diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/56650-homebrew-update_brew.yml b/changelogs/fragments/56650-homebrew-update_brew.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01b73b937d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/56650-homebrew-update_brew.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- homebrew - Added environment variable to honor update_homebrew setting (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/56650).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/homebrew.py b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/homebrew.py
index 20fe159397..dbaa2b1e74 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/homebrew.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/homebrew.py
@@ -941,6 +941,10 @@ def main():
         state = 'absent'
 
     update_homebrew = p['update_homebrew']
+    if not update_homebrew:
+        module.run_command_environ_update.update(
+            dict(HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE="True")
+        )
     upgrade_all = p['upgrade_all']
     p['install_options'] = p['install_options'] or []
     install_options = ['--{0}'.format(install_option)
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/homebrew/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/homebrew/tasks/main.yml
index 0db5096138..f9b5eacc61 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/homebrew/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/homebrew/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ brew_stat.stat.pw_name }}"
   register: xz_result
-  environment:
-    HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: True
 
 - assert:
     that:
@@ -50,8 +48,6 @@
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ brew_stat.stat.pw_name }}"
   register: xz_result
-  environment:
-    HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: True
 
 - assert:
     that:
@@ -65,8 +61,6 @@
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ brew_stat.stat.pw_name }}"
   register: xz_result
-  environment:
-    HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: True
 
 - assert:
     that:
@@ -80,8 +74,6 @@
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ brew_stat.stat.pw_name }}"
   register: xz_result
-  environment:
-    HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: True
 
 - assert:
     that: