diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_csr.py b/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_csr.py
index b6bb34b852..594d99a9b5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_csr.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_csr.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ description:
     - "This module allows one to (re)generates OpenSSL certificate signing requests.
        It uses the pyOpenSSL python library to interact with openssl. This module support
        the subjectAltName extension. Note: At least one of commonName or subjectAltName must
-       be specified."
+       be specified. This module uses file common arguments to specify generated file permissions."
 requirements:
     - "python-pyOpenSSL"
 options:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_privatekey.py b/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_privatekey.py
index 93044a318b..f2eeed837a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_privatekey.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_privatekey.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ short_description: Generate OpenSSL private keys.
 description:
     - "This module allows one to (re)generate OpenSSL private keys. It uses
        the pyOpenSSL python library to interact with openssl. One can generate
-       either RSA or DSA private keys. Keys are generated in PEM format."
+       either RSA or DSA private keys. Keys are generated in PEM format.
+       This module uses file common arguments to specify generated file permissions."
 requirements:
     - "python-pyOpenSSL"
 options:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_publickey.py b/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_publickey.py
index 59f28fe4c4..6534f6e2fe 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_publickey.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_publickey.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ short_description: Generate an OpenSSL public key from its private key.
 description:
     - "This module allows one to (re)generate OpenSSL public keys from their private keys.
        It uses the pyOpenSSL python library to interact with openssl. Keys are generated
-       in PEM format. This module works only if the version of PyOpenSSL is recent enough (> 16.0.0)"
+       in PEM format. This module works only if the version of PyOpenSSL is recent enough (> 16.0.0).
+       This module uses file common arguments to specify generated file permissions."
 requirements:
     - "python-pyOpenSSL"
 options:
@@ -145,6 +146,10 @@ class PublicKey(object):
                 publickey_file = open(self.path, 'w')
                 publickey_file.write(publickey_content)
                 publickey_file.close()
+
+                file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
+                if module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False):
+                    self.changed = True
             except (IOError, OSError) as exc:
                 raise PublicKeyError(exc)
             except AttributeError as exc: