diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/builders.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/builders.py
index bd4e992a4..d893627f8 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/builders.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/builders.py
@@ -3953,6 +3953,7 @@ def ansible_playbook(parser, xml_parent, data):
         :inventory-type values:
             * **path**
             * **content**
+            * **do-not-specify**
 
     :arg dict inventory: Inventory data, depends on inventory-type
 
@@ -4016,7 +4017,7 @@ def ansible_playbook(parser, xml_parent, data):
     except KeyError as ex:
         raise MissingAttributeError(ex)
 
-    inventory_types = ('path', 'content')
+    inventory_types = ('path', 'content', 'do-not-specify')
     inventory_type = str(
         data.get('inventory-type', inventory_types[0])).lower()
 
@@ -4040,6 +4041,9 @@ def ansible_playbook(parser, xml_parent, data):
         XML.SubElement(inventory, 'content').text = content
         XML.SubElement(inventory, 'dynamic').text = str(
             inv_data.get('dynamic', False)).lower()
+    elif inventory_type == 'do-not-specify':
+        inventory.set(
+            'class', 'org.jenkinsci.plugins.ansible.InventoryDoNotSpecify')
     else:
         raise InvalidAttributeError(
             'inventory-type', inventory_type, inventory_types)
diff --git a/tests/builders/fixtures/ansible-playbook003.xml b/tests/builders/fixtures/ansible-playbook003.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eecfc273b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/builders/fixtures/ansible-playbook003.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <builders>
+    <org.jenkinsci.plugins.ansible.AnsiblePlaybookBuilder>
+      <playbook>path/to/playbook.yml</playbook>
+      <inventory class="org.jenkinsci.plugins.ansible.InventoryDoNotSpecify"/>
+      <limit/>
+      <tags/>
+      <skippedTags/>
+      <startAtTask/>
+      <credentialsId/>
+      <sudo>false</sudo>
+      <forks>5</forks>
+      <unbufferedOutput>true</unbufferedOutput>
+      <colorizedOutput>false</colorizedOutput>
+      <hostKeyChecking>false</hostKeyChecking>
+      <additionalParameters/>
+      <copyCredentialsInWorkspace>false</copyCredentialsInWorkspace>
+    </org.jenkinsci.plugins.ansible.AnsiblePlaybookBuilder>
+  </builders>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/builders/fixtures/ansible-playbook003.yaml b/tests/builders/fixtures/ansible-playbook003.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ee8b01d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/builders/fixtures/ansible-playbook003.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+builders:
+  - ansible-playbook:
+      playbook: "path/to/playbook.yml"
+      inventory-type: "do-not-specify"