diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/ios.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/ios.py
index e0c683978c..cb59401d54 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/ios.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/ios.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
             'supports_defaults': True,
             'supports_onbox_diff': False,
             'supports_commit_comment': False,
-            'supports_multiline_delimiter': False,
+            'supports_multiline_delimiter': True,
             'supports_diff_match': True,
             'supports_diff_ignore_lines': True,
             'supports_generate_diff': True,