diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8920-ipa-host-fix-state.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8920-ipa-host-fix-state.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f3df64b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8920-ipa-host-fix-state.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - ipa_host - add ``force_create``, fix ``enabled`` and ``disabled`` states (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/1094, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8920).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipa_host.py b/plugins/modules/ipa_host.py
index b37a606d75..791cee91f3 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipa_host.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipa_host.py
@@ -74,10 +74,17 @@ options:
     type: list
     elements: str
   state:
-    description: State to ensure.
+    description:
+    - State to ensure.
     default: present
     choices: ["absent", "disabled", "enabled", "present"]
     type: str
+  force_creation:
+    description:
+    - Create host if O(state=disabled) or O(state=enabled) but not present.
+    default: true
+    type: bool
+    version_added: 9.5.0
   update_dns:
     description:
     - If set V(true) with O(state=absent), then removes DNS records of the host managed by FreeIPA DNS.
@@ -233,26 +240,31 @@ def get_host_diff(client, ipa_host, module_host):
 def ensure(module, client):
     name = module.params['fqdn']
     state = module.params['state']
+    force_creation = module.params['force_creation']
 
     ipa_host = client.host_find(name=name)
     module_host = get_host_dict(description=module.params['description'],
-                                force=module.params['force'], ip_address=module.params['ip_address'],
+                                force=module.params['force'],
+                                ip_address=module.params['ip_address'],
                                 ns_host_location=module.params['ns_host_location'],
                                 ns_hardware_platform=module.params['ns_hardware_platform'],
                                 ns_os_version=module.params['ns_os_version'],
                                 user_certificate=module.params['user_certificate'],
                                 mac_address=module.params['mac_address'],
-                                random_password=module.params.get('random_password'),
+                                random_password=module.params['random_password'],
                                 )
     changed = False
     if state in ['present', 'enabled', 'disabled']:
-        if not ipa_host:
+        if not ipa_host and (force_creation or state == 'present'):
             changed = True
             if not module.check_mode:
                 # OTP password generated by FreeIPA is visible only for host_add command
                 # so, return directly from here.
                 return changed, client.host_add(name=name, host=module_host)
         else:
+            if state in ['disabled', 'enabled']:
+                module.fail_json(msg="No host with name " + ipa_host + " found")
+
             diff = get_host_diff(client, ipa_host, module_host)
             if len(diff) > 0:
                 changed = True
@@ -261,11 +273,10 @@ def ensure(module, client):
                     for key in diff:
                         data[key] = module_host.get(key)
                     ipa_host_show = client.host_show(name=name)
-                    if ipa_host_show.get('has_keytab', False) and module.params.get('random_password'):
+                    if ipa_host_show.get('has_keytab', True) and (state == 'disabled' or module.params.get('random_password')):
                         client.host_disable(name=name)
                     return changed, client.host_mod(name=name, host=data)
-
-    else:
+    elif state == 'absent':
         if ipa_host:
             changed = True
             update_dns = module.params.get('update_dns', False)
@@ -288,7 +299,8 @@ def main():
                          mac_address=dict(type='list', aliases=['macaddress'], elements='str'),
                          update_dns=dict(type='bool'),
                          state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['present', 'absent', 'enabled', 'disabled']),
-                         random_password=dict(type='bool', no_log=False),)
+                         random_password=dict(type='bool', no_log=False),
+                         force_creation=dict(type='bool', default=True),)
 
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
                            supports_check_mode=True)