diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/git-add-single_branch.yml b/changelogs/fragments/git-add-single_branch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47ae6fa7d0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/git-add-single_branch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - git - add ``single_branch`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/28465)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/git.py b/lib/ansible/modules/git.py
index b47e94517bd..5332262e995 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/git.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/git.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ options:
         required: true
     version:
         description:
-            - What version of the repository to check out.  This can be
+            - What version of the repository to check out. This can be
               the literal string C(HEAD), a branch name, a tag name.
               It can also be a I(SHA-1) hash, in which case C(refspec) needs
               to be specified if the given revision is not already available.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ options:
               If version is set to a I(SHA-1) not reachable from any branch
               or tag, this option may be necessary to specify the ref containing
               the I(SHA-1).
-              Uses the same syntax as the 'git fetch' command.
+              Uses the same syntax as the C(git fetch) command.
               An example value could be "refs/meta/config".
         version_added: "1.9"
     force:
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ options:
         default: 'yes'
         version_added: "1.6"
 
+    single_branch:
+        description:
+            - Clone only the history leading to the tip of the specified C(branch)
+        type: bool
+        default: 'no'
+        version_added: '2.11'
+
     track_submodules:
         description:
             - if C(yes), submodules will track the latest commit on their
@@ -232,6 +239,11 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     repo: https://github.com/ansible/ansible-examples.git
     dest: /src/ansible-examples
     separate_git_dir: /src/ansible-examples.git
+
+# Example clone of a single branch
+- git:
+    single_branch: yes
+    branch: master
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
@@ -254,7 +266,7 @@ warnings:
     description: List of warnings if requested features were not available due to a too old git version.
     returned: error
     type: str
-    sample: Your git version is too old to fully support the depth argument. Falling back to full checkouts.
+    sample: git version is too old to fully support the depth argument. Falling back to full checkouts.
 git_dir_now:
     description: Contains the new path of .git directory if it's changed
     returned: success
@@ -453,7 +465,7 @@ def get_submodule_versions(git_path, module, dest, version='HEAD'):
 
 
 def clone(git_path, module, repo, dest, remote, depth, version, bare,
-          reference, refspec, verify_commit, separate_git_dir, result, gpg_whitelist):
+          reference, refspec, git_version_used, verify_commit, separate_git_dir, result, gpg_whitelist, single_branch):
     ''' makes a new git repo if it does not already exist '''
     dest_dirname = os.path.dirname(dest)
     try:
@@ -466,11 +478,12 @@ def clone(git_path, module, repo, dest, remote, depth, version, bare,
         cmd.append('--bare')
     else:
         cmd.extend(['--origin', remote])
+
+    is_branch_or_tag = is_remote_branch(git_path, module, dest, repo, version) or is_remote_tag(git_path, module, dest, repo, version)
     if depth:
         if version == 'HEAD' or refspec:
             cmd.extend(['--depth', str(depth)])
-        elif is_remote_branch(git_path, module, dest, repo, version) \
-                or is_remote_tag(git_path, module, dest, repo, version):
+        elif is_branch_or_tag:
             cmd.extend(['--depth', str(depth)])
             cmd.extend(['--branch', version])
         else:
@@ -480,12 +493,23 @@ def clone(git_path, module, repo, dest, remote, depth, version, bare,
                         "HEAD, branches, tags or in combination with refspec.")
     if reference:
         cmd.extend(['--reference', str(reference)])
-    needs_separate_git_dir_fallback = False
 
+    if single_branch:
+        if git_version_used is None:
+            module.fail_json(msg='Cannot find git executable at %s' % git_path)
+
+        if git_version_used < LooseVersion('1.7.10'):
+            module.warn("git version '%s' is too old to use 'single-branch'. Ignoring." % git_version_used)
+        else:
+            cmd.append("--single-branch")
+
+            if is_branch_or_tag:
+                cmd.extend(['--branch', version])
+
+    needs_separate_git_dir_fallback = False
     if separate_git_dir:
-        git_version_used = git_version(git_path, module)
         if git_version_used is None:
-            module.fail_json(msg='Can not find git executable at %s' % git_path)
+            module.fail_json(msg='Cannot find git executable at %s' % git_path)
         if git_version_used < LooseVersion('1.7.5'):
             # git before 1.7.5 doesn't have separate-git-dir argument, do fallback
             needs_separate_git_dir_fallback = True
@@ -1061,6 +1085,7 @@ def main():
             executable=dict(default=None, type='path'),
             bare=dict(default='no', type='bool'),
             recursive=dict(default='yes', type='bool'),
+            single_branch=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
             track_submodules=dict(default='no', type='bool'),
             umask=dict(default=None, type='raw'),
             archive=dict(type='path'),
@@ -1085,6 +1110,7 @@ def main():
     verify_commit = module.params['verify_commit']
     gpg_whitelist = module.params['gpg_whitelist']
     reference = module.params['reference']
+    single_branch = module.params['single_branch']
     git_path = module.params['executable'] or module.get_bin_path('git', True)
     key_file = module.params['key_file']
     ssh_opts = module.params['ssh_opts']
@@ -1157,7 +1183,7 @@ def main():
     git_version_used = git_version(git_path, module)
 
     if depth is not None and git_version_used < LooseVersion('1.9.1'):
-        result['warnings'].append("Your git version is too old to fully support the depth argument. Falling back to full checkouts.")
+        module.warn("git version is too old to fully support the depth argument. Falling back to full checkouts.")
         depth = None
 
     recursive = module.params['recursive']
@@ -1180,7 +1206,8 @@ def main():
                     result['diff'] = diff
             module.exit_json(**result)
         # there's no git config, so clone
-        clone(git_path, module, repo, dest, remote, depth, version, bare, reference, refspec, verify_commit, separate_git_dir, result, gpg_whitelist)
+        clone(git_path, module, repo, dest, remote, depth, version, bare, reference,
+              refspec, git_version_used, verify_commit, separate_git_dir, result, gpg_whitelist, single_branch)
     elif not update:
         # Just return having found a repo already in the dest path
         # this does no checking that the repo is the actual repo
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/git/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/git/tasks/main.yml
index 9d750c5cd45..543b5842ebb 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/git/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/git/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,25 +16,26 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-- include_tasks: setup.yml
-- include_tasks: setup-local-repos.yml
+- import_tasks: setup.yml
+- import_tasks: setup-local-repos.yml
 
-- include_tasks: formats.yml
-- include_tasks: missing_hostkey.yml
-- include_tasks: no-destination.yml
-- include_tasks: specific-revision.yml
-- include_tasks: submodules.yml
-- include_tasks: change-repo-url.yml
-- include_tasks: depth.yml
-- include_tasks: checkout-new-tag.yml
+- import_tasks: formats.yml
+- import_tasks: missing_hostkey.yml
+- import_tasks: no-destination.yml
+- import_tasks: specific-revision.yml
+- import_tasks: submodules.yml
+- import_tasks: change-repo-url.yml
+- import_tasks: depth.yml
+- import_tasks: single-branch.yml
+- import_tasks: checkout-new-tag.yml
 - include_tasks: gpg-verification.yml
   when:
     - not gpg_version.stderr
     - gpg_version.stdout
     - git_version.stdout is version("2.1.0", '>=')
-- include_tasks: localmods.yml
-- include_tasks: reset-origin.yml
-- include_tasks: ambiguous-ref.yml
-- include_tasks: archive.yml
-- include_tasks: separate-git-dir.yml
-- include_tasks: forcefully-fetch-tag.yml
+- import_tasks: localmods.yml
+- import_tasks: reset-origin.yml
+- import_tasks: ambiguous-ref.yml
+- import_tasks: archive.yml
+- import_tasks: separate-git-dir.yml
+- import_tasks: forcefully-fetch-tag.yml
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/git/tasks/single-branch.yml b/test/integration/targets/git/tasks/single-branch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5cfb4d5b8f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/git/tasks/single-branch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# Test single_branch parameter
+
+- name: SINGLE_BRANCH | clear checkout_dir
+  file:
+    state: absent
+    path: "{{ checkout_dir }}"
+
+- name: SINGLE_BRANCH | Clone example git repo using single_branch
+  git:
+    repo: 'file://{{ repo_dir|expanduser }}/shallow_branches'
+    dest: '{{ checkout_dir }}'
+    single_branch: yes
+  register: single_branch_1
+
+- name: SINGLE_BRANCH | Clone example git repo using single_branch again
+  git:
+    repo: 'file://{{ repo_dir|expanduser }}/shallow_branches'
+    dest: '{{ checkout_dir }}'
+    single_branch: yes
+  register: single_branch_2
+
+- name: SINGLE_BRANCH | List revisions
+  command: git rev-list --all --count
+  args:
+    chdir: '{{ checkout_dir }}'
+  register: rev_list1
+  when: git_version.stdout is version(git_version_supporting_single_branch, '>=')
+
+- name: SINGLE_BRANCH | Ensure single_branch did the right thing with git >= {{ git_version_supporting_single_branch }}
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - single_branch_1 is changed
+      - single_branch_2 is not changed
+  when: git_version.stdout is version(git_version_supporting_single_branch, '>=')
+
+- name: SINGLE_BRANCH | Ensure single_branch did the right thing with git < {{ git_version_supporting_single_branch }}
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - single_branch_1 is changed
+      - single_branch_1.warnings | length == 1
+      - single_branch_2 is not changed
+  when: git_version.stdout is version(git_version_supporting_single_branch, '<')
+
+
+- name: SINGLE_BRANCH | clear checkout_dir
+  file:
+    state: absent
+    path: "{{ checkout_dir }}"
+
+- name: SINGLE_BRANCH | Clone example git repo using single_branch with version
+  git:
+    repo: 'file://{{ repo_dir|expanduser }}/shallow_branches'
+    dest: '{{ checkout_dir }}'
+    single_branch: yes
+    version: master
+  register: single_branch_3
+
+- name: SINGLE_BRANCH | Clone example git repo using single_branch with version again
+  git:
+    repo: 'file://{{ repo_dir|expanduser }}/shallow_branches'
+    dest: '{{ checkout_dir }}'
+    single_branch: yes
+    version: master
+  register: single_branch_4
+
+- name: SINGLE_BRANCH | List revisions
+  command: git rev-list --all --count
+  args:
+    chdir: '{{ checkout_dir }}'
+  register: rev_list2
+  when: git_version.stdout is version(git_version_supporting_single_branch, '>=')
+
+- name: SINGLE_BRANCH | Ensure single_branch did the right thing with git >= {{ git_version_supporting_single_branch }}
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - single_branch_3 is changed
+      - single_branch_4 is not changed
+      - rev_list2.stdout == '1'
+  when: git_version.stdout is version(git_version_supporting_single_branch, '>=')
+
+- name: SINGLE_BRANCH | Ensure single_branch did the right thing with git < {{ git_version_supporting_single_branch }}
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - single_branch_3 is changed
+      - single_branch_3.warnings | length == 1
+      - single_branch_4 is not changed
+  when: git_version.stdout is version(git_version_supporting_single_branch, '<')
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/git/vars/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/git/vars/main.yml
index a5bae5ba7f2..a1bbfca9178 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/git/vars/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/git/vars/main.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ known_host_files:
   - '/etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts'
 git_version_supporting_depth: 1.9.1
 git_version_supporting_ls_remote: 1.7.5
+git_version_supporting_single_branch: 1.7.10
 # path to a SSH private key for use with github.com (tests skipped if undefined)
 # github_ssh_private_key: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}/.ssh/id_rsa"
 git_gpg_testkey: |