diff --git a/library/packaging/yum b/library/packaging/yum
index 11d9bfcc3e0..f3b115c28c8 100644
--- a/library/packaging/yum
+++ b/library/packaging/yum
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ options:
     default: "no"
     choices: ["yes", "no"]
     aliases: []
+
+  install_repoquery:
+    description:
+        - If repoquery is not available, install yum-utils
+    required: false
+    version_added: "1.5"
+    default: no
+    choices: ["yes", "no"]
+    aliaes: []
+
 notes: []
 # informational: requirements for nodes
 requirements: [ yum, rpm ]
@@ -154,6 +164,17 @@ def yum_base(conf_file=None, cachedir=False):
 
     return my
 
+def install_yum_utils(module):
+
+    if not module.check_mode:    
+        yum_path = module.get_bin_path('yum')
+        if yum_path:
+            rc, so, se = module.run_command('%s -y install yum-utils' % yum_path) 
+            if rc == 0:
+                this_path = module.get_bin_path('repoquery')
+                global repoquery
+                repoquery = this_path
+
 def po_to_nevra(po):
 
     if hasattr(po, 'ui_nevra'):
@@ -789,6 +810,7 @@ def main():
             list=dict(),
             conf_file=dict(default=None),
             disable_gpg_check=dict(required=False, default="no", type='bool'),
+            install_repoquery=dict(required=False, default="no", type='bool'),
         ),
         required_one_of = [['name','list']],
         mutually_exclusive = [['name','list']],
@@ -797,6 +819,9 @@ def main():
 
     params = module.params
 
+    if params.install_repoquery and not repoquery and not module.check_mode:
+        install_yum_utils(module)
+
     if params['list']:
         if not repoquery:
             module.fail_json(msg="repoquery is required to use list= with this module. Please install the yum-utils package.")