diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/4320-nmcli-hairpin.yml b/changelogs/fragments/4320-nmcli-hairpin.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcda97eeaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/4320-nmcli-hairpin.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+deprecated_features:
+  - nmcli - deprecate default hairpin mode for a bridge. This so we can change it to ``false`` in community.general 7.0.0, as this is also the default in ``nmcli`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/4334).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/net_tools/nmcli.py b/plugins/modules/net_tools/nmcli.py
index 6a6b3c548f..3c59b7efea 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/net_tools/nmcli.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/net_tools/nmcli.py
@@ -374,8 +374,9 @@ options:
         description:
             - This is only used with 'bridge-slave' - 'hairpin mode' for the slave, which allows frames to be sent back out through the slave the
               frame was received on.
+            - The default value is C(true), but that is being deprecated
+              and it will be changed to C(false) in community.general 7.0.0.
         type: bool
-        default: yes
     runner:
         description:
             - This is the type of device or network connection that you wish to create for a team.
@@ -1376,7 +1377,8 @@ class Nmcli(object):
         self.hellotime = module.params['hellotime']
         self.maxage = module.params['maxage']
         self.ageingtime = module.params['ageingtime']
-        self.hairpin = module.params['hairpin']
+        # hairpin should be back to normal in 7.0.0
+        self._hairpin = module.params['hairpin']
         self.path_cost = module.params['path_cost']
         self.mac = module.params['mac']
         self.runner = module.params['runner']
@@ -1423,6 +1425,18 @@ class Nmcli(object):
 
         self.edit_commands = []
 
+    @property
+    def hairpin(self):
+        if self._hairpin is None:
+            self.module.deprecate(
+                "Parameter 'hairpin' default value will change from true to false in community.general 7.0.0. "
+                "Set the value explicitly to supress this warning.",
+                version='7.0.0', collection_name='community.general',
+            )
+            # Should be False in 7.0.0 but then that should be in argument_specs
+            self._hairpin = True
+        return self._hairpin
+
     def execute_command(self, cmd, use_unsafe_shell=False, data=None):
         if isinstance(cmd, list):
             cmd = [to_text(item) for item in cmd]
@@ -2119,7 +2133,7 @@ def main():
             hellotime=dict(type='int', default=2),
             maxage=dict(type='int', default=20),
             ageingtime=dict(type='int', default=300),
-            hairpin=dict(type='bool', default=True),
+            hairpin=dict(type='bool'),
             path_cost=dict(type='int', default=100),
             # team specific vars
             runner=dict(type='str', default='roundrobin',