diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_logging.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_logging.py
index 7e3bc5654e2..74a3bc193b8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_logging.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_logging.py
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ import re
 from copy import deepcopy
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import remove_default_spec
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import remove_default_spec, validate_ip_address
 from ansible.module_utils.network.ios.ios import get_config, load_config
+from ansible.module_utils.network.ios.ios import get_capabilities
 from ansible.module_utils.network.ios.ios import ios_argument_spec, check_args
 
 
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ def validate_size(value, module):
             return value
 
 
-def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module):
+def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module, os_version):
     commands = list()
     want, have = updates
     for w in want:
@@ -150,7 +151,10 @@ def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module):
 
         if state == 'absent' and w in have:
             if dest == 'host':
-                commands.append('no logging host {0}'.format(name))
+                if '12.' in os_version:
+                    commands.append('no logging {0}'.format(name))
+                else:
+                    commands.append('no logging host {0}'.format(name))
             elif dest:
                 commands.append('no logging {0}'.format(dest))
             else:
@@ -164,7 +168,10 @@ def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module):
                 commands.append('logging facility {0}'.format(facility))
 
             if dest == 'host':
-                commands.append('logging host {0}'.format(name))
+                if '12.' in os_version:
+                    commands.append('logging {0}'.format(name))
+                else:
+                    commands.append('logging host {0}'.format(name))
 
             elif dest == 'on':
                 commands.append('logging on')
@@ -176,11 +183,11 @@ def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module):
                     commands.append('logging buffered {0}'.format(size))
 
             else:
-                dest_cmd = 'logging {0}'.format(dest)
-                if level:
-                    dest_cmd += ' {0}'.format(level)
-
-                commands.append(dest_cmd)
+                if dest:
+                    dest_cmd = 'logging {0}'.format(dest)
+                    if level:
+                        dest_cmd += ' {0}'.format(level)
+                    commands.append(dest_cmd)
     return commands
 
 
@@ -268,6 +275,14 @@ def map_config_to_obj(module):
                     'facility': parse_facility(line, dest),
                     'level': parse_level(line, dest)
                 })
+            elif validate_ip_address(match.group(1)):
+                dest = 'host'
+                obj.append({
+                    'dest': dest,
+                    'name': match.group(1),
+                    'facility': parse_facility(line, dest),
+                    'level': parse_level(line, dest)
+                })
             else:
                 ip_match = re.search(r'\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+', match.group(1), re.M)
                 if ip_match:
@@ -278,6 +293,7 @@ def map_config_to_obj(module):
                         'facility': parse_facility(line, dest),
                         'level': parse_level(line, dest)
                     })
+
     return obj
 
 
@@ -373,6 +389,9 @@ def main():
                            required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
+    device_info = get_capabilities(module)
+    os_version = device_info['device_info']['network_os_version']
+
     warnings = list()
     check_args(module, warnings)
 
@@ -383,7 +402,7 @@ def main():
     want = map_params_to_obj(module, required_if=required_if)
     have = map_config_to_obj(module)
 
-    commands = map_obj_to_commands((want, have), module)
+    commands = map_obj_to_commands((want, have), module, os_version)
     result['commands'] = commands
 
     if commands:
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_logging.py b/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_logging.py
index 91c0006798e..681b03fbed4 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_logging.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_logging.py
@@ -42,11 +42,16 @@ class TestIosLoggingModule(TestIosModule):
         self.mock_load_config = patch('ansible.modules.network.ios.ios_logging.load_config')
         self.load_config = self.mock_load_config.start()
 
+        self.mock_get_capabilities = patch('ansible.modules.network.ios.ios_logging.get_capabilities')
+        self.get_capabilities = self.mock_get_capabilities.start()
+        self.get_capabilities.return_value = {'device_info': {'network_os_version': '15.6(2)T'}}
+
     def tearDown(self):
         super(TestIosLoggingModule, self).tearDown()
 
         self.mock_get_config.stop()
         self.mock_load_config.stop()
+        self.mock_get_capabilities.stop()
 
     def load_fixtures(self, commands=None):
         self.get_config.return_value = load_fixture('ios_logging_config.cfg')