diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_user.py
index 30205f4df5b..9e4b8356e8c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_user.py
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ options:
         `admin` user and the current defined set of users.
     type: bool
     default: false
+  admin:
+    description:
+      - Enters into administration configuration mode for making config
+        changes to the device.
+      - Applicable only when using network_cli transport
+    type: bool
+    default: false
+    version_added: "2.8"
   state:
     description:
       - Configures the state of the username definition
@@ -123,6 +131,12 @@ EXAMPLES = """
     name: ansible
     configured_password: mypassword
     state: present
+- name: create a new user in admin configuration mode
+  iosxr_user:
+    name: ansible
+    configured_password: mypassword
+    admin: True
+    state: present
 - name: remove all users except admin
   iosxr_user:
     purge: True
@@ -478,7 +492,8 @@ class CliConfiguration(ConfigBase):
         self._result['commands'] = []
         if commands:
             commit = not self._module.check_mode
-            diff = load_config(self._module, commands, commit=commit)
+            admin = self._module.params['admin']
+            diff = load_config(self._module, commands, commit=commit, admin=admin)
             if diff:
                 self._result['diff'] = dict(prepared=diff)
 
@@ -638,6 +653,8 @@ def main():
         configured_password=dict(no_log=True),
         update_password=dict(default='always', choices=['on_create', 'always']),
 
+        admin=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+
         public_key=dict(),
         public_key_contents=dict(),
 
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_user.py b/test/units/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_user.py
index 3c07f89680f..755520fffdc 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_user.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_user.py
@@ -87,3 +87,8 @@ class TestIosxrUserModule(TestIosxrModule):
         set_module_args(dict(name='ansible', configured_password='test', update_password='always'))
         result = self.execute_module(changed=True)
         self.assertEqual(result['commands'], ['username ansible secret test'])
+
+    def test_iosxr_user_admin_mode(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(name='ansible-2', configured_password='test-2', admin=True))
+        result = self.execute_module(changed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(result['commands'], ['username ansible-2', 'username ansible-2 secret test-2'])