diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_linkagg.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_linkagg.py
index 2437ebdc3d7..48d8fb16a29 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_linkagg.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_linkagg.py
@@ -132,6 +132,46 @@ from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import remove_default_spec
 
 
+def normalize_interface(name):
+    """Return the normalized interface name
+    """
+    if not name:
+        return
+
+    def _get_number(name):
+        digits = ''
+        for char in name:
+            if char.isdigit() or char in '/.':
+                digits += char
+        return digits
+
+    if name.lower().startswith('et'):
+        if_type = 'Ethernet'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('vl'):
+        if_type = 'Vlan'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('lo'):
+        if_type = 'loopback'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('po'):
+        if_type = 'port-channel'
+    elif name.lower().startswith('nv'):
+        if_type = 'nve'
+    else:
+        if_type = None
+
+    number_list = name.split(' ')
+    if len(number_list) == 2:
+        number = number_list[-1].strip()
+    else:
+        number = _get_number(name)
+
+    if if_type:
+        proper_interface = if_type + number
+    else:
+        proper_interface = name
+
+    return proper_interface
+
+
 def execute_show_command(command, module):
     device_info = get_capabilities(module)
     network_api = device_info.get('network_api', 'nxapi')
@@ -244,14 +284,20 @@ def map_params_to_obj(module):
             d = item.copy()
             d['group'] = str(d['group'])
             d['min_links'] = str(d['min_links'])
+            if d['members']:
+                d['members'] = [normalize_interface(i) for i in d['members']]
 
             obj.append(d)
     else:
+        members = None
+        if module.params['members']:
+            members = [normalize_interface(i) for i in module.params['members']]
+
         obj.append({
             'group': str(module.params['group']),
             'mode': module.params['mode'],
             'min_links': str(module.params['min_links']),
-            'members': module.params['members'],
+            'members': members,
             'state': module.params['state']
         })
 
@@ -290,10 +336,10 @@ def get_members(channel):
         return list()
 
     if isinstance(interfaces, dict):
-        members.append(interfaces.get('port'))
+        members.append(normalize_interface(interfaces.get('port')))
     elif isinstance(interfaces, list):
         for i in interfaces:
-            members.append(i.get('port'))
+            members.append(normalize_interface(i.get('port')))
 
     return members