diff --git a/library/elasticsearch_user.py b/library/elasticsearch_user.py
index c42e223..b73a897 100644
--- a/library/elasticsearch_user.py
+++ b/library/elasticsearch_user.py
@@ -45,9 +45,14 @@ def main():
     'api_url':      { 'type': 'str',  'default': 'http://127.0.0.1:9200' },
     'api_user':     { 'type': 'str',  'default': None },
     'api_password': { 'type': 'str',  'default': None },
+    'state':        { 'type': 'str',  'default': 'present', 'required': True, 'choice': ['absent', 'present'] },
   }
   module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=fields)
   changed = False
+  special_users = [
+    'elastic', 'kibana', 'logstash_system',
+    'beats_system', 'apm_system', 'remote_monitoring_user'
+  ]
 
   options = {
     'roles':    module.params['roles'],
@@ -66,7 +71,14 @@ def main():
   )
   user.get_data()
 
-  if module.params['name'] != 'elastic':
+  if not module.params['name'] in special_users:
+    if module.params['state'] == 'absent':
+      if user.exist:
+        user.delete()
+        changed = True
+
+      module.exit_json(changed=changed)
+
     if not user.exist or user.has_changed(module.params['roles']):
       user.create(options)
       changed = True