diff --git a/filter_plugins/openstack.py b/filter_plugins/openstack.py
index cca097a8e6..da4a4719e3 100644
--- a/filter_plugins/openstack.py
+++ b/filter_plugins/openstack.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from ansible import errors, runner
 from glanceclient  import Client as GlanceClient
 from keystoneclient import session
 from keystoneclient.auth.identity import v2 as identity
+from neutronclient.neutron.client import Client as NeutronClient
 from novaclient.v3.client import Client
 import glanceclient.exc
 import json
@@ -47,10 +48,38 @@ def image_name_to_id(host_vars, user, password, tenant, auth_url):
           return i.id
     raise errors.AnsibleFilterError('There is no image of name {0}'.format(host_vars))
 
+def network_name_to_id(host_vars, user, password, tenant, auth_url):
+    auth = identity.Password(auth_url=auth_url, username=user,
+                         password=password, tenant_name=tenant)
+    sess = session.Session(auth=auth)
+    token = auth.get_token(sess)
+    endpoint = auth.get_endpoint(sess, service_name='neutron', service_type='network')
+    neutron = NeutronClient('2.0', endpoint_url=endpoint, token=token)
+    networks = neutron.list_networks(name=host_vars, fields='id')["networks"]
+    if networks:
+        return networks[0]['id']
+    else:
+        raise errors.AnsibleFilterError('There is no network of name {0}'.format(host_vars))
+
+def network_id_to_name(host_vars, user, password, tenant, auth_url):
+    auth = identity.Password(auth_url=auth_url, username=user,
+                         password=password, tenant_name=tenant)
+    sess = session.Session(auth=auth)
+    token = auth.get_token(sess)
+    endpoint = auth.get_endpoint(sess, service_name='neutron', service_type='network')
+    neutron = NeutronClient('2.0', endpoint_url=endpoint, token=token)
+    networks = neutron.list_networks(id=host_vars, fields='name')["networks"]
+    if networks:
+        return networks[0]['name']
+    else:
+        raise errors.AnsibleFilterError('There is no network of id {0}'.format(host_vars))
+
 class FilterModule (object):
     def filters(self):
         return {"flavor_id_to_name": flavor_id_to_name,
             "flavor_name_to_id": flavor_name_to_id,
             "image_id_to_name": image_id_to_name,
             "image_name_to_id": image_name_to_id,
+            "network_name_to_id": network_name_to_id,
+            "network_id_to_name": network_id_to_name,
         }