diff --git a/plugins/modules/hcloud_load_balancer.py b/plugins/modules/hcloud_load_balancer.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/plugins/modules/hcloud_load_balancer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright: (c) 2020, Hetzner Cloud GmbH <info@hetzner-cloud.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: hcloud_load_balancer
+
+short_description: Create and manage cloud Load Balancers on the Hetzner Cloud.
+
+
+description:
+    - Create, update and manage cloud Load Balancers on the Hetzner Cloud.
+
+author:
+    - Lukas Kaemmerling (@LKaemmerling)
+
+options:
+    id:
+        description:
+            - The ID of the Hetzner Cloud Load Balancer to manage.
+            - Only required if no Load Balancer I(name) is given
+        type: int
+    name:
+        description:
+            - The Name of the Hetzner Cloud Load Balancer to manage.
+            - Only required if no Load Balancer I(id) is given or a Load Balancer does not exists.
+        type: str
+    load_balancer_type:
+        description:
+            - The Load Balancer Type of the Hetzner Cloud Load Balancer to manage.
+            - Required if Load Balancer does not exists.
+        type: str
+    location:
+        description:
+            - Location of Load Balancer.
+            - Required if no I(network_zone) is given and Load Balancer does not exists.
+        type: str
+    network_zone:
+        description:
+            - Network Zone of Load Balancer.
+            - Required of no I(location) is given and Load Balancer does not exists.
+        type: str
+    labels:
+        description:
+            - User-defined labels (key-value pairs).
+        type: dict
+    delete_protection:
+        description:
+            - Protect the Load Balancer for deletion.
+        type: bool
+    state:
+        description:
+            - State of the Load Balancer.
+        default: present
+        choices: [ absent, present ]
+        type: str
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+- hetzner.hcloud.hcloud
+
+requirements:
+  - hcloud-python >= 1.8.0
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+- name: Create a basic Load Balancer
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: my-Load Balancer
+    load_balancer_type: lb11
+    location: fsn1
+    state: present
+
+- name: Ensure the Load Balancer is absent (remove if needed)
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: my-Load Balancer
+    state: absent
+
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+hcloud_load_balancer:
+    description: The Load Balancer instance
+    returned: Always
+    type: complex
+    contains:
+        id:
+            description: Numeric identifier of the Load Balancer
+            returned: always
+            type: int
+            sample: 1937415
+        name:
+            description: Name of the Load Balancer
+            returned: always
+            type: str
+            sample: my-Load-Balancer
+        status:
+            description: Status of the Load Balancer
+            returned: always
+            type: str
+            sample: running
+        load_balancer_type:
+            description: Name of the Load Balancer type of the Load Balancer
+            returned: always
+            type: str
+            sample: cx11
+        ipv4_address:
+            description: Public IPv4 address of the Load Balancer
+            returned: always
+            type: str
+            sample: 116.203.104.109
+        ipv6_address:
+            description: Public IPv6 address of the Load Balancer
+            returned: always
+            type: str
+            sample: 2a01:4f8:1c1c:c140::1
+        location:
+            description: Name of the location of the Load Balancer
+            returned: always
+            type: str
+            sample: fsn1
+        labels:
+            description: User-defined labels (key-value pairs)
+            returned: always
+            type: dict
+        delete_protection:
+            description: True if Load Balancer is protected for deletion
+            type: bool
+            returned: always
+            sample: false
+"""
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible_collections.hetzner.hcloud.plugins.module_utils.hcloud import Hcloud
+
+try:
+    from hcloud.load_balancers.domain import LoadBalancer
+    from hcloud import APIException
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+
+class AnsibleHcloudLoadBalancer(Hcloud):
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        Hcloud.__init__(self, module, "hcloud_load_balancer")
+        self.hcloud_load_balancer = None
+
+    def _prepare_result(self):
+        private_ipv4_address = None if self.hcloud_load_balancer.private_net.length == 0 else to_native(self.hcloud_load_balancer.private_net[0].ip)
+        return {
+            "id": to_native(self.hcloud_load_balancer.id),
+            "name": to_native(self.hcloud_load_balancer.name),
+            "ipv4_address": to_native(self.hcloud_load_balancer.public_net.ipv4.ip),
+            "ipv6_address": to_native(self.hcloud_load_balancer.public_net.ipv6.ip),
+            "private_ipv4_address": private_ipv4_address,
+            "load_balancer_type": to_native(self.hcloud_load_balancer.load_balancer_type.name),
+            "location": to_native(self.hcloud_load_balancer.datacenter.location.name),
+            "labels": self.hcloud_load_balancer.labels,
+            "delete_protection": self.hcloud_load_balancer.protection["delete"],
+        }
+
+    def _get_load_balancer(self):
+        try:
+            if self.module.params.get("id") is not None:
+                self.hcloud_load_balancer = self.client.load_balancers.get_by_id(
+                    self.module.params.get("id")
+                )
+            else:
+                self.hcloud_load_balancer = self.client.load_balancers.get_by_name(
+                    self.module.params.get("name")
+                )
+        except APIException as e:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+
+    def _create_load_balancer(self):
+
+        self.module.fail_on_missing_params(
+            required_params=["name", "load_balancer_type"]
+        )
+
+        params = {
+            "name": self.module.params.get("name"),
+            "load_balancer_type": self.client.load_balancer_types.get_by_name(
+                self.module.params.get("load_balancer_type")
+            ),
+        }
+
+        if self.module.params.get("location") is None and self.module.params.get("network_zone") is None:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="one of the following is required: home_location, server")
+        elif self.module.params.get("location") is not None and self.module.params.get("network_zone") is None:
+            params["location"] = self.client.locations.get_by_name(
+                self.module.params.get("location")
+            )
+        elif self.module.params.get("location") is None and self.module.params.get("network_zone") is not None:
+            params["network_zone"] = self.module.params.get("network_zone")
+            
+        if not self.module.check_mode:
+            resp = self.client.load_balancers.create(**params)
+            resp.action.wait_until_finished(max_retries=1000)
+
+        self._mark_as_changed()
+        self._get_load_balancer()
+
+    def _update_load_balancer(self):
+        try:
+            labels = self.module.params.get("labels")
+            if labels is not None and labels != self.hcloud_load_balancer.labels:
+                if not self.module.check_mode:
+                    self.hcloud_load_balancer.update(labels=labels)
+                self._mark_as_changed()
+
+            delete_protection = self.module.params.get("delete_protection")
+            if delete_protection is not None and delete_protection != self.hcloud_network.protection["delete"]:
+                if not self.module.check_mode:
+                    self.hcloud_network.change_protection(delete=delete_protection).wait_until_finished()
+                self._mark_as_changed()
+            self._get_load_balancer()
+        except APIException as e:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+
+    def present_load_balancer(self):
+        self._get_load_balancer()
+        if self.hcloud_load_balancer is None:
+            self._create_load_balancer()
+        else:
+            self._update_load_balancer()
+
+    def delete_load_balancer(self):
+        try:
+            self._get_load_balancer()
+            if self.hcloud_load_balancer is not None:
+                if not self.module.check_mode:
+                    self.client.load_balancers.delete(self.hcloud_load_balancer).wait_until_finished()
+                self._mark_as_changed()
+            self.hcloud_load_balancer = None
+        except APIException as e:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg=e.message)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def define_module():
+        return AnsibleModule(
+            argument_spec=dict(
+                id={"type": "int"},
+                name={"type": "str"},
+                load_balancer_type={"type": "str"},
+                location={"type": "str"},
+                network_zone={"type": "str"},
+                volumes={"type": "list"},
+                labels={"type": "dict"},
+                delete_protection={"type": "bool"},
+                state={
+                    "choices": ["absent", "present"],
+                    "default": "present",
+                },
+                **Hcloud.base_module_arguments()
+            ),
+            required_one_of=[['id', 'name']],
+            mutually_exclusive=[["location", "network_zone"]],
+            supports_check_mode=True,
+        )
+
+
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleHcloudLoadBalancer.define_module()
+
+    hcloud = AnsibleHcloudLoadBalancer(module)
+    state = module.params.get("state")
+    if state == "absent":
+        hcloud.delete_load_balancer()
+    elif state == "present":
+        hcloud.present_load_balancer()
+
+    module.exit_json(**hcloud.get_result())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18dc30b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cloud/hcloud
+shippable/hcloud/group1
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38e96f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright: (c) 2020, Hetzner Cloud GmbH <info@hetzner-cloud.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+---
+hcloud_prefix: "tests"
+hcloud_load_balancer_name: "{{hcloud_prefix}}-integration"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/meta/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..407c901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+collections:
+  - community.general.ipfilter
+  - hetzner.cloud
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05be7e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+# Copyright: (c) 2020, Hetzner Cloud GmbH <info@hetzner-cloud.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+---
+- name: setup
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name }}"
+    state: absent
+  register: result
+- name: verify setup
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is success
+- name: test missing required parameters on create Load Balancer
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name }}"
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: yes
+- name: verify fail test missing required parameters on create Load Balancer
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result is failed
+      - 'result.msg == "missing required arguments: load_balancer_type"'
+
+- name: test create Load Balancer with check mode
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name }}"
+    load_balancer_type: lb11
+    network_zone: eu-central
+    state: present
+  register: result
+  check_mode: yes
+- name: test create Load Balancer Load Balancer
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result is changed
+
+- name: test create Load Balancer
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name}}"
+    load_balancer_type: lb11
+    network_zone: eu-central
+    state: present
+  register: main_load_balancer
+- name: verify create Load Balancer
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - main_load_balancer is changed
+      - main_load_balancer.hcloud_load_balancer.name == "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name }}"
+      - main_load_balancer.hcloud_load_balancer.load_balancer_type == "lb11"
+
+- name: test create Load Balancer idempotence
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name }}"
+    state: started
+  register: result
+- name: verify create Load Balancer idempotence
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result is not changed
+
+- name: test update Load Balancer protection
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name }}"
+    delete_protection: true
+    state: present
+  register: result_after_test
+  ignore_errors: true
+- name: verify update Load Balancer protection
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result_after_test is changed
+      - result_after_test.hcloud_load_balancer.delete_protection is sameas true
+      - result_after_test.hcloud_load_balancer.rebuild_protection is sameas true
+
+- name: test Load Balancer without protection set to be idempotent
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{hcloud_load_balancer_name}}"
+  register: result_after_test
+- name: verify test Load Balancer without protection set to be idempotent
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result_after_test is not changed
+      - result_after_test.hcloud_load_balancer.delete_protection is sameas true
+      - result_after_test.hcloud_load_balancer.rebuild_protection is sameas true
+
+- name: test delete Load Balancer fails if it is protected
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{hcloud_load_balancer_name}}"
+    state: absent
+  ignore_errors: yes
+  register: result
+- name: verify delete Load Balancer fails if it is protected
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result is failed
+      - 'result.msg == "Load Balancer deletion is protected"'
+
+- name: test remove Load Balancer protection
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name }}"
+    delete_protection: false
+    state: present
+  register: result_after_test
+  ignore_errors: true
+- name: verify remove Load Balancer protection
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result_after_test is changed
+      - result_after_test.hcloud_load_balancer.delete_protection is sameas false
+
+- name: absent Load Balancer
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name }}"
+    state: absent
+  register: result
+- name: verify absent Load Balancer
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is success
+
+- name: test create Load Balancer with labels
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name}}"
+    load_balancer_type: lb11
+    network_zone: eu-central
+    labels:
+      key: value
+      mylabel: "val123"
+    state: started
+  register: main_load_balancer
+- name: verify create Load Balancer with labels
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - main_load_balancer is changed
+      - main_load_balancer.hcloud_load_balancer.labels.key == "value"
+      - main_load_balancer.hcloud_load_balancer.labels.mylabel == "val123"
+
+- name: test update Load Balancer with labels
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name}}"
+    load_balancer_type: lb11
+    network_zone: eu-central
+    labels:
+      key: other
+      mylabel: "val123"
+    state: started
+  register: main_load_balancer
+- name: verify update Load Balancer with labels
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - main_load_balancer is changed
+      - main_load_balancer.hcloud_load_balancer.labels.key == "other"
+      - main_load_balancer.hcloud_load_balancer.labels.mylabel == "val123"
+
+- name: test update Load Balancer with labels in other order
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name}}"
+    load_balancer_type: lb11
+    network_zone: eu-central
+    labels:
+      mylabel: "val123"
+      key: other
+    state: started
+  register: main_load_balancer
+- name: verify update Load Balancer with labels in other order
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - main_load_balancer is not changed
+
+- name: cleanup with labels
+  hcloud_load_balancer:
+    name: "{{ hcloud_load_balancer_name }}"
+    state: absent
+  register: result
+- name: verify cleanup
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is success
diff --git a/tests/utils/gitlab/gitlab.sh b/tests/utils/gitlab/gitlab.sh
index 93a999d..e76c1ee 100755
--- a/tests/utils/gitlab/gitlab.sh
+++ b/tests/utils/gitlab/gitlab.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ retry ansible-galaxy -vvv collection install community.general
 retry ansible-galaxy -vvv collection install ansible.netcommon
 retry ansible-galaxy -vvv collection install community.internal_test_tools
 retry pip install netaddr --disable-pip-version-check
-retry python -m pip install git+https://gitlab-ci-token:${CI_JOB_TOKEN}@git.hetzner.company/hc/backend/integrations/hcloud-python.git@v1.8.0-alpha.1 ## ToDo move to hcloud release version
+retry python -m pip install git+https://gitlab-ci-token:${CI_JOB_TOKEN}@git.hetzner.company/hc/backend/integrations/hcloud-python.git@v1.9.0-alpha1 ## ToDo move to hcloud release version
 # END: HACK
 
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