diff --git a/plugins/action/network_resource.py b/plugins/action/network_resource.py
index 4f5e94930..dfcbe129e 100644
--- a/plugins/action/network_resource.py
+++ b/plugins/action/network_resource.py
@@ -81,23 +81,36 @@ def run(self, task_vars=None):
 
         run_mode = self._get_run_mode()
 
+        result = {}
         if run_mode == RunMode.RM_LIST:
-            return self._list_resource_modules()
+            result = self._list_resource_modules()
         elif run_mode in [RunMode.RM_GET, RunMode.RM_CONFIG]:
-            return self._run_resource_module()
+            result = self._run_resource_module()
+
+        result.update(
+            {
+                "ansible_network_os": self._task_vars.get(
+                    "ansible_network_os"
+                ),
+                "ansible_connection": self._task_vars.get(
+                    "ansible_connection"
+                ),
+            }
+        )
+        return result
 
     def _run_resource_module(self):
         new_task = self._task.copy()
 
-        module = self._get_resource_module()
-        if not module:
+        self._module = self._get_resource_module()
+        if not self._module:
             msg = "Could not find resource module '%s' for os name '%s'" % (
                 self._name,
                 self._os_name,
             )
             raise AnsibleActionFail(msg)
 
-        new_task.action = module
+        new_task.action = self._module
 
         action = self._shared_loader_obj.action_loader.get(
             self._rm_play_context.network_os,
@@ -108,12 +121,14 @@ def _run_resource_module(self):
             templar=self._templar,
             shared_loader_obj=self._shared_loader_obj,
         )
-        display.vvvv("Running resource module %s" % module)
+        display.vvvv("Running resource module %s" % self._module)
         for option in ["os_name", "name"]:
             if option in new_task.args:
                 new_task.args.pop(option)
 
-        return action.run(task_vars=self._task_vars)
+        result = action.run(task_vars=self._task_vars)
+        result.update({"resource_module_name": self._module})
+        return result
 
     def _get_resource_module(self):
         if "." in self._name:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/network_resource.py b/plugins/modules/network_resource.py
index 394d463e1..3f53cf037 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/network_resource.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/network_resource.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION = """
 module: network_resource
-author: 
+author:
 - Ganesh B. Nalawade (@ganeshrn)
 short_description: Manage resource modules
 description:
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
         type: str
         description:
         - The name of the os to manage the resource modules.
-        - The name should be fully qualified collection name format, 
+        - The name should be fully qualified collection name format,
           that is I(<namespace>.<collection-name>.<plugin-name>).
         - If value of this option is not set the os value will be
-          read from I(ansible_network_os) variable. 
+          read from I(ansible_network_os) variable.
         - If value of both I(os_name) and I(ansible_network_os)
           is not set it will result in error.
     name:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         - The resource module should be supported for given I(os_name),
           if not supported it will result in error.
     config:
-      description: 
+      description:
       - The resource module configuration. For details on the type and
         structure of this option refer the individual resource module
         platform documentation.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   ansible.netcommon.network_resource:
   register: result
 
-- name: fetch acl config for 
+- name: fetch acl config for
   ansible.netcommon.network_resource:
     os_name: cisco.ios.ios
     name: acls