diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/ansible_freeipa_module.py b/plugins/module_utils/ansible_freeipa_module.py
index 3c25c7953c..ff0c5d97d4 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/ansible_freeipa_module.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/ansible_freeipa_module.py
@@ -1166,6 +1166,78 @@ def exception_handler(module, ex, exit_args, one_name):
 
             return changed
 
+        def execute_fetched(self, names, prefix, name_ipa_param,
+                            fetch_param, fetch_command, fetch_param_mapping):
+            """
+            Execute fetched state.
+
+            Parameters
+            ----------
+            names: The main items to return
+                It names is not None and not an empty list then all items
+                found with "item_find" are returned, else the items in names.
+            prefix: The prefix for use with several main items
+                The prefix is "users" for the "user" module. It is used
+                if only the list of main items (example: users) is returned.
+            name_ipa_param: The IPA param name of the name parameter
+                This is for example "uid" that is used for the user name in
+                the user module.
+            fetch_param: The parameters to return
+                The parameters that should be returned. If fetch_params is
+                ["all"], all parameters in ipa_pram_names will be returned.
+            fetch_param_mapping: IPA param mapping
+                This is the mapping of the default module paramter name to
+                IPA option name.
+                Example: "uid" for user name of the user commands.
+            fetch_command: The Fetch function
+                This is a module function that returns the structure(s) from
+                the show or find command.
+
+            """
+
+            def store_params(exit_args, name, prefix, name_ipa_param, result,
+                             params):
+                if params is None:
+                    exit_args.setdefault(prefix, []).append(
+                        result[name_ipa_param])
+                    return
+                for field in params:
+                    if fetch_param_mapping[field] is True:
+                        ipa_field = field
+                    else:
+                        ipa_field = fetch_param_mapping[field]
+
+                    if ipa_field in result:
+                        value = result[ipa_field]
+                        if name is None:
+                            exit_args[field] = value
+                        else:
+                            exit_args.setdefault(name, {})[field] = value
+
+            # Create exit_args
+            exit_args = {}
+
+            if fetch_param == ["all"]:
+                fetch_param = fetch_param_mapping.keys()
+
+            if names and isinstance(names, list):
+                with_name = len(names) > 1
+                for name in names:
+                    result = fetch_command(self, name)
+                    if result:
+                        store_params(exit_args, name if with_name else None,
+                                     prefix, name_ipa_param, result,
+                                     fetch_param)
+            else:
+                results = fetch_command(self, None)
+                if results is not None:
+                    for result in results:
+                        name = result[name_ipa_param]
+                        store_params(exit_args, name, prefix, name_ipa_param,
+                                     result, fetch_param)
+
+            return exit_args
+
     class FreeIPABaseModule(IPAAnsibleModule):
         """
         Base class for FreeIPA Ansible modules.
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipauser.py b/plugins/modules/ipauser.py
index aee71cd22a..fe394bb904 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipauser.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipauser.py
@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@
     default: "always"
     choices: ["always", "on_create"]
     required: false
+  fetch_param:
+    description: The fields to fetch with state=fetched
+    required: false
   action:
     description: Work on user or member level
     default: "user"
@@ -393,7 +396,8 @@
     default: present
     choices: ["present", "absent",
               "enabled", "disabled",
-              "unlocked", "undeleted"]
+              "unlocked", "undeleted",
+              "fetched"]
 author:
     - Thomas Woerner
 """
@@ -481,7 +485,7 @@
     unicode = str
 
 
-def find_user(module, name):
+def user_show(module, name):
     _args = {
         "all": True,
     }
@@ -501,6 +505,50 @@ def find_user(module, name):
     return _result
 
 
+def convert_result(res):
+    _res = {}
+    for key in res:
+        if key in ["manager", "krbprincipalname", "ipacertmapdata"]:
+            _res[key] = [to_text(x) for x in (res.get(key) or [])]
+        elif key == "usercertificate":
+            _res[key] = [encode_certificate(x) for x in (res.get(key) or [])]
+        elif isinstance(res[key], list) and len(res[key]) == 1:
+            # All single value parameters should not be lists
+            # This does not apply to manager, krbprincipalname,
+            # usercertificate and ipacertmapdata
+            _res[key] = to_text(res[key][0])
+        elif key in ["uidNumber", "gidNumber"]:
+            _res[key] = int(res[key])
+        else:
+            _res[key] = to_text(res[key])
+    return _res
+
+
+def fetch_command(module, name, sizelimit=None, timelimit=None):
+    _args = {"all": True}
+
+    if sizelimit is not None:
+        _args["sizelimit"] = sizelimit
+    if timelimit is not None:
+        _args["timelimit"] = timelimit
+
+    try:
+        if name:
+            _args["uid"] = name
+        _result = module.ipa_command_no_name("user_find", _args).get("result")
+        if _result:
+            if name:
+                _result = convert_result(_result[0])
+            else:
+                _result = [convert_result(res)
+                           for res in _result]
+
+    except ipalib_errors.NotFound:
+        return None
+    else:
+        return _result
+
+
 def gen_args(first, last, fullname, displayname, initials, homedir, shell,
              email, principalexpiration, passwordexpiration, password,
              random, uid, gid, city, userstate, postalcode, phone, mobile,
@@ -618,6 +666,15 @@ def check_parameters(  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
                             "certificate", "certmapdata",
                             ])
 
+        if state == "fetched":
+            invalid.append("users")
+
+            if action == "member":
+                module.fail_json(
+                    msg="Fetched is not possible with action=member")
+        else:
+            invalid.append("fetch_param")
+
         if state != "absent" and preserve is not None:
             module.fail_json(
                 msg="Preserve is only possible for state=absent")
@@ -742,6 +799,70 @@ def exception_handler(module, ex, errors, exit_args, one_name):
     return False
 
 
+fetch_param_base = [
+    "login", "first", "last", "shell", "principal", "uid", "gid", "disabled"
+]
+
+
+fetch_param_mapping = {
+    # password, randompassword and krbprincipalkey may not be in the returned
+    # information even in server context.
+
+    "objectclass": True,
+    "ipauniqueid": True,
+
+    "login": "uid",
+    "first": "givenname",
+    "last": "sn",
+    "fullname": "cn",
+    "displayname": True,
+    "initials": True,
+    "homedir": "homedirectory",
+    "shell": "loginshell",
+    "email": "mail",
+    "principalexpiration": "krbprincipalexpiration",
+    "passwordexpiration": "krbpasswordexpiration",
+    "uid": "uidnumber",
+    "gid": "gidnumber",
+    "city": "l",
+    "userstate": "st",
+    "postalcode": "postalcode",
+    "phone": "telephonenumber",
+    "mobile": "mobile",
+    "pager": "pager",
+    "fax": "facsimiletelephonenumber",
+    "orgunit": "ou",
+    "title": True,
+    "carlicense": True,
+    "sshpubkey": "ipasshpubkey",
+    "userauthtype": "ipauserauthtype",
+    "userclass": True,
+    "radius": "ipatokenradiusconfiglink",
+    "radiususer": "ipatokenradiususername",
+    "departmentnumber": True,
+    "employeenumber": True,
+    "employeetype": True,
+    "preferredlanguage": "preferredlanguage",
+    "manager": True,
+    "principal": "krbprincipalname",
+    "certificate": "usercertificate",
+    "certmapdata": "ipacertmapdata",
+
+    "gecos": True,
+    "krblastpwdchange": True,
+    "krblastadminunlock": True,
+    "krbextradata": True,
+    "krbticketflags": True,
+    "krbloginfailedcount": True,
+    "krblastsuccessfulauth": True,
+    "has_password": True,
+    "has_keytab": True,
+    "preserved": True,
+    "memberof_group": True,
+    "disabled": "nsaccountock"
+}
+
+
 def main():
     user_spec = dict(
         # present
@@ -833,18 +954,25 @@ def main():
             update_password=dict(type='str', default=None, no_log=False,
                                  choices=['always', 'on_create']),
 
+            # fetched
+            fetch_param=dict(type="list", default=None,
+                             choices=["all"].extend(
+                                 fetch_param_mapping.keys()),
+                             required=False),
+
             # general
             action=dict(type="str", default="user",
                         choices=["member", "user"]),
             state=dict(type="str", default="present",
                        choices=["present", "absent", "enabled", "disabled",
-                                "unlocked", "undeleted"]),
+                                "unlocked", "undeleted", "fetched"]),
 
             # Add user specific parameters for simple use case
             **user_spec
         ),
         mutually_exclusive=[["name", "users"]],
-        required_one_of=[["name", "users"]],
+        # Required one of [["name", "users"]] has been removed as there is
+        # an extra test below and it is not working with state=fetched
         supports_check_mode=True,
     )
 
@@ -909,15 +1037,19 @@ def main():
     preserve = ansible_module.params_get("preserve")
     # mod
     update_password = ansible_module.params_get("update_password")
+    # fetched
+    fetch_param = ansible_module.params_get("fetch_param")
+
     # general
     action = ansible_module.params_get("action")
     state = ansible_module.params_get("state")
 
     # Check parameters
 
-    if (names is None or len(names) < 1) and \
-       (users is None or len(users) < 1):
-        ansible_module.fail_json(msg="One of name and users is required")
+    if state != "fetched":
+        if (names is None or len(names) < 1) and \
+           (users is None or len(users) < 1):
+            ansible_module.fail_json(msg="One of name and users is required")
 
     if state == "present":
         if names is not None and len(names) != 1:
@@ -965,6 +1097,13 @@ def main():
         commands = []
         user_set = set()
 
+        if state == "fetched":
+            exit_args = ansible_module.execute_fetched(
+                names, "users", "uid", fetch_param, fetch_command,
+                fetch_param_mapping)
+
+            ansible_module.exit_json(changed=False, user=exit_args)
+
         for user in names:
             if isinstance(user, dict):
                 name = user.get("name")
@@ -1074,7 +1213,7 @@ def main():
                     "your IPA version")
 
             # Make sure user exists
-            res_find = find_user(ansible_module, name)
+            res_find = user_show(ansible_module, name)
 
             # Create command
             if state == "present":
@@ -1141,7 +1280,7 @@ def main():
                         principal_add, principal_del = gen_add_del_lists(
                             principal, res_find.get("krbprincipalname"))
                         # Principals are not returned as utf8 for IPA using
-                        # python2 using user_find, therefore we need to
+                        # python2 using user_show, therefore we need to
                         # convert the principals that we should remove.
                         principal_del = [to_text(x) for x in principal_del]
 
diff --git a/tests/user/test_user_fetched.yml b/tests/user/test_user_fetched.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ac225f775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/user/test_user_fetched.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+---
+- name: Test ipauser random password generation
+  hosts: ipaserver
+  become: true
+
+  tasks:
+  - name: Users user1 and user2 absent
+    ipauser:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name:
+      - user1
+      - user2
+      state: absent
+
+
+  - name: Users user1 and user2 present
+    ipauser:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      users:
+      - name: user1
+        first: first1
+        last: last1
+      - name: user2
+        first: first2
+        last: last2
+
+
+  - name: Fetch user information
+    ipauser:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name:
+      - user100
+      fetch_param: all
+      state: fetched
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.changed or result.failed
+
+  - name: Print fetched information
+    debug:
+      var: result
+
+
+  - name: Fetch user information
+    ipauser:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      state: fetched
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.changed or result.failed
+
+  - name: Print fetched information
+    debug:
+      var: result
+
+
+  - name: Fetch user information
+    ipauser:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name:
+      - user1
+      - user2
+      - user100
+      state: fetched
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.changed or result.failed
+
+  - name: Print fetched information
+    debug:
+      var: result
+
+
+  - name: Fetch user information
+    ipauser:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name:
+      - user1
+      fetch_param: all
+      state: fetched
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.changed or result.failed
+
+  - name: Print fetched information
+    debug:
+      var: result
+
+
+  - name: Fetch user information
+    ipauser:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      fetch_param:
+      - uid
+      - first
+      - last
+      state: fetched
+    register: result
+    failed_when: result.changed or result.failed
+
+  - name: Print fetched information
+    debug:
+      var: result
+
+
+  - name: Users user1 and user2 absent
+    ipauser:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      name:
+      - user1
+      - user2
+      state: absent