diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/onyx/onyx_protocol.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/onyx/onyx_protocol.py
index ce5c6360ba0..60c4d12bbdd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/onyx/onyx_protocol.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/onyx/onyx_protocol.py
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ options:
     description: nve protocol
     choices: ['enabled', 'disabled']
     version_added: "2.9"
+  bfd:
+    description: bfd protocol
+    choices: ['enabled', 'disabled']
+    version_added: "2.10"
 """
 
 EXAMPLES = """
@@ -113,6 +117,8 @@ class OnyxProtocolModule(BaseOnyxModule):
                   disable="no protocol ospf"),
         nve=dict(name="nve", enable="protocol nve",
                  disable="no protocol nve"),
+        bfd=dict(name="bfd", enable="protocol bfd",
+                 disable="no protocol bfd"),
     )
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/onyx/fixtures/onyx_protocols_show.cfg b/test/units/modules/network/onyx/fixtures/onyx_protocols_show.cfg
index 8379ef21925..fd4549cdf29 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/onyx/fixtures/onyx_protocols_show.cfg
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/onyx/fixtures/onyx_protocols_show.cfg
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@
     "dot1x": "disabled",
     "bgp": "disabled",
     "priority-flow-control": "disabled",
-    "ospf": "disabled"
+    "ospf": "disabled",
+    "bfd": "disabled"
 }
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/onyx/test_onyx_protocols.py b/test/units/modules/network/onyx/test_onyx_protocols.py
index 8dee5b832f5..c81dd8ee601 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/onyx/test_onyx_protocols.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/onyx/test_onyx_protocols.py
@@ -141,3 +141,12 @@ class TestOnyxProtocolModule(TestOnyxModule):
     def test_nve_disabled(self):
         set_module_args(dict(nve='disabled'))
         self.execute_module(changed=False)
+
+    def test_bfd_enable(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(bfd='enabled'))
+        commands = ['protocol bfd']
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
+
+    def test_bfd_disabled(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(bfd='disabled'))
+        self.execute_module(changed=False)