diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/dnac.py b/plugins/module_utils/dnac.py
index a12e7eaf47..8064cc5e76 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/dnac.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/dnac.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 # import datetime
 import inspect
 import re
+import socket
 
 
 class DnacBase():
@@ -485,6 +486,30 @@ def update_site_type_key(self, config):
 
         return new_config
 
+    def is_valid_ipv4(self, ip_address):
+        """
+        Validates an IPv4 address.
+
+        Parameters:
+            ip_address - String denoting the IPv4 address passed.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool - Returns true if the passed IP address value is correct or it returns
+            false if it is incorrect
+        """
+
+        try:
+            socket.inet_aton(ip_address)
+            octets = ip_address.split('.')
+            if len(octets) != 4:
+                return False
+            for octet in octets:
+                if not 0 <= int(octet) <= 255:
+                    return False
+            return True
+        except socket.error:
+            return False
+
 
 def is_list_complex(x):
     return isinstance(x[0], dict) or isinstance(x[0], list)
diff --git a/plugins/modules/discovery_intent.py b/plugins/modules/discovery_intent.py
index 96759bb9c6..bbe0634883 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/discovery_intent.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/discovery_intent.py
@@ -721,6 +721,43 @@ def validate_input(self, state=None):
         self.status = "success"
         return self
 
+    def validate_ip4_address_list(self):
+        """
+        Validates each ip adress paased in the IP_address_list passed by the user before preprocessing it
+        """
+
+        ip_address_list = self.validated_config[0].get('ip_address_list')
+        for ip in ip_address_list:
+            if '/' in ip:
+                ip = ip.split("/")[0]
+            if '-' in ip:
+                if len(ip.split('-')) == 2:
+                    ip1, ip2 = ip.split('-')
+                    if self.is_valid_ipv4(ip1) is False:
+                        msg = "IP address {0} is not valid".format(ip1)
+                        self.log(msg, "CRITICAL")
+                        self.module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+                    if self.is_valid_ipv4(ip2) is False:
+                        msg = "IP address {0} is not valid".format(ip2)
+                        self.log(msg, "CRITICAL")
+                        self.module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+                    ip1_parts = list(map(int, ip1.split('.')))
+                    ip2_parts = list(map(int, ip2.split('.')))
+                    for part in range(4):
+                        if ip1_parts[part] > ip2_parts[part]:
+                            msg = "Incorrect range passed: {0}. Please pass correct IP address range".format(ip)
+                            self.log(msg, "CRITICAL")
+                            self.module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+                else:
+                    msg = "Provided range '{0}' is incorrect. IP address range should have only upper and lower limit values".format(ip)
+                    self.log(msg, "CRITICAL")
+                    self.module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+            if self.is_valid_ipv4(ip) is False and '-' not in ip:
+                msg = "IP address {0} is not valid".format(ip)
+                self.log(msg, "CRITICAL")
+                self.module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+        self.log("All the IP addresses passed are correct", "INFO")
+
     def get_creds_ids_list(self):
         """
         Retrieve the list of credentials IDs associated with class instance.
@@ -1513,6 +1550,7 @@ def get_diff_merged(self):
           - self: The instance of the class with updated attributes.
         """
 
+        self.validate_ip4_address_list()
         devices_list_info = self.get_devices_list_info()
         ip_address_list = self.preprocess_device_discovery(devices_list_info)
         exist_discovery = self.get_exist_discovery()
diff --git a/plugins/modules/discovery_workflow_manager.py b/plugins/modules/discovery_workflow_manager.py
index 88ce124a39..66667260da 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/discovery_workflow_manager.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/discovery_workflow_manager.py
@@ -721,6 +721,43 @@ def validate_input(self, state=None):
         self.status = "success"
         return self
 
+    def validate_ip4_address_list(self):
+        """
+        Validates each ip adress paased in the IP_address_list passed by the user before preprocessing it
+        """
+
+        ip_address_list = self.validated_config[0].get('ip_address_list')
+        for ip in ip_address_list:
+            if '/' in ip:
+                ip = ip.split("/")[0]
+            if '-' in ip:
+                if len(ip.split('-')) == 2:
+                    ip1, ip2 = ip.split('-')
+                    if self.is_valid_ipv4(ip1) is False:
+                        msg = "IP address {0} is not valid".format(ip1)
+                        self.log(msg, "CRITICAL")
+                        self.module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+                    if self.is_valid_ipv4(ip2) is False:
+                        msg = "IP address {0} is not valid".format(ip2)
+                        self.log(msg, "CRITICAL")
+                        self.module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+                    ip1_parts = list(map(int, ip1.split('.')))
+                    ip2_parts = list(map(int, ip2.split('.')))
+                    for part in range(4):
+                        if ip1_parts[part] > ip2_parts[part]:
+                            msg = "Incorrect range passed: {0}. Please pass correct IP address range".format(ip)
+                            self.log(msg, "CRITICAL")
+                            self.module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+                else:
+                    msg = "Provided range '{0}' is incorrect. IP address range should have only upper and lower limit values".format(ip)
+                    self.log(msg, "CRITICAL")
+                    self.module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+            if self.is_valid_ipv4(ip) is False and '-' not in ip:
+                msg = "IP address {0} is not valid".format(ip)
+                self.log(msg, "CRITICAL")
+                self.module.fail_json(msg=msg)
+        self.log("All the IP addresses passed are correct", "INFO")
+
     def get_creds_ids_list(self):
         """
         Retrieve the list of credentials IDs associated with class instance.
@@ -1513,6 +1550,7 @@ def get_diff_merged(self):
           - self: The instance of the class with updated attributes.
         """
 
+        self.validate_ip4_address_list()
         devices_list_info = self.get_devices_list_info()
         ip_address_list = self.preprocess_device_discovery(devices_list_info)
         exist_discovery = self.get_exist_discovery()