diff --git a/oslo_utils/importutils.py b/oslo_utils/importutils.py
index 3ddcfde..5156cab 100644
--- a/oslo_utils/importutils.py
+++ b/oslo_utils/importutils.py
@@ -91,3 +91,21 @@ def try_import(import_str, default=None):
         return import_module(import_str)
     except ImportError:
         return default
+
+
+def import_any(module, *modules):
+    """Try to import a module from a list of modules.
+
+    :param modules: A list of modules to try and import
+    :returns: The first module found that can be imported
+    :raises ImportError: If no modules can be imported from list
+
+    .. versionadded:: 3.8
+    """
+    for module_name in (module,) + modules:
+        imported_module = try_import(module_name)
+        if imported_module:
+            return imported_module
+
+    raise ImportError('Unable to import any modules from the list %s' %
+                      str(modules))
diff --git a/oslo_utils/tests/test_importutils.py b/oslo_utils/tests/test_importutils.py
index 05551ef..dde97fb 100644
--- a/oslo_utils/tests/test_importutils.py
+++ b/oslo_utils/tests/test_importutils.py
@@ -123,3 +123,11 @@ class ImportUtilsTest(test_base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_try_import_returns_default(self):
         foo = importutils.try_import('foo.bar')
         self.assertIsNone(foo)
+
+    def test_import_any_none_found(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ImportError, importutils.import_any,
+                          'foo.bar', 'foo.foo.bar')
+
+    def test_import_any_found(self):
+        dt = importutils.import_any('foo.bar', 'datetime')
+        self.assertEqual(sys.modules['datetime'], dt)