diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/iosxr_config_crash.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/iosxr_config_crash.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6485ca871b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/iosxr_config_crash.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- iosxr_config - handle configuration block with mis-indented sublevel command
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_config.py
index 21d511a0b2..4a64c48abf 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_config.py
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ backup_path:
   type: string
   sample: /playbooks/ansible/backup/iosxr01.2016-07-16@22:28:34
 """
+import re
+
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.iosxr import load_config, get_config
 from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.iosxr import iosxr_argument_spec, copy_file
@@ -200,6 +202,10 @@ from ansible.module_utils.network.common.config import NetworkConfig, dumps
 
 DEFAULT_COMMIT_COMMENT = 'configured by iosxr_config'
 
+CONFIG_MISPLACED_CHILDREN = [
+    re.compile(r'end-\s*(.+)$')
+]
+
 
 def copy_file_to_node(module):
     """ Copy config file to IOS-XR node. We use SFTP because older IOS-XR versions don't handle SCP very well.
@@ -242,6 +248,29 @@ def get_candidate(module):
     return candidate
 
 
+def sanitize_candidate_config(config):
+    last_parents = None
+    for regex in CONFIG_MISPLACED_CHILDREN:
+        for index, line in enumerate(config):
+            if line._parents:
+                last_parents = line._parents
+            m = regex.search(line.text)
+            if m and m.group(0):
+                config[index]._parents = last_parents
+
+
+def sanitize_running_config(config):
+    last_parents = None
+    for regex in CONFIG_MISPLACED_CHILDREN:
+        for index, line in enumerate(config):
+            if line._parents:
+                last_parents = line._parents
+            m = regex.search(line.text)
+            if m and m.group(0):
+                config[index].text = ' ' + m.group(0)
+                config[index]._parents = last_parents
+
+
 def run(module, result):
     match = module.params['match']
     replace = module.params['replace']
@@ -254,6 +283,9 @@ def run(module, result):
     candidate_config = get_candidate(module)
     running_config = get_running_config(module)
 
+    sanitize_candidate_config(candidate_config.items)
+    sanitize_running_config(running_config.items)
+
     commands = None
     if match != 'none' and replace != 'config':
         commands = candidate_config.difference(running_config, path=path, match=match, replace=replace)
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/templates/basic/change_prefix_set.j2 b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/templates/basic/change_prefix_set.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..572d15bf6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/templates/basic/change_prefix_set.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+prefix-set ebpg_filter
+  192.168.0.0/16 ge 15 le 30
+end-set
+
+interface Loopback999
+ description this is a test interface for prefix-set
+
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/templates/basic/init_prefix_set.j2 b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/templates/basic/init_prefix_set.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1170b02de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/templates/basic/init_prefix_set.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+prefix-set ebpg_filter
+  192.168.0.0/16 ge 17 le 30
+end-set
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/tests/cli/misplaced_sublevel.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/tests/cli/misplaced_sublevel.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3688cfa455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/tests/cli/misplaced_sublevel.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+- debug: msg="START cli/misplaced_sublevel.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}"
+
+- name: setup
+  iosxr_config:
+    src: basic/init_prefix_set.j2
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: Change prefix-set and new command after prefix-set
+  iosxr_config:
+    src: basic/change_prefix_set.j2
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "result.changed == true"
+
+- name: Play same config again to verify no diff in prefix-set also works
+  iosxr_config:
+    src: basic/change_prefix_set.j2
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "result.changed == true"
+
+- debug: msg="END cli/misplaced_sublevel.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}"