diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/73820-yumdnf-add_cacheonly_option.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/73820-yumdnf-add_cacheonly_option.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..84ebb7bc6ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/73820-yumdnf-add_cacheonly_option.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - yum - Add ``cacheonly`` option (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/69397).
+  - dnf - Add ``cacheonly`` option (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/69397).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/yumdnf.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/yumdnf.py
index 6407670980f..58827312bf4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/yumdnf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/yumdnf.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ yumdnf_argument_spec = dict(
         allow_downgrade=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         autoremove=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         bugfix=dict(required=False, type='bool', default=False),
+        cacheonly=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         conf_file=dict(type='str'),
         disable_excludes=dict(type='str', default=None),
         disable_gpg_check=dict(type='bool', default=False),
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ class YumDnf(with_metaclass(ABCMeta, object)):
         self.allow_downgrade = self.module.params['allow_downgrade']
         self.autoremove = self.module.params['autoremove']
         self.bugfix = self.module.params['bugfix']
+        self.cacheonly = self.module.params['cacheonly']
         self.conf_file = self.module.params['conf_file']
         self.disable_excludes = self.module.params['disable_excludes']
         self.disable_gpg_check = self.module.params['disable_gpg_check']
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/dnf.py b/lib/ansible/modules/dnf.py
index b3a73fc1a4e..e1851a13573 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/dnf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/dnf.py
@@ -228,6 +228,12 @@ options:
     type: bool
     default: "no"
     version_added: "2.11"
+  cacheonly:
+    description:
+      - Tells dnf to run entirely from system cache; does not download or update metadata.
+    type: bool
+    default: "no"
+    version_added: "2.12"
 notes:
   - When used with a `loop:` each package will be processed individually, it is much more efficient to pass the list directly to the `name` option.
   - Group removal doesn't work if the group was installed with Ansible because
@@ -609,6 +615,9 @@ class DnfModule(YumDnf):
             if self.download_dir:
                 conf.destdir = self.download_dir
 
+        if self.cacheonly:
+            conf.cacheonly = True
+
         # Default in dnf upstream is true
         conf.clean_requirements_on_remove = self.autoremove
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/yum.py b/lib/ansible/modules/yum.py
index 7c5c2759021..0c1d1728777 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/yum.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/yum.py
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ options:
     version_added: "1.5"
     default: "yes"
     type: bool
+  cacheonly:
+    description:
+      - Tells yum to run entirely from system cache; does not download or update metadata.
+    default: "no"
+    type: bool
+    version_added: "2.12"
 notes:
   - When used with a `loop:` each package will be processed individually,
     it is much more efficient to pass the list directly to the `name` option.
@@ -1558,6 +1564,9 @@ class YumModule(YumDnf):
         if self.disable_excludes:
             self.yum_basecmd.extend(['--disableexcludes=%s' % self.disable_excludes])
 
+        if self.cacheonly:
+            self.yum_basecmd.extend(['--cacheonly'])
+
         if self.download_only:
             self.yum_basecmd.extend(['--downloadonly'])
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/cacheonly.yml b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/cacheonly.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5c84a37040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/cacheonly.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: Test cacheonly (clean before testing)
+  command: dnf clean all
+
+- name: Try installing from cache where it has been cleaned
+  dnf:
+    name: sos
+    state: latest
+    cacheonly: true
+  register: dnf_result
+
+- name: Verify dnf has not changed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "not dnf_result is changed"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/main.yml
index 51ab7d20023..429d24fd0e6 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/main.yml
@@ -66,3 +66,7 @@
 - include_tasks: nobest.yml
   when: (ansible_distribution == 'Fedora' and ansible_distribution_major_version is version('24', '>=')) or
         (ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS'] and ansible_distribution_major_version is version('8', '>='))
+
+- include_tasks: cacheonly.yml
+  when: (ansible_distribution == 'Fedora' and ansible_distribution_major_version is version('23', '>=')) or
+        (ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS'] and ansible_distribution_major_version is version('8', '>='))
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/cacheonly.yml b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/cacheonly.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..03cbd0e9c6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/cacheonly.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+- name: Test cacheonly (clean before testing)
+  command: yum clean all
+
+- name: Try installing from cache where it has been cleaned
+  yum:
+    name: sos
+    state: latest
+    cacheonly: true
+  register: yum_result
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: Verify yum failure
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "yum_result is failed"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/main.yml
index 6ea63fa9c6c..157124a99cf 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/yum/tasks/main.yml
@@ -76,3 +76,7 @@
     - ansible_architecture == 'x86_64'
     # Our output parsing expects us to be on yum, not dnf
     - ansible_distribution_major_version is version('7', '<=')
+
+- import_tasks: cacheonly.yml
+  when:
+    - ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux', 'Fedora']