diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/seboolean.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/seboolean.py
index 3af541c2ba5..748f61068a7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/seboolean.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/seboolean.py
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ options:
       - Desired boolean value
     type: bool
     required: true
+  ignore_selinux_state:
+    description:
+    - Useful for scenarios (chrooted environment) that you can't get the real SELinux state.
+    type: bool
+    default: false
+    version_added: '2.8'
 notes:
    - Not tested on any Debian based system.
 requirements:
@@ -68,6 +74,10 @@ from ansible.module_utils.six import binary_type
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_text
 
 
+def get_runtime_status(ignore_selinux_state=False):
+    return True if ignore_selinux_state is True else selinux.is_selinux_enabled()
+
+
 def has_boolean_value(module, name):
     bools = []
     try:
@@ -260,6 +270,7 @@ def set_boolean_value(module, name, state):
 def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
+            ignore_selinux_state=dict(type='bool', default=False),
             name=dict(type='str', required=True),
             persistent=dict(type='bool', default=False),
             state=dict(type='bool', required=True),
@@ -273,7 +284,9 @@ def main():
     if not HAVE_SEMANAGE:
         module.fail_json(msg="This module requires libsemanage-python support")
 
-    if not selinux.is_selinux_enabled():
+    ignore_selinux_state = module.params['ignore_selinux_state']
+
+    if not get_runtime_status(ignore_selinux_state):
         module.fail_json(msg="SELinux is disabled on this host.")
 
     name = module.params['name']
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/sefcontext.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/sefcontext.py
index 33c54611165..47daa3d6b3d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/sefcontext.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/sefcontext.py
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ options:
     - Note that this does not apply SELinux file contexts to existing files.
     type: bool
     default: 'yes'
+  ignore_selinux_state:
+    description:
+    - Useful for scenarios (chrooted environment) that you can't get the real SELinux state.
+    type: bool
+    default: false
+    version_added: '2.8'
 notes:
 - The changes are persistent across reboots.
 - The M(sefcontext) module does not modify existing files to the new
@@ -137,6 +143,10 @@ option_to_file_type_str = dict(
 )
 
 
+def get_runtime_status(ignore_selinux_state=False):
+    return True if ignore_selinux_state is True else selinux.is_selinux_enabled()
+
+
 def semanage_fcontext_exists(sefcontext, target, ftype):
     ''' Get the SELinux file context mapping definition from policy. Return None if it does not exist. '''
 
@@ -235,6 +245,7 @@ def semanage_fcontext_delete(module, result, target, ftype, do_reload, sestore='
 def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
+            ignore_selinux_state=dict(type='bool', default=False),
             target=dict(required=True, aliases=['path']),
             ftype=dict(type='str', default='a', choices=option_to_file_type_str.keys()),
             setype=dict(type='str', required=True),
@@ -251,7 +262,9 @@ def main():
     if not HAVE_SEOBJECT:
         module.fail_json(msg="This module requires policycoreutils-python")
 
-    if not selinux.is_selinux_enabled():
+    ignore_selinux_state = module.params['ignore_selinux_state']
+
+    if not get_runtime_status(ignore_selinux_state):
         module.fail_json(msg="SELinux is disabled on this host.")
 
     target = module.params['target']
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/seport.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/seport.py
index 0ff4efb74dd..ccd20068251 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/seport.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/seport.py
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ options:
       - Reload SELinux policy after commit.
     type: bool
     default: 'yes'
+  ignore_selinux_state:
+    description:
+    - Run independent of selinux runtime state
+    type: bool
+    default: false
+    version_added: '2.8'
 notes:
    - The changes are persistent across reboots.
    - Not tested on any debian based system.
@@ -102,6 +108,10 @@ from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, HAVE_SELINUX
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
 
 
+def get_runtime_status(ignore_selinux_state=False):
+    return True if ignore_selinux_state is True else selinux.is_selinux_enabled()
+
+
 def semanage_port_get_ports(seport, setype, proto):
     """ Get the list of ports that have the specified type definition.
 
@@ -240,6 +250,7 @@ def semanage_port_del(module, ports, proto, setype, do_reload, sestore=''):
 def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
+            ignore_selinux_state=dict(type='bool', default=False),
             ports=dict(type='list', required=True),
             proto=dict(type='str', required=True, choices=['tcp', 'udp']),
             setype=dict(type='str', required=True),
@@ -255,7 +266,9 @@ def main():
     if not HAVE_SEOBJECT:
         module.fail_json(msg="This module requires policycoreutils-python")
 
-    if not selinux.is_selinux_enabled():
+    ignore_selinux_state = module.params['ignore_selinux_state']
+
+    if not get_runtime_status(ignore_selinux_state):
         module.fail_json(msg="SELinux is disabled on this host.")
 
     ports = module.params['ports']