diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule.py
index 93c64e46384..27b65d5c62f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule.py
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ options:
         choices: ['TCP', 'UDP', 'ESP', 'AH', 'SCTP', 'ICMP']
     backend_service:
         description:
-            - A reference to BackendService resource.
+            - A reference to a BackendService to receive the matched traffic.
+            - This is used for internal load balancing.
+            - "(not used for external load balancing) ."
         required: false
     ip_version:
         description:
@@ -105,14 +107,17 @@ options:
         description:
             - Name of the resource; provided by the client when the resource is created. The name
               must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with RFC1035. Specifically, the name must
-              be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression [a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?
+              be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?`
               which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters
               must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot
               be a dash.
         required: true
     network:
         description:
-            - A reference to Network resource.
+            - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the network that the load balanced
+              IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule. If this field is not specified, the
+              default network will be used.
+            - This field is not used for external load balancing.
         required: false
     port_range:
         description:
@@ -138,7 +143,12 @@ options:
         required: false
     subnetwork:
         description:
-            - A reference to Subnetwork resource.
+            - A reference to a subnetwork.
+            - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the subnetwork that the load
+              balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule.
+            - If the network specified is in auto subnet mode, this field is optional. However,
+              if the network is in custom subnet mode, a subnetwork must be specified.
+            - This field is not used for external load balancing.
         required: false
     target:
         description:
@@ -152,30 +162,26 @@ extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
 EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: create a global address
   gcp_compute_global_address:
-      name: 'globaladdress-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "globaladdress-globalforwardingrule"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: globaladdress
 
 - name: create a instance group
   gcp_compute_instance_group:
-      name: 'instancegroup-globalforwardingrule'
-      zone: 'us-central1-a'
+      name: "instancegroup-globalforwardingrule"
+      zone: us-central1-a
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: instancegroup
 
 - name: create a http health check
   gcp_compute_http_health_check:
-      name: 'httphealthcheck-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "httphealthcheck-globalforwardingrule"
       healthy_threshold: 10
       port: 8080
       timeout_sec: 2
@@ -183,63 +189,53 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: healthcheck
 
 - name: create a backend service
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
-      name: 'backendservice-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "backendservice-globalforwardingrule"
       backends:
-        - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+      - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
       health_checks:
-        - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
+      - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
       enable_cdn: true
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: backendservice
 
 - name: create a url map
   gcp_compute_url_map:
-      name: 'urlmap-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "urlmap-globalforwardingrule"
       default_service: "{{ backendservice }}"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: urlmap
 
 - name: create a target http proxy
   gcp_compute_target_http_proxy:
-      name: 'targethttpproxy-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "targethttpproxy-globalforwardingrule"
       url_map: "{{ urlmap }}"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: httpproxy
 
 - name: create a global forwarding rule
   gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule:
-      name: testObject
+      name: "test_object"
       ip_address: "{{ globaladdress.address }}"
-      ip_protocol: 'TCP'
-      port_range: '80-80'
+      ip_protocol: TCP
+      port_range: 80-80
       target: "{{ httpproxy.selfLink }}"
-      project: testProject
-      auth_kind: service_account
-      service_account_file: /tmp/auth.pem
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
+      project: "test_project"
+      auth_kind: "service_account"
+      service_account_file: "/tmp/auth.pem"
       state: present
 '''
 
@@ -290,7 +286,9 @@ RETURN = '''
         type: str
     backend_service:
         description:
-            - A reference to BackendService resource.
+            - A reference to a BackendService to receive the matched traffic.
+            - This is used for internal load balancing.
+            - "(not used for external load balancing) ."
         returned: success
         type: dict
     ip_version:
@@ -312,7 +310,7 @@ RETURN = '''
         description:
             - Name of the resource; provided by the client when the resource is created. The name
               must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with RFC1035. Specifically, the name must
-              be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression [a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?
+              be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?`
               which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters
               must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot
               be a dash.
@@ -320,7 +318,10 @@ RETURN = '''
         type: str
     network:
         description:
-            - A reference to Network resource.
+            - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the network that the load balanced
+              IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule. If this field is not specified, the
+              default network will be used.
+            - This field is not used for external load balancing.
         returned: success
         type: dict
     port_range:
@@ -349,12 +350,18 @@ RETURN = '''
         type: list
     subnetwork:
         description:
-            - A reference to Subnetwork resource.
+            - A reference to a subnetwork.
+            - For internal load balancing, this field identifies the subnetwork that the load
+              balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule.
+            - If the network specified is in auto subnet mode, this field is optional. However,
+              if the network is in custom subnet mode, a subnetwork must be specified.
+            - This field is not used for external load balancing.
         returned: success
         type: dict
     region:
         description:
-            - A reference to Region resource.
+            - A reference to the region where the regional forwarding rule resides.
+            - This field is not applicable to global forwarding rules.
         returned: success
         type: str
     target:
@@ -400,6 +407,9 @@ def main():
         )
     )
 
+    if not module.params['scopes']:
+        module.params['scopes'] = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute']
+
     state = module.params['state']
     kind = 'compute#forwardingRule'
 
@@ -554,7 +564,7 @@ def async_op_url(module, extra_data=None):
 def wait_for_operation(module, response):
     op_result = return_if_object(module, response, 'compute#operation')
     if op_result is None:
-        return None
+        return {}
     status = navigate_hash(op_result, ['status'])
     wait_done = wait_for_completion(status, op_result, module)
     return fetch_resource(module, navigate_hash(wait_done, ['targetLink']), 'compute#forwardingRule')
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule/tasks/main.yml
index 1fbfe2472ed..aaaf8f35be0 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,28 +15,24 @@
 # Pre-test setup
 - name: create a global address
   gcp_compute_global_address:
-      name: 'globaladdress-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "globaladdress-globalforwardingrule"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: globaladdress
 - name: create a instance group
   gcp_compute_instance_group:
-      name: 'instancegroup-globalforwardingrule'
-      zone: 'us-central1-a'
+      name: "instancegroup-globalforwardingrule"
+      zone: us-central1-a
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: instancegroup
 - name: create a http health check
   gcp_compute_http_health_check:
-      name: 'httphealthcheck-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "httphealthcheck-globalforwardingrule"
       healthy_threshold: 10
       port: 8080
       timeout_sec: 2
@@ -44,73 +40,61 @@
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: healthcheck
 - name: create a backend service
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
-      name: 'backendservice-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "backendservice-globalforwardingrule"
       backends:
-        - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+      - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
       health_checks:
-        - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
+      - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
       enable_cdn: true
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: backendservice
 - name: create a url map
   gcp_compute_url_map:
-      name: 'urlmap-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "urlmap-globalforwardingrule"
       default_service: "{{ backendservice }}"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: urlmap
 - name: create a target http proxy
   gcp_compute_target_http_proxy:
-      name: 'targethttpproxy-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "targethttpproxy-globalforwardingrule"
       url_map: "{{ urlmap }}"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: httpproxy
 - name: delete a global forwarding rule
   gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
       ip_address: "{{ globaladdress.address }}"
-      ip_protocol: 'TCP'
-      port_range: '80-80'
+      ip_protocol: TCP
+      port_range: 80-80
       target: "{{ httpproxy.selfLink }}"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
 #----------------------------------------------------------
 - name: create a global forwarding rule
   gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
       ip_address: "{{ globaladdress.address }}"
-      ip_protocol: 'TCP'
-      port_range: '80-80'
+      ip_protocol: TCP
+      port_range: 80-80
       target: "{{ httpproxy.selfLink }}"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: present
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is true
@@ -118,19 +102,31 @@
     that:
       - result.changed == true
       - "result.kind == 'compute#forwardingRule'"
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- name: create a global forwarding rule that already exists
-  gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule:
-      name: "{{ resource_name }}"
-      ip_address: "{{ globaladdress.address }}"
-      ip_protocol: 'TCP'
-      port_range: '80-80'
-      target: "{{ httpproxy.selfLink }}"
+- name: verify that global_forwarding_rule was created
+  gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule_facts:
+      filters:
+         - name = {{ resource_name }}
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
       scopes:
         - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
+  register: results
+- name: verify that command succeeded
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - results['items'] | length == 1
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+- name: create a global forwarding rule that already exists
+  gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule:
+      name: "{{ resource_name }}"
+      ip_address: "{{ globaladdress.address }}"
+      ip_protocol: TCP
+      port_range: 80-80
+      target: "{{ httpproxy.selfLink }}"
+      project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+      auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+      service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
       state: present
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is false
@@ -143,14 +139,12 @@
   gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule:
       name: "{{ resource_name }}"
       ip_address: "{{ globaladdress.address }}"
-      ip_protocol: 'TCP'
-      port_range: '80-80'
+      ip_protocol: TCP
+      port_range: 80-80
       target: "{{ httpproxy.selfLink }}"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is true
@@ -158,19 +152,31 @@
     that:
       - result.changed == true
       - result.has_key('kind') == False
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- name: delete a global forwarding rule that does not exist
-  gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule:
-      name: "{{ resource_name }}"
-      ip_address: "{{ globaladdress.address }}"
-      ip_protocol: 'TCP'
-      port_range: '80-80'
-      target: "{{ httpproxy.selfLink }}"
+- name: verify that global_forwarding_rule was deleted
+  gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule_facts:
+      filters:
+         - name = {{ resource_name }}
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
       scopes:
         - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
+  register: results
+- name: verify that command succeeded
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - results['items'] | length == 0
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+- name: delete a global forwarding rule that does not exist
+  gcp_compute_global_forwarding_rule:
+      name: "{{ resource_name }}"
+      ip_address: "{{ globaladdress.address }}"
+      ip_protocol: TCP
+      port_range: 80-80
+      target: "{{ httpproxy.selfLink }}"
+      project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
+      auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
+      service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
       state: absent
   register: result
 - name: assert changed is false
@@ -182,44 +188,38 @@
 # Post-test teardown
 - name: delete a target http proxy
   gcp_compute_target_http_proxy:
-      name: 'targethttpproxy-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "targethttpproxy-globalforwardingrule"
       url_map: "{{ urlmap }}"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
   register: httpproxy
 - name: delete a url map
   gcp_compute_url_map:
-      name: 'urlmap-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "urlmap-globalforwardingrule"
       default_service: "{{ backendservice }}"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
   register: urlmap
 - name: delete a backend service
   gcp_compute_backend_service:
-      name: 'backendservice-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "backendservice-globalforwardingrule"
       backends:
-        - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
+      - group: "{{ instancegroup }}"
       health_checks:
-        - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
+      - "{{ healthcheck.selfLink }}"
       enable_cdn: true
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
   register: backendservice
 - name: delete a http health check
   gcp_compute_http_health_check:
-      name: 'httphealthcheck-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "httphealthcheck-globalforwardingrule"
       healthy_threshold: 10
       port: 8080
       timeout_sec: 2
@@ -227,28 +227,22 @@
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
   register: healthcheck
 - name: delete a instance group
   gcp_compute_instance_group:
-      name: 'instancegroup-globalforwardingrule'
-      zone: 'us-central1-a'
+      name: "instancegroup-globalforwardingrule"
+      zone: us-central1-a
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
   register: instancegroup
 - name: delete a global address
   gcp_compute_global_address:
-      name: 'globaladdress-globalforwardingrule'
+      name: "globaladdress-globalforwardingrule"
       project: "{{ gcp_project }}"
       auth_kind: "{{ gcp_cred_kind }}"
       service_account_file: "{{ gcp_cred_file }}"
-      scopes:
-        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
       state: absent
   register: globaladdress