diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8476-launchd-check-mode-changed.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/8476-launchd-check-mode-changed.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc1e60de36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8476-launchd-check-mode-changed.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - launched - correctly report changed status in check mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8406).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/launchd.py b/plugins/modules/launchd.py
index e5942ea7cf..a6427bdb2f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/launchd.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/launchd.py
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ def main():
             result['status']['current_pid'] != result['status']['previous_pid']):
         result['changed'] = True
     if module.check_mode:
-        result['changed'] = True
+        if result['status']['current_state'] != action:
+            result['changed'] = True
     module.exit_json(**result)