diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_host_snmp.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_host_snmp.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright: (c) 2018, Christian Kotte <christian.kotte@gmx.de>
+#
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
+    'metadata_version': '1.1',
+    'status': ['preview'],
+    'supported_by': 'community'
+}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: vmware_host_snmp
+short_description: Configures SNMP on an ESXi host system
+description:
+- This module can be used to configure the embedded SNMP agent on an ESXi host.
+version_added: 2.8
+author:
+- Christian Kotte (@ckotte)
+notes:
+- Tested on vSphere 6.5
+- You need to reset the agent (to factory defaults) if you want to clear all community strings, trap targets, or filters
+- SNMP v3 configuration isn't implemented yet
+requirements:
+- python >= 2.6
+- PyVmomi
+options:
+  state:
+    description:
+        - Enable, disable, or reset the SNMP agent.
+    type: str
+    choices: [ enabled, disabled, reset ]
+    default: 'disabled'
+  community:
+    description:
+        - List of SNMP community strings.
+    type: list
+  snmp_port:
+    description:
+        - Port used by the SNMP agent.
+    type: int
+    default: 161
+  trap_targets:
+    description:
+        - A list of trap targets.
+        - You need to use C(hostname), C(port), and C(community) for each trap target.
+    default: []
+  trap_filter:
+    description:
+        - Comma separated list of trap oids for traps not to be sent by agent.
+        - E.g. [ 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.4.1.1.0, 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.4.1.1.1 ]
+        - Use value C(reset) to clear settings.
+    type: str
+  send_trap:
+    description:
+        - Send a test trap to validate the configuration.
+    type: bool
+    default: false
+  hw_source:
+    description:
+        - Source hardware events from IPMI sensors or CIM Indications.
+        - The embedded SNMP agent receives hardware events either from IPMI sensors C(sensors) or CIM indications C(indications).
+    type: str
+    choices: [ indications, sensors ]
+    default: 'indications'
+  log_level:
+    description:
+        - Syslog logging level.
+    type: str
+    choices: [ debug, info, warning, error ]
+    default: 'info'
+extends_documentation_fragment: vmware.documentation
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = r'''
+- name: Enable and configure SNMP community
+  vmware_host_snmp:
+    hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
+    username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
+    password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
+    community: [ test ]
+    state: enabled
+    validate_certs: no
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Configure SNMP traps and filters
+  vmware_host_snmp:
+    hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
+    username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
+    password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
+    community: [ test ]
+    trap_targets:
+      - hostname: 192.168.1.100
+        port: 162
+        community: test123
+      - hostname: 192.168.1.101
+        port: 162
+        community: test1234
+    trap_filter:
+      - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.4.1.1.0
+      - 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.4.1.1.1
+    state: enabled
+    validate_certs: no
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Disable SNMP
+  vmware_host_snmp:
+    hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
+    username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
+    password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
+    state: disabled
+    validate_certs: no
+  delegate_to: localhost
+'''
+
+RETURN = r'''
+results:
+    description: metadata about host system's SNMP configuration
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {
+        "esxi01": {
+            "changed": false,
+            "community": ["test"],
+            "hw_source": "indications",
+            "msg": "SNMP already configured properly",
+            "port": 161,
+            "state": "enabled",
+            "trap_targets": []
+        },
+    }
+'''
+
+try:
+    from pyVmomi import vim
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec, find_obj
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+
+
+class VmwareHostSnmp(PyVmomi):
+    """Manage SNMP configuration for an ESXi host system"""
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(VmwareHostSnmp, self).__init__(module)
+
+        if self.is_vcenter():
+            self.module.fail_json(
+                msg="You have to connect directly to the ESXi host. "
+                "It's not possible to configure SNMP through a vCenter connection."
+            )
+        else:
+            self.host = find_obj(self.content, [vim.HostSystem], None)
+            if self.host is None:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to find host system.")
+
+    def ensure(self):
+        """Manage SNMP configuration for an ESXi host system"""
+        results = dict(changed=False, result=dict())
+        snmp_state = self.params.get('state')
+        snmp_port = self.params.get('snmp_port')
+        community = self.params.get('community')
+        desired_trap_targets = self.params.get("trap_targets")
+        hw_source = self.params.get("hw_source")
+        log_level = self.params.get("log_level")
+        send_trap = self.params.get("send_trap")
+        trap_filter = self.params.get("trap_filter")
+        event_filter = None
+        if trap_filter:
+            event_filter = ';'.join(trap_filter)
+        changed = False
+        reset_hint = None
+        changed_list = []
+        results = dict(msg='')
+
+        snmp_system = self.host.configManager.snmpSystem
+        if snmp_system:
+            if snmp_system.configuration:
+                snmp_config_spec = snmp_system.configuration
+            else:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg="SNMP agent configuration isn't supported on the ESXi host")
+        else:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="SNMP system isn't available on the ESXi host")
+
+        # Check state
+        results['state'] = snmp_state
+        if snmp_state == 'reset':
+            changed = True
+            # Get previous config
+            if snmp_config_spec.enabled:
+                results['state_previous'] = 'enabled'
+            else:
+                results['state_previous'] = 'disabled'
+            results['port_previous'] = snmp_config_spec.port
+            results['community_previous'] = snmp_config_spec.readOnlyCommunities
+            results['trap_targets_previous'] = self.get_previous_targets(snmp_config_spec.trapTargets)
+            for option in snmp_config_spec.option:
+                if option.key == 'EnvEventSource' and option.value != hw_source:
+                    results['hw_source_previous'] = option.value
+                if option.key == 'loglevel' and option.value != hw_source:
+                    results['log_level_previous'] = option.value
+                if option.key == 'EventFilter' and option.value != hw_source:
+                    results['trap_filter_previous'] = option.value.split(';')
+            # Build factory default config
+            destination = vim.host.SnmpSystem.SnmpConfigSpec.Destination()
+            destination.hostName = ""
+            destination.port = 0
+            destination.community = ""
+            options = []
+            options.append(self.create_option('EnvEventSource', 'indications'))
+            options.append(self.create_option('EventFilter', 'reset'))
+            snmp_config_spec = vim.host.SnmpSystem.SnmpConfigSpec()
+            # Looks like this value is causing the reset
+            snmp_config_spec.readOnlyCommunities = [""]
+            snmp_config_spec.trapTargets = [destination]
+            snmp_config_spec.port = 161
+            snmp_config_spec.enabled = False
+            snmp_config_spec.option = options
+        else:
+            if snmp_state == 'enabled' and not snmp_config_spec.enabled:
+                changed = True
+                changed_list.append("state")
+                results['state_previous'] = 'disabled'
+                snmp_config_spec.enabled = True
+            elif snmp_state == 'disabled' and snmp_config_spec.enabled:
+                changed = True
+                changed_list.append("state")
+                results['state_previous'] = 'enabled'
+                snmp_config_spec.enabled = False
+
+            # Check port
+            results['port'] = snmp_port
+            if snmp_config_spec.port != snmp_port:
+                changed = True
+                changed_list.append("port")
+                results['port_previous'] = snmp_config_spec.port
+                snmp_config_spec.port = snmp_port
+
+            # Check read-only community strings
+            results['community'] = community
+            if snmp_config_spec.readOnlyCommunities != community:
+                changed = True
+                changed_list.append("community list")
+                results['community_previous'] = snmp_config_spec.readOnlyCommunities
+                if community:
+                    snmp_config_spec.readOnlyCommunities = community
+                else:
+                    # Doesn't work. Need to reset config instead
+                    # snmp_config_spec.readOnlyCommunities = []
+                    reset_hint = True
+
+            # Check trap targets
+            results['trap_targets'] = desired_trap_targets
+            if snmp_config_spec.trapTargets:
+                if desired_trap_targets:
+                    temp_desired_targets = []
+                    # Loop through desired targets
+                    for target in desired_trap_targets:
+                        dest_hostname, dest_port, dest_community = self.check_if_options_are_valid(target)
+                        trap_target_found = False
+                        for trap_target in snmp_config_spec.trapTargets:
+                            if trap_target.hostName == dest_hostname:
+                                if trap_target.port != dest_port or trap_target.community != dest_community:
+                                    changed = True
+                                    changed_list.append("trap target '%s'" % dest_hostname)
+                                trap_target_found = True
+                                break
+                        if not trap_target_found:
+                            changed = True
+                            changed_list.append("trap target '%s'" % dest_hostname)
+                        # Build destination and add to temp target list
+                        destination = self.build_destination(dest_hostname, dest_port, dest_community)
+                        temp_desired_targets.append(destination)
+                    # Loop through existing targets to find targets that need to be deleted
+                    for trap_target in snmp_config_spec.trapTargets:
+                        target_found = False
+                        for target in desired_trap_targets:
+                            if trap_target.hostName == target.get('hostname'):
+                                target_found = True
+                                break
+                        if not target_found:
+                            changed = True
+                            changed_list.append("trap target '%s'" % trap_target.hostName)
+                    # Configure trap targets if something has changed
+                    if changed:
+                        results['trap_targets_previous'] = self.get_previous_targets(snmp_config_spec.trapTargets)
+                        snmp_config_spec.trapTargets = temp_desired_targets
+                else:
+                    changed = True
+                    changed_list.append("trap targets")
+                    results['trap_targets_previous'] = self.get_previous_targets(snmp_config_spec.trapTargets)
+                    # Doesn't work. Need to reset config instead
+                    # snmp_config_spec.trapTargets = []
+                    reset_hint = True
+            else:
+                if desired_trap_targets:
+                    changed = True
+                    changed_list.append("trap targets")
+                    results['trap_targets_previous'] = None
+                    desired_targets = []
+                    for target in desired_trap_targets:
+                        dest_hostname, dest_port, dest_community = self.check_if_options_are_valid(target)
+                        destination = self.build_destination(dest_hostname, dest_port, dest_community)
+                        desired_targets.append(destination)
+                    snmp_config_spec.trapTargets = desired_targets
+
+            # Check options
+            results['hw_source'] = hw_source
+            results['log_level'] = log_level
+            results['trap_filter'] = trap_filter
+            event_filter_found = False
+            if snmp_config_spec.option:
+                for option in snmp_config_spec.option:
+                    if option.key == 'EnvEventSource' and option.value != hw_source:
+                        changed = True
+                        changed_list.append("HW source")
+                        results['hw_source_previous'] = option.value
+                        option.value = hw_source
+                    if option.key == 'loglevel' and option.value != log_level:
+                        changed = True
+                        changed_list.append("log level")
+                        results['log_level_previous'] = option.value
+                        option.value = log_level
+                    if option.key == 'EventFilter':
+                        event_filter_found = True
+                        if event_filter and option.value != event_filter:
+                            changed = True
+                            changed_list.append("trap filter")
+                            results['trap_filter_previous'] = option.value.split(';')
+                            option.value = event_filter
+            if trap_filter and not event_filter_found:
+                changed = True
+                changed_list.append("trap filter")
+                results['trap_filter_previous'] = []
+                snmp_config_spec.option.append(self.create_option('EventFilter', event_filter))
+            elif not trap_filter and event_filter_found:
+                changed = True
+                changed_list.append("trap filter")
+                # options = []
+                for option in snmp_config_spec.option:
+                    if option.key == 'EventFilter':
+                        results['trap_filter_previous'] = option.value.split(';')
+                    # else:
+                    #     options.append(option)
+                # Doesn't work. Need to reset config instead
+                # snmp_config_spec.option = options
+                reset_hint = True
+
+        if changed:
+            if snmp_state == 'reset':
+                if self.module.check_mode:
+                    message = "SNMP agent would be reset to factory defaults"
+                else:
+                    message = "SNMP agent config reset to factory defaults"
+            else:
+                if self.module.check_mode:
+                    changed_suffix = ' would be changed'
+                else:
+                    changed_suffix = ' changed'
+                if len(changed_list) > 2:
+                    message = ', '.join(changed_list[:-1]) + ', and ' + str(changed_list[-1])
+                elif len(changed_list) == 2:
+                    message = ' and '.join(changed_list)
+                elif len(changed_list) == 1:
+                    message = changed_list[0]
+                message = "SNMP " + message + changed_suffix
+            if reset_hint:
+                message += ". Agent reset required!"
+            if not self.module.check_mode:
+                try:
+                    snmp_system.ReconfigureSnmpAgent(snmp_config_spec)
+                except vim.fault.NotFound as not_found:
+                    self.module.fail_json(
+                        msg="Not found : %s" % to_native(not_found)
+                    )
+                except vim.fault.InsufficientResourcesFault as insufficient_resources:
+                    self.module.fail_json(
+                        msg="Insufficient resources : %s" % to_native(insufficient_resources)
+                    )
+        else:
+            message = "SNMP already configured properly"
+        if not snmp_state == 'reset' and send_trap and desired_trap_targets:
+            # Check if there was a change before
+            if changed:
+                message += " and "
+            else:
+                message += ", but "
+            changed = True
+            if self.module.check_mode:
+                message = message + "a test trap would be sent"
+            else:
+                try:
+                    snmp_system.SendTestNotification()
+                    message = message + "a test trap was sent"
+                except vim.fault.NotFound as not_found:
+                    self.module.fail_json(
+                        msg="Error during trap test : Not found : %s" % to_native(not_found)
+                    )
+                except vim.fault.InsufficientResourcesFault as insufficient_resources:
+                    self.module.fail_json(
+                        msg="Error during trap test : Insufficient resources : %s" % to_native(insufficient_resources)
+                    )
+        results['changed'] = changed
+        results['msg'] = message
+
+        self.module.exit_json(**results)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_option(key, value):
+        """Create option"""
+        option = vim.KeyValue()
+        option.key = key
+        option.value = value
+        return option
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_previous_targets(trap_targets):
+        """Get target entries from trap targets object"""
+        previous_targets = []
+        for target in trap_targets:
+            temp = dict()
+            temp['hostname'] = target.hostName
+            temp['port'] = target.port
+            temp['community'] = target.community
+            previous_targets.append(temp)
+        return previous_targets
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def build_destination(dest_hostname, dest_port, dest_community):
+        """Build destination spec"""
+        destination = vim.host.SnmpSystem.SnmpConfigSpec.Destination()
+        destination.hostName = dest_hostname
+        destination.port = dest_port
+        destination.community = dest_community
+        return destination
+
+    def check_if_options_are_valid(self, target):
+        """Check if options are valid"""
+        dest_hostname = target.get('hostname', None)
+        if dest_hostname is None:
+            self.module.fail_json(
+                msg="Please specify hostname for the trap target as it's a required parameter"
+            )
+        dest_port = target.get('port', None)
+        if dest_port is None:
+            self.module.fail_json(
+                msg="Please specify port for the trap target as it's a required parameter"
+            )
+        dest_community = target.get('community', None)
+        if dest_community is None:
+            self.module.fail_json(
+                msg="Please specify community for the trap target as it's a required parameter"
+            )
+        return dest_hostname, dest_port, dest_community
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main"""
+    argument_spec = vmware_argument_spec()
+    argument_spec.update(
+        state=dict(default='disabled', choices=['enabled', 'disabled', 'reset']),
+        snmp_port=dict(type='int', default=161),
+        community=dict(type='list', default=[]),
+        trap_targets=dict(type='list', default=list(), required=False),
+        trap_filter=dict(type='list', required=False),
+        hw_source=dict(default='indications', choices=['indications', 'sensors']),
+        log_level=dict(default='info', choices=['debug', 'info', 'warning', 'error']),
+        send_trap=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        supports_check_mode=True
+    )
+
+    host_snmp = VmwareHostSnmp(module)
+    host_snmp.ensure()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_host_snmp/aliases b/test/integration/targets/vmware_host_snmp/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..845e8a6dad5
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+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_host_snmp/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cloud/vcenter
+unsupported
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_host_snmp/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_host_snmp/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2c28f2312c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_host_snmp/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Test code for the vmware_host_snmp.
+# Copyright: (c) 2018, Christian Kotte <christian.kotte@gmx.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+- name: store the vcenter container ip
+  set_fact:
+    vcsim: "{{ lookup('env', 'vcenter_host') }}"
+
+- debug: var=vcsim
+
+- name: Wait for Flask controller to come up online
+  wait_for:
+    host: "{{ vcsim }}"
+    port: 5000
+    state: started
+
+- name: kill vcsim
+  uri:
+    url: http://{{ vcsim }}:5000/killall
+
+# SNMP works only with standalone ESXi server
+- name: start vcsim
+  uri:
+    url: http://{{ vcsim }}:5000/spawn?esx=1
+  register: vcsim_instance
+
+- debug:
+    var: vcsim_instance
+
+- name: Wait for vcsim server to come up online
+  wait_for:
+    host: "{{ vcsim }}"
+    port: 443
+    state: started
+
+- name: Enable and configure SNMP community in check mode
+  vmware_host_snmp:
+    hostname: "{{ vcsim }}"
+    username: "{{ vcsim_instance.json.username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcsim_instance.json.password }}"
+    community: [ test ]
+    state: enabled
+    validate_certs: no
+  register: snmp_enabled_check_mode
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- debug: var=snmp_enabled_check_mode
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - snmp_enabled_check_mode is defined
+      - snmp_enabled_check_mode.changed
+
+- name: Enable and configure SNMP community
+  vmware_host_snmp:
+    hostname: "{{ vcsim }}"
+    username: "{{ vcsim_instance.json.username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcsim_instance.json.password }}"
+    community: [ test ]
+    state: enabled
+    validate_certs: no
+  register: snmp_enabled
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- debug: var=snmp_enabled
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - snmp_enabled is defined
+      - snmp_enabled.changed