diff --git a/database/mysql/mysql_replication.py b/database/mysql/mysql_replication.py
index 30811cdc924..92d98fe3b2b 100644
--- a/database/mysql/mysql_replication.py
+++ b/database/mysql/mysql_replication.py
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ options:
     master_ssl_cipher:
         description:
             - same as mysql variable
-
+    master_auto_position:
+        descrtiption:
+            - does the host uses GTID based replication or not
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -242,6 +244,7 @@ def main():
             login_port=dict(default=3306, type='int'),
             login_unix_socket=dict(default=None),
             mode=dict(default="getslave", choices=["getmaster", "getslave", "changemaster", "stopslave", "startslave"]),
+            master_auto_position=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
             master_host=dict(default=None),
             master_user=dict(default=None),
             master_password=dict(default=None),
@@ -279,6 +282,7 @@ def main():
     master_ssl_cert = module.params["master_ssl_cert"]
     master_ssl_key = module.params["master_ssl_key"]
     master_ssl_cipher = module.params["master_ssl_cipher"]
+    master_auto_position = module.params["master_auto_position"]
 
     if not mysqldb_found:
         module.fail_json(msg="the python mysqldb module is required")
@@ -376,6 +380,8 @@ def main():
         if master_ssl_cipher:
             chm.append("MASTER_SSL_CIPHER=%(master_ssl_cipher)s")
             chm_params['master_ssl_cipher'] = master_ssl_cipher
+        if master_auto_position:
+            chm.append("MASTER_AUTO_POSITION = 1")
         changemaster(cursor, chm, chm_params)
         module.exit_json(changed=True)
     elif mode in "startslave":