diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
index 13d4c59a014..5b67c745c4b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ class AnsibleCloudStack:
         else:
             self.cs = CloudStack(**read_config())
 
+
+    def get_or_fallback(self, key=None, fallback_key=None):
+        value = self.module.params.get(key)
+        if not value:
+            value = self.module.params.get(fallback_key)
+        return value
+
+
     # TODO: for backward compatibility only, remove if not used anymore
     def _has_changed(self, want_dict, current_dict, only_keys=None):
         return self.has_changed(want_dict=want_dict, current_dict=current_dict, only_keys=only_keys)
diff --git a/v1/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py b/v1/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
index 13d4c59a014..5b67c745c4b 100644
--- a/v1/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
+++ b/v1/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ class AnsibleCloudStack:
         else:
             self.cs = CloudStack(**read_config())
 
+
+    def get_or_fallback(self, key=None, fallback_key=None):
+        value = self.module.params.get(key)
+        if not value:
+            value = self.module.params.get(fallback_key)
+        return value
+
+
     # TODO: for backward compatibility only, remove if not used anymore
     def _has_changed(self, want_dict, current_dict, only_keys=None):
         return self.has_changed(want_dict=want_dict, current_dict=current_dict, only_keys=only_keys)