diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/dnf-localgpgcheck.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/dnf-localgpgcheck.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ccb4b609c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/dnf-localgpgcheck.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - "dnf properly honor disable_gpg_check for local (on local disk of remote node) package installation"
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py
index 1cfa90d7ce..b286f2b666 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ class DnfModule(YumDnf):
 
         # Set whether to check gpg signatures
         conf.gpgcheck = not disable_gpg_check
+        conf.localpkg_gpgcheck = not disable_gpg_check
 
         # Don't prompt for user confirmations
         conf.assumeyes = True