diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_get_url/library/win_defender_exclusion.ps1 b/test/integration/targets/win_get_url/library/win_defender_exclusion.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6f8744a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_get_url/library/win_defender_exclusion.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!powershell
+
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+#Requires -Module Ansible.ModuleUtils.Legacy
+
+$params = Parse-Args $args -supports_check_mode $true
+
+$path = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "path" -type "path" -failifempty $true
+$state = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "state" -type "str" -default "present" -validateset "absent", "present"
+
+$result = @{
+    changed = $false
+}
+
+# This is a test module, just skip instead of erroring out if we cannot set the rule
+if ($null -eq (Get-Command -Name Get-MpPreference -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+    $result.skipped = $true
+    $result.msg = "Skip as cannot set exclusion rule"
+    Exit-Json -obj $result
+}
+
+$exclusions = (Get-MpPreference).ExclusionPath
+if ($null -eq $exclusions) {
+    $exclusions = @()
+}
+
+if ($state -eq "absent") {
+    if ($path -in $exclusions) {
+        Remove-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $path
+        $result.changed = $true
+    }
+} else {
+    if ($path -notin $exclusions) {
+        Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $path
+        $result.changed = $true
+    }
+}
+
+Exit-Json -obj $result
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_get_url/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/win_get_url/tasks/main.yml
index c2345536a3..74bbc8bdff 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_get_url/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_get_url/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
     src: files/
     dest: '{{ testing_dir }}'
 
+# False positive in Windows Defender is flagging the file as a virus and removing it. We need to add an exclusion so
+# the tests continue to work
+- name: add exclusion for the SlimFTPd binary
+  win_defender_exclusion:
+    path: '{{ remote_tmp_dir | win_dirname }}'
+    state: present
+
 - name: download SlimFTPd binary
   win_get_url:
     url: https://ansible-ci-files.s3.amazonaws.com/test/integration/roles/test_win_get_url/SlimFTPd.exe
@@ -59,3 +66,8 @@
     win_file:
       path: '{{ slimftpd_link }}'
       state: absent
+
+  - name: remove exclusion for the SlimFTPd binary
+    win_defender_exclusion:
+      path: '{{ remote_tmp_dir | win_dirname }}'
+      state: absent