diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/os-family_distro_variable_clearlinux.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/os-family_distro_variable_clearlinux.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f773e26831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/os-family_distro_variable_clearlinux.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- set ansible_os_family from name variable in os-release
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
index 556b0a0ecc..a0dbf0d366 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ class DistributionFiles:
         release = re.search('ID=(.*)', data)
         if release:
             clear_facts['distribution_release'] = release.groups()[0]
+        pname = re.search('NAME="(.*)"', data)
+        if pname:
+            clear_facts['distribution'] = pname.groups()[0]
         return True, clear_facts
 
 
@@ -450,7 +453,8 @@ class Distribution(object):
                      'AIX': ['AIX'],
                      'HP-UX': ['HPUX'],
                      'Darwin': ['MacOSX'],
-                     'FreeBSD': ['FreeBSD', 'TrueOS']}
+                     'FreeBSD': ['FreeBSD', 'TrueOS'],
+                     'ClearLinux': ['Clear Linux OS', 'Clear Linux Mix']}
 
     OS_FAMILY = {}
     for family, names in OS_FAMILY_MAP.items():
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/test_distribution_version.py b/test/units/module_utils/test_distribution_version.py
index 38ccf8d941..f475cb5bcc 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/test_distribution_version.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/test_distribution_version.py
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="http://www.intel.com/privacy"
     "name": "ClearLinux 26580",
     "result": {
         "distribution_release": "clear-linux-os",
-        "distribution": "ClearLinux",
+        "distribution": "Clear Linux OS",
         "distribution_major_version": "26580",
         "os_family": "ClearLinux",
         "distribution_version": "26580"