diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1323-fixing-bug-#975.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1323-fixing-bug-#975.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0ac8b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1323-fixing-bug-#975.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - netbox_ip_address - Fixed the problem preventing assignment of an IP address to a network interface
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/netbox_ipam.py b/plugins/module_utils/netbox_ipam.py
index f8a0131d..8d1b731f 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/netbox_ipam.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/netbox_ipam.py
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ def run(self):
         else:
             name = data.get("name")
 
+        if self.endpoint == "ip_addresses":
+            if "interface" in data:
+                data["assigned_object_id"] = data["interface"]
+                data["assigned_object_type"] = "dcim.interface"
+
         if self.endpoint in SLUG_REQUIRED:
             if not data.get("slug"):
                 data["slug"] = self._to_slug(name)
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/v3.5/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml b/tests/integration/targets/v3.5/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
index ce2b125a..c73fb9df 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/v3.5/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/v3.5/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
@@ -348,3 +348,52 @@
       - test_sixteen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
       - test_sixteen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.120.10.1/32 created"
       - test_sixteen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.120.10.1/32"
+
+- name: "17 - Create IP address on GigabitEthernet2 - test100 with interface value - State: present"
+  netbox.netbox.netbox_ip_address:
+    netbox_url: http://localhost:32768
+    netbox_token: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567"
+    data:
+      family: 4
+      address: 10.10.200.31/16
+      interface:
+        device: test100
+        name: GigabitEthernet2
+  register: test_seventeen
+
+- name: 17 - ASSERT
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - test_seventeen is changed
+      - test_seventeen['diff']['before']['state'] == "absent"
+      - test_seventeen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
+      - test_seventeen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.10.200.31/16 created"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.10.200.31/16"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['family'] == 4
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['assigned_object_type'] == "dcim.interface"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['assigned_object_id'] == 4
+
+- name: "18 - Create IP address on GigabitEthernet2 - test100 with interface value - State: new"
+  netbox.netbox.netbox_ip_address:
+    netbox_url: http://localhost:32768
+    netbox_token: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567"
+    data:
+      family: 4
+      prefix: 10.10.0.0/16
+      interface:
+        name: GigabitEthernet2
+        device: test100
+    state: new
+  register: test_eighteen
+
+- name: 18 - ASSERT
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - test_eighteen is changed
+      - test_eighteen['diff']['before']['state'] == "absent"
+      - test_eighteen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
+      - test_eighteen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.10.0.2/16 created"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.10.0.2/16"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['family'] == 4
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['assigned_object_type'] == "dcim.interface"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['assigned_object_id'] == 4
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/v3.6/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml b/tests/integration/targets/v3.6/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
index ce2b125a..c73fb9df 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/v3.6/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/v3.6/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
@@ -348,3 +348,52 @@
       - test_sixteen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
       - test_sixteen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.120.10.1/32 created"
       - test_sixteen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.120.10.1/32"
+
+- name: "17 - Create IP address on GigabitEthernet2 - test100 with interface value - State: present"
+  netbox.netbox.netbox_ip_address:
+    netbox_url: http://localhost:32768
+    netbox_token: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567"
+    data:
+      family: 4
+      address: 10.10.200.31/16
+      interface:
+        device: test100
+        name: GigabitEthernet2
+  register: test_seventeen
+
+- name: 17 - ASSERT
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - test_seventeen is changed
+      - test_seventeen['diff']['before']['state'] == "absent"
+      - test_seventeen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
+      - test_seventeen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.10.200.31/16 created"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.10.200.31/16"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['family'] == 4
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['assigned_object_type'] == "dcim.interface"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['assigned_object_id'] == 4
+
+- name: "18 - Create IP address on GigabitEthernet2 - test100 with interface value - State: new"
+  netbox.netbox.netbox_ip_address:
+    netbox_url: http://localhost:32768
+    netbox_token: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567"
+    data:
+      family: 4
+      prefix: 10.10.0.0/16
+      interface:
+        name: GigabitEthernet2
+        device: test100
+    state: new
+  register: test_eighteen
+
+- name: 18 - ASSERT
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - test_eighteen is changed
+      - test_eighteen['diff']['before']['state'] == "absent"
+      - test_eighteen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
+      - test_eighteen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.10.0.2/16 created"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.10.0.2/16"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['family'] == 4
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['assigned_object_type'] == "dcim.interface"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['assigned_object_id'] == 4
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/v3.7/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml b/tests/integration/targets/v3.7/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
index 8813f8dc..328cdfc3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/v3.7/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/v3.7/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
@@ -350,3 +350,52 @@
       - test_sixteen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
       - test_sixteen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.120.10.1/32 created"
       - test_sixteen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.120.10.1/32"
+
+- name: "17 - Create IP address on GigabitEthernet2 - test100 with interface value - State: present"
+  netbox.netbox.netbox_ip_address:
+    netbox_url: http://localhost:32768
+    netbox_token: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567"
+    data:
+      family: 4
+      address: 10.10.200.31/16
+      interface:
+        device: test100
+        name: GigabitEthernet2
+  register: test_seventeen
+
+- name: 17 - ASSERT
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - test_seventeen is changed
+      - test_seventeen['diff']['before']['state'] == "absent"
+      - test_seventeen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
+      - test_seventeen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.10.200.31/16 created"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.10.200.31/16"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['family'] == 4
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['assigned_object_type'] == "dcim.interface"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['assigned_object_id'] == 4
+
+- name: "18 - Create IP address on GigabitEthernet2 - test100 with interface value - State: new"
+  netbox.netbox.netbox_ip_address:
+    netbox_url: http://localhost:32768
+    netbox_token: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567"
+    data:
+      family: 4
+      prefix: 10.10.0.0/16
+      interface:
+        name: GigabitEthernet2
+        device: test100
+    state: new
+  register: test_eighteen
+
+- name: 18 - ASSERT
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - test_eighteen is changed
+      - test_eighteen['diff']['before']['state'] == "absent"
+      - test_eighteen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
+      - test_eighteen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.10.0.2/16 created"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.10.0.2/16"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['family'] == 4
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['assigned_object_type'] == "dcim.interface"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['assigned_object_id'] == 4
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/v4.0/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml b/tests/integration/targets/v4.0/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
index 8813f8dc..328cdfc3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/v4.0/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/v4.0/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
@@ -350,3 +350,52 @@
       - test_sixteen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
       - test_sixteen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.120.10.1/32 created"
       - test_sixteen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.120.10.1/32"
+
+- name: "17 - Create IP address on GigabitEthernet2 - test100 with interface value - State: present"
+  netbox.netbox.netbox_ip_address:
+    netbox_url: http://localhost:32768
+    netbox_token: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567"
+    data:
+      family: 4
+      address: 10.10.200.31/16
+      interface:
+        device: test100
+        name: GigabitEthernet2
+  register: test_seventeen
+
+- name: 17 - ASSERT
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - test_seventeen is changed
+      - test_seventeen['diff']['before']['state'] == "absent"
+      - test_seventeen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
+      - test_seventeen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.10.200.31/16 created"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.10.200.31/16"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['family'] == 4
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['assigned_object_type'] == "dcim.interface"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['assigned_object_id'] == 4
+
+- name: "18 - Create IP address on GigabitEthernet2 - test100 with interface value - State: new"
+  netbox.netbox.netbox_ip_address:
+    netbox_url: http://localhost:32768
+    netbox_token: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567"
+    data:
+      family: 4
+      prefix: 10.10.0.0/16
+      interface:
+        name: GigabitEthernet2
+        device: test100
+    state: new
+  register: test_eighteen
+
+- name: 18 - ASSERT
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - test_eighteen is changed
+      - test_eighteen['diff']['before']['state'] == "absent"
+      - test_eighteen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
+      - test_eighteen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.10.0.2/16 created"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.10.0.2/16"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['family'] == 4
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['assigned_object_type'] == "dcim.interface"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['assigned_object_id'] == 4
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/v4.1/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml b/tests/integration/targets/v4.1/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
index 8813f8dc..328cdfc3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/v4.1/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/v4.1/tasks/netbox_ip_address.yml
@@ -350,3 +350,52 @@
       - test_sixteen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
       - test_sixteen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.120.10.1/32 created"
       - test_sixteen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.120.10.1/32"
+
+- name: "17 - Create IP address on GigabitEthernet2 - test100 with interface value - State: present"
+  netbox.netbox.netbox_ip_address:
+    netbox_url: http://localhost:32768
+    netbox_token: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567"
+    data:
+      family: 4
+      address: 10.10.200.31/16
+      interface:
+        device: test100
+        name: GigabitEthernet2
+  register: test_seventeen
+
+- name: 17 - ASSERT
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - test_seventeen is changed
+      - test_seventeen['diff']['before']['state'] == "absent"
+      - test_seventeen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
+      - test_seventeen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.10.200.31/16 created"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.10.200.31/16"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['family'] == 4
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['assigned_object_type'] == "dcim.interface"
+      - test_seventeen['ip_address']['assigned_object_id'] == 4
+
+- name: "18 - Create IP address on GigabitEthernet2 - test100 with interface value - State: new"
+  netbox.netbox.netbox_ip_address:
+    netbox_url: http://localhost:32768
+    netbox_token: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567"
+    data:
+      family: 4
+      prefix: 10.10.0.0/16
+      interface:
+        name: GigabitEthernet2
+        device: test100
+    state: new
+  register: test_eighteen
+
+- name: 18 - ASSERT
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - test_eighteen is changed
+      - test_eighteen['diff']['before']['state'] == "absent"
+      - test_eighteen['diff']['after']['state'] == "present"
+      - test_eighteen['msg'] == "ip_address 10.10.0.2/16 created"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['address'] == "10.10.0.2/16"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['family'] == 4
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['assigned_object_type'] == "dcim.interface"
+      - test_eighteen['ip_address']['assigned_object_id'] == 4