diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_sendkey.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_sendkey.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+#  -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#  Copyright: (c) 2018, Ansible Project
+#  Copyright: (c) 2018, Diane Wang <dianew@vmware.com>
+#  GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
+    'metadata_version': '1.1',
+    'status': ['preview'],
+    'supported_by': 'community'
+}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: vmware_guest_sendkey
+short_description: Send USB HID codes to the Virtual Machine's keyboard.
+description:
+    - This module is used to send keystrokes to given virtual machine.
+    - All parameters and VMware object names are case sensitive.
+version_added: '2.9'
+author:
+    - Diane Wang (@Tomorrow9) <dianew@vmware.com>
+notes:
+    - Tested on vSphere 6.5 and 6.7
+requirements:
+    - "python >= 2.6"
+    - PyVmomi
+options:
+   name:
+     description:
+     - Name of the virtual machine.
+     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) is not supplied.
+   uuid:
+     description:
+     - UUID of the instance to gather facts if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
+     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) is not supplied.
+   folder:
+     description:
+     - Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest.
+     - This is a required parameter, only if multiple VMs are found with same name.
+     - The folder should include the datacenter. ESXi server's datacenter is ha-datacenter.
+     - 'Examples:'
+     - '   folder: /ha-datacenter/vm'
+     - '   folder: ha-datacenter/vm'
+     - '   folder: /datacenter1/vm'
+     - '   folder: datacenter1/vm'
+     - '   folder: /datacenter1/vm/folder1'
+     - '   folder: datacenter1/vm/folder1'
+     - '   folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm'
+     - '   folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm'
+     - '   folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2'
+   cluster:
+     description:
+     - The name of cluster where the virtual machine is running.
+     - This is a required parameter, if C(esxi_hostname) is not set.
+     - C(esxi_hostname) and C(cluster) are mutually exclusive parameters.
+   esxi_hostname:
+     description:
+     - The ESXi hostname where the virtual machine is running.
+     - This is a required parameter, if C(cluster) is not set.
+     - C(esxi_hostname) and C(cluster) are mutually exclusive parameters.
+   datacenter:
+     description:
+     - The datacenter name to which virtual machine belongs to.
+   string_send:
+     description:
+     - The string will be sent to the virtual machine.
+     - This string can contain valid special character, alphabet and digit on the keyboard.
+   keys_send:
+     description:
+     - The list of the keys will be sent to the virtual machine.
+     - 'Valid values are C(ENTER), C(ESC), C(BACKSPACE), C(TAB), C(SPACE), C(CAPSLOCK), C(DELETE), C(CTRL_ALT_DEL),
+        C(CTRL_C) and C(F1) to C(F12), C(RIGHTARROW), C(LEFTARROW), C(DOWNARROW), C(UPARROW).'
+     - If both C(keys_send) and C(string_send) are specified, keys in C(keys_send) list will be sent in front of the C(string_send).
+extends_documentation_fragment: vmware.documentation
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: send list of keys to virtual machine
+  vmware_guest_sendkey:
+    validate_certs: no
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
+    folder: "{{ folder_name }}"
+    name: "{{ vm_name }}"
+    keys_send:
+      - TAB
+      - TAB
+      - ENTER
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: keys_num_sent
+
+- name: send a string to virtual machine
+  vmware_guest_sendkey:
+    validate_certs: no
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
+    folder: "{{ folder_name }}"
+    name: "{{ vm_name }}"
+    string_send: "user_logon"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: keys_num_sent
+'''
+
+RETURN = """
+sendkey_facts:
+    description: display the keys and the number of keys sent to the virtual machine
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {
+            "virtual_machine": "test_vm",
+            "keys_send": [
+                "SPACE",
+                "DOWNARROW",
+                "DOWNARROW",
+                "ENTER"
+            ],
+            "string_send": null,
+            "keys_send_number": 4,
+            "returned_keys_send_number": 4,
+    }
+"""
+
+try:
+    from pyVmomi import vim, vmodl
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec
+
+
+class PyVmomiHelper(PyVmomi):
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(PyVmomiHelper, self).__init__(module)
+        self.change_detected = False
+        self.usb_scan_code_spec = vim.UsbScanCodeSpec()
+        self.num_keys_send = 0
+        # HID usage tables https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/documents/hut1_12v2.pdf
+        # define valid characters and keys value, hex_code, key value and key modifier
+        self.keys_hid_code = [
+            (('a', 'A'), '0x04', [('a', []), ('A', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('b', 'B'), '0x05', [('b', []), ('B', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('c', 'C'), '0x06', [('c', []), ('C', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('d', 'D'), '0x07', [('d', []), ('D', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('e', 'E'), '0x08', [('e', []), ('E', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('f', 'F'), '0x09', [('f', []), ('F', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('g', 'G'), '0x0a', [('g', []), ('G', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('h', 'H'), '0x0b', [('h', []), ('H', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('i', 'I'), '0x0c', [('i', []), ('I', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('j', 'J'), '0x0d', [('j', []), ('J', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('k', 'K'), '0x0e', [('k', []), ('K', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('l', 'L'), '0x0f', [('l', []), ('L', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('m', 'M'), '0x10', [('m', []), ('M', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('n', 'N'), '0x11', [('n', []), ('N', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('o', 'O'), '0x12', [('o', []), ('O', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('p', 'P'), '0x13', [('p', []), ('P', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('q', 'Q'), '0x14', [('q', []), ('Q', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('r', 'R'), '0x15', [('r', []), ('R', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('s', 'S'), '0x16', [('s', []), ('S', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('t', 'T'), '0x17', [('t', []), ('T', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('u', 'U'), '0x18', [('u', []), ('U', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('v', 'V'), '0x19', [('v', []), ('V', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('w', 'W'), '0x1a', [('w', []), ('W', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('x', 'X'), '0x1b', [('x', []), ('X', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('y', 'Y'), '0x1c', [('y', []), ('Y', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('z', 'Z'), '0x1d', [('z', []), ('Z', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('1', '!'), '0x1e', [('1', []), ('!', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('2', '@'), '0x1f', [('2', []), ('@', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('3', '#'), '0x20', [('3', []), ('#', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('4', '$'), '0x21', [('4', []), ('$', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('5', '%'), '0x22', [('5', []), ('%', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('6', '^'), '0x23', [('6', []), ('^', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('7', '&'), '0x24', [('7', []), ('&', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('8', '*'), '0x25', [('8', []), ('*', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('9', '('), '0x26', [('9', []), ('(', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('0', ')'), '0x27', [('0', []), (')', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('-', '_'), '0x2d', [('-', []), ('_', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('=', '+'), '0x2e', [('=', []), ('+', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('[', '{'), '0x2f', [('[', []), ('{', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            ((']', '}'), '0x30', [(']', []), ('}', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('\\', '|'), '0x31', [('\\', []), ('|', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            ((';', ':'), '0x33', [(';', []), (':', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('\'', '"'), '0x34', [('\'', []), ('"', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('`', '~'), '0x35', [('`', []), ('~', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            ((',', '<'), '0x36', [(',', []), ('<', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('.', '>'), '0x37', [('.', []), ('>', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            (('/', '?'), '0x38', [('/', []), ('?', ['LEFTSHIFT'])]),
+            ('ENTER', '0x28', [('', [])]),
+            ('ESC', '0x29', [('', [])]),
+            ('BACKSPACE', '0x2a', [('', [])]),
+            ('TAB', '0x2b', [('', [])]),
+            ('SPACE', '0x2c', [(' ', [])]),
+            ('CAPSLOCK', '0x39', [('', [])]),
+            ('F1', '0x3a', [('', [])]),
+            ('F2', '0x3b', [('', [])]),
+            ('F3', '0x3c', [('', [])]),
+            ('F4', '0x3d', [('', [])]),
+            ('F5', '0x3e', [('', [])]),
+            ('F6', '0x3f', [('', [])]),
+            ('F7', '0x40', [('', [])]),
+            ('F8', '0x41', [('', [])]),
+            ('F9', '0x42', [('', [])]),
+            ('F10', '0x43', [('', [])]),
+            ('F11', '0x44', [('', [])]),
+            ('F12', '0x45', [('', [])]),
+            ('DELETE', '0x4c', [('', [])]),
+            ('CTRL_ALT_DEL', '0x4c', [('', ['CTRL', 'ALT'])]),
+            ('CTRL_C', '0x06', [('', ['CTRL'])]),
+            ('RIGHTARROW', '0x4f', [('', [])]),
+            ('LEFTARROW', '0x50', [('', [])]),
+            ('DOWNARROW', '0x51', [('', [])]),
+            ('UPARROW', '0x52', [('', [])]),
+        ]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def hid_to_hex(hid_code):
+        return int(hid_code, 16) << 16 | 0o0007
+
+    def get_hid_from_key(self, key):
+        if key == ' ':
+            return '0x2c', []
+        for keys_name, key_code, keys_value in self.keys_hid_code:
+            if isinstance(keys_name, tuple):
+                for keys in keys_value:
+                    if key == keys[0]:
+                        return key_code, keys[1]
+            else:
+                if key == keys_name:
+                    return key_code, keys_value[0][1]
+
+    def get_key_event(self, hid_code, modifiers):
+        key_event = vim.UsbScanCodeSpecKeyEvent()
+        key_modifier = vim.UsbScanCodeSpecModifierType()
+        key_modifier.leftAlt = False
+        key_modifier.leftControl = False
+        key_modifier.leftGui = False
+        key_modifier.leftShift = False
+        key_modifier.rightAlt = False
+        key_modifier.rightControl = False
+        key_modifier.rightGui = False
+        key_modifier.rightShift = False
+        # rightShift, rightControl, rightAlt, leftGui, rightGui are not used
+        if "LEFTSHIFT" in modifiers:
+            key_modifier.leftShift = True
+        if "CTRL" in modifiers:
+            key_modifier.leftControl = True
+        if "ALT" in modifiers:
+            key_modifier.leftAlt = True
+        key_event.modifiers = key_modifier
+        key_event.usbHidCode = self.hid_to_hex(hid_code)
+
+        return key_event
+
+    def get_sendkey_facts(self, vm_obj, returned_value=0):
+        sendkey_facts = dict()
+        if vm_obj is not None:
+            sendkey_facts = dict(
+                virtual_machine=vm_obj.name,
+                keys_send=self.params['keys_send'],
+                string_send=self.params['string_send'],
+                keys_send_number=self.num_keys_send,
+                returned_keys_send_number=returned_value,
+            )
+
+        return sendkey_facts
+
+    def send_key_to_vm(self, vm_obj):
+        key_event = None
+        num_keys_returned = 0
+        if self.params['keys_send']:
+            for specified_key in self.params['keys_send']:
+                key_found = False
+                for keys in self.keys_hid_code:
+                    if (isinstance(keys[0], tuple) and specified_key in keys[0]) or \
+                            (not isinstance(keys[0], tuple) and specified_key == keys[0]):
+                        hid_code, modifiers = self.get_hid_from_key(specified_key)
+                        key_event = self.get_key_event(hid_code, modifiers)
+                        self.usb_scan_code_spec.keyEvents.append(key_event)
+                        self.num_keys_send += 1
+                        key_found = True
+                        break
+                if not key_found:
+                    self.module.fail_json(msg="keys_send parameter: '%s' in %s not supported."
+                                              % (specified_key, self.params['keys_send']))
+
+        if self.params['string_send']:
+            for char in self.params['string_send']:
+                key_found = False
+                for keys in self.keys_hid_code:
+                    if (isinstance(keys[0], tuple) and char in keys[0]) or char == ' ':
+                        hid_code, modifiers = self.get_hid_from_key(char)
+                        key_event = self.get_key_event(hid_code, modifiers)
+                        self.usb_scan_code_spec.keyEvents.append(key_event)
+                        self.num_keys_send += 1
+                        key_found = True
+                        break
+                if not key_found:
+                    self.module.fail_json(msg="string_send parameter: '%s' contains char: '%s' not supported."
+                                              % (self.params['string_send'], char))
+
+        if self.usb_scan_code_spec.keyEvents:
+            try:
+                num_keys_returned = vm_obj.PutUsbScanCodes(self.usb_scan_code_spec)
+                self.change_detected = True
+            except vmodl.RuntimeFault as e:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to send key %s to virtual machine due to %s" % (key_event, to_native(e.msg)))
+
+        sendkey_facts = self.get_sendkey_facts(vm_obj, num_keys_returned)
+        if num_keys_returned != self.num_keys_send:
+            results = {'changed': self.change_detected, 'failed': True, 'sendkey_facts': sendkey_facts}
+        else:
+            results = {'changed': self.change_detected, 'failed': False, 'sendkey_facts': sendkey_facts}
+
+        return results
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = vmware_argument_spec()
+    argument_spec.update(
+        name=dict(type='str'),
+        uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        folder=dict(type='str'),
+        datacenter=dict(type='str'),
+        esxi_hostname=dict(type='str'),
+        cluster=dict(type='str'),
+        keys_send=dict(type='list', default=[]),
+        string_send=dict(type='str')
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']])
+    pyv = PyVmomiHelper(module)
+    vm = pyv.get_vm()
+    if not vm:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Unable to find the specified virtual machine uuid: %s, name: %s '
+                             % ((module.params.get('uuid')), (module.params.get('name'))))
+
+    result = pyv.send_key_to_vm(vm)
+    if result['failed']:
+        module.fail_json(**result)
+    else:
+        module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_sendkey/aliases b/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_sendkey/aliases
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index 00000000000..3eede2cbf01
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+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_sendkey/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+cloud/vcenter
+shippable/vcenter/group1
+needs/target/prepare_vmware_tests
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_sendkey/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_sendkey/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a1e0fedd13
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+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_sendkey/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Test code for the vmware_guest_sendkey module
+# Copyright: (c) 2017, Diane Wang (Tomorrow9) <dianew@vmware.com>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+- when: vcsim is not defined
+  block:
+  - import_role:
+      name: prepare_vmware_tests
+    vars:
+      setup_attach_host: true
+      setup_datastore: true
+      setup_virtualmachines: true
+
+  - name: send keys to virtual machine
+    vmware_guest_sendkey:
+      validate_certs: False
+      hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+      username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+      password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+      name: "{{ infra.vm_list[0] }}"
+      keys_send:
+        - DOWNARROW
+        - DOWNARROW
+        - ENTER
+    register: send_key
+  - debug: var=send_key
+  - name: assert the keys were sent to VM
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - "send_key.changed == true"
+
+  - name: send string to virtual machine
+    vmware_guest_sendkey:
+      validate_certs: False
+      hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+      username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+      password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+      name: "{{ infra.vm_list[0] }}"
+      string_send: "test-user"
+    register: send_string
+  - debug: var=send_string
+  - name: assert the string was sent to VM
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - "send_string.changed == true"