diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/argspec/lacp/lacp.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/argspec/lacp/lacp.py
index 4eb731f93ae..57d8090d7cd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/argspec/lacp/lacp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/argspec/lacp/lacp.py
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ class LacpArgs(object):  # pylint: disable=R0903
                 'system': {
                     'options': {
                         'mac': {
-                            'type': 'str'
+                            'type': 'dict',
+                            'options': {
+                                'address': {
+                                    'type': 'str'
+                                }
+                            }
                         },
                         'priority': {
                             'type': 'int'
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/config/lacp/lacp.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/config/lacp/lacp.py
index bba7c4da785..7c32890a855 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/config/lacp/lacp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/config/lacp/lacp.py
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list
 from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.facts.facts import Facts
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import dict_diff
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
-from ansible.module_utils.network.common import utils
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import remove_empties
+from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr. \
+    utils.utils import flatten_dict
 
 
 class Lacp(ConfigBase):
@@ -147,9 +149,8 @@ class Lacp(ConfigBase):
 
         updates = dict_diff(have, want)
         if updates:
-            for key, value in iteritems(updates['system']):
-                if value:
-                    commands.append('lacp system {0} {1}'.format(key, value))
+            for key, value in iteritems(flatten_dict(remove_empties(updates['system']))):
+                commands.append('lacp system {0} {1}'.format(key.replace('address', 'mac'), value))
 
         return commands
 
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ class Lacp(ConfigBase):
         """
         commands = []
 
-        for x in [k for k in have.get('system', {}) if k not in utils.remove_empties(want.get('system', {}))]:
+        for x in [k for k in have.get('system', {}) if k not in remove_empties(want.get('system', {}))]:
             commands.append('no lacp system {0}'.format(x))
 
         return commands
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/lacp/lacp.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/lacp/lacp.py
index 2d877680180..157251bd8b0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/lacp/lacp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/lacp/lacp.py
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ class LacpFacts(object):
 
         system_priority = utils.parse_conf_arg(conf, 'priority')
         config['system']['priority'] = int(system_priority) if system_priority else system_priority
-        config['system']['mac'] = utils.parse_conf_arg(conf, 'mac')
+        config['system']['mac']['address'] = utils.parse_conf_arg(conf, 'mac')
 
         return config
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/utils/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/utils/utils.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/utils/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f132784f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/utils/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 Red Hat
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+
+# (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+# utils
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
+
+
+def search_obj_in_list(name, lst, key='name'):
+    for item in lst:
+        if item[key] == name:
+            return item
+    return None
+
+
+def flatten_dict(x):
+    result = {}
+    if not isinstance(x, dict):
+        return result
+
+    for key, value in iteritems(x):
+        if isinstance(value, dict):
+            result.update(flatten_dict(value))
+        else:
+            result[key] = value
+
+    return result
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_lacp.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_lacp.py
index a15aab98b9f..386e841d84a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_lacp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_lacp.py
@@ -59,9 +59,14 @@ options:
               - Refer to vendor documentation for valid values.
             type: int
           mac:
+            type: dict
             description:
-              - The system ID to use in LACP negotiations.
-            type: str
+              - The system MAC related configuration for LACP.
+            suboptions:
+              address:
+                description:
+                  - The system ID to use in LACP negotiations.
+                type: str
   state:
     description:
       - The state the configuration should be left in.
@@ -92,7 +97,8 @@ EXAMPLES = """
     config:
       system:
         priority: 10
-        mac: 00c1.4c00.bd15
+        mac:
+          address: 00c1.4c00.bd15
     state: merged
 
 #
@@ -112,7 +118,9 @@ EXAMPLES = """
 #
 # "after": {
 #    "system": {
-#       "mac": "00c1.4c00.bd15",
+#       "mac": {
+#          "address": "00c1.4c00.bd15"
+#       },
 #       "priority": 10
 #     }
 #  }
@@ -156,7 +164,9 @@ EXAMPLES = """
 # -----------------------
 # "before": {
 #    "system": {
-#       "mac": "00c1.4c00.bd15",
+#       "mac": {
+#         "address": "00c1.4c00.bd15"
+#       },
 #       "priority": 10
 #    }
 #  }
@@ -211,7 +221,9 @@ EXAMPLES = """
 # -----------------------
 # "before": {
 #    "system": {
-#       "mac": "00c1.4c00.bd15",
+#       "mac": {
+#         "address": "00c1.4c00.bd15"
+#       },
 #       "priority": 11
 #    }
 # }
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/deleted.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/deleted.yaml
index 2d8e537d11f..72e584e270a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/deleted.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/deleted.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 - include_tasks: _populate.yaml
 
 - block:
-    - name: Delete attributes of given interfaces
+    - name: Delete LACP attributes
       iosxr_lacp: &deleted
         state: deleted
       register: result
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/merged.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/merged.yaml
index 2fbab882ef1..3d285c48304 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/merged.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/merged.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
         config:
           system:
             priority: 11
-            mac: 00c1.4c00.bd15
+            mac: 
+              address: 00c1.4c00.bd15
         state: merged
       register: result
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/replaced.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/replaced.yaml
index 9f147b8b1fe..8b1b0ca84b0 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/replaced.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/replaced.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 - include_tasks: _populate.yaml
 
 - block:
-    - name: Replace device configurations of listed interfaces with provided configurations
+    - name: Replace LACP configuration with provided configurations
       iosxr_lacp: &replaced
         config:
           system:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/rtt.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/rtt.yaml
index aa449ab6e66..3ba1f0be5f1 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/rtt.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/tests/cli/rtt.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
         config:
           system:
             priority: 15
-            mac: 00c1.4c00.bd16
+            mac: 
+              address: 00c1.4c00.bd16
         state: merged
       register: base_config
         
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@
         config:
           system:
             priority: 10
-            mac: 00c1.4c00.bd10
+            mac: 
+              address: 00c1.4c00.bd10
         state: merged
       register: result
       
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/vars/main.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/vars/main.yaml
index 6c8e835ab43..8f445d17443 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/vars/main.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_lacp/vars/main.yaml
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ merged:
   after:
     system:
       priority: 11
-      mac: "00c1.4c00.bd15"
+      mac: 
+        address: "00c1.4c00.bd15"
     
 populate:
   system:
     priority: 12
-    mac: "00c1.4c00.bd16"
+    mac: 
+      address: "00c1.4c00.bd16"
   
 replaced:
   commands:
@@ -36,5 +38,6 @@ round_trip:
   after:
     system:
       priority: 10
-      mac: "00c1.4c00.bd10"
+      mac: 
+        address: "00c1.4c00.bd10"