diff --git a/salt/modules/rpm.py b/salt/modules/rpm.py
index 2408c1422b4f..25d748473034 100644
--- a/salt/modules/rpm.py
+++ b/salt/modules/rpm.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 # Import Salt libs
 import salt.utils
+import salt.utils.decorators as decorators
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -222,3 +223,33 @@ def owner(*paths):
     if len(ret) == 1:
         return list(ret.values())[0]
     return ret
+
+
+@decorators.which('rpm2cpio')
+@decorators.which('cpio')
+@decorators.which('diff')
+def diff(package, path):
+    '''
+    Return a formatted diff between current file and original in a package.
+    NOTE: this function includes all files (configuration and not), but does
+    not work on binary content.
+
+    :param package: The name of the package
+    :param path: Full path to the installed file
+    :return: Difference or empty string. For binary files only a notification.
+
+    CLI example:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        salt '*' lowpkg.diff apache2 /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
+    '''
+
+    cmd = "rpm2cpio {0} " \
+          "| cpio -i --quiet --to-stdout .{1} " \
+          "| diff -u --label 'A {1}' --from-file=- --label 'B {1}' {1}"
+    res = __salt__['cmd.shell'](cmd.format(package, path), output_loglevel='trace')
+    if res and res.startswith('Binary file'):
+        return 'File "{0}" is binary and its content has been modified.'.format(path)
+
+    return res
diff --git a/salt/modules/zypper.py b/salt/modules/zypper.py
index 194f5a74f45c..0b0d8d6b95ae 100644
--- a/salt/modules/zypper.py
+++ b/salt/modules/zypper.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def del_repo(repo):
                 return {
                     repo: True,
                     'message': msg[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue,
-                    }
+                }
 
     raise CommandExecutionError('Repository \'{0}\' not found.'.format(repo))
 
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ def mod_repo(repo, **kwargs):
             new_url = _urlparse(url)
             if not new_url.path:
                 new_url = _urlparse.ParseResult(scheme=new_url.scheme,  # pylint: disable=E1123
-                                               netloc=new_url.netloc,
-                                               path='/',
-                                               params=new_url.params,
-                                               query=new_url.query,
-                                               fragment=new_url.fragment)
+                                                netloc=new_url.netloc,
+                                                path='/',
+                                                params=new_url.params,
+                                                query=new_url.query,
+                                                fragment=new_url.fragment)
             base_url = _urlparse(repo_meta['baseurl'])
 
             if new_url == base_url:
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ def mod_repo(repo, **kwargs):
     # If repo nor added neither modified, error should be thrown
     if not added and not cmd_opt:
         raise CommandExecutionError(
-                'Modification of the repository \'{0}\' was not specified.'.format(repo))
+            'Modification of the repository \'{0}\' was not specified.'.format(repo))
 
     return get_repo(repo)
 
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ def upgrade(refresh=True):
     ret = {'changes': {},
            'result': True,
            'comment': '',
-           }
+    }
 
     if salt.utils.is_true(refresh):
         refresh_db()
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ def search(criteria):
     out = {}
     for solvable in [s for s in solvables
                      if s.getAttribute('status') == 'not-installed' and
-                     s.getAttribute('kind') == 'package']:
+                        s.getAttribute('kind') == 'package']:
         out[solvable.getAttribute('name')] = {
             'summary': solvable.getAttribute('summary')
         }
@@ -1114,3 +1114,71 @@ def list_products():
         ret[product.pop('name')] = product
 
     return ret
+
+
+def download(*packages):
+    """
+    Download packages to the local disk.
+
+    CLI example:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        salt '*' pkg.download httpd
+        salt '*' pkg.download httpd postfix
+    """
+    if not packages:
+        raise CommandExecutionError("No packages has been specified.")
+
+    doc = dom.parseString(__salt__['cmd.run'](
+        ('zypper -x --non-interactive download {0}'.format(' '.join(packages))),
+        output_loglevel='trace'))
+    pkg_ret = {}
+    for dld_result in doc.getElementsByTagName("download-result"):
+        repo = dld_result.getElementsByTagName("repository")[0]
+        pkg_info = {
+            'repository-name': repo.getAttribute("name"),
+            'repository-alias': repo.getAttribute("alias"),
+            'path': dld_result.getElementsByTagName("localfile")[0].getAttribute("path"),
+        }
+        pkg_ret[_get_first_aggregate_text(dld_result.getElementsByTagName("name"))] = pkg_info
+
+    if pkg_ret:
+        return pkg_ret
+
+    raise CommandExecutionError("Unable to download packages: {0}.".format(', '.join(packages)))
+
+
+def diff(*paths):
+    '''
+    Return a formatted diff between current files and original in a package.
+    NOTE: this function includes all files (configuration and not), but does
+    not work on binary content.
+
+    :param path: Full path to the installed file
+    :return: Difference string or raises and exception if examined file is binary.
+
+    CLI example:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        salt '*' pkg.diff /etc/apache2/httpd.conf /etc/sudoers
+    '''
+    ret = {}
+
+    pkg_to_paths = {}
+    for pth in paths:
+        pth_pkg = __salt__['lowpkg.owner'](pth)
+        if not pth_pkg:
+            ret[pth] = os.path.exists(pth) and 'Not managed' or 'N/A'
+        else:
+            if pkg_to_paths.get(pth_pkg) is None:
+                pkg_to_paths[pth_pkg] = []
+            pkg_to_paths[pth_pkg].append(pth)
+
+    local_pkgs = __salt__['pkg.download'](*pkg_to_paths.keys())
+    for pkg, files in pkg_to_paths.items():
+        for path in files:
+            ret[path] = __salt__['lowpkg.diff'](local_pkgs[pkg]['path'], path) or 'Unchanged'
+
+    return ret