diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/6118-jail-plugin-fix-default-inventory_hostname.yml b/changelogs/fragments/6118-jail-plugin-fix-default-inventory_hostname.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac2cb5cf43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/6118-jail-plugin-fix-default-inventory_hostname.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "jail connection plugin - add ``inventory_hostname`` to vars under ``remote_addr``. This is needed for compatibility with ansible-core 2.13 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6118)."
diff --git a/plugins/connection/jail.py b/plugins/connection/jail.py
index d813780136..3a3edd4b18 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/jail.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/jail.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
             - Path to the jail
         default: inventory_hostname
         vars:
+            - name: inventory_hostname
             - name: ansible_host
             - name: ansible_jail_host
       remote_user: