diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py
index 101decd0d9..515a8b9899 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ class WapiModule(WapiBase):
                 elif 'view' in proposed_object:
                     self.check_if_dns_view_exists(proposed_object['view'])
                 if not self.module.check_mode:
+                    proposed_object = self.on_update(proposed_object, ib_spec)
                     res = self.update_object(ref, proposed_object)
                 result['changed'] = True
 
@@ -321,3 +322,23 @@ class WapiModule(WapiBase):
                     return False
 
         return True
+
+    def on_update(self, proposed_object, ib_spec):
+        ''' Event called before the update is sent to the API endpoing
+
+        This method will allow the final proposed object to be changed
+        and/or keys filtered before it is sent to the API endpoint to
+        be processed.
+
+        :args proposed_object: A dict item that will be encoded and sent
+            the the API endpoint with the updated data structure
+
+        :returns: updated object to be sent to API endpoint
+        '''
+        keys = set()
+        for key, value in iteritems(proposed_object):
+            update = ib_spec[key].get('update', True)
+            if not update:
+                keys.add(key)
+
+        return dict([(k, v) for k, v in iteritems(proposed_object) if k not in keys])
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_zone.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_zone.py
index 17a78c08c0..b65d3f32ef 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_zone.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nios/nios_zone.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def main():
     )
 
     ib_spec = dict(
-        fqdn=dict(required=True, aliases=['name'], ib_req=True),
+        fqdn=dict(required=True, aliases=['name'], ib_req=True, update=False),
         view=dict(default='default', aliases=['dns_view'], ib_req=True),
 
         grid_primary=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=grid_spec),
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/net_tools/nios/test_api.py b/test/units/module_utils/net_tools/nios/test_api.py
index 8dbb6b4525..2775f65df1 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/net_tools/nios/test_api.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/net_tools/nios/test_api.py
@@ -97,6 +97,32 @@ class TestNiosApi(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
         wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
 
+    def test_wapi_change_false(self):
+        self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'name': 'default',
+                              'comment': 'updated comment', 'extattrs': None, 'fqdn': 'foo'}
+
+        test_object = [
+            {
+                "comment": "test comment",
+                "_ref": "networkview/ZG5zLm5ldHdvcmtfdmlldyQw:default/true",
+                "name": "default",
+                "extattrs": {}
+            }
+        ]
+
+        test_spec = {
+            "name": {"ib_req": True},
+            "fqdn": {"ib_req": True, 'update': False},
+            "comment": {},
+            "extattrs": {}
+        }
+
+        wapi = self._get_wapi(test_object)
+        res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
+
+        self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
+        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+
     def test_wapi_extattrs_change(self):
         self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'name': 'default',
                               'comment': 'test comment', 'extattrs': {'Site': 'update'}}