diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/7051-ipa-config-new-choice-idp-to-ipauserauthtype.yml b/changelogs/fragments/7051-ipa-config-new-choice-idp-to-ipauserauthtype.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d928828de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/7051-ipa-config-new-choice-idp-to-ipauserauthtype.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+ - ipa_config - adds ``idp`` choice to ``ipauserauthtype`` parameter's choices (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7051).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipa_config.py b/plugins/modules/ipa_config.py
index ec94b58d41..4b2b438558 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipa_config.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipa_config.py
@@ -85,9 +85,11 @@ options:
     elements: str
     version_added: '3.7.0'
   ipauserauthtype:
-    description: The authentication type to use by default.
+    description:
+      - The authentication type to use by default.
+      - The choice V(idp) has been added in community.general 7.3.0.
     aliases: ["userauthtype"]
-    choices: ["password", "radius", "otp", "pkinit", "hardened", "disabled"]
+    choices: ["password", "radius", "otp", "pkinit", "hardened", "idp", "disabled"]
     type: list
     elements: str
     version_added: '2.5.0'
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ def main():
         ipauserauthtype=dict(type='list', elements='str',
                              aliases=['userauthtype'],
                              choices=["password", "radius", "otp", "pkinit",
-                                      "hardened", "disabled"]),
+                                      "hardened", "idp", "disabled"]),
         ipausersearchfields=dict(type='list', elements='str',
                                  aliases=['usersearchfields']),
     )