diff --git a/cloud/openstack/os_network.py b/cloud/openstack/os_network.py
index b77a7e331a4..18e0aaa9a27 100644
--- a/cloud/openstack/os_network.py
+++ b/cloud/openstack/os_network.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def main():
         name=dict(required=True),
         shared=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
         admin_state_up=dict(default=True, type='bool'),
+        state=dict(default='present', choices=['absent', 'present']),
     )
 
     module_kwargs = openstack_module_kwargs()
diff --git a/cloud/openstack/os_subnet.py b/cloud/openstack/os_subnet.py
index 75bf7b33313..2fdb4e0dd6d 100644
--- a/cloud/openstack/os_subnet.py
+++ b/cloud/openstack/os_subnet.py
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ def main():
         allocation_pool_start=dict(default=None),
         allocation_pool_end=dict(default=None),
         host_routes=dict(default=None, type='list'),
+        state=dict(default='present', choices=['absent', 'present']),
     )
 
     module_kwargs = openstack_module_kwargs()