diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/compare.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/compare.py
index ca0ead7975b..f45dabe9404 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/compare.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/compare.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
+
 
 def cmp_simple_list(want, have):
     if want is None:
@@ -28,3 +30,55 @@ def cmp_str_with_none(want, have):
         return None
     if want != have:
         return want
+
+
+def compare_complex_list(want, have):
+    """Performs a complex list comparison
+
+    A complex list is a list of dictionaries
+
+    Args:
+        want (list): List of dictionaries to compare with second parameter.
+        have (list): List of dictionaries compare with first parameter.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool:
+    """
+    if want == [] and have is None:
+        return None
+    if want is None:
+        return None
+    w = []
+    h = []
+    for x in want:
+        tmp = [(str(k), str(v)) for k, v in iteritems(x)]
+        w += tmp
+    for x in have:
+        tmp = [(str(k), str(v)) for k, v in iteritems(x)]
+        h += tmp
+    if set(w) == set(h):
+        return None
+    else:
+        return want
+
+
+def compare_dictionary(want, have):
+    """Performs a dictionary comparison
+
+    Args:
+        want (dict): Dictionary to compare with second parameter.
+        have (dict): Dictionary to compare with first parameter.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool:
+    """
+    if want == {} and have is None:
+        return None
+    if want is None:
+        return None
+    w = [(str(k), str(v)) for k, v in iteritems(want)]
+    h = [(str(k), str(v)) for k, v in iteritems(have)]
+    if set(w) == set(h):
+        return None
+    else:
+        return want