diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e44ed6b6..dfcf9ea9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ The MySQL users and their privileges. A user has the values:
   - `priv` (defaults to `*.*:USAGE`)
   - `append_privs` (defaults to `no`)
   - `state`  (defaults to `present`)
+  - `resource_limits`  (defaults to `{}`)
 
 The formats of these are the same as in the `mysql_user` module.
 
diff --git a/tasks/users.yml b/tasks/users.yml
index c5c8d87a..819448d5 100644
--- a/tasks/users.yml
+++ b/tasks/users.yml
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
     state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
     append_privs: "{{ item.append_privs | default('no') }}"
     encrypted: "{{ item.encrypted | default('no') }}"
+    resource_limits: "{{ item.resource_limits | default({}) }}"
   with_items: "{{ mysql_users }}"
   no_log: "{{ mysql_hide_passwords }}"