diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/cron.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/cron.py
index 7cb3785b916..4673742b616 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/cron.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/cron.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # (c) 2012, Dane Summers <dsummers@pinedesk.biz>
 # (c) 2013, Mike Grozak  <mike.grozak@gmail.com>
 # (c) 2013, Patrick Callahan <pmc@patrickcallahan.com>
+# (c) 2015, Evan Kaufman <evan@digitalflophouse.com>
 #
 # This file is part of Ansible
 #
@@ -116,10 +117,16 @@ options:
     required: false
     default: null
     choices: [ "reboot", "yearly", "annually", "monthly", "weekly", "daily", "hourly" ]
+  disabled:
+    description:
+      - If the job should be disabled (commented out) in the crontab. Only has effect if state=present
+    version_added: "1.9"
+    required: false
+    default: false
 requirements:
   - cron
 author: "Dane Summers (@dsummersl)"
-updates: [ 'Mike Grozak', 'Patrick Callahan' ]
+updates: [ 'Mike Grozak', 'Patrick Callahan', 'Evan Kaufman' ]
 """
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -291,17 +298,22 @@ class CronTab(object):
 
         return []
 
-    def get_cron_job(self,minute,hour,day,month,weekday,job,special):
+    def get_cron_job(self,minute,hour,day,month,weekday,job,special,disabled):
+        if disabled:
+            disable_prefix = '#'
+        else:
+            disable_prefix = ''
+
         if special:
             if self.cron_file:
-                return "@%s %s %s" % (special, self.user, job)
+                return "%s@%s %s %s" % (disable_prefix, special, self.user, job)
             else:
-                return "@%s %s" % (special, job)
+                return "%s@%s %s" % (disable_prefix, special, job)
         else:
             if self.cron_file:
-                return "%s %s %s %s %s %s %s" % (minute,hour,day,month,weekday,self.user,job)
+                return "%s%s %s %s %s %s %s %s" % (disable_prefix,minute,hour,day,month,weekday,self.user,job)
             else:
-                return "%s %s %s %s %s %s" % (minute,hour,day,month,weekday,job)
+                return "%s%s %s %s %s %s %s" % (disable_prefix,minute,hour,day,month,weekday,job)
 
         return None
 
@@ -414,7 +426,8 @@ def main():
             special_time=dict(required=False,
                               default=None,
                               choices=["reboot", "yearly", "annually", "monthly", "weekly", "daily", "hourly"],
-                              type='str')
+                              type='str'),
+            disabled=dict(default=False, type='bool')
         ),
         supports_check_mode = False,
     )
@@ -432,6 +445,7 @@ def main():
     weekday      = module.params['weekday']
     reboot       = module.params['reboot']
     special_time = module.params['special_time']
+    disabled     = module.params['disabled']
     do_install   = state == 'present'
 
     changed      = False
@@ -482,7 +496,7 @@ def main():
         changed = crontab.remove_job_file()
         module.exit_json(changed=changed,cron_file=cron_file,state=state)
 
-    job = crontab.get_cron_job(minute, hour, day, month, weekday, job, special_time)
+    job = crontab.get_cron_job(minute, hour, day, month, weekday, job, special_time, disabled)
     old_job = crontab.find_job(name)
 
     if do_install: