diff --git a/ansible/library/show_interface.py b/ansible/library/show_interface.py
index ccd06e0b715..3006302d424 100644
--- a/ansible/library/show_interface.py
+++ b/ansible/library/show_interface.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             argument_spec=dict(
             command=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             interfaces=dict(required=False, type='list', default=None),
+            up_ports=dict(type='raw', default={}),
             ),
             supports_check_mode=False)
         self.m_args = self.module.params
@@ -150,6 +151,17 @@ def collect_interface_status(self):
             if rc != 0:
                 self.module.fail_json(msg="Command failed rc = %d, out = %s, err = %s" % (rc, self.out, err))
 
+        if 'up_ports' in self.m_args:
+            down_ports = []
+            up_ports = self.m_args['up_ports']
+            for name in up_ports:
+                try:
+                    if self.int_status[name]['oper_state'] != 'up':
+                        down_ports += [name]
+                except:
+                    down_ports += [name]
+            self.facts['ansible_interface_link_down_ports'] = down_ports
+
         return
 
     def collect_interface_counter(self):
diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/port_toggle.yml b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/port_toggle.yml
index 7bfdec72024..187b96158c4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/port_toggle.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/port_toggle.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,21 @@
   shell: PORTS="{{minigraph_ports.keys() | join(' ')}}"; for port in $PORTS; do config interface shutdown $port; done
   become: yes
 
+- name: wait 20 seconds for ports to down
+  pause: seconds=20
+
 - name: Get interface facts
   interface_facts: up_ports={{minigraph_ports}}
 
 - name: Verify interfaces are all down
   assert: { that: "{{ ansible_interface_link_down_ports | length }} == {{ minigraph_ports | length }}" }
 
+- name: Get interface status from show interface status
+  show_interface: up_ports={{minigraph_ports}} command=status
+
+- name: Verify interfaces with command output
+  assert: { that: "{{ ansible_interface_link_down_ports | length }} == {{ minigraph_ports | length }}" }
+
 - block:
     - name: build shell command string
       debug: msg="PORTS={{minigraph_ports.keys() | join(' ')}}; for port in $PORTS; do config interface startup $port; done"