diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/config/ntp_global/ntp_global.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/config/ntp_global/ntp_global.py
index 106faac5..0af1af58 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/config/ntp_global/ntp_global.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/config/ntp_global/ntp_global.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
     NtpTemplate,
 )
 
+from ansible_collections.vyos.vyos.plugins.module_utils.network.vyos.vyos import get_os_version
+
+from ansible_collections.vyos.vyos.plugins.module_utils.network.vyos.utils.version import LooseVersion
+
 
 class Ntp_global(ResourceModule):
     """
@@ -120,6 +124,17 @@ def generate_commands(self):
         for k, want in iteritems(wantd):
             self._compare(want=want, have=haved.pop(k, {}))
 
+        if LooseVersion(get_os_version(self._module)) >= LooseVersion("1.4"):
+            path = "service"
+            ac = "allow-client"
+        else:
+            path = "system"
+            ac = "allow-clients"
+
+        if self.commands:
+            self.commands = [cl.replace('%%path%%', path) for cl in self.commands]
+            self.commands = [nc.replace('%%ac%%', ac) for nc in self.commands]
+
     def _compare(self, want, have):
         """Leverages the base class `compare()` method and
         populates the list of commands to be run by comparing
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/rm_templates/ntp_global.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/rm_templates/ntp_global.py
index 33d173e0..1e011dd9 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/rm_templates/ntp_global.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/vyos/rm_templates/ntp_global.py
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ def __init__(self, lines=None, module=None):
             "name": "allow_clients",
             "getval": re.compile(
                 r"""
-                ^set\ssystem\sntp\sallow-clients\saddress (\s(?P<ipaddress>\S+))?
+                ^set\s(?P<path>system|service)?\sntp\s(?P<ac>allow-clients|allow-client)?\saddress (\s(?P<ipaddress>\S+))?
                 $""",
                 re.VERBOSE,
             ),
-            "setval": "system ntp allow-clients address {{allow_clients}}",
+            "setval": "%%path%% ntp %%ac%% address {{allow_clients}}",
             "result": {
                 "allow_clients": ["{{ipaddress}}"],
             },
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ def __init__(self, lines=None, module=None):
             "name": "allow_clients_delete",
             "getval": re.compile(
                 r"""
-                ^set\ssystem\sntp\sallow-clients
+                ^set\s(?P<path>system|service)?\sntp\s(?P<ac>allow-clients|allow-client)?
                 $""",
                 re.VERBOSE,
             ),
-            "setval": "system ntp allow-clients",
+            "setval": "%%path%% ntp %%ac%%",
             "result": {
 
             },
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ def __init__(self, lines=None, module=None):
             "name": "listen_addresses",
             "getval": re.compile(
                 r"""
-                ^set\ssystem\sntp\slisten-address (\s(?P<ip_address>\S+))?
+                ^set\s(?P<path>system|service)?\sntp\slisten-address (\s(?P<ip_address>\S+))?
                 $""",
                 re.VERBOSE,
             ),
-            "setval": "system ntp listen-address {{listen_addresses}}",
+            "setval": "%%path%% ntp listen-address {{listen_addresses}}",
             "result": {
                 "listen_addresses": ["{{ip_address}}"],
             },
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ def __init__(self, lines=None, module=None):
             "name": "listen_addresses_delete",
             "getval": re.compile(
                 r"""
-                ^set\ssystem\sntp\slisten-address
+                ^set\s(?P<path>system|service)?\sntp\slisten-address
                 $""",
                 re.VERBOSE,
             ),
-            "setval": "system ntp listen-address",
+            "setval": "%%path%% ntp listen-address",
             "result": {
             },
         },
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ def __init__(self, lines=None, module=None):
             "name": "server",
             "getval": re.compile(
                 r"""
-                ^set\ssystem\sntp\sserver (\s(?P<name>\S+))?
+                ^set\s(?P<path>system|service)?\sntp\sserver (\s(?P<name>\S+))?
                 $""",
                 re.VERBOSE,
             ),
-            "setval": "system ntp server {{server}}",
+            "setval": "%%path%% ntp server {{server}}",
             "result": {
                 "servers": {
                     "{{name}}": {
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ def __init__(self, lines=None, module=None):
             "name": "options",
             "getval": re.compile(
                 r"""
-                ^set\ssystem\sntp\sserver
+                ^set\s(?P<path>system|service)?\sntp\sserver
                 \s(?P<name>\S+)
                 \s(?P<options>noselect|dynamic|pool|preempt|prefer)?
                 $""",
                 re.VERBOSE,
             ),
-            "setval": "system ntp server {{server}} {{options}}",
+            "setval": "%%path%% ntp server {{server}} {{options}}",
             "result": {
                 "servers": {
                     "{{name}}": {