diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/core.py b/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/core.py
index b86abae42a6..495e17e2fa0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/core.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/core.py
@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@ def unique(a):
 def intersect(a, b):
     return set(a).intersection(b)
 
+def difference(a, b):
+    return set(a).difference(b)
+
+def symmetric_difference(a, b):
+    return set(a).symmetric_difference(b)
+
+def union(a, b):
+    return set(a).union(b)
+
 class FilterModule(object):
     ''' Ansible core jinja2 filters '''
 
@@ -183,5 +192,8 @@ class FilterModule(object):
             # list
             'unique' : unique,
             'intersect': intersect,
+            'difference': difference,
+            'symmetric_difference': symmetric_difference,
+            'union': union,
         }
-    
+