diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/54490-docker_swarm-return-unlock-key.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/54490-docker_swarm-return-unlock-key.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..136c7e4aca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/54490-docker_swarm-return-unlock-key.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - "docker_swarm - ``UnlockKey`` will now be returned when ``autolock_managers`` is ``true``."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/docker/common.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/docker/common.py
index 387df4906ca..51f70fb8d69 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/docker/common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/docker/common.py
@@ -846,6 +846,12 @@ class DifferenceTracker(object):
             after[item['name']] = item['parameter']
         return before, after
 
+    def has_difference_for(self, name):
+        '''
+        Returns a boolean if a difference exists for name
+        '''
+        return any(diff for diff in self._diff if diff['name'] == name)
+
     def get_legacy_docker_container_diffs(self):
         '''
         Return differences in the docker_container legacy format.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/docker/swarm.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/docker/swarm.py
index e8eec4b689a..894fe61f490 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/docker/swarm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/docker/swarm.py
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ except ImportError:
     pass
 
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
-from ansible.module_utils.docker.common import AnsibleDockerClient
+from ansible.module_utils.docker.common import (
+    AnsibleDockerClient,
+    LooseVersion,
+)
 
 
 class AnsibleDockerSwarmClient(AnsibleDockerClient):
@@ -241,3 +244,8 @@ class AnsibleDockerSwarmClient(AnsibleDockerClient):
 
     def get_node_name_by_id(self, nodeid):
         return self.get_node_inspect(nodeid)['Description']['Hostname']
+
+    def get_unlock_key(self):
+        if self.docker_py_version < LooseVersion('2.7.0'):
+            return None
+        return super(AnsibleDockerSwarmClient, self).get_unlock_key()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_swarm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_swarm.py
index c5cc5e17e58..9e2c71add4e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_swarm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_swarm.py
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - If set, generate a key and use it to lock data stored on the managers.
       - Docker default value is C(no).
+      - M(docker_swarm_info) can be used to retrieve the unlock key.
     type: bool
   rotate_worker_token:
     description: Rotate the worker join token.
@@ -250,6 +251,13 @@ swarm_facts:
                   returned: success
                   type: str
                   example: SWMTKN-1--xxxxx
+      UnlockKey:
+          description: The swarm unlock-key if I(autolock_managers) is C(true).
+          returned: on success if I(autolock_managers) is C(true)
+            and swarm is initialised, or if I(autolock_managers) has changed.
+          type: str
+          example: SWMKEY-1-xxx
+
 actions:
   description: Provides the actions done on the swarm.
   returned: when action failed.
@@ -269,6 +277,7 @@ except ImportError:
 from ansible.module_utils.docker.common import (
     DockerBaseClass,
     DifferenceTracker,
+    LooseVersion,
 )
 
 from ansible.module_utils.docker.swarm import AnsibleDockerSwarmClient
@@ -424,6 +433,8 @@ class SwarmManager(DockerBaseClass):
         self.differences = DifferenceTracker()
         self.parameters = TaskParameters.from_ansible_params(client)
 
+        self.created = False
+
     def __call__(self):
         choice_map = {
             "present": self.init_swarm,
@@ -450,11 +461,29 @@ class SwarmManager(DockerBaseClass):
             data = self.client.inspect_swarm()
             json_str = json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False)
             self.swarm_info = json.loads(json_str)
+
             self.results['changed'] = False
             self.results['swarm_facts'] = self.swarm_info
+
+            unlock_key = self.get_unlock_key()
+            self.swarm_info.update(unlock_key)
         except APIError:
             return
 
+    def get_unlock_key(self):
+        default = {'UnlockKey': None}
+        if not self.has_swarm_lock_changed():
+            return default
+        try:
+            return self.client.get_unlock_key() or default
+        except APIError:
+            return default
+
+    def has_swarm_lock_changed(self):
+        return self.parameters.autolock_managers and (
+            self.created or self.differences.has_difference_for('autolock_managers')
+        )
+
     def init_swarm(self):
         if not self.force and self.client.check_if_swarm_manager():
             self.__update_swarm()
@@ -479,11 +508,16 @@ class SwarmManager(DockerBaseClass):
         if not self.client.check_if_swarm_manager():
             if not self.check_mode:
                 self.client.fail("Swarm not created or other error!")
+
+        self.created = True
         self.inspect_swarm()
         self.results['actions'].append("New Swarm cluster created: %s" % (self.swarm_info.get('ID')))
         self.differences.add('state', parameter='present', active='absent')
         self.results['changed'] = True
-        self.results['swarm_facts'] = {u'JoinTokens': self.swarm_info.get('JoinTokens')}
+        self.results['swarm_facts'] = {
+            'JoinTokens': self.swarm_info.get('JoinTokens'),
+            'UnlockKey': self.swarm_info.get('UnlockKey')
+        }
 
     def __update_swarm(self):
         try:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_swarm_info.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_swarm_info.py
index 0302aff8faf..0f260b2871f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_swarm_info.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_swarm_info.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ description:
 version_added: "2.8"
 
 author:
-    - Piotr Wojciechowski (@wojciechowskipiotr)
+    - Piotr Wojciechowski (@WojciechowskiPiotr)
 
 options:
   nodes:
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ options:
       - See L(the docker documentation,https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/service_ps/#filtering)
         for more information on possible filters.
     type: dict
+  unlock_key:
+    description:
+      - Whether to retrieve the swarm unlock key.
+    type: bool
+    default: no
   verbose_output:
     description:
       - When set to C(yes) and I(nodes), I(services) or I(tasks) is set to C(yes)
@@ -121,6 +126,15 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 - debug:
     var: result.swarm_facts
+
+- name: Get the swarm unlock key
+  docker_swarm_info:
+    unlock_key: yes
+  register: result
+
+- debug:
+    var: result.swarm_unlock_key
+
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
@@ -143,13 +157,17 @@ docker_swarm_manager:
       - Only if this one is C(true), the module will not fail.
     returned: both on success and on error
     type: bool
-
 swarm_facts:
     description:
       - Facts representing the basic state of the docker Swarm cluster.
       - Contains tokens to connect to the Swarm
     returned: always
     type: dict
+swarm_unlock_key:
+    description:
+      - Contains the key needed to unlock the swarm.
+    returned: When I(unlock_key) is C(true).
+    type: str
 nodes:
     description:
       - List of dict objects containing the basic information about each volume.
@@ -208,6 +226,8 @@ class DockerSwarmManager(DockerBaseClass):
                 filter_name = docker_object + "_filters"
                 filters = clean_dict_booleans_for_docker_api(client.module.params.get(filter_name))
                 self.results[returned_name] = self.get_docker_items_list(docker_object, filters)
+        if self.client.module.params['unlock_key']:
+            self.results['swarm_unlock_key'] = self.get_docker_swarm_unlock_key()
 
     def get_docker_swarm_facts(self):
         try:
@@ -305,6 +325,10 @@ class DockerSwarmManager(DockerBaseClass):
 
         return object_essentials
 
+    def get_docker_swarm_unlock_key(self):
+        unlock_key = self.client.get_unlock_key() or {}
+        return unlock_key.get('UnlockKey') or None
+
 
 def main():
     argument_spec = dict(
@@ -314,14 +338,19 @@ def main():
         tasks_filters=dict(type='dict'),
         services=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         services_filters=dict(type='dict'),
+        unlock_key=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         verbose_output=dict(type='bool', default=False),
     )
+    option_minimal_versions = dict(
+        unlock_key=dict(docker_py_version='2.7.0', docker_api_version='1.25'),
+    )
 
     client = AnsibleDockerSwarmClient(
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
         supports_check_mode=True,
         min_docker_version='1.10.0',
         min_docker_api_version='1.24',
+        option_minimal_versions=option_minimal_versions,
         fail_results=dict(
             can_talk_to_docker=False,
             docker_swarm_active=False,
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/docker_swarm/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/docker_swarm/tasks/main.yml
index 5bddee1e143..867bbbd1ee5 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/docker_swarm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/docker_swarm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@
     diff: no
     ignore_errors: yes
 
+  - name: Kill docker daemon
+    command: systemctl kill -s 9 docker
+    become: yes
+
   - name: Restart docker daemon
     service:
       name: docker
       state: restarted
     become: yes
+
   - name: Wait for docker daemon to be fully restarted
     command: docker ps
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/docker_swarm/tasks/tests/options.yml b/test/integration/targets/docker_swarm/tasks/tests/options.yml
index 0cb19b11c8c..85f8223ddbc 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/docker_swarm/tasks/tests/options.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/docker_swarm/tasks/tests/options.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@
   register: output_6
   ignore_errors: yes
 
+- name: autolock_managers (force new swarm)
+  docker_swarm:
+    state: present
+    force: yes
+    autolock_managers: yes
+  diff: yes
+  register: output_7
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
 - name: assert autolock_managers changes
   assert:
     that:
@@ -89,6 +98,16 @@
        - 'output_6.diff.before is defined'
        - 'output_6.diff.after is defined'
   when: docker_py_version is version('2.6.0', '>=')
+
+- name: assert UnlockKey in swarm_facts
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - 'output_2.swarm_facts.UnlockKey'
+      - 'output_3.swarm_facts.UnlockKey is none'
+      - 'output_6.swarm_facts.UnlockKey is none'
+      - 'output_7.swarm_facts.UnlockKey'
+  when: docker_py_version is version('2.7.0', '>=')
+
 - assert:
     that:
     - output_1 is failed
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/docker_swarm_info/tasks/test_swarm_info.yml b/test/integration/targets/docker_swarm_info/tasks/test_swarm_info.yml
index 8710f790801..e65d2dfcd02 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/docker_swarm_info/tasks/test_swarm_info.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/docker_swarm_info/tasks/test_swarm_info.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
          - 'output.can_talk_to_docker == true'
          - 'output.docker_swarm_active == false'
          - 'output.docker_swarm_manager == false'
+         - 'output.swarm_unlock_key is not defined'
 
   - name: Create a Swarm cluster
     docker_swarm:
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
          - 'output.can_talk_to_docker == true'
          - 'output.docker_swarm_active == true'
          - 'output.docker_swarm_manager == true'
+         - 'output.swarm_unlock_key is not defined'
 
   - name: Try to get docker_swarm_info and list of nodes when docker is running in swarm mode and as manager
     docker_swarm_info:
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@
          - 'output.can_talk_to_docker == true'
          - 'output.docker_swarm_active == true'
          - 'output.docker_swarm_manager == true'
+         - 'output.swarm_unlock_key is not defined'
 
   - name: Get local docker node name
     set_fact:
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@
          - 'output.can_talk_to_docker == true'
          - 'output.docker_swarm_active == true'
          - 'output.docker_swarm_manager == true'
+         - 'output.swarm_unlock_key is not defined'
 
   - name: Try to get docker_swarm_info and list of nodes with filters providing existing node name
     docker_swarm_info:
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@
          - 'output.can_talk_to_docker == true'
          - 'output.docker_swarm_active == true'
          - 'output.docker_swarm_manager == true'
+         - 'output.swarm_unlock_key is not defined'
 
   - name: Create random name
     set_fact:
@@ -124,6 +129,40 @@
          - 'output.can_talk_to_docker == true'
          - 'output.docker_swarm_active == true'
          - 'output.docker_swarm_manager == true'
+         - 'output.swarm_unlock_key is not defined'
+
+  - name: Try to get docker_swarm_info and swarm_unlock_key on non a unlocked swarm
+    docker_swarm_info:
+      unlock_key: yes
+    register: output
+
+  - name: assert reading swarm facts and non existing swarm unlock key
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - 'output.swarm_unlock_key is none'
+        - 'output.can_talk_to_docker == true'
+        - 'output.docker_swarm_active == true'
+        - 'output.docker_swarm_manager == true'
+
+  - name: Update swarm cluster to be locked
+    docker_swarm:
+      state: present
+      autolock_managers: true
+    register: autolock_managers_update_output
+
+  - name: Try to get docker_swarm_info and swarm_unlock_key
+    docker_swarm_info:
+      unlock_key: yes
+    register: output
+
+  - name: assert reading swarm facts and swarm unlock key
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - 'output.swarm_unlock_key is string'
+        - 'output.swarm_unlock_key == autolock_managers_update_output.swarm_facts.UnlockKey'
+        - 'output.can_talk_to_docker == true'
+        - 'output.docker_swarm_active == true'
+        - 'output.docker_swarm_manager == true'
 
   always:
   - name: Cleanup