diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/fix_iosxr_config.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/fix_iosxr_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1001232fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/fix_iosxr_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - iosxr_config Add updates option in return value(https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.iosxr/issues/438).
diff --git a/docs/cisco.iosxr.iosxr_config_module.rst b/docs/cisco.iosxr.iosxr_config_module.rst
index 44adc4352..a358ac0ec 100644
--- a/docs/cisco.iosxr.iosxr_config_module.rst
+++ b/docs/cisco.iosxr.iosxr_config_module.rst
@@ -517,6 +517,23 @@ Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/late
                         <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">22:28:34</div>
                 </td>
             </tr>
+            <tr>
+                <td colspan="1">
+                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
+                    <b>updates</b>
+                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
+                    <div style="font-size: small">
+                      <span style="color: purple">list</span>
+                    </div>
+                </td>
+                <td>If there are commands to run against the host</td>
+                <td>
+                            <div>The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device</div>
+                    <br/>
+                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
+                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">[&#x27;hostname foo&#x27;, &#x27;router ospf 1&#x27;, &#x27;router-id 1.1.1.1&#x27;]</div>
+                </td>
+            </tr>
     </table>
     <br/><br/>
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/iosxr_config.py b/plugins/modules/iosxr_config.py
index a2eeb8f14..bef0477fd 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/iosxr_config.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/iosxr_config.py
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@
   returned: If there are commands to run against the host
   type: list
   sample: ['hostname foo', 'router ospf 1', 'router-id 1.1.1.1']
+updates:
+  description: The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device
+  returned: If there are commands to run against the host
+  type: list
+  sample: ['hostname foo', 'router ospf 1', 'router-id 1.1.1.1']
 backup_path:
   description: The full path to the backup file
   returned: when backup is yes
@@ -392,6 +397,7 @@ def run(module, result):
                 commands.extend(module.params["after"])
 
             result["commands"] = commands
+            result["updates"] = commands
 
         commit = not check_mode
         diff = load_config(
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_config.py b/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_config.py
index 8a2dacf42..9ac6866af 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_config.py
@@ -345,3 +345,17 @@ def test_iosxr_config_replace_config_requires_src(self):
         args = dict(replace="config")
         set_module_args(args)
         self.execute_module(failed=True)
+
+    def test_iosxr_config_updates(self):
+        src = load_fixture("iosxr_config_src.cfg")
+        set_module_args(dict(src=src))
+        self.conn.get_diff = MagicMock(
+            return_value=self.cliconf_obj.get_diff(src, self.running_config),
+        )
+        commands = [
+            "hostname foo",
+            "interface GigabitEthernet0/0",
+            "no ip address",
+        ]
+        result = self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(result["updates"]), sorted(commands))