diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_group.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_group.py
index 2c0d1940033..4555e10a93c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_group.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_group.py
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 ---
 module: ec2_group
 version_added: 1.0.0
-author: "Andrew de Quincey (@adq)"
+author:
+  - "Andrew de Quincey (@adq)"
+  - "Razique Mahroua (@Razique)"
 short_description: maintain an ec2 VPC security group.
 description:
     - Maintains ec2 security groups.
@@ -92,7 +94,11 @@
         proto:
             type: str
             description:
-            - The IP protocol name (C(tcp), C(udp), C(icmp), C(icmpv6)) or number (U(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IP_protocol_numbers))
+            - The IP protocol name (C(tcp), C(udp), C(icmp), C(icmpv6)) or
+            - number (U(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IP_protocol_numbers))
+            - When using C(icmp) or C(icmpv6) as the protocol, you can pass
+            - the C(icmp_type) and C(icmp_code) parameters instead of
+            - C(from_port) and C(to_port).
         from_port:
             type: int
             description:
@@ -105,6 +111,20 @@
             - The end of the range of ports that traffic is coming from.
             - A value can be between C(0) to C(65535).
             - A value of C(-1) indicates all ports (only supported when I(proto=icmp)).
+        icmp_type:
+          version_added: 3.3.0
+          type: int
+          description:
+          - When using C(icmp) or C(icmpv6) as the protocol, allows you to
+          - specify the ICMP type to use. The option is mutually exclusive with C(from_port).
+          - A value of C(-1) indicates all ICMP types.
+        icmp_code:
+          version_added: 3.3.0
+          type: int
+          description:
+          - When using C(icmp) or C(icmpv6) as the protocol, allows you to specify
+          - the ICMP code to use. The option is mutually exclusive with C(to_port).
+          - A value of C(-1) indicates all ICMP codes.
         rule_desc:
             type: str
             description: A description for the rule.
@@ -159,7 +179,10 @@
         proto:
             type: str
             description:
-            - The IP protocol name (C(tcp), C(udp), C(icmp), C(icmpv6)) or number (U(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IP_protocol_numbers))
+            - The IP protocol name (C(tcp), C(udp), C(icmp), C(icmpv6)) or
+            - number (U(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IP_protocol_numbers))
+            - When using C(icmp) or C(icmpv6) as the protocol, you can pass the
+            - C(icmp_type) and C(icmp_code) parameters instead of C(from_port) and C(to_port).
         from_port:
             type: int
             description:
@@ -172,6 +195,20 @@
             - The end of the range of ports that traffic is going to.
             - A value can be between C(0) to C(65535).
             - A value of C(-1) indicates all ports (only supported when I(proto=icmp)).
+        icmp_type:
+          version_added: 3.3.0
+          type: int
+          description:
+          - When using C(icmp) or C(icmpv6) as the protocol, allows you to specify
+          - the ICMP type to use. The option is mutually exclusive with C(from_port).
+          - A value of C(-1) indicates all ICMP types.
+        icmp_code:
+          version_added: 3.3.0
+          type: int
+          description:
+          - When using C(icmp) or C(icmpv6) as the protocol, allows you to specify
+          - the ICMP code to use. The option is mutually exclusive with C(to_port).
+          - A value of C(-1) indicates all ICMP codes.
         rule_desc:
             type: str
             description: A description for the rule.
@@ -205,8 +242,8 @@
     aliases: ['resource_tags']
   purge_tags:
     description:
-      - If yes, existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by I(tags) parameter. If the I(tags) parameter is not set then
-        tags will not be modified.
+      - If yes, existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by I(tags) parameter.
+      - If the I(tags) parameter is not set then tags are not modified.
     required: false
     default: yes
     type: bool
@@ -238,6 +275,19 @@
         cidr_ip: 0.0.0.0/0
         rule_desc: allow all on port 80
 
+- name: example using ICMP types and codes
+  amazon.aws.ec2_group:
+    name: "{{ name }}"
+    description: sg for ICMP
+    vpc_id: vpc-xxxxxxxx
+    profile: "{{ aws_profile }}"
+    region: us-east-1
+    rules:
+      - proto: icmp
+        icmp_type: 3
+        icmp_code: 1
+        cidr_ip: 0.0.0.0/0
+
 - name: example ec2 group
   amazon.aws.ec2_group:
     name: example
@@ -281,10 +331,11 @@
         # the containing group name may be specified here
         group_name: example
       - proto: all
-        # in the 'proto' attribute, if you specify -1 (only supported when I(proto=icmp)), all, or a protocol number other than tcp, udp, icmp, or 58 (ICMPv6),
-        # traffic on all ports is allowed, regardless of any ports you specify
+        # in the 'proto' attribute, if you specify -1 (only supported when I(proto=icmp)), all, or a protocol number
+        # other than tcp, udp, icmp, or 58 (ICMPv6), traffic on all ports is allowed, regardless of any ports that
+        # you specify.
         from_port: 10050 # this value is ignored
-        to_port: 10050 # this value is ignored
+        to_port: 10050   # this value is ignored
         cidr_ip: 10.0.0.0/8
 
     rules_egress:
@@ -304,7 +355,8 @@
     vpc_id: 12345
     region: eu-west-1
     rules:
-      # 'ports' rule keyword was introduced in version 2.4. It accepts a single port value or a list of values including ranges (from_port-to_port).
+      # 'ports' rule keyword was introduced in version 2.4. It accepts a single
+      # port value or a list of values including ranges (from_port-to_port).
       - proto: tcp
         ports: 22
         group_name: example-vpn
@@ -314,7 +366,8 @@
           - 443
           - 8080-8099
         cidr_ip: 0.0.0.0/0
-      # Rule sources list support was added in version 2.4. This allows to define multiple sources per source type as well as multiple source types per rule.
+      # Rule sources list support was added in version 2.4. This allows to
+      # define multiple sources per source type as well as multiple source types per rule.
       - proto: tcp
         ports:
           - 6379
@@ -591,9 +644,21 @@ def deduplicate_rules_args(rules):
 
 
 def validate_rule(module, rule):
-    VALID_PARAMS = ('cidr_ip', 'cidr_ipv6', 'ip_prefix',
-                    'group_id', 'group_name', 'group_desc',
-                    'proto', 'from_port', 'to_port', 'rule_desc')
+    VALID_PARAMS = (
+        'cidr_ip',
+        'cidr_ipv6',
+        'ip_prefix',
+        'group_id',
+        'group_name',
+        'group_desc',
+        'proto',
+        'from_port',
+        'to_port',
+        'icmp_type',
+        'icmp_code',
+        'icmp_keys',
+        'rule_desc',
+    )
     if not isinstance(rule, dict):
         module.fail_json(msg='Invalid rule parameter type [%s].' % type(rule))
     for k in rule:
@@ -612,6 +677,12 @@ def validate_rule(module, rule):
         module.fail_json(msg="Specify cidr_ip OR cidr_ipv6, not both")
     elif 'group_id' in rule and 'group_name' in rule:
         module.fail_json(msg='Specify group_id OR group_name, not both')
+    elif ('icmp_type' in rule or 'icmp_code' in rule) and 'ports' in rule:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Specify icmp_code/icmp_type OR ports, not both')
+    elif ('from_port' in rule or 'to_port' in rule) and ('icmp_type' in rule or 'icmp_code' in rule) and 'icmp_keys' not in rule:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Specify from_port/to_port OR icmp_type/icmp_code, not both')
+    elif ('icmp_type' in rule or 'icmp_code' in rule) and ('icmp' not in rule['proto']):
+        module.fail_json(msg='Specify proto: icmp or icmpv6 when using icmp_type/icmp_code')
 
 
 def get_target_from_rule(module, client, rule, name, group, groups, vpc_id):
@@ -741,11 +812,27 @@ def ports_expand(ports):
 
 def rule_expand_ports(rule):
     # takes a rule dict and returns a list of expanded rule dicts
+    # uses icmp_code and icmp_type instead of from_ports and to_ports when
+    # available.
     if 'ports' not in rule:
-        if isinstance(rule.get('from_port'), string_types):
-            rule['from_port'] = int(rule.get('from_port'))
-        if isinstance(rule.get('to_port'), string_types):
-            rule['to_port'] = int(rule.get('to_port'))
+        non_icmp_params = any([
+            rule.get('icmp_type', None) is None, rule.get('icmp_code', None) is None])
+        conflict = not non_icmp_params and any([
+            rule.get('from_port', None), rule.get('to_port', None)])
+
+        if non_icmp_params:
+            if isinstance(rule.get('from_port'), string_types):
+                rule['from_port'] = int(rule.get('from_port'))
+            if isinstance(rule.get('to_port'), string_types):
+                rule['to_port'] = int(rule.get('to_port'))
+        else:
+            rule['from_port'] = int(rule.get('icmp_type')) if isinstance(rule.get('icmp_type'), string_types) else rule.get('icmp_type')
+            rule['to_port'] = int(rule.get('icmp_code')) if isinstance(rule.get('icmp_code'), string_types) else rule.get('icmp_code')
+            # Used temporarily to track the fact that icmp keys were converted
+            # to from_port/to_port
+            if not conflict:
+                rule['icmp_keys'] = True
+
         return [rule]
 
     ports = rule['ports'] if isinstance(rule['ports'], list) else [rule['ports']]
@@ -786,7 +873,7 @@ def rule_expand_source(rule, source_type):
 
 
 def rule_expand_sources(rule):
-    # takes a rule dict and returns a list of expanded rule discts
+    # takes a rule dict and returns a list of expanded rule dicts
     source_types = (stype for stype in ('cidr_ip', 'cidr_ipv6', 'group_id', 'group_name', 'ip_prefix') if stype in rule)
 
     return [r for stype in source_types
@@ -845,8 +932,7 @@ def revoke(client, module, ip_permissions, group_id, rule_type):
                     aws_retry=True, GroupId=group_id, IpPermissions=ip_permissions)
             elif rule_type == 'out':
                 client.revoke_security_group_egress(
-                    aws_retry=True,
-                    GroupId=group_id, IpPermissions=ip_permissions)
+                    aws_retry=True, GroupId=group_id, IpPermissions=ip_permissions)
         except (BotoCoreError, ClientError) as e:
             rules = 'ingress rules' if rule_type == 'in' else 'egress rules'
             module.fail_json_aws(e, "Unable to revoke {0}: {1}".format(rules, ip_permissions))
@@ -1106,6 +1192,7 @@ def get_final_rules(client, module, security_group_rules, specified_rules, purge
             # Order final rules consistently
             final_rules.sort(key=get_ip_permissions_sort_key)
         return final_rules
+
     security_group_ingress = security_group.get('ip_permissions', [])
     specified_ingress = module.params['rules']
     purge_ingress = module.params['purge_rules']
@@ -1273,10 +1360,15 @@ def main():
                     module, client, rule, name, group, groups, vpc_id)
                 changed |= target_group_created
 
+                rule.pop('icmp_type', None)
+                rule.pop('icmp_code', None)
+                rule.pop('icmp_keys', None)
+
                 if rule.get('proto', 'tcp') in ('all', '-1', -1):
                     rule['proto'] = '-1'
                     rule['from_port'] = None
                     rule['to_port'] = None
+
                 try:
                     int(rule.get('proto', 'tcp'))
                     rule['proto'] = to_text(rule.get('proto', 'tcp'))
@@ -1285,7 +1377,6 @@ def main():
                 except ValueError:
                     # rule does not use numeric protocol spec
                     pass
-
                 named_tuple_rule_list.append(
                     Rule(
                         port_range=(rule['from_port'], rule['to_port']),
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_group/tasks/icmp_verbs.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_group/tasks/icmp_verbs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..53eb8c96bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_group/tasks/icmp_verbs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+---
+- block:
+    # ============================================================
+    - name: Create simple rule using icmp verbs
+      ec2_group:
+        name: '{{ec2_group_name}}-icmp-1'
+        vpc_id: '{{ vpc_result.vpc.id }}'
+        description: '{{ec2_group_description}}'
+        rules:
+          - proto: "icmp"
+            icmp_type: 3
+            icmp_code: 8
+            cidr_ip:
+              - 10.0.0.0/8
+              - 172.16.40.10/32
+        state: present
+      register: result
+
+    - name: Retrieve security group info
+      ec2_group_info:
+        filters:
+          group-name: '{{ ec2_group_name }}-icmp-1'
+      register: result_1
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is changed
+          - result_1.security_groups is defined
+          - (result_1.security_groups|first).group_name == '{{ ec2_group_name }}-icmp-1'
+          - (result_1.security_groups|first).ip_permissions[0].ip_protocol == "icmp"
+
+    - name: Create ipv6 rule using icmp verbs
+      ec2_group:
+        name: '{{ec2_group_name}}-icmp-2'
+        vpc_id: '{{ vpc_result.vpc.id }}'
+        description: '{{ec2_group_description}}'
+        rules:
+          - proto: "icmpv6"
+            icmp_type: 1
+            icmp_code: 4
+            cidr_ipv6: "64:ff9b::/96"
+        state: present
+      register: result
+
+    - name: Retrieve security group info
+      ec2_group_info:
+        filters:
+          group-name: '{{ ec2_group_name }}-icmp-2'
+      register: result_1
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is changed
+          - result_1.security_groups is defined
+          - (result_1.security_groups|first).group_name == '{{ ec2_group_name }}-icmp-2'
+          - (result_1.security_groups|first).ip_permissions[0].ip_protocol == "icmpv6"
+
+
+    - name: Create rule using security group referencing
+      ec2_group:
+        name: '{{ec2_group_name}}-icmp-3'
+        vpc_id: '{{ vpc_result.vpc.id }}'
+        description: '{{ec2_group_description}}'
+        rules:
+          - proto: "icmp"
+            icmp_type: 5
+            icmp_code: 1
+            group_name: '{{ec2_group_name}}-auto-create-2'
+            group_desc: "sg-group-referencing"
+        state: present
+      register: result
+
+    - name: Retrieve security group info
+      ec2_group_info:
+        filters:
+          group-name: '{{ ec2_group_name }}-icmp-3'
+      register: result_1
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is changed
+          - (result_1.security_groups | first).ip_permissions[0].user_id_group_pairs is defined
+
+    - name: Create list rule using 0 as icmp_type
+      ec2_group:
+        name: '{{ec2_group_name}}-icmp-4'
+        vpc_id: '{{ vpc_result.vpc.id }}'
+        description: '{{ec2_group_description}}'
+        rules:
+          - proto: icmp
+            icmp_type: 0
+            icmp_code: 1
+            cidr_ip:
+              - 10.0.0.0/8
+              - 172.16.40.10/32
+          - proto: "tcp"
+            from_port: 80
+            to_port: 80
+            cidr_ip: 172.16.40.10/32
+        state: present
+      register: result
+
+    - name: Retrieve security group info
+      ec2_group_info:
+        filters:
+          group-name: '{{ ec2_group_name }}-icmp-4'
+      register: result_1
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is changed
+          - (result_1.security_groups | first).ip_permissions | length == 2
+    # ============================================================
+
+    # ============================================================
+    - name: Create a group with non-ICMP protocol
+      ec2_group:
+        name: '{{ec2_group_name}}-icmp-4'
+        vpc_id: '{{ vpc_result.vpc.id }}'
+        description: '{{ec2_group_description}}'
+        rules:
+        - proto: "tcp"
+          icmp_type: 0
+          icmp_code: 1
+          cidr_ip:
+            - 10.0.0.0/8
+            - 172.16.40.10/32
+        state: present
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: assert that group creation fails when proto != icmp with icmp parameters
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result is failed
+
+    - name: Create a group with conflicting parameters
+      ec2_group:
+        name: '{{ec2_group_name}}-icmp-4'
+        vpc_id: '{{ vpc_result.vpc.id }}'
+        description: '{{ec2_group_description}}'
+        rules:
+          - proto: icmp
+            from_port: 5
+            to_port: 1
+            icmp_type: 0
+            icmp_code: 1
+            cidr_ip:
+              - 10.0.0.0/8
+              - 172.16.40.10/32
+        state: present
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: assert that group creation fails when using conflicting parameters
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result is failed
+
+    - name: Create a group with missing icmp parameters
+      ec2_group:
+        name: '{{ec2_group_name}}-icmp-4'
+        vpc_id: '{{ vpc_result.vpc.id }}'
+        description: '{{ec2_group_description}}'
+        rules:
+        - proto: "tcp"
+          icmp_type: 0
+          cidr_ip:
+            - 10.0.0.0/8
+            - 172.16.40.10/32
+        state: present
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: assert that group creation fails when missing icmp parameters
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result is failed
+
+  always:
+    - name: tidy up egress rule test security group
+      ec2_group:
+        name: '{{ec2_group_name}}-auto-create-{{ item }}'
+        state: absent
+        vpc_id: '{{ vpc_result.vpc.id }}'
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      with_items:
+        - 1
+        - 2
+        - 3
+        - 4
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_group/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_group/tasks/main.yml
index 6c25db0e687..9cf860014bf 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_group/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_group/tasks/main.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     - include: ./numeric_protos.yml
     - include: ./rule_group_create.yml
     - include: ./egress_tests.yml
+    - include: ./icmp_verbs.yml
     - include: ./data_validation.yml
     - include: ./multi_nested_target.yml
     - include: ./group_info.yml