diff --git a/plugins/modules/project.py b/plugins/modules/project.py
index 53a0b2dde7377e66ae0ec43c89bd519887ebdc9c..46652c56d35228f0d64a4fd871e06143a0b53ff4 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/project.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/project.py
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ options:
          domains.
     aliases: ['domain_id']
     type: str
+  parent_id:
+    description:
+       - Name or ID of the parent project
+    aliases: ['parent']
+    type: str
   is_enabled:
     description:
       - Is the project enabled
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     name: demoproject
     description: demodescription
     domain: demoid
+    parent_id: demoproject_parent_id
     is_enabled: True
     properties:
       internal_alias: demo_project
@@ -126,6 +132,7 @@ class IdentityProjectModule(OpenStackModule):
         name=dict(required=True),
         description=dict(),
         domain=dict(aliases=['domain_id']),
+        parent_id=dict(required=False, aliases=['parent']),
         is_enabled=dict(default=True, type='bool', aliases=['enabled']),
         properties=dict(type='dict', min_ver='0.45.1'),
         state=dict(default='present', choices=['absent', 'present'])
@@ -171,6 +178,7 @@ class IdentityProjectModule(OpenStackModule):
         properties = self.params['properties']
         enabled = self.params['is_enabled']
         description = self.params['description']
+        parent_id = self.params['parent_id']
 
         find_project_kwargs = {}
         domain_id = None
@@ -188,6 +196,7 @@ class IdentityProjectModule(OpenStackModule):
             'description': description,
             'is_enabled': enabled,
             'domain_id': domain_id,
+            'parent_id': parent_id
         }
         project_attrs = {k: v for k, v in project_attrs.items()
                          if v is not None}