diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/66157-postgresql-create-unique-indexes.yml b/changelogs/fragments/66157-postgresql-create-unique-indexes.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..399dce156f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/66157-postgresql-create-unique-indexes.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - database - add support to unique indexes in postgresql_idx
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_idx.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_idx.py
index e51d6389afe..a87375afa2f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_idx.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_idx.py
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ options:
     - Mutually exclusive with I(cascade=yes).
     type: bool
     default: yes
+  unique:
+    description:
+    - Enable unique index.
+    - Only btree currently supports unique indexes.
+    type: bool
+    default: no
+    version_added: '2.10'
   tablespace:
     description:
     - Set a tablespace for the index.
@@ -205,6 +212,15 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     db: mydb
     idxname: test_idx
     state: stat
+
+- name: Create unique btree index if not exists test_unique_idx on column name of table products
+  postgresql_idx:
+    db: acme
+    table: products
+    columns: name
+    name: test_unique_idx
+    unique: yes
+    concurrent: no
 '''
 
 RETURN = r'''
@@ -376,7 +392,7 @@ class Index(object):
             self.exists = False
             return False
 
-    def create(self, tblname, idxtype, columns, cond, tblspace, storage_params, concurrent=True):
+    def create(self, tblname, idxtype, columns, cond, tblspace, storage_params, concurrent=True, unique=False):
         """Create PostgreSQL index.
 
         Return True if success, otherwise, return False.
@@ -397,7 +413,12 @@ class Index(object):
         if idxtype is None:
             idxtype = "BTREE"
 
-        query = 'CREATE INDEX'
+        query = 'CREATE'
+
+        if unique:
+            query += ' UNIQUE'
+
+        query += ' INDEX'
 
         if concurrent:
             query += ' CONCURRENTLY'
@@ -476,6 +497,7 @@ def main():
         db=dict(type='str', aliases=['login_db']),
         state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['absent', 'present', 'stat']),
         concurrent=dict(type='bool', default=True),
+        unique=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         table=dict(type='str'),
         idxtype=dict(type='str', aliases=['type']),
         columns=dict(type='list', aliases=['column']),
@@ -494,6 +516,7 @@ def main():
     idxname = module.params["idxname"]
     state = module.params["state"]
     concurrent = module.params["concurrent"]
+    unique = module.params["unique"]
     table = module.params["table"]
     idxtype = module.params["idxtype"]
     columns = module.params["columns"]
@@ -504,7 +527,10 @@ def main():
     schema = module.params["schema"]
 
     if concurrent and cascade:
-        module.fail_json(msg="Cuncurrent mode and cascade parameters are mutually exclusive")
+        module.fail_json(msg="Concurrent mode and cascade parameters are mutually exclusive")
+
+    if unique and (idxtype and idxtype != 'btree'):
+        module.fail_json(msg="Only btree currently supports unique indexes")
 
     if state == 'present':
         if not table:
@@ -576,7 +602,7 @@ def main():
         if storage_params:
             storage_params = ','.join(storage_params)
 
-        changed = index.create(table, idxtype, columns, cond, tablespace, storage_params, concurrent)
+        changed = index.create(table, idxtype, columns, cond, tablespace, storage_params, concurrent, unique)
 
         if changed:
             kw = index.get_info()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/postgresql_idx/tasks/postgresql_idx_initial.yml b/test/integration/targets/postgresql_idx/tasks/postgresql_idx_initial.yml
index 0f16e201af0..b3cbb9507f4 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/postgresql_idx/tasks/postgresql_idx_initial.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/postgresql_idx/tasks/postgresql_idx_initial.yml
@@ -253,6 +253,51 @@
     - result.schema == 'public'
     - result.query == 'CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY test1_idx ON public.test_table USING BTREE (id) WHERE id > 1 AND id != 10'
 
+- name: postgresql_idx - create unique index
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: yes
+  postgresql_idx:
+    db: postgres
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    table: test_table
+    columns: story
+    idxname: test_unique0_idx
+    unique: yes
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - result is changed
+    - result.tblname == 'test_table'
+    - result.name == 'test_unique0_idx'
+    - result.state == 'present'
+    - result.valid != ''
+    - result.tblspace == ''
+    - result.storage_params == []
+    - result.schema == 'public'
+    - result.query == 'CREATE UNIQUE INDEX CONCURRENTLY test_unique0_idx ON public.test_table USING BTREE (story)'
+
+- name: postgresql_idx - avoid unique index with type different of btree
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: yes
+  postgresql_idx:
+    db: postgres
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    table: test_table
+    columns: story
+    idxname: test_unique0_idx
+    unique: yes
+    concurrent: no
+    type: brin
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - result is not changed
+    - result.msg == 'Only btree currently supports unique indexes'
+
 # Get idx stat in check mode
 - name: postgresql_idx - test state stat in check_mode
   become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"