diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vlan.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vlan.py
index 347d0cc480cf0b..94eded7192b5ca 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vlan.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vlan.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
   purge:
     description:
       - Purge VLANs not defined in the I(aggregate) parameter.
+        This parameter can be used without aggregate as well.
     type: bool
     default: 'no'
   delay:
@@ -131,6 +132,14 @@
     aggregate:
       - { vlan_id: 4000, mode: ce }
       - { vlan_id: 4001, name: vlan-4001 }
+
+- name: purge vlans - removes all other vlans except the ones mentioned in aggregate)
+  nxos_vlan:
+    aggregate:
+      - vlan_id: 1
+      - vlan_id: 4001
+    purge: yes
+
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
@@ -184,6 +193,7 @@ def is_default_name(obj, vlan_id):
 
 def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module, os_platform):
     commands = list()
+    purge = module.params['purge']
     want, have = updates
 
     for w in want:
@@ -307,6 +317,12 @@ def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module, os_platform):
                             commands.append('switchport mode access')
                             commands.append('no switchport access vlan {0}'.format(vlan_id))
 
+    if purge:
+        for h in have:
+            obj_in_want = search_obj_in_list(h['vlan_id'], want)
+            if not obj_in_want:
+                commands.append('no vlan {0}'.format(h['vlan_id']))
+
     return commands
 
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_vlan/tests/common/agg.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_vlan/tests/common/agg.yaml
index 3d4fc4b515563b..07d95de6b5ea77 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/nxos_vlan/tests/common/agg.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_vlan/tests/common/agg.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,27 @@
     that:
       - 'result.changed == false'
 
+- name: purge
+  nxos_vlan: &purge
+    vlan_id: 1
+    purge: yes
+    provider: "{{ connection }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"no vlan 102" in result.commands'
+      - '"no vlan 103" in result.commands'
+
+- name: purge - Idempotence
+  nxos_vlan: *purge
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+
 - name: teardown
   nxos_config: *rm
   ignore_errors: yes