClientMatch $adapter_name $ipv4_addresses))
+
+        If($result.changed) {
+            If(-not $check_mode) {
+                Set-DnsClientAddresses $adapter_name $ipv4_addresses
+            }
+            Else {
+                Write-DebugLog "Check mode, skipping"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Exit-Json $result
+
+}
+Catch {
+    $excep = $_
+
+    Write-DebugLog "Exception: $($excep | out-string)"
+
+    Throw
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_dns_client.py b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_dns_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72c5024bc24
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+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_dns_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# (c) 2017, Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'core',
+                    'version': '1.0'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+---
+module: win_dns_client
+version_added: "2.3"
+short_description: Configures DNS lookup on Windows hosts
+description:
+  - The C(win_dns_client) module configures the DNS client on Windows network adapters.
+options:
+  adapter_names:
+    description:
+      - Adapter name or list of adapter names for which to manage DNS settings ('*' is supported as a wildcard value).
+        The adapter name used is the connection caption in the Network Control Panel or via C(Get-NetAdapter), eg C(Local Area Connection).
+    required: true
+  ipv4_addresses:
+    description:
+      - Single or ordered list of DNS server IPv4 addresses to configure for lookup. An empty list will configure the adapter to use the
+        DHCP-assigned values on connections where DHCP is enabled, or disable DNS lookup on statically-configured connections.
+    required: true
+notes:
+  - When setting an empty list of DNS server addresses on an adapter with DHCP enabled, a change will always be registered, since it is not possible to
+    detect the difference between a DHCP-sourced server value and one that is statically set.
+author: "Matt Davis (@nitzmahone)"
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES=r'''
+  # set a single address on the adapter named Ethernet
+  - win_dns_client:
+      adapter_names: Ethernet
+      ipv4_addresses: 192.168.34.5
+
+  # set multiple lookup addresses on all visible adapters (usually physical adapters that are in the Up state), with debug logging to a file
+  - win_dns_client:
+      adapter_names: "*"
+      ipv4_addresses:
+      - 192.168.34.5
+      - 192.168.34.6
+      log_path: c:\dns_log.txt
+
+  # configure all adapters whose names begin with Ethernet to use DHCP-assigned DNS values
+  - win_dns_client:
+      adapter_names: "Ethernet*"
+      ipv4_addresses: []
+'''
+
+RETURN='''
+
+'''