diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/10194-add-pcs-resource-maintenace-mode.yml b/changelogs/fragments/10194-add-pcs-resource-maintenace-mode.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6eb218246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/10194-add-pcs-resource-maintenace-mode.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - pacemaker_resource - add maintenance mode support for handling resource creation and deletion (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/10180, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/10194).
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/pacemaker.py b/plugins/module_utils/pacemaker.py
index 9f1456e75c..df13cfebd1 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/pacemaker.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/pacemaker.py
@@ -37,10 +37,20 @@ def fmt_resource_argument(value):
     return ['--group' if value['argument_action'] == 'group' else value['argument_action']] + value['argument_option']
 
 
-def pacemaker_runner(module, cli_action, **kwargs):
+def get_pacemaker_maintenance_mode(runner):
+    with runner("config") as ctx:
+        rc, out, err = ctx.run()
+        maintenance_mode_output = list(filter(lambda string: "maintenance-mode=true" in string.lower(), out.splitlines()))
+        return bool(maintenance_mode_output)
+
+
+def pacemaker_runner(module, cli_action=None, **kwargs):
+    runner_command = ['pcs']
+    if cli_action:
+        runner_command.append(cli_action)
     runner = CmdRunner(
         module,
-        command=['pcs', cli_action],
+        command=runner_command,
         arg_formats=dict(
             state=cmd_runner_fmt.as_map(_state_map),
             name=cmd_runner_fmt.as_list(),
@@ -50,6 +60,8 @@ def pacemaker_runner(module, cli_action, **kwargs):
             resource_meta=cmd_runner_fmt.stack(cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_val)("meta"),
             resource_argument=cmd_runner_fmt.as_func(fmt_resource_argument),
             wait=cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_eq_val("--wait"),
+            config=cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed("config"),
+            force=cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("--force"),
         ),
         **kwargs
     )
diff --git a/plugins/modules/pacemaker_resource.py b/plugins/modules/pacemaker_resource.py
index eb901a0e2c..9bfa9d415b 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/pacemaker_resource.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/pacemaker_resource.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ cluster_resources:
 '''
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import StateModuleHelper
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pacemaker import pacemaker_runner
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.pacemaker import pacemaker_runner, get_pacemaker_maintenance_mode
 
 
 class PacemakerResource(StateModuleHelper):
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class PacemakerResource(StateModuleHelper):
 
     def __init_module__(self):
         self.runner = pacemaker_runner(self.module, cli_action='resource')
+        self._maintenance_mode_runner = pacemaker_runner(self.module, cli_action='property')
         self.vars.set('previous_value', self._get())
         self.vars.set('value', self.vars.previous_value, change=True, diff=True)
 
@@ -184,8 +185,10 @@ class PacemakerResource(StateModuleHelper):
             return ctx.run(state='status')
 
     def state_absent(self):
-        with self.runner('state name', output_process=self._process_command_output(True, "does not exist"), check_mode_skip=True) as ctx:
-            ctx.run()
+        runner_args = ['state', 'name', 'force']
+        force = get_pacemaker_maintenance_mode(self._maintenance_mode_runner)
+        with self.runner(runner_args, output_process=self._process_command_output(True, "does not exist"), check_mode_skip=True) as ctx:
+            ctx.run(force=force)
             self.vars.set('value', self._get())
             self.vars.stdout = ctx.results_out
             self.vars.stderr = ctx.results_err
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ class PacemakerResource(StateModuleHelper):
     def state_present(self):
         with self.runner(
                 'state name resource_type resource_option resource_operation resource_meta resource_argument wait',
-                output_process=self._process_command_output(True, "already exists"),
+                output_process=self._process_command_output(not get_pacemaker_maintenance_mode(self._maintenance_mode_runner), "already exists"),
                 check_mode_skip=True) as ctx:
             ctx.run()
             self.vars.set('value', self._get())
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_resource.yaml b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_resource.yaml
index 3739780424..7d4b4b2855 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_resource.yaml
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_pacemaker_resource.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ test_cases:
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 1
           out: ""
+          err: "Error: resource or tag id 'virtual-ip' not found"
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, property, config]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 1
+          out: |
+            Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options
+            cluster-infrastructure=corosync
+            cluster-name=hacluster
+            dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
+            have-watchdog=false
           err: ""
         - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]", --wait=300]
           environ: *env-def
@@ -60,6 +70,16 @@ test_cases:
           rc: 0
           out: "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Started"
           err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, property, config]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 1
+          out: |
+            Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options
+            cluster-infrastructure=corosync
+            cluster-name=hacluster
+            dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
+            have-watchdog=false
+          err: ""
         - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]", --wait=300]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 1
@@ -70,6 +90,46 @@ test_cases:
           rc: 0
           out: "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Started"
           err: ""
+  - id: test_present_minimal_input_resource_maintenance_mode
+    input:
+      state: present
+      name: virtual-ip
+      resource_type:
+        resource_name: IPaddr2
+      resource_option:
+        - "ip=[192.168.2.1]"
+    output:
+      changed: true
+      previous_value: null
+      value: "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Stopped"
+    mocks:
+      run_command:
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 1
+          out: ""
+          err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, property, config]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: |
+            Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options
+            cluster-infrastructure=corosync
+            cluster-name=hacluster
+            dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
+            have-watchdog=false
+            maintenance-mode=true
+          err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, create, virtual-ip, IPaddr2, "ip=[192.168.2.1]", --wait=300]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 1
+          out: ""
+          err: "Error: resource 'virtual-ip' is not running on any node"
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Stopped"
+          err: ""
   - id: test_absent_minimal_input_resource_not_exist
     input:
       state: absent
@@ -84,6 +144,16 @@ test_cases:
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 1
           out: ""
+          err: "Error: resource or tag id 'virtual-ip' not found"
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, property, config]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 1
+          out: |
+            Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options
+            cluster-infrastructure=corosync
+            cluster-name=hacluster
+            dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
+            have-watchdog=false
           err: ""
         - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, remove, virtual-ip]
           environ: *env-def
@@ -94,7 +164,7 @@ test_cases:
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 1
           out: ""
-          err: ""
+          err: "Error: resource or tag id 'virtual-ip' not found"
   - id: test_absent_minimal_input_resource_exists
     input:
       state: absent
@@ -110,6 +180,16 @@ test_cases:
           rc: 0
           out: "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Started"
           err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, property, config]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 1
+          out: |
+            Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options
+            cluster-infrastructure=corosync
+            cluster-name=hacluster
+            dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
+            have-watchdog=false
+          err: ""
         - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, remove, virtual-ip]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 0
@@ -119,7 +199,43 @@ test_cases:
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 1
           out: ""
+          err: "Error: resource or tag id 'virtual-ip' not found"
+  - id: test_absent_minimal_input_maintenance_mode
+    input:
+      state: absent
+      name: virtual-ip
+    output:
+      changed: true
+      previous_value: "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Started"
+      value: null
+    mocks:
+      run_command:
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: "  * virtual-ip\t(ocf:heartbeat:IPAddr2):\t Started"
           err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, property, config]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: |
+            Cluster Properties: cib-bootstrap-options
+            cluster-infrastructure=corosync
+            cluster-name=hacluster
+            dc-version=2.1.9-1.fc41-7188dbf
+            have-watchdog=false
+            maintenance-mode=true
+          err: ""
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, remove, virtual-ip, --force]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 0
+          out: ""
+          err: "Deleting Resource (and group) - virtual-ip"
+        - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, status, virtual-ip]
+          environ: *env-def
+          rc: 1
+          out: ""
+          err: "Error: resource or tag id 'virtual-ip' not found"
   - id: test_enabled_minimal_input_resource_not_exists
     input:
       state: enabled
@@ -133,7 +249,7 @@ test_cases:
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 1
           out: ""
-          err: ""
+          err: "Error: resource or tag id 'virtual-ip' not found"
         - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, enable, virtual-ip]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 1
@@ -177,7 +293,7 @@ test_cases:
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 1
           out: ""
-          err: ""
+          err: "Error: resource or tag id 'virtual-ip' not found"
         - command: [/testbin/pcs, resource, disable, virtual-ip]
           environ: *env-def
           rc: 1