diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/proxmox_datacenter_acl.py b/plugins/module_utils/proxmox_datacenter_acl.py
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+import dataclasses
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import List, Tuple
+
+from ansible_collections.finallycoffee.proxmox.plugins.module_utils.common import _proxmox_request, ProxmoxAuthInfo
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ProxmoxACL:
+    path: str
+    role: str
+    propagate: bool = True
+    user: str = None
+    group: str = None
+    token: str = None
+
+
+def get_acls(auth_info: ProxmoxAuthInfo) -> List['ProxmoxACL']:
+    acl_answer = _proxmox_request('get', '/access/acl', auth_info).json()
+    return list(map(
+        lambda r: ProxmoxACL(r['path'], r['roleid'], r['propagate'],
+                             (r['ugid'] if (r['type'] == 'user') else None),
+                             (r['ugid'] if (r['type'] == 'group') else None),
+                             (r['ugid'] if (r['type'] == 'token') else None)),
+        acl_answer['data']
+    ))
+
+
+def set_acl(auth_info: ProxmoxAuthInfo, acl: ProxmoxACL, dry_run: bool, state: str = 'present') -> Tuple[dict, dict]:
+    existing_acls = get_acls(auth_info)
+    # find existing acl matching the specified one
+    try:
+        existing_acl = [x for x in existing_acls if x == acl][0]
+    except:
+        existing_acl = None
+
+    if state == 'present':
+        acl_spec = _acl_to_dict(acl) | {
+            'propagate': acl.propagate
+        }
+        if not dry_run:
+            acl_res = _proxmox_request('put', f"/access/acl", auth_info, data=acl_spec)
+            acl_res.raise_for_status()
+            if acl_res.ok and acl_res.json()['success'] == 1:
+                new_acl = acl
+        else:
+            new_acl = acl
+    elif state == 'exact':
+        # Also match on propagate and remove ACLs which match in all fields except propagation
+        pass
+    else:
+        # ACL to be removed
+        if not dry_run:
+            acl_spec = _acl_to_dict(acl) | {
+                'delete': 1
+            }
+            acl_res = _proxmox_request('put', '/access/acl', auth_info, data=acl_spec)
+            acl_res.raise_for_status()
+            if acl_res.ok:
+                new_acl = None
+        else:
+            new_acl = None
+    return dataclasses.asdict(existing_acl) if existing_acl else None, dataclasses.asdict(new_acl) if new_acl else None
+
+
+def _acl_to_dict(acl: ProxmoxACL) -> dict:
+    acl_spec = {
+        'path': acl.path,
+        'roles': acl.role,
+    }
+    if acl.user:
+        acl_spec['users'] = acl.user
+    if acl.group:
+        acl_spec['groups'] = acl.group
+    if acl.token:
+        acl_spec['tokens'] = acl.token
+    return acl_spec
diff --git a/plugins/modules/acl.py b/plugins/modules/acl.py
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+++ b/plugins/modules/acl.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# coding: utf-8
+
+# (c) 2022, Johanna Dorothea Reichmann <transcaffeine@finally.coffee>
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import traceback
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+from ansible_collections.finallycoffee.proxmox.plugins.module_utils.common import *
+from ansible_collections.finallycoffee.proxmox.plugins.module_utils.proxmox_datacenter_acl import *
+
+
+LIB_IMP_ERR = None
+try:
+    from ansible_collections.finallycoffee.proxmox.plugins.module_utils.proxmox_datacenter_acl import set_acl
+    from ansible_collections.finallycoffee.proxmox.plugins.module_utils.proxmox_datacenter_acl import ProxmoxACL
+    HAS_LIB = True
+except:
+    HAS_LIB = False
+    LIB_IMP_ERR = traceback.format_exc()
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+---
+module: acl
+author:
+- Johanna Dorothea Reichmann (transcaffeine@finally.coffee)
+requirements:
+    - python >= 3.9
+short_description: Configures an access control list in a proxmox node
+description:
+    - "Configue access control lists in a proxmox instance"
+options:
+    proxmox_instance:
+        description: Location of the proxmox API with scheme, domain name/ip and port, e.g. https://localhost:8006
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    proxmox_api_token_id:
+        description: The token ID containing username, realm and token name (format: user@realm!name)
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    proxmox_api_secret:
+        description: The secret
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    proxmox_api_verify_cert:
+        description: If the certificate presented for `proxmox_instance_url` should be verified
+        type: bool
+        required: false
+        default: true
+    path:
+        description: Path to which access should be granted. Must be a valid proxmox access control path
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    role:
+        description: The role which the user/group/token should be added to when they match the ACL
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    group:
+        description: The group to match on the ACL. Must be a valid proxmox group id
+        type: str
+        required: false
+    user:
+        description: The user to match on the ACL. Must be a valid proxmox user id
+        type: str
+        required: false
+    token:
+        description: The token to match on the ACL. Must be a valid proxmox token id
+        type: str
+        required: false
+    propagate:
+        description: Wether to allow inheriting permissions or not.
+        type: bool
+        default: true
+        required: false
+    state:
+        description: >-
+          If the access control list should be present, absent or exact. When state is exact,
+          the value of `propagate` is also considered, and if an existing access control rule is found
+          which only differs in the value of `propagate`, the old rule is removed by the module,
+          essentially replacing it.
+        type: str
+        choices: [present, exact, absent]
+        default: present
+        required: false
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = r'''
+- name: Configure an admin group from LDAP as proxmox global admins
+  finallycoffee.proxmox.acl:
+    proxmox_instance: https://my.proxmox-node.local:8006
+    promox_api_token_id: root@pam!token
+    proxmox_api_secret: supersecuretokencontent
+    path: /
+    roles: Administrator
+    groups: proxmox-admins-openldap
+    propagate: true
+    state: present
+- name: Configure an LDAP user to use their own VM
+  finallycoffee.proxmox.acl:
+    proxmox_instance: https://my.proxmox-node.local:8006
+    promox_api_token_id: root@pam!token
+    proxmox_api_secret: supersecuretokencontent
+    path: /vms/1000
+    roles: PVEVMUser
+    groups: myusername-openldap
+    state: present
+'''
+
+RETURN = r'''
+acl:
+    description: The updated/created access control list
+    returned: always
+    type: complex
+
+'''
+
+
+def main():
+    _ = dict
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=_(
+            proxmox_instance=_(required=True, type='str'),
+            proxmox_api_token_id=_(required=True, type='str'),
+            proxmox_api_secret=_(type='str', required=True, no_log=True),
+            proxmox_api_verify_cert=_(type='bool', required=False, default=True),
+            path=_(required=True, type='str'),
+            role=_(required=True, type='str'),
+            group=_(required=False, type='str'),
+            user=_(required=False, type='str'),
+            token=_(required=False, type='str'),
+            propagate=_(required=False, default=True, type='bool'),
+            state=_(type='str', required=False, default='present', choices=['present', 'exact', 'absent'])
+        ),
+        supports_check_mode=True
+    )
+
+    result = _(
+        changed=False,
+        diff={},
+        message=''
+    )
+
+    realms = []
+    try:
+        acl_spec = ProxmoxACL(
+            module.params['path'],
+            module.params['role'],
+            module.params['propagate'],
+            module.params.get('user', None),
+            module.params.get('group', None),
+            module.params.get('token', None),
+        )
+        acl_change = set_acl(ProxmoxAuthInfo(
+            module.params['proxmox_instance'],
+            module.params['proxmox_api_token_id'],
+            module.params['proxmox_api_secret'],
+            module.params['proxmox_api_verify_cert'],
+        ),
+        acl_spec,
+        module.check_mode,
+        module.params['state'])
+    except IOError as owie:
+        result['msg'] = owie
+        module.exit_json(**result)
+
+    diff_excluded_keys = []
+    result['acl'] = acl_change[1]
+    result['diff'] = {
+        'before_header': f"{acl_change[0].get('role', module.params['role'])}@{acl_change[0].get('path', module.params['path'])}" if acl_change[0] else acl_change[0],
+        'after_header': f"{acl_change[1].get('role', module.params['role'])}@{acl_change[1].get('path', module.params['path'])}" if acl_change[1] else acl_change[1],
+        'before': {k: v for k, v in acl_change[0].items() if k not in diff_excluded_keys} if acl_change[0] else acl_change[0],
+        'after': {k: v for k, v in acl_change[1].items() if k not in diff_excluded_keys} if acl_change[1] else acl_change[1],
+    }
+    # TODO: Needs special handling for state=exact
+    result['changed'] = acl_change[0] != acl_change[1]
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()