diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/lb-allow-change-type.yml b/changelogs/fragments/lb-allow-change-type.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c7aa2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/lb-allow-change-type.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - hcloud_load_balancer Allow changing the type of a Load Balancer
diff --git a/plugins/modules/hcloud_load_balancer.py b/plugins/modules/hcloud_load_balancer.py
index 4ece8b3..ce4b48a 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/hcloud_load_balancer.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/hcloud_load_balancer.py
@@ -243,6 +243,18 @@ class AnsibleHcloudLoadBalancer(Hcloud):
                     else:
                         self.hcloud_load_balancer.enable_public_interface().wait_until_finished()
                 self._mark_as_changed()
+
+            load_balancer_type = self.module.params.get("load_balancer_type")
+            if load_balancer_type is not None and self.hcloud_load_balancer.load_balancer_type.name != load_balancer_type:
+                new_load_balancer_type = self.client.server_types.get_by_name(load_balancer_type)
+                if not new_load_balancer_type:
+                    self.module.fail_json(msg="unknown load balancer type")
+                if not self.module.check_mode:
+                    self.hcloud_load_balancer.change_type(
+                        load_balancer_type=new_load_balancer_type,
+                    ).wait_until_finished(max_retries=1000)
+
+                self._mark_as_changed()
             self._get_load_balancer()
         except APIException as e:
             self.module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/tasks/main.yml
index ec555c9..99386b6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,29 @@
     that:
       - result is not changed
 
+- name: test change Load Balancer type
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name }}"
+    load_balancer_type: lb21
+    state: present
+  register: result_after_test
+  ignore_errors: true
+- name: verify change Load Balancer type
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result_after_test is changed
+      - result_after_test.hcloud_load_balancer.load_balancer_type == "lb21"
+
+- name: test Load Balancer without type set to be idempotent
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{hcloud_load_balancer_name}}"
+  register: result_after_test
+- name: verify test Load Balancer without type set to be idempotent
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result_after_test is not changed
+        - result_after_test.hcloud_load_balancer.load_balancer_type == "lb21"
+
 - name: test update Load Balancer protection
   hcloud_load_balancer:
     name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name }}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server_network/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server_network/aliases
index 55ec821..7f17468 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server_network/aliases
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_server_network/aliases
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 cloud/hcloud
 shippable/hcloud/group2
+disabled