diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py
index 580ec55b24..d85ae37ae5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ def main():
                              stack_policy_body=stack_policy_body,
                              disable_rollback=disable_rollback,
                              template_url=template_url,
-                             capabilities=['CAPABILITY_IAM', 'CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM'])
+                             capabilities=['CAPABILITY_IAM', 'CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM'],
+                             **kwargs)
             operation = 'UPDATE'
         except Exception as err:
             error_msg = boto_exception(err)