diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/win_chocolatey-return-rc-always.yml b/changelogs/fragments/win_chocolatey-return-rc-always.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1244ed34e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/win_chocolatey-return-rc-always.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- win_chocolatey - set the rc return value to always be returned, default to 0 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/41758
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_chocolatey.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_chocolatey.ps1
index ba4df67424..c2a4ecbd77 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_chocolatey.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_chocolatey.ps1
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ $proxy_password = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "proxy_password" -type "st
 
 $result = @{
     changed = $false 
+    rc = 0
 }
 
 Function Chocolatey-Install-Upgrade
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_chocolatey.py b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_chocolatey.py
index 8dd8e53731..86023a1d08 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_chocolatey.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_chocolatey.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ command:
   sample: choco.exe install -r --no-progress -y sysinternals --timeout 2700 --failonunfound
 rc:
   description: The return code from the chocolatey task.
-  returned: changed
+  returned: always
   type: int
   sample: 0
 stdout:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_chocolatey/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/win_chocolatey/tasks/main.yml
index 0571e240a4..9002975aec 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_chocolatey/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_chocolatey/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   assert:
     that:
     - 'install.changed == true'
+    - install.rc == 0
 
 - name: install chocolatey-core.extension again
   win_chocolatey:
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
   assert:
     that:
     - 'install_again.changed == false'
+    - install.rc == 0
 
 - name: remove chocolatey-core.extension
   win_chocolatey:
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@
   assert:
     that:
     - 'remove.changed == true'
+    - install.rc == 0
 
 - name: remove chocolatey-core.extension again
   win_chocolatey:
@@ -59,3 +62,4 @@
   assert:
     that:
     - 'remove_again.changed == false'
+    - install.rc == 0