diff --git a/plugins/lookup/nios_next_vlan_id.py b/plugins/lookup/nios_next_vlan_id.py
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+++ b/plugins/lookup/nios_next_vlan_id.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2019 Red Hat, Inc.
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Infoblox, Inc.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+name: nios_next_vlan_id
+short_description: Return the next available VLAN ID for a VLAN view/range
+version_added: "1.8.0"
+description:
+  - Uses the Infoblox WAPI API to return the next available VLAN IDs for a given VLAN view/range
+requirements:
+  - infoblox_client
+
+options:
+    parent:
+      description: The VLAN view/range to retrieve the VLAN IDs from.
+      required: false
+      default: default
+      type: str
+    num:
+      description: The number of VLAN IDs to return.
+      required: false
+      default: 1
+      type: int
+    exclude:
+      description: List of VLAN IDs that need to be excluded from returned VLAN IDs.
+      required: false
+      type: list
+      elements: int
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+- name: return the next available VLAN ID from a VLAN view
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    networkaddr: "{{ lookup('infoblox.nios_modules.nios_next_vlan_id', parent='vlanview',
+                        provider={'host': 'nios01', 'username': 'admin', 'password': 'password'}) }}"
+
+- name: return the next two available VLAN IDs from a VLAN range
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    networkaddr: "{{ lookup('infoblox.nios_modules.nios_next_vlan_id', parent='vlanrange', num=2,
+                        provider={'host': 'nios01', 'username': 'admin', 'password': 'password'}) }}"
+
+- name: return the next available VLAN ID, excluding IDs 1-3
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    networkaddr: "{{ lookup('infoblox.nios_modules.nios_next_vlan_id', parent='vlanrange', exclude=[1,2,3],
+                        provider={'host': 'nios01', 'username': 'admin', 'password': 'password'}) }}"
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+_list:
+  description:
+    - The list of next vlan ids available
+  returned: always
+  type: list
+"""
+
+from ansible.plugins.lookup import LookupBase
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
+from ..module_utils.api import WapiLookup
+
+
+class LookupModule(LookupBase):
+
+    def run(self, terms, variables=None, **kwargs):
+        parent_ref = str()
+        provider = kwargs.pop('provider', {})
+        wapi = WapiLookup(provider)
+        num = kwargs.get('num', 1)
+        exclude_ip = kwargs.get('exclude', [])
+        parent = kwargs.get('parent', 'default')
+
+        try:
+            parent_obj_vlanview = wapi.get_object('vlanview', {'name': parent})
+            parent_obj_vlanrange = wapi.get_object('vlanrange', {'name': parent})
+            if parent_obj_vlanrange:
+                parent_ref = parent_obj_vlanrange[0]['_ref']
+            elif parent_obj_vlanview:
+                parent_ref = parent_obj_vlanview[0]['_ref']
+            else:
+                raise AnsibleError(msg='VLAN View/Range \'%s\' cannot be found.' % parent)
+
+            avail_ids = wapi.call_func('next_available_vlan_id', parent_ref, {'num': num, 'exclude': exclude_ip})
+            return [avail_ids['vlan_ids']]
+
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise AnsibleError(to_text(exc))
diff --git a/plugins/modules/nios_vlan.py b/plugins/modules/nios_vlan.py
index 209dc193..d76cb5ee 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/nios_vlan.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/nios_vlan.py
@@ -154,6 +154,23 @@
       username: admin
       password: admin
   connection: local
+
+- name: Create a new vlan with next available id
+  infoblox.nios_modules.nios_vlan:
+    name: ansible-vlan
+    id: "{{
+        lookup('infoblox.nios_modules.nios_next_vlan_id',
+          parent='my_vlanrange',
+          exclude=[1,2],
+          provider=nios_provider)[0]
+        }}"
+    parent: my_vlanrange
+    state: present
+    provider:
+      host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      username: admin
+      password: admin
+  connection: local
 '''
 
 RETURN = ''' # '''