diff --git a/plugins/doc_fragments/api.py b/plugins/doc_fragments/api.py
index c10d844f..b0ad9799 100644
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/api.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/api.py
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ class ModuleDocFragment(object):
           - The field whose values to restrict.
         required: true
         type: str
+      match_disabled:
+        description:
+          - Whether disabled or not provided values should match.
+        type: bool
+        default: false
       values:
         description:
           - The values of the field to limit to.
@@ -115,8 +120,6 @@ class ModuleDocFragment(object):
             and librouteros converts the value returned by the API to the integer V(0),
             then this will not match. If you are not sure, better include both variants:
             both the string and the integer.
-          - Use V(none) for disabled values.
-          - Either O(restrict[].values) or O(restrict[].regex), but not both, must be specified.
         type: list
         elements: raw
       regex:
@@ -124,6 +127,12 @@ class ModuleDocFragment(object):
           - A regular expression matching values of the field to limit to.
           - Note that all values will be converted to strings before matching.
           - It is not possible to match disabled values with regular expressions.
-          - Either O(restrict[].values) or O(restrict[].regex), but not both, must be specified.
+            Set O(restrict[].match_disabled=true) if you also want to match disabled values.
         type: str
+      invert:
+        description:
+          - Invert the condition. This affects O(restrict[].match_disabled), O(restrict[].values),
+            and O(restrict[].regex).
+        type: bool
+        default: false
 '''
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/_api_helper.py b/plugins/module_utils/_api_helper.py
index 505397fb..d7e2ab88 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/_api_helper.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/_api_helper.py
@@ -27,10 +27,14 @@ def validate_and_prepare_restrict(module, path_info):
         if f is None:
             module.fail_json(msg='restrict: the field "{0}" does not exist for this path'.format(field))
 
-        new_rule = dict(field=field)
+        new_rule = dict(
+            field=field,
+            match_disabled=rule['match_disabled'],
+            invert==rule['invert'],
+        )
         if rule['values'] is not None:
             new_rule['values'] = rule['values']
-        elif rule['regex'] is not None:
+        if rule['regex'] is not None:
             regex = rule['regex']
             try:
                 new_rule['regex'] = re.compile(regex)
@@ -41,6 +45,25 @@ def validate_and_prepare_restrict(module, path_info):
     return restrict_data
 
 
+def _value_to_str(value):
+    if value is None:
+        return None
+    value_str = to_text(value)
+    if isinstance(value, bool):
+        value_str = value_str.lower()
+    return value_str
+
+
+def _test_rule_except_invert(value, rule):
+    if value is None and rule['match_disabled']:
+        return True
+    if 'values' in rule and value in rule['values']:
+        return True
+    if 'regex' in rule and value is not None and rule['regex'].match(value_to_str(value)):
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
 def restrict_entry_accepted(entry, path_info, restrict_data):
     if restrict_data is None:
         return True
@@ -54,18 +77,12 @@ def restrict_entry_accepted(entry, path_info, restrict_data):
         if field not in entry and field_info.absent_value:
             value = field_info.absent_value
 
-        # Actual test
-        if 'values' in rule and value not in rule['values']:
+        # Check
+        matches_rule = _test_rule_except_invert(value, rule)
+        if rule['invert']:
+            matches_rule = not matches_rule
+        if not matches_rule:
             return False
-        if 'regex' in rule:
-            if value is None:
-                # regex cannot match None
-                return False
-            value_str = to_text(value)
-            if isinstance(value, bool):
-                value_str = value_str.lower()
-            if rule['regex'].match(value_str):
-                return False
     return True
 
 
@@ -76,14 +93,10 @@ def restrict_argument_spec():
             elements='dict',
             options=dict(
                 field=dict(type='str', required=True),
+                match_disabled=dict(type='bool', default=False),
                 values=dict(type='list', elements='raw'),
                 regex=dict(type='str'),
+                invert=dict(type='bool', default=False),
             ),
-            mutually_exclusive=[
-                ('values', 'regex'),
-            ],
-            required_one_of=[
-                ('values', 'regex'),
-            ],
         ),
     )