diff --git a/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-ansible/install.d/hook-ansible.py b/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-ansible/install.d/hook-ansible.py
index c48c3322..426ee544 100755
--- a/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-ansible/install.d/hook-ansible.py
+++ b/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-ansible/install.d/hook-ansible.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def main(argv=sys.argv):
         variables[input['name']] = input.get('value', '')
 
     tags = c['options'].get('tags')
+    modulepath = c['options'].get('modulepath')
 
     fn = os.path.join(WORKING_DIR, '%s_playbook.yaml' % c['id'])
     vars_filename = os.path.join(WORKING_DIR, '%s_variables.json' % c['id'])
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ def main(argv=sys.argv):
     if tags:
         cmd.insert(3, '--tags')
         cmd.insert(4, tags)
+    if modulepath:
+        cmd.insert(3, '--module-path')
+        cmd.insert(4, modulepath)
+
     log.debug('Running %s' % (' '.join(cmd),))
     try:
         subproc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
diff --git a/tests/software_config/test_hook_ansible.py b/tests/software_config/test_hook_ansible.py
index 8f0b789e..68494727 100644
--- a/tests/software_config/test_hook_ansible.py
+++ b/tests/software_config/test_hook_ansible.py
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ class HookAnsibleTest(common.RunScriptTest):
         'config': 'the ansible playbook'
     }
 
+    data_modulepath = data.copy()
+    data_modulepath.update({
+        'options': {'modulepath': '/opt/ansible:/usr/share/ansible'},
+    })
+
+    data_tags_modulepath = data.copy()
+    data_tags_modulepath.update({
+        'options': {'modulepath': '/opt/ansible:/usr/share/ansible',
+                    'tags':       'abc,def'},
+    })
+
     def setUp(self):
         super(HookAnsibleTest, self).setUp()
         self.hook_path = self.relative_path(
@@ -78,6 +89,17 @@ class HookAnsibleTest(common.RunScriptTest):
     def test_hook_tags(self):
         self._hook_run(data=self.data_tags, options=['--tags', 'abc,def'])
 
+    def test_hook_modulepath(self):
+        self._hook_run(data=self.data_modulepath,
+                       options=['--module-path',
+                                '/opt/ansible:/usr/share/ansible'])
+
+    def test_hook_tags_modulepath(self):
+        self._hook_run(data=self.data_tags_modulepath,
+                       options=['--module-path',
+                                '/opt/ansible:/usr/share/ansible',
+                                '--tags', 'abc,def'])
+
     def _hook_run(self, data=None, options=None):
 
         self.env.update({