diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
index 8de264efaf1..14fa81f845e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ from ansible.module_utils.facts.utils import get_file_content
 from ansible.module_utils.facts.collector import BaseFactCollector
 
 
-def get_uname_version(module):
-    rc, out, err = module.run_command(['uname', '-v'])
+def get_uname(module, flags=('-v')):
+    if isinstance(flags, str):
+        flags = flags.split()
+    command = ['uname']
+    command.extend(flags)
+    rc, out, err = module.run_command(command)
     if rc == 0:
         return out
     return None
@@ -587,6 +591,8 @@ class Distribution(object):
         data = get_file_content('/etc/release').splitlines()[0]
 
         if 'Solaris' in data:
+            # for solaris 10 uname_r will contain 5.10, for solaris 11 it will have 5.11
+            uname_r = get_uname(self.module, flags=['-r'])
             ora_prefix = ''
             if 'Oracle Solaris' in data:
                 data = data.replace('Oracle ', '')
@@ -594,9 +600,10 @@ class Distribution(object):
             sunos_facts['distribution'] = data.split()[0]
             sunos_facts['distribution_version'] = data.split()[1]
             sunos_facts['distribution_release'] = ora_prefix + data
+            sunos_facts['distribution_major_version'] = uname_r.split('.')[1].rstrip()
             return sunos_facts
 
-        uname_v = get_uname_version(self.module)
+        uname_v = get_uname(self.module, flags=['-v'])
         distribution_version = None
 
         if 'SmartOS' in data:
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/test_distribution_version.py b/test/units/module_utils/test_distribution_version.py
index 025806d1688..d88f7733dcc 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/test_distribution_version.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/test_distribution_version.py
@@ -844,10 +844,12 @@ DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="CoreOS 976.0.0 (Coeur Rouge)"
     {
         "name": "Solaris 10",
         "uname_v": "Generic_141445-09",
+        "uname_r": "5.10",
         "result": {
             "distribution_release": "Solaris 10 10/09 s10x_u8wos_08a X86",
             "distribution": "Solaris",
             "os_family": "Solaris",
+            "distribution_major_version": "10",
             "distribution_version": "10"
         },
         "platform.dist": [
@@ -865,10 +867,12 @@ DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="CoreOS 976.0.0 (Coeur Rouge)"
     {
         "name": "Solaris 11",
         "uname_v": "11.0",
+        "uname_r": "5.11",
         "result": {
             "distribution_release": "Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 X86",
             "distribution": "Solaris",
             "os_family": "Solaris",
+            "distribution_major_version": "11",
             "distribution_version": "11"
         },
         "platform.dist": [
@@ -884,6 +888,7 @@ DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="CoreOS 976.0.0 (Coeur Rouge)"
     },
     {
         "name": "Solaris 11.3",
+        "uname_r": "5.11",
         "platform.dist": [
             "",
             "",
@@ -891,8 +896,8 @@ DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="CoreOS 976.0.0 (Coeur Rouge)"
         ],
         "input": {
             "/etc/release": (
-                "                             Oracle Solaris 11.3 X86\n  Copyright (c) 1983, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  "
-                "All rights reserved.\n                            Assembled 06 October 2015\n"
+                "                             Oracle Solaris 11.3 X86\n  Copyright (c) 1983, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  "
+                "All rights reserved.\n                              Assembled 09 May 2018\n"
             )
         },
         "platform.system": "SunOS",
@@ -900,11 +905,36 @@ DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="CoreOS 976.0.0 (Coeur Rouge)"
             "distribution_release": "Oracle Solaris 11.3 X86",
             "distribution": "Solaris",
             "os_family": "Solaris",
+            "distribution_major_version": "11",
             "distribution_version": "11.3"
         }
     },
+    {
+        "name": "Solaris 11.4",
+        "uname_r": "5.11",
+        "platform.dist": [
+            "",
+            "",
+            ""
+        ],
+        "input": {
+            "/etc/release": (
+                "                            Oracle Solaris 11.4 SPARC\n    Copyright (c) 1983, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates."
+                "  All rights reserved.\n                           Assembled 14 September 2018\n"
+            )
+        },
+        "platform.system": "SunOS",
+        "result": {
+            "distribution_release": "Oracle Solaris 11.4 SPARC",
+            "distribution": "Solaris",
+            "os_family": "Solaris",
+            "distribution_major_version": "11",
+            "distribution_version": "11.4"
+        }
+    },
     {
         "name": "Solaris 10",
+        "uname_r": "5.10",
         "platform.dist": [
             "",
             "",
@@ -919,6 +949,7 @@ DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="CoreOS 976.0.0 (Coeur Rouge)"
             "distribution_release": "Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 s10x_u11wos_24a X86",
             "distribution": "Solaris",
             "os_family": "Solaris",
+            "distribution_major_version": "10",
             "distribution_version": "10"
         }
     },
@@ -1109,8 +1140,13 @@ def test_distribution_version(am, mocker, testcase):
             data = data.strip()
         return data
 
-    def mock_get_uname_version(am):
-        return testcase.get('uname_v', None)
+    def mock_get_uname(am, flags):
+        if '-v' in flags:
+            return testcase.get('uname_v', None)
+        elif '-r' in flags:
+            return testcase.get('uname_r', None)
+        else:
+            return None
 
     def mock_file_exists(fname, allow_empty=False):
         if fname not in testcase['input']:
@@ -1152,7 +1188,7 @@ def test_distribution_version(am, mocker, testcase):
         return False
 
     mocker.patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.distribution.get_file_content', mock_get_file_content)
-    mocker.patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.distribution.get_uname_version', mock_get_uname_version)
+    mocker.patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.distribution.get_uname', mock_get_uname)
     mocker.patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.distribution._file_exists', mock_file_exists)
     mocker.patch('ansible.module_utils.distro.name', mock_distro_name)
     mocker.patch('ansible.module_utils.distro.id', mock_distro_name)