diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/network.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/network.py
index 07d6ecbd9d0..14d3920cc0e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/network.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/network.py
@@ -399,6 +399,79 @@ def comp_type5(unencrypted_password, encrypted_password, return_original=False):
     return False
 
 
+def vlan_parser(vlan_list, first_line_len=48, other_line_len=44):
+
+    '''
+        Input: Unsorted list of vlan integers
+        Output: Sorted string list of integers according to IOS-like vlan list rules
+
+        1. Vlans are listed in ascending order
+        2. Runs of 3 or more consecutive vlans are listed with a dash
+        3. The first line of the list can be first_line_len characters long
+        4. Subsequent list lines can be other_line_len characters
+    '''
+
+    # Sort and remove duplicates
+    sorted_list = sorted(set(vlan_list))
+
+    if sorted_list[0] < 1 or sorted_list[-1] > 4094:
+        raise AnsibleFilterError('Valid VLAN range is 1-4094')
+
+    parse_list = []
+    idx = 0
+    while idx < len(sorted_list):
+        start = idx
+        end = start
+        while end < len(sorted_list) - 1:
+            if sorted_list[end + 1] - sorted_list[end] == 1:
+                end += 1
+            else:
+                break
+
+        if start == end:
+            # Single VLAN
+            parse_list.append(str(sorted_list[idx]))
+        elif start + 1 == end:
+            # Run of 2 VLANs
+            parse_list.append(str(sorted_list[start]))
+            parse_list.append(str(sorted_list[end]))
+        else:
+            # Run of 3 or more VLANs
+            parse_list.append(str(sorted_list[start]) + '-' + str(sorted_list[end]))
+        idx = end + 1
+
+    line_count = 0
+    result = ['']
+    for vlans in parse_list:
+        # First line (" switchport trunk allowed vlan ")
+        if line_count == 0:
+            if len(result[line_count] + vlans) > first_line_len:
+                result.append('')
+                line_count += 1
+                result[line_count] += vlans + ','
+            else:
+                result[line_count] += vlans + ','
+
+        # Subsequent lines (" switchport trunk allowed vlan add ")
+        else:
+            if len(result[line_count] + vlans) > other_line_len:
+                result.append('')
+                line_count += 1
+                result[line_count] += vlans + ','
+            else:
+                result[line_count] += vlans + ','
+
+    # Remove trailing orphan commas
+    for idx in range(0, len(result)):
+        result[idx] = result[idx].rstrip(',')
+
+    # Sometimes text wraps to next line, but there are no remaining VLANs
+    if '' in result:
+        result.remove('')
+
+    return result
+
+
 class FilterModule(object):
     """Filters for working with output from network devices"""
 
@@ -408,7 +481,8 @@ class FilterModule(object):
         'parse_xml': parse_xml,
         'type5_pw': type5_pw,
         'hash_salt': hash_salt,
-        'comp_type5': comp_type5
+        'comp_type5': comp_type5,
+        'vlan_parser': vlan_parser
     }
 
     def filters(self):
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/filter/test_network.py b/test/units/plugins/filter/test_network.py
index 3174b867563..508174ca0c9 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/filter/test_network.py
+++ b/test/units/plugins/filter/test_network.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import sys
 import pytest
 
 from units.compat import unittest
-from ansible.plugins.filter.network import parse_xml, type5_pw, hash_salt, comp_type5
+from ansible.plugins.filter.network import parse_xml, type5_pw, hash_salt, comp_type5, vlan_parser
+
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
 
 fixture_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'fixtures', 'network')
@@ -165,3 +166,21 @@ class TestCompareType5(unittest.TestCase):
         encrypted_password = '$1$nTc1$Z28sUTcWfXlvVe2x.3XAa.'
         parsed = comp_type5(unencrypted_password, encrypted_password)
         self.assertEqual(parsed, False)
+
+
+class TestVlanParser(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_compression(self):
+        raw_list = [1, 2, 3]
+        parsed_list = ['1-3']
+        self.assertEqual(vlan_parser(raw_list), parsed_list)
+
+    def test_single_line(self):
+        raw_list = [100, 1688, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, 3802, 3900, 3998, 3999]
+        parsed_list = ['100,1688,3002-3005,3102-3105,3802,3900,3998,3999']
+        self.assertEqual(vlan_parser(raw_list), parsed_list)
+
+    def test_multi_line(self):
+        raw_list = [100, 1688, 3002, 3004, 3005, 3050, 3102, 3104, 3105, 3151, 3802, 3900, 3998, 3999]
+        parsed_list = ['100,1688,3002,3004,3005,3050,3102,3104,3105,3151', '3802,3900,3998,3999']
+        self.assertEqual(vlan_parser(raw_list), parsed_list)