diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/asa/argspec/ogs/ogs.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/asa/argspec/ogs/ogs.py
index 30420dc9..7a319690 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/asa/argspec/ogs/ogs.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/asa/argspec/ogs/ogs.py
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ class OGsArgs(object):
             },
         },
         "running_config": {"type": "str"},
+        "sortgroups": {"type": "bool", "default" : True},
         "state": {
             "choices": [
                 "merged",
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/asa/facts/ogs/ogs.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/asa/facts/ogs/ogs.py
index 65cd7662..ab7e02eb 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/asa/facts/ogs/ogs.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/asa/facts/ogs/ogs.py
@@ -86,10 +86,12 @@ def populate_facts(self, connection, ansible_facts, data=None):
                         obj_gp[object_groups.get(k)] = each[1]
                     config_dict["object_groups"].append(obj_gp)
                     obj_gp = {}
-                config_dict["object_groups"] = sorted(
-                    config_dict["object_groups"],
-                    key=lambda k, sk="name": str(k[sk]),
-                )
+                sortgroups = self._module.params.get("sortgroups", True)
+                if sortgroups:
+                    config_dict["object_groups"] = sorted(
+                        config_dict["object_groups"],
+                        key=lambda k, sk="name": str(k[sk]),
+                    )
                 ogs.append(config_dict)
         # sort the object group list of dict by object_type
         ogs = sorted(ogs, key=lambda i: i["object_type"])
diff --git a/plugins/modules/asa_ogs.py b/plugins/modules/asa_ogs.py
index 42a226af..5446f952 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/asa_ogs.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/asa_ogs.py
@@ -277,6 +277,13 @@
       value of this option should be the output received from device by executing
       command.
     type: str
+  sortgroups:
+    description:
+    - The module, by default, will sort all outputted groups by alphabet. There are times
+      when it is not desirable to have the groups sorted. Example: You want to use the output
+      from state 'gathered' as input for the state 'replaced' (the groups have dependencies
+      to each other, so they have to be configured in the correct order).
+    type: boolean
   state:
     description:
     - The state the configuration should be left in
@@ -1062,7 +1069,7 @@ def main():
         ("state", "parsed", ("running_config",)),
     ]
 
-    mutually_exclusive = [("config", "running_config")]
+    mutually_exclusive = [("config", "running_config","sortgroups")]
 
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=OGsArgs.argument_spec,