diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_db.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_db.py
index e29e5d65bc..796fdfade5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_db.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_db.py
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ options:
     description:
       - Character classification (LC_CTYPE) to use in the database (e.g. lower, upper, ...) Must match LC_CTYPE of template database unless C(template0)
         is used as template.
+  session_role:
+    version_added: "2.8"
+    description: |
+      Switch to session_role after connecting. The specified session_role must be a role that the current login_user is a member of.
+      Permissions checking for SQL commands is carried out as though the session_role were the one that had logged in originally.
   state:
     description: |
         The database state. present implies that the database should be created if necessary.
@@ -370,6 +375,7 @@ def main():
         target=dict(default="", type="path"),
         target_opts=dict(default=""),
         maintenance_db=dict(default="postgres"),
+        session_role=dict(),
     ))
 
     module = AnsibleModule(
@@ -391,6 +397,7 @@ def main():
     state = module.params["state"]
     changed = False
     maintenance_db = module.params['maintenance_db']
+    session_role = module.params["session_role"]
 
     # To use defaults values, keyword arguments must be absent, so
     # check which values are empty and don't include in the **kw
@@ -439,6 +446,12 @@ def main():
     except Exception as e:
         module.fail_json(msg="unable to connect to database: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
+    if session_role:
+        try:
+            cursor.execute('SET ROLE %s' % pg_quote_identifier(session_role, 'role'))
+        except Exception as e:
+            module.fail_json(msg="Could not switch role: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
     try:
         if module.check_mode:
             if state == "absent":
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_ext.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_ext.py
index 58f27b93bd..c1cd258631 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_ext.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_ext.py
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ options:
     description:
       - Database port to connect to.
     default: 5432
+  session_role:
+    version_added: "2.8"
+    description: |
+      Switch to session_role after connecting. The specified session_role must be a role that the current login_user is a member of.
+      Permissions checking for SQL commands is carried out as though the session_role were the one that had logged in originally.
   state:
     description:
       - The database extension state
@@ -116,6 +121,7 @@ else:
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.database import pg_quote_identifier
 
 
 class NotSupportedError(Exception):
@@ -176,6 +182,7 @@ def main():
             ssl_mode=dict(default='prefer', choices=[
                           'disable', 'allow', 'prefer', 'require', 'verify-ca', 'verify-full']),
             ssl_rootcert=dict(default=None),
+            session_role=dict(),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
@@ -189,6 +196,7 @@ def main():
     state = module.params["state"]
     cascade = module.params["cascade"]
     sslrootcert = module.params["ssl_rootcert"]
+    session_role = module.params["session_role"]
     changed = False
 
     # To use defaults values, keyword arguments must be absent, so
@@ -235,6 +243,12 @@ def main():
     except Exception as e:
         module.fail_json(msg="unable to connect to database: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
+    if session_role:
+        try:
+            cursor.execute('SET ROLE %s' % pg_quote_identifier(session_role, 'role'))
+        except Exception as e:
+            module.fail_json(msg="Could not switch role: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
     try:
         if module.check_mode:
             if state == "present":
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_lang.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_lang.py
index a92b3bc9c9..1dcf861943 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_lang.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_lang.py
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ options:
     description:
       - Host running PostgreSQL where you want to execute the actions.
     default: localhost
+  session_role:
+    version_added: "2.8"
+    description: |
+      Switch to session_role after connecting. The specified session_role must be a role that the current login_user is a member of.
+      Permissions checking for SQL commands is carried out as though the session_role were the one that had logged in originally.
   state:
     description:
       - The state of the language for the selected database
@@ -163,6 +168,7 @@ else:
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.database import pg_quote_identifier
 
 
 def lang_exists(cursor, lang):
@@ -230,6 +236,7 @@ def main():
             ssl_mode=dict(default='prefer', choices=[
                           'disable', 'allow', 'prefer', 'require', 'verify-ca', 'verify-full']),
             ssl_rootcert=dict(default=None),
+            session_role=dict(),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
@@ -242,6 +249,7 @@ def main():
     cascade = module.params["cascade"]
     fail_on_drop = module.params["fail_on_drop"]
     sslrootcert = module.params["ssl_rootcert"]
+    session_role = module.params["session_role"]
 
     if not postgresqldb_found:
         module.fail_json(msg="the python psycopg2 module is required")
@@ -281,6 +289,12 @@ def main():
     except Exception as e:
         module.fail_json(msg="unable to connect to database: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
+    if session_role:
+        try:
+            cursor.execute('SET ROLE %s' % pg_quote_identifier(session_role, 'role'))
+        except Exception as e:
+            module.fail_json(msg="Could not switch role: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
     changed = False
     kw = {'db': db, 'lang': lang, 'trust': trust}
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_privs.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_privs.py
index 59cc98f384..5dac25a35f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_privs.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_privs.py
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ options:
         for the implicitly defined PUBLIC group.
       - 'Alias: I(role)'
     required: yes
+  session_role:
+    version_added: "2.8"
+    description: |
+      Switch to session_role after connecting. The specified session_role must be a role that the current login_user is a member of.
+      Permissions checking for SQL commands is carried out as though the session_role were the one that had logged in originally.
   grant_option:
     description:
       - Whether C(role) may grant/revoke the specified privileges/group
@@ -668,6 +673,7 @@ def main():
             objs=dict(required=False, aliases=['obj']),
             schema=dict(required=False),
             roles=dict(required=True, aliases=['role']),
+            session_role=dict(required=False),
             grant_option=dict(required=False, type='bool',
                               aliases=['admin_option']),
             host=dict(default='', aliases=['login_host']),
@@ -722,6 +728,12 @@ def main():
         # We raise this when the psycopg library is too old
         module.fail_json(msg=to_native(e))
 
+    if p.session_role:
+        try:
+            conn.cursor.execute('SET ROLE %s' % pg_quote_identifier(p.session_role, 'role'))
+        except Exception as e:
+            module.fail_json(msg="Could not switch to role %s: %s" % (p.session_role, to_native(e)), exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
     try:
         # privs
         if p.privs:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_schema.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_schema.py
index 914155ed8f..0cb6f7c4c9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_schema.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_schema.py
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ options:
     description:
       - Database port to connect to.
     default: 5432
+  session_role:
+    version_added: "2.8"
+    description: |
+      Switch to session_role after connecting. The specified session_role must be a role that the current login_user is a member of.
+      Permissions checking for SQL commands is carried out as though the session_role were the one that had logged in originally.
   state:
     description:
       - The schema state.
@@ -218,6 +223,7 @@ def main():
             ssl_mode=dict(default='prefer', choices=[
                           'disable', 'allow', 'prefer', 'require', 'verify-ca', 'verify-full']),
             ssl_rootcert=dict(default=None),
+            session_role=dict(),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
@@ -230,6 +236,7 @@ def main():
     state = module.params["state"]
     sslrootcert = module.params["ssl_rootcert"]
     cascade_drop = module.params["cascade_drop"]
+    session_role = module.params["session_role"]
     changed = False
 
     # To use defaults values, keyword arguments must be absent, so
@@ -277,6 +284,12 @@ def main():
     except Exception as e:
         module.fail_json(msg="unable to connect to database: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
+    if session_role:
+        try:
+            cursor.execute('SET ROLE %s' % pg_quote_identifier(session_role, 'role'))
+        except Exception as e:
+            module.fail_json(msg="Could not switch role: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
     try:
         if module.check_mode:
             if state == "absent":
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_user.py
index f86d8afb69..08c79a65fa 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_user.py
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ options:
       - "PostgreSQL role attributes string in the format: CREATEDB,CREATEROLE,SUPERUSER."
       - Note that '[NO]CREATEUSER' is deprecated.
     choices: ["[NO]SUPERUSER", "[NO]CREATEROLE", "[NO]CREATEDB", "[NO]INHERIT", "[NO]LOGIN", "[NO]REPLICATION", "[NO]BYPASSRLS"]
+  session_role:
+    version_added: "2.8"
+    description: |
+      Switch to session_role after connecting. The specified session_role must be a role that the current login_user is a member of.
+      Permissions checking for SQL commands is carried out as though the session_role were the one that had logged in originally.
   state:
     description:
       - The user (role) state.
@@ -743,7 +748,8 @@ def main():
         ssl_mode=dict(default='prefer', choices=[
             'disable', 'allow', 'prefer', 'require', 'verify-ca', 'verify-full']),
         ssl_rootcert=dict(default=None),
-        conn_limit=dict(type='int', default=None)
+        conn_limit=dict(type='int', default=None),
+        session_role=dict(),
     ))
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
@@ -755,6 +761,7 @@ def main():
     state = module.params["state"]
     fail_on_user = module.params["fail_on_user"]
     db = module.params["db"]
+    session_role = module.params["session_role"]
     if db == '' and module.params["priv"] is not None:
         module.fail_json(msg="privileges require a database to be specified")
     privs = parse_privs(module.params["priv"], db)
@@ -808,6 +815,12 @@ def main():
     except Exception as e:
         module.fail_json(msg="unable to connect to database: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
+    if session_role:
+        try:
+            cursor.execute('SET ROLE %s' % pg_quote_identifier(session_role, 'role'))
+        except Exception as e:
+            module.fail_json(msg="Could not switch role: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
     try:
         role_attr_flags = parse_role_attrs(cursor, module.params["role_attr_flags"])
     except InvalidFlagsError as e:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/postgresql/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/postgresql/defaults/main.yml
index 0dee1f0fc3..af5a5fbe4d 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/postgresql/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/postgresql/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ db_user2: 'ansible_db_user2'
 db_user3: 'ansible_db_user3'
 
 tmp_dir: '/tmp'
+db_session_role1: 'session_role1'
+db_session_role2: 'session_role2'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/postgresql/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
index 48992e04b4..9a71b283d9 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
@@ -762,6 +762,9 @@
     that:
       - "result.stdout_lines[-1] == '(0 rows)'"
 
+# Verify different session_role scenarios
+- include: session_role.yml
+
 # dump/restore tests per format
 # ============================================================
 - include: state_dump_restore.yml test_fixture=user file=dbdata.sql
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/postgresql/tasks/session_role.yml b/test/integration/targets/postgresql/tasks/session_role.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d75cfd801b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/postgresql/tasks/session_role.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+- name: Check that becoming an non-existing user throws an error
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_db:
+    state: present
+    name: "{{ db_name }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    session_role: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: True
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.failed == True'
+
+- name: Create a high privileged user
+  become: True
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  postgresql_user:
+    name: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    state: "present"
+    password: "password"
+    role_attr_flags: "CREATEDB,LOGIN,CREATEROLE"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    db: postgres
+
+- name: Create a low privileged user using the newly created user
+  become: True
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  postgresql_user:
+    name: "{{ db_session_role2 }}"
+    state: "present"
+    password: "password"
+    role_attr_flags: "LOGIN"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    session_role: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    db: postgres
+
+- name: Create DB as session_role
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_db:
+    state: present
+    name: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    session_role: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+  register: result
+
+- name: Check that database created and is owned by correct user
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  shell: echo "select rolname from pg_database join pg_roles on datdba = pg_roles.oid where datname = '{{ db_session_role1 }}';" | psql -AtXq postgres
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "result.stdout_lines[-1] == '{{ db_session_role1 }}'"
+
+- name: Fail when creating database as low privileged user
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_db:
+    state: present
+    name: "{{ db_session_role2 }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    session_role: "{{ db_session_role2 }}"
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: True
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.failed == True'
+
+- name: Create schema in own database
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_schema:
+    database: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    name: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    session_role: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+
+- name: Create schema in own database, should be owned by session_role
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_schema:
+    database: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    name: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    owner: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - result.changed == False
+
+- name: Fail when creating schema in postgres database as a regular user
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_schema:
+    database: postgres
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    name: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    session_role: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+  ignore_errors: True
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.failed == True'
+
+# PostgreSQL introduced extensions in 9.1, some checks are still run against older versions, therefore we need to ensure
+# we only run these tests against supported PostgreSQL databases
+
+- name: Check that pg_extension exists (postgresql >= 9.1)
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  shell: echo "select count(*) from pg_class where relname='pg_extension' and relkind='r'" | psql -AtXq postgres
+  register: pg_extension
+
+- name: Remove plpgsql from testdb using postgresql_ext
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_ext:
+    name: plpgsql
+    db: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    state: absent
+  when:
+     "pg_extension.stdout_lines[-1] == '1'"
+
+- name: Fail when trying to create an extension as a mere mortal user
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_ext:
+    name: plpgsql
+    db: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    session_role: "{{ db_session_role2 }}"
+  ignore_errors: True
+  register: result
+  when:
+     "pg_extension.stdout_lines[-1] == '1'"
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.failed == True'
+  when:
+     "pg_extension.stdout_lines[-1] == '1'"
+
+- name: Install extension as session_role
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_ext:
+    name: plpgsql
+    db: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    session_role: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+  when:
+     "pg_extension.stdout_lines[-1] == '1'"
+
+- name: Check that extension is created and is owned by session_role
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  shell: echo "select rolname from pg_extension join pg_roles on extowner=pg_roles.oid where extname='plpgsql';" | psql -AtXq "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+  register: result
+  when:
+     "pg_extension.stdout_lines[-1] == '1'"
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "result.stdout_lines[-1] == '{{ db_session_role1 }}'"
+  when:
+     "pg_extension.stdout_lines[-1] == '1'"
+
+- name: Remove plpgsql from testdb using postgresql_ext
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_ext:
+    name: plpgsql
+    db: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    state: absent
+  when:
+     "pg_extension.stdout_lines[-1] == '1'"
+
+# End of postgresql_ext conditional tests against PostgreSQL 9.1+
+
+- name: Create table to be able to grant privileges
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  shell: echo "CREATE TABLE test(i int); CREATE TABLE test2(i int);" | psql -AtXq "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+
+- name: Grant all privileges on test1 table to low privileged user
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_privs:
+    db: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    type: table
+    objs: test
+    roles: "{{ db_session_role2 }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    privs: select
+    admin_option: yes
+
+- name: Verify admin option was successful for grants
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_privs:
+    db: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    type: table
+    objs: test
+    roles: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    privs: select
+    session_role: "{{ db_session_role2 }}"
+
+- name: Verify no grants can be granted for test2 table
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_privs:
+    db: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    type: table
+    objs: test2
+    roles: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    privs: update
+    session_role: "{{ db_session_role2 }}"
+  ignore_errors: True
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.failed == True'
+
+- name: Drop test db
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: True
+  postgresql_db:
+    state: absent
+    name: "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+
+- name: Drop test users
+  become: True
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  postgresql_user:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: absent
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    db: postgres
+  with_items:
+    - "{{ db_session_role1 }}"
+    - "{{ db_session_role2 }}"