diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/24633-copy-coherency-between-check-normal-mode.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/24633-copy-coherency-between-check-normal-mode.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44dc5ab4cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/24633-copy-coherency-between-check-normal-mode.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - copy - align invocation in return value between check and normal mode
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py
index 13007d3e75..198c55c2a5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             if self._play_context.no_log:
                 result['invocation'] = "CENSORED: no_log is set"
             else:
-                result["invocation"] = self._task.args.copy()
+                # NOTE: Should be removed in the future. For now keep this broken
+                # behaviour, have a look in the PR 51582
+                result['invocation'] = self._task.args.copy()
+                result['invocation']['module_args'] = self._task.args.copy()
 
         if isinstance(result['invocation'], dict) and 'content' in result['invocation']:
             result['invocation']['content'] = 'CENSORED: content is a no_log parameter'