diff --git a/.github/BOTMETA.yml b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
index 529fba1b206..f30fa832130 100644
--- a/.github/BOTMETA.yml
+++ b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ files:
   $modules/messaging/rabbitmq/: $team_rabbitmq
   $modules/monitoring/airbrake_deployment.py:
     ignored: bpennypacker
-  $modules/monitoring/datadog_event.py:
+  $modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_event.py:
     ignored: arturaz
   $modules/monitoring/grafana:
     labels: grafana
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_event.py b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_event.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_event.py
rename to lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_event.py
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_monitor.py b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_monitor.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_monitor.py
rename to lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_monitor.py
diff --git a/test/sanity/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
index ca8491ef41a..9850fb3237d 100644
--- a/test/sanity/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
@@ -1698,12 +1698,12 @@ lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/bigpanda.py validate-modules:doc-missing-type
 lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/circonus_annotation.py validate-modules:doc-default-incompatible-type
 lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/circonus_annotation.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/circonus_annotation.py validate-modules:doc-missing-type
-lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_event.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec
-lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_event.py validate-modules:doc-default-incompatible-type
-lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_event.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
-lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_event.py validate-modules:doc-missing-type
-lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_monitor.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec
-lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_monitor.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
+lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_event.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec
+lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_event.py validate-modules:doc-default-incompatible-type
+lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_event.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
+lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_event.py validate-modules:doc-missing-type
+lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_monitor.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec
+lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog/datadog_monitor.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/grafana_dashboard.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/grafana_dashboard.py validate-modules:doc-missing-type
 lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/grafana_datasource.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec