diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/3079-report-power-state-hpilo.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/3079-report-power-state-hpilo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e057e3395f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/3079-report-power-state-hpilo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - hpilo_info - added ``host_power_status`` return value to report power state of machine with ``OFF``, ``ON`` or ``UNKNOWN`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/3079).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/remote_management/hpilo/hpilo_info.py b/plugins/modules/remote_management/hpilo/hpilo_info.py
index f373b58639..2b6c30abd6 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/remote_management/hpilo/hpilo_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/remote_management/hpilo/hpilo_info.py
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ hw_uuid:
     returned: always
     type: str
     sample: 123456ABC78901D2
+
+host_power_status:
+    description:
+      - Power status of host.
+      - Will be one of C(ON), C(OFF) and C(UNKNOWN).
+    returned: always
+    type: str
+    sample: ON
+    version_added: 3.5.0
 '''
 
 import re
@@ -177,6 +186,7 @@ def main():
     # TODO: Count number of CPUs, DIMMs and total memory
     try:
         data = ilo.get_host_data()
+        power_state = ilo.get_host_power_status()
     except hpilo.IloCommunicationError as e:
         module.fail_json(msg=to_native(e))
 
@@ -243,6 +253,9 @@ def main():
         # reformat into a text friendly format
         info['hw_memory_total'] = "{0} GB".format(info['hw_memory_total'])
 
+    # Report host state
+    info['host_power_status'] = power_state or 'UNKNOWN'
+
     module.exit_json(**info)