diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/config/vrf_interfaces/vrf_interfaces.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/config/vrf_interfaces/vrf_interfaces.py
index a905a4988..4d7dd3a9e 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/config/vrf_interfaces/vrf_interfaces.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/config/vrf_interfaces/vrf_interfaces.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 created.
 """
 
-from copy import deepcopy
 
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
 from ansible_collections.ansible.netcommon.plugins.module_utils.network.common.rm_base.resource_module import (
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/rm_templates/vrf_interfaces.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/rm_templates/vrf_interfaces.py
index be127c05b..3b11effdf 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/rm_templates/vrf_interfaces.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/rm_templates/vrf_interfaces.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ def __init__(self, lines=None, module=None):
                 },
             },
             "shared": True,
-            "shared": True,
         },
         {
             "name": "vrf_name",
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ios_vrf_interfaces.py b/plugins/modules/ios_vrf_interfaces.py
index 85a1ad91d..b5daa998e 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ios_vrf_interfaces.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ios_vrf_interfaces.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
-
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 DOCUMENTATION = """
@@ -22,9 +21,9 @@
 description:
   - Manages Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) configuration on interfaces of Cisco IOS devices.
 version_added: "1.0.0"
-author: "AAYUSH ANAND (@username)"
+author: "AAYUSH ANAND (@AAYUSH2091)"
 notes:
-  - Tested against Cisco IOS XE Version X.X
+  - Tested against Cisco IOS XE Version 17.13.01a
   - VRF must exist before assigning to an interface
   - When removing VRF from interface, associated IP addresses will be removed
 options:
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@
       name:
         description:
           - Full name of the interface to be configured.
-          - Example - GigabitEthernet0/1, FastEthernet0/0
+          - Example - GigabitEthernet1, Loopback24
         type: str
         required: true
       vrf_name:
@@ -69,64 +68,372 @@
 """
 
 EXAMPLES = """
+# Using merged
+
+# Before state:
+# -------------
+#
+# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
+# interface Loopback24
+#  no ip address
+# interface GigabitEthernet1
+#  ip address dhcp
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet2
+#  no ip address
+#  shutdown
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet3
+#  no ip address
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet4
+#  no ip address
+#  shutdown
+#  negotiation auto
+
+- name: Merge provided configuration with device configuration
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    config:
+      - name: GigabitEthernet1
+      - name: GigabitEthernet2
+        vrf_name: vrf_D
+      - name: GigabitEthernet3
+      - name: GigabitEthernet4
+    state: merged
+
+# Task Output:
+# ------------
+#
+# before:
+#   - name: "Loopback24"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet1"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet2"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet3"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet4"
+#
+# commands:
+#   - interface GigabitEthernet2
+#   - vrf forwarding vrf_D
+#
+# after:
+#   - name: "Loopback24"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet1"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet2"
+#     vrf_name: "vrf_D"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet3"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet4"
+
+# After state:
+# ------------
+#
+# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
+# interface Loopback24
+#  no ip address
+# interface GigabitEthernet1
+#  ip address dhcp
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet2
+#  vrf forwarding vrf_D
+#  no ip address
+#  shutdown
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet3
+#  no ip address
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet4
+#  no ip address
+#  shutdown
+#  negotiation auto
+
+# Using overridden
+
+# Before state:
+# -------------
+#
+# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
+# interface Loopback24
+#  no ip address
+# interface GigabitEthernet1
+#  ip address dhcp
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet2
+#  vrf forwarding vrf_B
+#  no ip address
+#  shutdown
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet3
+#  no ip address
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet4
+#  no ip address
+#  shutdown
+#  negotiation auto
+
+- name: Override device configuration with provided configuration
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    config:
+      - name: GigabitEthernet1
+      - name: GigabitEthernet2
+      - name: GigabitEthernet3
+      - name: GigabitEthernet4
+    state: overridden
+
+# Task Output:
+# ------------
+#
+# before:
+#   - name: "Loopback24"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet1"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet2"
+#     vrf_name: "vrf_B"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet3"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet4"
+#
+# commands:
+#   - interface GigabitEthernet2
+#   - no vrf forwarding vrf_B
+#
+# after:
+#   - name: "Loopback24"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet1"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet2"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet3"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet4"
+
+# After state:
+# ------------
+#
+# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
+# interface Loopback24
+#  no ip address
+# interface GigabitEthernet1
+#  ip address dhcp
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet2
+#  no ip address
+#  shutdown
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet3
+#  no ip address
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet4
+#  no ip address
+#  shutdown
+#  negotiation auto
+
+# Using gathered
+
+# Before state:
+# -------------
+#
+# vios#show running-config | section ^interface
+# interface Loopback24
+#  no ip address
+# interface GigabitEthernet1
+#  ip address dhcp
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet2
+#  vrf forwarding vrf_B
+#  no ip address
+#  shutdown
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet3
+#  no ip address
+#  negotiation auto
+# interface GigabitEthernet4
+#  no ip address
+#  shutdown
+#  negotiation auto
+
+- name: Gather listed VRF interfaces
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    state: gathered
+
+# Task Output:
+# ------------
+#
+# gathered:
+#   - name: "Loopback24"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet1"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet2"
+#     vrf_name: "vrf_B"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet3"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet4"
 
+# Using rendered
+
+- name: Render VRF configuration
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    config:
+      - name: GigabitEthernet1
+      - name: GigabitEthernet2
+        vrf_name: vrf_D
+      - name: GigabitEthernet3
+      - name: GigabitEthernet4
+    state: rendered
+
+# Task Output:
+# ------------
+#
+# rendered:
+#   - interface GigabitEthernet2
+#   - vrf forwarding vrf_D
+
+# Using parsed
+
+# File: parsed.cfg
+# ---------------
+#
+# interface GigabitEthernet1
+#  vrf vrf_C
+#  shutdown
+# !
+# interface GigabitEthernet2
+#  vrf vrf_D
+#  shutdown
+# !
+# interface GigabitEthernet3
+#  shutdown
+# !
+# interface GigabitEthernet4
+#  shutdown
+# !
+
+- name: Parse configuration from device running config
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    running_config: "{{ lookup('file', 'parsed.cfg') }}"
+    state: parsed
+
+# Task Output:
+# ------------
+#
+# parsed:
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet1"
+#     vrf_name: "vrf_C"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet2"
+#     vrf_name: "vrf_D"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet3"
+#   - name: "GigabitEthernet4"
 """
 
 RETURN = """
 before:
   description: The configuration prior to the module execution.
   returned: when I(state) is C(merged), C(replaced), C(overridden), C(deleted) or C(purged)
-  type: dict
+  type: list
   sample: >
-    This output will always be in the same format as the
-    module argspec.
+    [
+        {
+            "name": "Loopback24"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet1"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet2",
+            "vrf_name": "vrf_B"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet3"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet4"
+        }
+    ]
+
 after:
   description: The resulting configuration after module execution.
   returned: when changed
-  type: dict
+  type: list
   sample: >
-    This output will always be in the same format as the
-    module argspec.
+    [
+        {
+            "name": "Loopback24"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet1"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet2",
+            "vrf_name": "vrf_D"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet3"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet4"
+        }
+    ]
+
 commands:
   description: The set of commands pushed to the remote device.
   returned: when I(state) is C(merged), C(replaced), C(overridden), C(deleted) or C(purged)
   type: list
   sample:
-    - sample command 1
-    - sample command 2
-    - sample command 3
+    - "interface GigabitEthernet2"
+    - "vrf forwarding vrf_D"
+    - "no vrf forwarding vrf_B"
+
 rendered:
   description: The provided configuration in the task rendered in device-native format (offline).
   returned: when I(state) is C(rendered)
   type: list
   sample:
-    - sample command 1
-    - sample command 2
-    - sample command 3
+    - "interface GigabitEthernet1"
+    - "vrf forwarding vrf_C"
+    - "interface GigabitEthernet2"
+    - "vrf forwarding vrf_D"
+
 gathered:
   description: Facts about the network resource gathered from the remote device as structured data.
   returned: when I(state) is C(gathered)
   type: list
   sample: >
-    This output will always be in the same format as the
-    module argspec.
+    [
+        {
+            "name": "Loopback24"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet1"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet2",
+            "vrf_name": "vrf_B"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet3"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet4"
+        }
+    ]
+
 parsed:
   description: The device native config provided in I(running_config) option parsed into structured data as per module argspec.
   returned: when I(state) is C(parsed)
   type: list
   sample: >
-    This output will always be in the same format as the
-    module argspec.
+    [
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet1",
+            "vrf_name": "vrf_C"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet2",
+            "vrf_name": "vrf_D"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet3"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "GigabitEthernet4"
+        }
+    ]
 """
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-
-from ansible_collections.cisco.ios.plugins.module_utils.network.ios.argspec.vrf_interfaces.vrf_interfaces import (
-    Vrf_interfacesArgs,
-)
-from ansible_collections.cisco.ios.plugins.module_utils.network.ios.config.vrf_interfaces.vrf_interfaces import (
-    Vrf_interfaces,
-)
+from ansible_collections.cisco.ios.plugins.module_utils.network.ios.argspec.vrf_interfaces.vrf_interfaces import Vrf_interfacesArgs
+from ansible_collections.cisco.ios.plugins.module_utils.network.ios.config.vrf_interfaces.vrf_interfaces import Vrf_interfaces
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/defaults/main.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/defaults/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..164afead2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+testcase: "[^_].*"
+test_items: []
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tasks/cli.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tasks/cli.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39471d59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tasks/cli.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+- name: Collect all CLI test cases
+  ansible.builtin.find:
+    paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/common"
+    patterns: "{{ testcase }}.yaml"
+    use_regex: true
+  register: test_cases
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Set test_items
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    test_items: "{{ test_cases.files | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
+
+- name: Run test case (connection=ansible.netcommon.network_cli)
+  vars:
+    ansible_connection: ansible.netcommon.network_cli
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "{{ test_case_to_run }}"
+  with_items: "{{ test_items }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: test_case_to_run
+  tags:
+    - network_cli
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tasks/main.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f75f2f031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+- name: Include the CLI tasks
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: cli.yaml
+  tags:
+    - cli
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/_parsed.cfg b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/_parsed.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d06b79dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/_parsed.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+interface GigabitEthernet1
+ vrf forwarding vrf_C
+ shutdown
+!
+interface GigabitEthernet2
+ vrf forwarding vrf_D
+ shutdown
+!
+interface GigabitEthernet3
+ shutdown
+!
+interface GigabitEthernet4
+ shutdown
+!
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/_populate_config.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/_populate_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c676f568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/_populate_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+- name: Populate with simple overridden
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    state: overridden
+    config:
+      - name: GigabitEthernet1
+      - name: GigabitEthernet2
+        vrf_name: vrf_B
+      - name: GigabitEthernet3
+      - name: GigabitEthernet4
+  vars:
+    ansible_connection: ansible.netcommon.network_cli
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/_remove_config.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/_remove_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e0cc0491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/_remove_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+- name: Populate with simple overridden
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    state: overridden
+    config:
+      - name: GigabitEthernet1
+      - name: GigabitEthernet2
+      - name: GigabitEthernet3
+      - name: GigabitEthernet4
+  vars:
+    ansible_connection: ansible.netcommon.network_cli
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/empty_config.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/empty_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd31c161c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/empty_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+---
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: START ios_vrf_interfaces empty_config integration tests on connection={{ ansible_connection }}
+
+- name: Merged with empty configuration should give appropriate error message
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: true
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    config:
+    state: merged
+
+- ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - result.msg == 'value of config parameter must not be empty for state merged'
+
+- name: Replaced with empty configuration should give appropriate error message
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: true
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    config:
+    state: replaced
+
+- ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - result.msg == 'value of config parameter must not be empty for state replaced'
+
+- name: Rendered with empty configuration should give appropriate error message
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: true
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    config:
+    state: rendered
+
+- ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - result.msg == 'value of config parameter must not be empty for state rendered'
+
+- name: Parsed with empty configuration should give appropriate error message
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: true
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    running_config:
+    state: parsed
+
+- ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - result.msg == 'value of running_config parameter must not be empty for state parsed'
+
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: END ios_vrf_interfaces empty_config integration tests on connection={{ ansible_connection }}
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/gathered.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/gathered.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0112d0d31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/gathered.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: START ios_vrf_interfaces gathered integration tests on connection={{ ansible_connection }}
+
+- ansible.builtin.include_tasks: _populate_config.yaml
+
+- block:
+    - name: Gathered the provided configuration with the existing running configuration
+      register: result
+      cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+        config:
+        state: gathered
+
+    - name: Debug gathered.config
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: gathered.config
+
+    - name: Debug result.gathered
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: result.gathered
+
+    - name: Run show running-config | section ^interface
+      cisco.ios.ios_command:
+        commands: show running-config | section ^interface
+      register: config
+
+    - name: Assert
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - gathered.config | length == result.gathered | length
+          - result.gathered[1].name == 'GigabitEthernet1'
+          - result.gathered[2].name == 'GigabitEthernet2'
+          - result.gathered[2].vrf_name == 'vrf_B'
+          - result.gathered[3].name == 'GigabitEthernet3'
+          - result.gathered[4].name == 'GigabitEthernet4'
+          - result['changed'] == false
+  always:
+    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks: _remove_config.yaml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/merged.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/merged.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e524766d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/merged.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: Start ios_vrf_interfaces merged integration tests connection={{ ansible_connection}}
+
+- ansible.builtin.include_tasks: _remove_config.yaml
+
+- block:
+    - name: Simple merge selective
+      cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+        state: merged
+        config:
+          - name: GigabitEthernet1
+          - name: GigabitEthernet2
+            vrf_name: vrf_D
+          - name: GigabitEthernet3
+          - name: GigabitEthernet4
+
+      register: result
+
+    - name: Run show running-config | section ^interface
+      cisco.ios.ios_command:
+        commands: show running-config | section ^interface
+
+    - name: Assert that correct set of commands were generated
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "{{ merged['commands'] | symmetric_difference(result['commands']) |length == 0 }}"
+
+    - name: Assert that after dicts were correctly generated
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - merged['after'] == result['after']
+
+  always:
+    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks: _remove_config.yaml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/overridden.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/overridden.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0e21d8fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/overridden.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: Start ios_vrf_interfaces overridden integration tests connection={{ ansible_connection}}
+
+- ansible.builtin.include_tasks: _populate_config.yaml
+
+- block:
+    - name: Override the route-policy configuration
+      cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+        state: overridden
+        config:
+          - name: GigabitEthernet1
+          - name: GigabitEthernet2
+          - name: GigabitEthernet3
+          - name: GigabitEthernet4
+            vrf_name: vrf_C
+
+      register: result
+
+    - name: Run show running-config | section ^interface
+      cisco.ios.ios_command:
+        commands: show running-config | section ^interface
+
+    - name: Assert that correct set of commands were generated
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "{{ overridden['commands'] | symmetric_difference(result['commands']) |length == 0 }}"
+
+    - name: Assert that after dict is correctly generated
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - overridden['after'] == result['after']
+
+    - name: Assert that before dicts are correctly generated
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - overridden['before'] == result['before']
+  always:
+    - ansible.builtin.include_tasks: _remove_config.yaml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/parsed.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/parsed.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a08968c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/parsed.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: START ios_vrf_interfaces parsed integration tests on connection={{ ansible_connection }}
+
+- name: Parse externally provided route-policy configuration
+  register: result
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    running_config: "{{ lookup('file', '_parsed.cfg') }}"
+    state: parsed
+
+- name: Assert that configuration was correctly parsed
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - parsed['after'] == result['parsed']
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/rendered.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/rendered.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84ac4f670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/tests/common/rendered.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: START ios_vrf_interfaces rendered integration tests on connection={{ ansible_connection }}
+
+- ansible.builtin.include_tasks: _remove_config.yaml
+
+- name: Render route-policy configuration
+  register: result
+  cisco.ios.ios_vrf_interfaces:
+    state: rendered
+    config:
+      - name: GigabitEthernet1
+      - name: GigabitEthernet2
+        vrf_name: vrf_D
+      - name: GigabitEthernet3
+      - name: GigabitEthernet4
+
+- name: Assert that correct set of commands were rendered
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - merged['commands'] == result['rendered']
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/vars/main.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/vars/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..877959521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ios_vrf_interfaces/vars/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+---
+gathered:
+  config:
+    - name: "Loopback24"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet1"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet2"
+      vrf_name: "vrf_B"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet3"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet4"
+
+merged:
+  commands:
+    - interface GigabitEthernet2
+    - vrf forwarding vrf_D
+  after:
+    - name: "Loopback24"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet1"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet2"
+      vrf_name: "vrf_D"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet3"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet4"
+  before:
+    - name: "Loopback24"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet1"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet2"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet3"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet4"
+
+overridden:
+  commands:
+    - interface GigabitEthernet2
+    - no vrf forwarding vrf_B
+    - interface GigabitEthernet4
+    - vrf forwarding vrf_C
+  after:
+    - name: "Loopback24"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet1"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet2"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet3"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet4"
+      vrf_name: "vrf_C"
+  before:
+    - name: "Loopback24"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet1"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet2"
+      vrf_name: "vrf_B"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet3"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet4"
+
+parsed:
+  after:
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet1"
+      vrf_name: "vrf_C"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet2"
+      vrf_name: "vrf_D"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet3"
+    - name: "GigabitEthernet4"