diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/vyos/vyos_interface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/vyos/vyos_interface.py
index def589c26dc..dce70ff48db 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/vyos/vyos_interface.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/vyos/vyos_interface.py
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ def map_obj_to_commands(updates):
                     value = w.get(item)
 
                     if value and value != obj_in_have.get(item):
+                        if item == 'description':
+                            value = "\'" + str(value) + "\'"
                         commands.append(set_interface + ' ' + item + ' ' + str(value))
 
                 if disable and not obj_in_have.get('disable', False):
@@ -215,6 +217,8 @@ def map_obj_to_commands(updates):
                 for item in params:
                     value = w.get(item)
                     if value:
+                        if item == 'description':
+                            value = "\'" + str(value) + "\'"
                         commands.append(set_interface + ' ' + item + ' ' + str(value))
 
                 if disable:
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ def map_config_to_obj(module):
                 if match:
                     param = match.group(1)
                     if param == 'description':
-                        match = re.search(r'description (\S+)', line, re.M)
+                        match = re.search(r'description (.+)', line, re.M)
                         description = match.group(1).strip("'")
                         interface['description'] = description
                     elif param == 'speed':
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vyos_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/vyos_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
index 0f1549a7381..2b9ce129b1b 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vyos_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vyos_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     that:
       - 'result.changed == true'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1" in result.commands'
-      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 description test-interface" in result.commands'
+      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 description ''test-interface''" in result.commands'
 
 - name: Configure interface params
   vyos_interface:
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - 'result.changed == true'
-      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 description test-interface-1" in result.commands'
+      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 description ''test-interface-1''" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 speed 100" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 duplex half" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 mtu 256" in result.commands'
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - 'result.changed == true'
-      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 description test-interface-2" in result.commands'
+      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 description ''test-interface-2''" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 speed 1000" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 duplex full" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 mtu 512" in result.commands'
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - 'result.changed == true'
-      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 description test-interface-1" in result.commands'
+      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 description ''test-interface-1''" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 speed 100" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 duplex half" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 mtu 512" in result.commands'
-      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth2 description test-interface-2" in result.commands'
+      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth2 description ''test-interface-2''" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth2 speed 1000" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth2 duplex full" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth2 mtu 256" in result.commands'
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vyos_interface/tests/cli/net_interface.yaml b/test/integration/targets/vyos_interface/tests/cli/net_interface.yaml
index c3ea453397b..ced273d5f5b 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vyos_interface/tests/cli/net_interface.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vyos_interface/tests/cli/net_interface.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     that:
       - 'result.changed == true'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1" in result.commands'
-      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 description test-interface" in result.commands'
+      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 description ''test-interface''" in result.commands'
 
 - name: Configure interface params using platform agnostic module
   net_interface:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - 'result.changed == true'
-      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 description test-interface-1" in result.commands'
+      - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 description ''test-interface-1''" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 speed 100" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 duplex half" in result.commands'
       - '"set interfaces ethernet eth1 mtu 256" in result.commands'