diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/nxos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/nxos.py
index 2086781c1e..cb837b5643 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/nxos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/nxos.py
@@ -150,10 +150,16 @@ class Cli:
             if check_rc and rc != 0:
                 self._module.fail_json(msg=to_text(err, errors='surrogate_then_replace'))
 
-            try:
-                out = self._module.from_json(out)
-            except ValueError:
-                out = str(out).strip()
+            if not check_rc and rc != 0:
+                try:
+                    out = self._module.from_json(err)
+                except ValueError:
+                    out = to_text(err, errors='surrogate_then_replace').strip()
+            else:
+                try:
+                    out = self._module.from_json(out)
+                except ValueError:
+                    out = to_text(out, errors='surrogate_then_replace').strip()
 
             responses.append(out)
         return responses
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_banner.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_banner.py
index 3690a31f1b..6d9295b90d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_banner.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_banner.py
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ def map_obj_to_commands(want, have, module):
 
 
 def map_config_to_obj(module):
-    output = run_commands(module, ['show banner %s' % module.params['banner']])[0]
+    output = run_commands(module, ['show banner %s' % module.params['banner']], False)[0]
+
+    if "Invalid command" in output:
+        module.fail_json(msg="banner: exec may not be supported on this platform.  Possible values are : exec | motd")
+
     if isinstance(output, dict):
         output = list(output.values())[0]
 
@@ -148,6 +152,7 @@ def main():
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     warnings = list()
+
     check_args(module, warnings)
 
     result = {'changed': False}
@@ -155,7 +160,6 @@ def main():
         result['warnings'] = warnings
     want = map_params_to_obj(module)
     have = map_config_to_obj(module)
-
     commands = map_obj_to_commands(want, have, module)
     result['commands'] = commands
 
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_banner.py b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_banner.py
index 216361f385..145b4bd57e 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_banner.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_banner.py
@@ -42,12 +42,42 @@ class TestNxosBannerModule(TestNxosModule):
     def load_fixtures(self, commands=None, device=''):
         self.load_config.return_value = dict(diff=None, session='session')
 
-    def test_nxos_banner_create(self):
+    def test_nxos_banner_exec_create(self):
         set_module_args(dict(banner='exec', text='test\nbanner\nstring'))
         commands = ['banner exec @\ntest\nbanner\nstring\n@']
+        self.run_commands.return_value = commands
         self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
 
-    def test_nxos_banner_remove(self):
+    def test_nxos_banner_exec_remove(self):
         set_module_args(dict(banner='exec', state='absent'))
         commands = ['no banner exec']
+        self.run_commands.return_value = commands
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
+
+    def test_nxos_banner_exec_fail_create(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(banner='exec', text='test\nbanner\nstring'))
+        commands = ['banner exec @\ntest\nbanner\nstring\n@']
+        err_rsp = ['Invalid command']
+        self.run_commands.return_value = err_rsp
+        result = self.execute_module(failed=True, changed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(result['msg'], 'banner: exec may not be supported on this platform.  Possible values are : exec | motd')
+
+    def test_nxos_banner_exec_fail_remove(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(banner='exec', state='absent'))
+        commands = ['no banner exec']
+        err_rsp = ['Invalid command']
+        self.run_commands.return_value = err_rsp
+        result = self.execute_module(failed=True, changed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(result['msg'], 'banner: exec may not be supported on this platform.  Possible values are : exec | motd')
+
+    def test_nxos_banner_motd_create(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(banner='motd', text='test\nbanner\nstring'))
+        commands = ['banner motd @\ntest\nbanner\nstring\n@']
+        self.run_commands.return_value = commands
+        self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
+
+    def test_nxos_banner_motd_remove(self):
+        set_module_args(dict(banner='motd', state='absent'))
+        commands = ['no banner motd']
+        self.run_commands.return_value = commands
         self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)