diff --git a/ansible/module_utils/misc_utils.py b/ansible/module_utils/misc_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40df94d049
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+++ b/ansible/module_utils/misc_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import time
+
+
+def wait_for_path(ssh, host_ip, path_to_check, empty_ok=False, tries=1, delay=5):
+    with ssh.open_sftp() as sftp:
+        for _ in range(tries):
+            try:
+                stat_result = sftp.stat(path_to_check)
+                if empty_ok or stat_result.st_size > 0:
+                    return
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                pass
+            time.sleep(delay)
+    raise FileNotFoundError(
+        "Failed to find {}path {} on host {} after {} retries.".format(
+            "" if empty_ok else "not empty ", path_to_check, host_ip, tries
+        )
+    )