diff --git a/README-dnszone.md b/README-dnszone.md
index 308c58feba1f91771e41d3893c3e64e1a9576ae0..544b86ef208d74719b987297d0725bbd7f32d9a4 100644
--- a/README-dnszone.md
+++ b/README-dnszone.md
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ Variable | Description | Required
 -------- | ----------- | --------
 `ipaadmin_principal` | The admin principal is a string and defaults to `admin` | no
 `ipaadmin_password` | The admin password is a string and is required if there is no admin ticket available on the node | no
+`ipaapi_context` | The context in which the module will execute. Executing in a server context is preferred. If not provided context will be determined by the execution environment. Valid values are `server` and `client`. | no
 `name` \| `zone_name` | The zone name string or list of strings. | no
 `name_from_ip` | Derive zone name from reverse of IP (PTR). Can only be used with `state: present`. | no
 `forwarders` | The list of forwarders dicts. Each `forwarders` dict entry has:| no
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipadnszone.py b/plugins/modules/ipadnszone.py
index e2b8dba1048936b0d2554d51f15a1c40c0d6045e..30ceef271f3c872d79bf5bf8d8a97308c31ae434 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipadnszone.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipadnszone.py
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class DNSZoneModule(FreeIPABaseModule):
             is_zone_active = False
         else:
             zone = response["result"]
-            is_zone_active = zone.get("idnszoneactive") == ["TRUE"]
+            is_zone_active = "TRUE" in zone.get("idnszoneactive")
 
         return zone, is_zone_active
 
diff --git a/tests/dnszone/env_cleanup.yml b/tests/dnszone/env_cleanup.yml
index 76996092accf2323bbaf0ac742d2a9e5dd013458..542247c388c341e2f89f289c62c6c2f9516b986b 100644
--- a/tests/dnszone/env_cleanup.yml
+++ b/tests/dnszone/env_cleanup.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - name: Ensure zone is absent.
   ipadnszone:
     ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+    ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
     name:
       - testzone.local
       - test1.testzone.local
diff --git a/tests/dnszone/test_dnszone.yml b/tests/dnszone/test_dnszone.yml
index 39f9cf38296c90d780feaa540232a870ae5668a6..b7e01d4c669cc8d4b3ca0abbab40a00f8541a4fb 100644
--- a/tests/dnszone/test_dnszone.yml
+++ b/tests/dnszone/test_dnszone.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: Test dnszone
-  hosts: ipaserver
+  hosts: "{{ ipa_test_host | default('ipaserver') }}"
   become: true
   gather_facts: true
 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   - name: Check if zone is present, when in shouldn't be.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       state: present
     check_mode: yes
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
   - name: Check if zone is present again, when in shouldn't be.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       state: present
     check_mode: yes
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@
   - name: Ensure zone is present.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       state: present
     register: result
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@
   - name: Check if zone is present, when in should be.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       state: present
     check_mode: yes
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@
   - name: Ensure zone is present, again.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       state: present
     register: result
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@
   - name: Ensure zone is disabled.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       state: disabled
     register: result
@@ -65,6 +71,7 @@
   - name: Ensure zone is disabled, again.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       state: disabled
     register: result
@@ -73,6 +80,7 @@
   - name: Ensure zone is enabled.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       state: enabled
     register: result
@@ -81,6 +89,7 @@
   - name: Ensure zone is enabled, again.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       state: enabled
     register: result
@@ -89,6 +98,7 @@
   - name: Ensure forward_policy is none.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       forward_policy: none
     register: result
@@ -97,6 +107,7 @@
   - name: Ensure forward_policy is none, again.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       forward_policy: none
     register: result
@@ -105,6 +116,7 @@
   - name: Ensure forward_policy is first.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       forward_policy: first
     register: result
@@ -113,6 +125,7 @@
   - name: Ensure forward_policy is first, again.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       forward_policy: first
     register: result
@@ -121,6 +134,7 @@
   - name: Ensure first forwarder is set.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       forwarders:
         - ip_address: 8.8.8.8
@@ -131,6 +145,7 @@
   - name: Ensure first and second forwarder are set.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       forwarders:
         - ip_address: 8.8.8.8
@@ -142,6 +157,7 @@
   - name: Ensure first and second forwarder are set, again.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       forwarders:
         - ip_address: 8.8.8.8
@@ -153,6 +169,7 @@
   - name: Ensure only second forwarder is set.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       forwarders:
         - ip_address: 2001:4860:4860::8888
@@ -162,6 +179,7 @@
   - name: Nothing changes.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
     register: result
     failed_when: result.changed or result.failed
@@ -169,6 +187,7 @@
   - name: Ensure no forwarders are set.
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: testzone.local
       forwarders: []
     register: result
@@ -177,6 +196,7 @@
   - name: Create zones test1
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: test1.testzone.local
     register: result
     failed_when: not result.changed or result.failed
@@ -184,6 +204,7 @@
   - name: Create zones test1, again
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: test1.testzone.local
     register: result
     failed_when: result.changed or result.failed
@@ -191,6 +212,7 @@
   - name: Create zones test2
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: test2.testzone.local
     register: result
     failed_when: not result.changed or result.failed
@@ -198,6 +220,7 @@
   - name: Create zones test2, again
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: test2.testzone.local
     register: result
     failed_when: result.changed or result.failed
@@ -205,6 +228,7 @@
   - name: Create zones test3
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: test3.testzone.local
     register: result
     failed_when: not result.changed or result.failed
@@ -212,6 +236,7 @@
   - name: Create zones test3, again
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name: test3.testzone.local
     register: result
     failed_when: result.changed or result.failed
@@ -219,6 +244,7 @@
   - name: Ensure multiple zones are absent
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name:
         - test1.testzone.local
         - test2.testzone.local
@@ -230,6 +256,7 @@
   - name: Ensure multiple zones are absent, again
     ipadnszone:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
       name:
         - test1.testzone.local
         - test2.testzone.local
diff --git a/tests/dnszone/test_dnszone_client_context.yml b/tests/dnszone/test_dnszone_client_context.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0f7f959ad36f8f2417f954b39a82ff6b40d9f4bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dnszone/test_dnszone_client_context.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+- name: Test dnszone
+  hosts: ipaclients, ipaserver
+  become: no
+  gather_facts: no
+
+  tasks:
+  - name: Include FreeIPA facts.
+    include_tasks: ../env_freeipa_facts.yml
+
+  # Test will only be executed if host is not a server.
+  - name: Execute with server context in the client.
+    ipadnszone:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: server
+      name: ThisShouldNotWork
+    register: result
+    failed_when: not (result.failed and result.msg is regex("No module named '*ipaserver'*"))
+    when: ipa_host_is_client
+
+# Import basic module tests, and execute with ipa_context set to 'client'.
+# If ipaclients is set, it will be executed using the client, if not,
+# ipaserver will be used.
+#
+# With this setup, tests can be executed against an IPA client, against
+# an IPA server using "client" context, and ensure that tests are executed
+# in upstream CI.
+
+- name: Test dnszone using client context, in client host.
+  import_playbook: test_dnszone.yml
+  when: groups['ipaclients']
+  vars:
+    ipa_test_host: ipaclients
+
+- name: Test dnszone using client context, in server host.
+  import_playbook: test_dnszone.yml
+  when: groups['ipaclients'] is not defined or not groups['ipaclients']