Merge pull request #31683 from rallytime/bp-31578

Back-port #31578 to 2015.5

salt/states/saltmod.py

@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ def state(
         fail_minions=None,
         allow_fail=0,
         concurrent=False,
-        timeout=None):
+        timeout=None,
+        queue=False):
     '''
     Invoke a state run on a given target
 
@@ -117,6 +118,9 @@ def state(
         for use when multiple state runs can safely be run at the same
         Do not use this flag for performance optimization.
 
+    queue
+        Pass ``queue=true`` through to the state function
+
     Examples:
 
     Run a list of sls files via :py:func:`state.sls <salt.state.sls>` on target
@@ -205,6 +209,7 @@ def state(
         cmd_kw['kwarg']['pillar'] = pillar
 
     cmd_kw['kwarg']['saltenv'] = __env__
+    cmd_kw['kwarg']['queue'] = queue
 
     if isinstance(concurrent, bool):
         cmd_kw['kwarg']['concurrent'] = concurrent