diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_command.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_command.py
index a5c79d2194..0729a761f6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_command.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_command.py
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ failed_conditions:
   type: list
   sample: ['...', '...']
 """
+import re
 import time
 
 from ansible.module_utils.network.ios.ios import run_commands
@@ -156,13 +157,14 @@ def parse_commands(module, warnings):
     ), module)
     commands = command(module.params['commands'])
     for item in list(commands):
+        configure_type = re.match(r'conf(?:\w*)(?:\s+(\w+))?', item['command'])
         if module.check_mode and not item['command'].startswith('show'):
             warnings.append(
                 'only show commands are supported when using check mode, not '
                 'executing `%s`' % item['command']
             )
             commands.remove(item)
-        elif item['command'].startswith('conf'):
+        elif configure_type and configure_type.group(1) not in ('confirm', 'replace', 'revert', 'network'):
             module.fail_json(
                 msg='ios_command does not support running config mode '
                     'commands.  Please use ios_config instead'
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/ios/fixtures/configure_revert_now b/test/units/modules/network/ios/fixtures/configure_revert_now
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a112640904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/ios/fixtures/configure_revert_now
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+%No Rollback Confirmed Change pending
+
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_command.py b/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_command.py
index 45a8ddabdd..6b9249eea8 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_command.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_command.py
@@ -106,3 +106,17 @@ class TestIosCommandModule(TestIosModule):
         commands = ['show version', 'show version']
         set_module_args(dict(commands=commands, wait_for=wait_for, match='all'))
         self.execute_module(failed=True)
+
+    def test_ios_command_configure_error(self):
+        commands = ['configure terminal']
+        set_module_args(dict(commands=commands))
+        result = self.execute_module(failed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            result['msg'],
+            'ios_command does not support running config mode commands.  Please use ios_config instead'
+        )
+
+    def test_ios_command_configure_not_error(self):
+        commands = ['configure revert now']
+        set_module_args(dict(commands=commands))
+        self.execute_module()