diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/fortios/fortios_system_firmware_upgrade.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/fortios/fortios_system_firmware_upgrade.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+# Copyright 2019 Fortinet, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community',
+                    'metadata_version': '1.1'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: fortios_system_firmware_upgrade
+short_description: Perform firmware upgrade on FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device.
+description:
+    - This module is able to perform firmware upgrade on FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by specifying
+      firmware upgrade source, filename and whether format boot partition before upgrade.
+      Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage.
+      Tested with FOS v6.0.2
+version_added: "2.9"
+author:
+    - Don Yao (@fortinetps)
+    - Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)
+    - Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)
+notes:
+    - Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet
+    - Run as a local_action in your playbook
+requirements:
+    - fortiosapi>=0.9.8
+options:
+    host:
+        description:
+            - FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
+        type: str
+        required: false
+    username:
+        description:
+            - FortiOS or FortiGate username.
+        type: str
+        required: false
+    password:
+        description:
+            - FortiOS or FortiGate password.
+        type: str
+        default: ""
+    vdom:
+        description:
+            - Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a
+              virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and
+              used as a different unit.
+        type: str
+        default: root
+        required: false
+    https:
+        description:
+            - Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
+        type: bool
+        default: true
+        required: false
+    ssl_verify:
+        description:
+            - Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
+        type: bool
+        default: true
+        required: false
+    system_firmware:
+        description:
+            - Possible parameters to go in the body for the request.
+              Specify firmware upgrade source, filename and whether
+              format boot partition before upgrade
+        default: null
+        type: dict
+        required: true
+        suboptions:
+            file_content:
+                description:
+                    - "Provided when uploading a file: base64 encoded file data. Must not contain whitespace or other invalid base64 characters. Must be
+                       included in HTTP body."
+                type: str
+                required: false
+            filename:
+                description:
+                    - Name and path of the local firmware file.
+                type: str
+                required: true
+            format_partition:
+                description:
+                    - Set to true to format boot partition before upgrade.
+                type: bool
+                required: false
+            source:
+                description:
+                    - Firmware file data source [upload|usb|fortiguard].
+                type: str
+                required: true
+                choices:
+                    - upload
+                    - usb
+                    - fortiguard
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- hosts: localhost
+  vars:
+   host: "192.168.122.40"
+   username: "admin"
+   password: ""
+   vdom: "root"
+   ssl_verify: "False"
+  tasks:
+  - name: Perform firmware upgrade with local firmware file.
+    fortios_system_firmware:
+      host:  "{{ host }}"
+      username: "{{ username }}"
+      password: "{{ password }}"
+      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
+      ssl_verify: "False"
+      system_firmware:
+        file_content: "<your_own_value>"
+        filename: "<your_own_value>"
+        format_partition: "<your_own_value>"
+        source: "upload"
+    register: fortios_system_firmware_upgrade_result
+
+  - debug:
+      var:
+        # please check the following status to confirm
+        fortios_system_firmware_upgrade_result.meta.results.status
+
+  - name: Perform firmware upgrade with firmware file on USB.
+    fortios_system_firmware_upgrade:
+      host:  "{{ host }}"
+      username: "{{ username }}"
+      password: "{{ password }}"
+      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
+      ssl_verify: "False"
+      system_firmware:
+        filename: "<your_own_value>"
+        format_partition: "<your_own_value>"
+        source: "usb"
+    register: fortios_system_firmware_upgrade_result
+
+  - debug:
+      var:
+        # please check the following status to confirm
+        fortios_system_firmware_upgrade_result.meta.results.status
+
+  - name: Perform firmware upgrade from FortiGuard.
+    fortios_system_firmware_upgrade:
+      host:  "{{ host }}"
+      username: "{{ username }}"
+      password: "{{ password }}"
+      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
+      ssl_verify: "False"
+      system_firmware:
+        filename: "<your_own_value>"
+        format_partition: "<your_own_value>"
+        source: "fortiguard"
+    register: fortios_system_firmware_upgrade_result
+
+  - debug:
+      var:
+        # please check the following status to confirm
+        fortios_system_firmware_upgrade_result.meta.results.status
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+build:
+  description: Build number of the fortigate image
+  returned: always
+  type: str
+  sample: '1547'
+http_method:
+  description: Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate
+  returned: always
+  type: str
+  sample: 'POST'
+name:
+  description: Name of the table used to fulfill the request
+  returned: always
+  type: str
+  sample: "firmware"
+path:
+  description: Path of the table used to fulfill the request
+  returned: always
+  type: str
+  sample: "system"
+revision:
+  description: Internal revision number
+  returned: always
+  type: str
+  sample: "17.0.2.10658"
+serial:
+  description: Serial number of the unit
+  returned: always
+  type: str
+  sample: "FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352"
+status:
+  description: Indication of the operation's result
+  returned: always
+  type: str
+  sample: "success"
+vdom:
+  description: Virtual domain used
+  returned: always
+  type: str
+  sample: "root"
+version:
+  description: Version of the FortiGate
+  returned: always
+  type: str
+  sample: "v5.6.3"
+
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection
+from ansible.module_utils.network.fortios.fortios import FortiOSHandler
+from ansible.module_utils.network.fortimanager.common import FAIL_SOCKET_MSG
+import os
+import base64
+
+
+def login(data, fos):
+    host = data['host']
+    username = data['username']
+    password = data['password']
+    ssl_verify = data['ssl_verify']
+
+    fos.debug('on')
+    if 'https' in data and not data['https']:
+        fos.https('off')
+    else:
+        fos.https('on')
+
+    fos.login(host, username, password, timeout=300, verify=ssl_verify)
+
+
+def filter_system_firmware_data(json):
+    option_list = ['file_content', 'filename', 'format_partition',
+                   'source']
+    dictionary = {}
+
+    for attribute in option_list:
+        if attribute in json and json[attribute] is not None:
+            dictionary[attribute] = json[attribute]
+
+    return dictionary
+
+
+def system_firmware(data, fos, check_mode=False):
+    vdom = data['vdom']
+
+    system_firmware_data = data['system_firmware']
+
+    filtered_data = {}
+    filtered_data['source'] = system_firmware_data['source']
+    if hasattr(system_firmware_data, 'format_partition'):
+        filtered_data['format_partition'] = system_firmware_data['format_partition']
+    if filtered_data['source'] == 'upload':
+        try:
+            filtered_data['file_content'] = base64.b64encode(open(system_firmware_data['filename'], 'rb').read()).decode('utf-8')
+        except Exception:
+            filtered_data['file_content'] = ''
+    else:
+        filtered_data['filename'] = system_firmware_data['filename']
+
+    return fos.execute('system',
+                       'firmware/upgrade',
+                       data=filtered_data,
+                       vdom=vdom)
+
+
+def is_successful_status(status):
+    return status['status'] == "success" or \
+        status['http_method'] == "DELETE" and status['http_status'] == 404
+
+
+def fortios_system(data, fos):
+
+    if data['system_firmware']:
+        resp = system_firmware(data, fos)
+
+    return not is_successful_status(resp), \
+        resp['status'] == "success", \
+        resp
+
+
+def main():
+    fields = {
+        "host": {"required": False, "type": "str"},
+        "username": {"required": False, "type": "str"},
+        "password": {"required": False, "type": "str", "default": "", "no_log": True},
+        "vdom": {"required": False, "type": "str", "default": "root"},
+        "https": {"required": False, "type": "bool", "default": True},
+        "ssl_verify": {"required": False, "type": "bool", "default": True},
+        "system_firmware": {
+            "required": True, "type": "dict",
+            "options": {
+                "file_content": {"required": False, "type": "str"},
+                "filename": {"required": True, "type": "str"},
+                "format_partition": {"required": False, "type": "bool"},
+                "source": {"required": True, "type": "str",
+                           "choices": ["upload", "usb", "fortiguard"]}
+
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=fields,
+                           supports_check_mode=False)
+
+    # legacy_mode refers to using fortiosapi instead of HTTPAPI
+    legacy_mode = 'host' in module.params and module.params['host'] is not None and \
+                  'username' in module.params and module.params['username'] is not None and \
+                  'password' in module.params and module.params['password'] is not None
+
+    if not legacy_mode:
+        if module._socket_path:
+            connection = Connection(module._socket_path)
+            fos = FortiOSHandler(connection)
+
+            is_error, has_changed, result = fortios_system(module.params, fos)
+        else:
+            module.fail_json(**FAIL_SOCKET_MSG)
+    else:
+        try:
+            from fortiosapi import FortiOSAPI
+        except ImportError:
+            module.fail_json(msg="fortiosapi module is required")
+
+        fos = FortiOSAPI()
+
+        login(module.params, fos)
+        is_error, has_changed, result = fortios_system(module.params, fos)
+        fos.logout()
+
+    if not is_error:
+        module.exit_json(changed=has_changed, meta=result)
+    else:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Error in repo", meta=result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/fortios/test_fortios_system_firmware_upgrade.py b/test/units/modules/network/fortios/test_fortios_system_firmware_upgrade.py
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+++ b/test/units/modules/network/fortios/test_fortios_system_firmware_upgrade.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Fortinet, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Make coding more python3-ish
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import os
+import json
+import pytest
+from mock import ANY
+from ansible.module_utils.network.fortios.fortios import FortiOSHandler
+
+try:
+    from ansible.modules.network.fortios import fortios_system_firmware_upgrade
+except ImportError:
+    pytest.skip("Could not load required modules for testing", allow_module_level=True)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def connection_mock(mocker):
+    connection_class_mock = mocker.patch('ansible.modules.network.fortios.fortios_system_firmware_upgrade.Connection')
+    return connection_class_mock
+
+
+fos_instance = FortiOSHandler(connection_mock)
+
+
+def test_system_firmware_upgrade_execute(mocker):
+    execute_method_result = {'status': 'success', 'http_method': 'POST', 'http_status': 200}
+    execute_method_mock = mocker.patch('ansible.module_utils.network.fortios.fortios.FortiOSHandler.execute', return_value=execute_method_result)
+
+    input_data = {
+        'username': 'admin',
+        'system_firmware': {
+            'file_content': 'test_value_3',
+            'filename': 'test_value_4',
+            'format_partition': 'test_value_5',
+            'source': 'upload'
+        },
+        'vdom': 'root'}
+
+    is_error, changed, response = fortios_system_firmware_upgrade.fortios_system(input_data, fos_instance)
+
+    expected_data = {
+        'file-content': 'test_value_3',
+        'filename': 'test_value_4',
+        'format-partition': 'test_value_5',
+        'source': 'upload'
+    }
+
+    execute_method_mock.assert_called_with('system', 'firmware/upgrade', data=ANY, vdom='root')
+    assert not is_error
+    assert changed
+    assert response['status'] == 'success'
+    assert response['http_status'] == 200