diff --git a/plugins/modules/iosxr_banner.py b/plugins/modules/iosxr_banner.py
index 909d79511..85f947fe9 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/iosxr_banner.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/iosxr_banner.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def run(self):
 def main():
     """main entry point for module execution"""
     argument_spec = dict(
-        banner=dict(required=True, choices=["login", "motd"]),
+        banner=dict(required=True, choices=["login", "motd", "exec"]),
         text=dict(),
         state=dict(default="present", choices=["present", "absent"]),
     )
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/fixtures/iosxr_banner_config.cfg b/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/fixtures/iosxr_banner_config.cfg
index ed8e6d6dd..847a136d1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/fixtures/iosxr_banner_config.cfg
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/fixtures/iosxr_banner_config.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 banner motd this is my motd banner
 banner login this is my login banner
+banner exec this is my exec banner
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_banner.py b/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_banner.py
index 32085d51e..366a4a134 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_banner.py
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_banner.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def test_iosxr_banner_fail_create(self):
         result = self.execute_module(failed=True, changed=True)
         self.assertEqual(
             result["msg"],
-            "value of banner must be one of: login, motd, got: exec1",
+            "value of banner must be one of: login, motd, exec got: exec1",
         )
 
     def test_iosxr_banner_exec1_fail_remove(self):
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def test_iosxr_banner_exec1_fail_remove(self):
         result = self.execute_module(failed=True, changed=True)
         self.assertIn(
             result["msg"],
-            "value of banner must be one of: login, motd, got: exec1",
+            "value of banner must be one of: login, motd, exec got: exec1",
         )
 
     def test_iosxr_banner_motd_create(self):
@@ -114,3 +114,13 @@ def test_iosxr_banner_motd_remove(self):
         set_module_args(dict(banner="motd", state="absent"))
         commands = ["no banner motd"]
         self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
+
+    def test_iosxr_banner_exec_create(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(banner="exec", text="test\nbanner\nstring"))
+        commands = ["banner exec test\nbanner\nstring"]
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
+
+    def test_iosxr_banner_exec_remove(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(banner="exec", state="absent"))
+        commands = ["no banner exec"]
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)