diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/sdkmanager.py b/plugins/module_utils/sdkmanager.py
index 8ab157de4a..88e4b5c07b 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/sdkmanager.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/sdkmanager.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ def sdkmanager_runner(module, **kwargs):
             update=cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed("--update"),
             installed=cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed("--list_installed"),
             list=cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed('--list'),
-            newer=cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed("--newer")
+            newer=cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed("--newer"),
+            sdk_root=cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_eq_val("--sdk_root", ignore_none=True)
         ),
         force_lang="C.UTF-8",
         **kwargs
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ class AndroidSdkManager(object):
         self.runner = runner
 
     def get_installed_packages(self):
-        with self.runner('installed') as ctx:
+        with self.runner('installed sdk_root') as ctx:
             rc, stdout, stderr = ctx.run()
 
             data = stdout.split('\n')
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ class AndroidSdkManager(object):
         return packages
 
     def get_updatable_packages(self):
-        with self.runner('list newer') as ctx:
+        with self.runner('list newer sdk_root') as ctx:
             rc, stdout, stderr = ctx.run()
             data = stdout.split('\n')
 
@@ -129,5 +130,5 @@ class AndroidSdkManager(object):
         if len(packages) == 0:
             return 0, '', ''
         command_arg = [x.name for x in packages]
-        with self.runner('state name') as ctx:
+        with self.runner('state name sdk_root') as ctx:
             return ctx.run(name=command_arg, state=state)
diff --git a/plugins/modules/android_sdk.py b/plugins/modules/android_sdk.py
index 5090224a31..4e4130a3cf 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/android_sdk.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/android_sdk.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ class AndroidSdk(StateModuleHelper):
         argument_spec=dict(
             state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['present', 'absent', 'latest']),
             package=dict(type='list', elements='str', aliases=['pkg', 'name']),
-            update=dict(type='bool', default=False)
+            update=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+            sdk_root=dict(type='path')
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/android_sdk/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/android_sdk/tasks/main.yml
index 3966ed0c64..bf7d1de31e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/android_sdk/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/android_sdk/tasks/main.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,27 @@
         state: latest
       register: platform_tools_updated
 
+    - name: Create new sdk root
+      file:
+        path: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/newroot"
+        state: directory
+      register: newroot
+
+    - name: Accept licenses in the new root
+      shell: "yes | sdkmanager --sdk_root={{ newroot.path }} --licenses"
+
+    - name: Install a package to a new root
+      android_sdk:
+        name: build-tools;34.0.0
+        state: present
+        sdk_root: "{{ newroot.path }}"
+      register: new_root_package
+
+    - name: Check package is installed
+      stat:
+        path: "{{ newroot.path }}/build-tools/34.0.0"
+      register: new_root_package_stat
+
     - name: Run tests
       assert:
         that:
@@ -66,4 +87,6 @@
           - build_tools_deleted.changed
           - not build_tools_deleted2.changed
           - not platform_tools_present.changed
-          - platform_tools_updated.changed
\ No newline at end of file
+          - platform_tools_updated.changed
+          - new_root_package.changed
+          - new_root_package_stat.stat.exists
\ No newline at end of file