diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/4956-pacman-install-reason.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/4956-pacman-install-reason.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e22c56e7bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/4956-pacman-install-reason.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - pacman - added parameters ``reason`` and ``reason_for`` to set/change the install reason of packages (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/4956).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/pacman.py b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/pacman.py
index 65f6f92747..1d764c6f0f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/pacman.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/pacman.py
@@ -104,6 +104,22 @@ options:
         default:
         type: str
 
+    reason:
+        description:
+            - The install reason to set for the packages.
+        choices: [ dependency, explicit ]
+        type: str
+        version_added: 5.4.0
+
+    reason_for:
+        description:
+            - Set the install reason for C(all) packages or only for C(new) packages.
+            - In case of C(state=latest) already installed packages which will be updated to a newer version are not counted as C(new).
+        default: new
+        choices: [ all, new ]
+        type: str
+        version_added: 5.4.0
+
 notes:
   - When used with a C(loop:) each package will be processed individually,
     it is much more efficient to pass the list directly to the I(name) option.
@@ -223,6 +239,20 @@ EXAMPLES = """
     name: baz
     state: absent
     force: yes
+
+- name: Install foo as dependency and leave reason untouched if already installed
+  community.general.pacman:
+    name: foo
+    state: present
+    reason: dependency
+    reason_for: new
+
+- name: Run the equivalent of "pacman -S --asexplicit", mark foo as explicit and install it if not present
+  community.general.pacman:
+    name: foo
+    state: present
+    reason: explicit
+    reason_for: all
 """
 
 import shlex
@@ -331,7 +361,14 @@ class Pacman(object):
     def install_packages(self, pkgs):
         pkgs_to_install = []
         pkgs_to_install_from_url = []
+        pkgs_to_set_reason = []
         for p in pkgs:
+            if self.m.params["reason"] and (
+                p.name not in self.inventory["pkg_reasons"]
+                or self.m.params["reason_for"] == "all"
+                and self.inventory["pkg_reasons"][p.name] != self.m.params["reason"]
+            ):
+                pkgs_to_set_reason.append(p.name)
             if p.source_is_URL:
                 # URL packages bypass the latest / upgradable_pkgs test
                 # They go through the dry-run to let pacman decide if they will be installed
@@ -344,7 +381,7 @@ class Pacman(object):
             ):
                 pkgs_to_install.append(p)
 
-        if len(pkgs_to_install) == 0 and len(pkgs_to_install_from_url) == 0:
+        if len(pkgs_to_install) == 0 and len(pkgs_to_install_from_url) == 0 and len(pkgs_to_set_reason) == 0:
             self.exit_params["packages"] = []
             self.add_exit_infos("package(s) already installed")
             return
@@ -377,8 +414,13 @@ class Pacman(object):
                     continue
                 name, version = p.split()
                 if name in self.inventory["installed_pkgs"]:
-                    before.append("%s-%s" % (name, self.inventory["installed_pkgs"][name]))
-                after.append("%s-%s" % (name, version))
+                    before.append("%s-%s-%s" % (name, self.inventory["installed_pkgs"][name], self.inventory["pkg_reasons"][name]))
+                if name in pkgs_to_set_reason:
+                    after.append("%s-%s-%s" % (name, version, self.m.params["reason"]))
+                elif name in self.inventory["pkg_reasons"]:
+                    after.append("%s-%s-%s" % (name, version, self.inventory["pkg_reasons"][name]))
+                else:
+                    after.append("%s-%s" % (name, version))
                 to_be_installed.append(name)
 
             return (to_be_installed, before, after)
@@ -398,7 +440,7 @@ class Pacman(object):
             before.extend(b)
             after.extend(a)
 
-        if len(installed_pkgs) == 0:
+        if len(installed_pkgs) == 0 and len(pkgs_to_set_reason) == 0:
             # This can happen with URL packages if pacman decides there's nothing to do
             self.exit_params["packages"] = []
             self.add_exit_infos("package(s) already installed")
@@ -411,9 +453,11 @@ class Pacman(object):
             "after": "\n".join(sorted(after)) + "\n" if after else "",
         }
 
+        changed_reason_pkgs = [p for p in pkgs_to_set_reason if p not in installed_pkgs]
+
         if self.m.check_mode:
-            self.add_exit_infos("Would have installed %d packages" % len(installed_pkgs))
-            self.exit_params["packages"] = sorted(installed_pkgs)
+            self.add_exit_infos("Would have installed %d packages" % (len(installed_pkgs) + len(changed_reason_pkgs)))
+            self.exit_params["packages"] = sorted(installed_pkgs + changed_reason_pkgs)
             return
 
         # actually do it
@@ -430,8 +474,22 @@ class Pacman(object):
         if pkgs_to_install_from_url:
             _install_packages_for_real("--upgrade", pkgs_to_install_from_url)
 
-        self.exit_params["packages"] = installed_pkgs
-        self.add_exit_infos("Installed %d package(s)" % len(installed_pkgs))
+        # set reason
+        if pkgs_to_set_reason:
+            cmd = [self.pacman_path, "--noconfirm", "--database"]
+            if self.m.params["reason"] == "dependency":
+                cmd.append("--asdeps")
+            else:
+                cmd.append("--asexplicit")
+            cmd.extend(pkgs_to_set_reason)
+
+            rc, stdout, stderr = self.m.run_command(cmd, check_rc=False)
+            if rc != 0:
+                self.fail("Failed to install package(s)", cmd=cmd, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
+            self.add_exit_infos(stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
+
+        self.exit_params["packages"] = sorted(installed_pkgs + changed_reason_pkgs)
+        self.add_exit_infos("Installed %d package(s)" % (len(installed_pkgs) + len(changed_reason_pkgs)))
 
     def remove_packages(self, pkgs):
         # filter out pkgs that are already absent
@@ -631,6 +689,7 @@ class Pacman(object):
             "available_pkgs": {pkgname: version},
             "available_groups": {groupname: set(pkgnames)},
             "upgradable_pkgs": {pkgname: (current_version,latest_version)},
+            "pkg_reasons": {pkgname: reason},
         }
 
         Fails the module if a package requested for install cannot be found
@@ -723,12 +782,31 @@ class Pacman(object):
                 rc=rc,
             )
 
+        pkg_reasons = {}
+        dummy, stdout, dummy = self.m.run_command([self.pacman_path, "--query", "--explicit"], check_rc=True)
+        # Format of a line: "pacman 6.0.1-2"
+        for l in stdout.splitlines():
+            l = l.strip()
+            if not l:
+                continue
+            pkg = l.split()[0]
+            pkg_reasons[pkg] = "explicit"
+        dummy, stdout, dummy = self.m.run_command([self.pacman_path, "--query", "--deps"], check_rc=True)
+        # Format of a line: "pacman 6.0.1-2"
+        for l in stdout.splitlines():
+            l = l.strip()
+            if not l:
+                continue
+            pkg = l.split()[0]
+            pkg_reasons[pkg] = "dependency"
+
         return dict(
             installed_pkgs=installed_pkgs,
             installed_groups=installed_groups,
             available_pkgs=available_pkgs,
             available_groups=available_groups,
             upgradable_pkgs=upgradable_pkgs,
+            pkg_reasons=pkg_reasons,
         )
 
 
@@ -749,6 +827,8 @@ def setup_module():
             upgrade_extra_args=dict(type="str", default=""),
             update_cache=dict(type="bool"),
             update_cache_extra_args=dict(type="str", default=""),
+            reason=dict(type="str", choices=["explicit", "dependency"]),
+            reason_for=dict(type="str", default="new", choices=["new", "all"]),
         ),
         required_one_of=[["name", "update_cache", "upgrade"]],
         mutually_exclusive=[["name", "upgrade"]],
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/pacman/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/pacman/tasks/main.yml
index 4a34307c48..cabf9b7c40 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/pacman/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/pacman/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
     - include: 'remove_nosave.yml'
     - include: 'update_cache.yml'
     - include: 'locally_installed_package.yml'
+    - include: 'reason.yml'
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/pacman/tasks/reason.yml b/tests/integration/targets/pacman/tasks/reason.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51b2bf36ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/pacman/tasks/reason.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+---
+- vars:
+    reg_pkg: ed
+    url_pkg: lemon
+    file_pkg: hdparm
+    file_pkg_path: /tmp/pkg.zst
+    extra_pkg: core/sdparm
+    extra_pkg_outfmt: sdparm
+  block:
+    - name: Make sure that test packages are not installed
+      pacman:
+        name:
+          - '{{reg_pkg}}'
+          - '{{url_pkg}}'
+          - '{{file_pkg}}'
+          - '{{extra_pkg}}'
+        state: absent
+
+    - name: Get URL for {{url_pkg}}
+      command:
+        cmd: pacman --sync --print-format "%l" {{url_pkg}}
+      register: url_pkg_url
+
+    - name: Get URL for {{file_pkg}}
+      command:
+        cmd: pacman --sync --print-format "%l" {{file_pkg}}
+      register: file_pkg_url
+    - name: Download {{file_pkg}} pkg
+      get_url:
+        url: '{{file_pkg_url.stdout}}'
+        dest: '{{file_pkg_path}}'
+
+    - name: Install packages from mixed sources as dependency (check mode)
+      pacman:
+        name:
+          - '{{reg_pkg}}'
+          - '{{url_pkg_url.stdout}}'
+          - '{{file_pkg_path}}'
+        reason: dependency
+      check_mode: True
+      register: install_1
+
+    - name: Install packages from mixed sources as explicit
+      pacman:
+        name:
+          - '{{reg_pkg}}'
+          - '{{url_pkg_url.stdout}}'
+          - '{{file_pkg_path}}'
+        reason: explicit
+      register: install_2
+
+    - name: Install packages from mixed sources with new packages being installed as dependency - (idempotency)
+      pacman:
+        name:
+          - '{{reg_pkg}}'
+          - '{{url_pkg_url.stdout}}'
+          - '{{file_pkg_path}}'
+        reason: dependency
+      register: install_3
+
+    - name: Install new package with already installed packages from mixed sources as dependency
+      pacman:
+        name:
+          - '{{reg_pkg}}'
+          - '{{url_pkg_url.stdout}}'
+          - '{{file_pkg_path}}'
+          - '{{extra_pkg}}'
+        reason: dependency
+      register: install_4
+
+    - name: Set install reason for all packages to dependency
+      pacman:
+        name:
+          - '{{reg_pkg}}'
+          - '{{url_pkg_url.stdout}}'
+          - '{{file_pkg_path}}'
+          - '{{extra_pkg}}'
+        reason: dependency
+        reason_for: all
+      register: install_5
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - install_1 is changed
+          - install_1.msg == 'Would have installed 3 packages'
+          - install_1.packages|sort() == [reg_pkg, url_pkg, file_pkg]|sort()
+          - install_2 is changed
+          - install_2.msg == 'Installed 3 package(s)'
+          - install_2.packages|sort() == [reg_pkg, url_pkg, file_pkg]|sort()
+          - install_3 is not changed
+          - install_3.msg == 'package(s) already installed'
+          - install_4 is changed
+          - install_4.msg == 'Installed 1 package(s)'
+          - install_4.packages == [extra_pkg_outfmt]
+          - install_5 is changed
+          - install_5.msg == 'Installed 3 package(s)'
+          - install_5.packages|sort() == [reg_pkg, url_pkg, file_pkg]|sort()
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/packaging/os/test_pacman.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/packaging/os/test_pacman.py
index bbc8f3435c..ae2da6a48f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/packaging/os/test_pacman.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/packaging/os/test_pacman.py
@@ -100,6 +100,19 @@ valid_inventory = {
     "upgradable_pkgs": {
         "sqlite": VersionTuple(current="3.36.0-1", latest="3.37.0-1"),
     },
+    "pkg_reasons": {
+        "file": "explicit",
+        "filesystem": "explicit",
+        "findutils": "explicit",
+        "gawk": "explicit",
+        "gettext": "explicit",
+        "grep": "explicit",
+        "gzip": "explicit",
+        "pacman": "explicit",
+        "pacman-mirrorlist": "dependency",
+        "sed": "explicit",
+        "sqlite": "explicit",
+    },
 }
 
 empty_inventory = {
@@ -108,6 +121,7 @@ empty_inventory = {
     "installed_groups": {},
     "available_groups": {},
     "upgradable_pkgs": {},
+    "pkg_reasons": {},
 }
 
 
@@ -255,6 +269,27 @@ class TestPacman:
                         """,
                         "",
                     ),
+                    (  # pacman --query --explicit
+                        0,
+                        """file 5.41-1
+                        filesystem 2021.11.11-1
+                        findutils 4.8.0-1
+                        gawk 5.1.1-1
+                        gettext 0.21-1
+                        grep 3.7-1
+                        gzip 1.11-1
+                        pacman 6.0.1-2
+                        sed 4.8-1
+                        sqlite 3.36.0-1
+                        """,
+                        "",
+                    ),
+                    (  # pacman --query --deps
+                        0,
+                        """pacman-mirrorlist 20211114-1
+                        """,
+                        "",
+                    ),
                 ],
                 None,
             ),
@@ -272,6 +307,8 @@ class TestPacman:
                         "",
                         "warning: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 34: directive 'TotalDownload' in section 'options' not recognized.",
                     ),
+                    (0, "", ""),
+                    (0, "", ""),
                 ],
                 None,
             ),
@@ -288,6 +325,8 @@ class TestPacman:
                         "partial\npkg\\nlist",
                         "some warning",
                     ),
+                    (0, "", ""),
+                    (0, "", ""),
                 ],
                 AnsibleFailJson,
             ),
@@ -375,6 +414,8 @@ class TestPacman:
                     (["pacman", "--query", "--groups"], {'check_rc': True}, 0, '', ''),
                     (["pacman", "--sync", "--groups", "--groups"], {'check_rc': True}, 0, '', ''),
                     (["pacman", "--query", "--upgrades"], {'check_rc': False}, 0, '', ''),
+                    (["pacman", "--query", "--explicit"], {'check_rc': True}, 0, 'foo 1.0.0-1', ''),
+                    (["pacman", "--query", "--deps"], {'check_rc': True}, 0, '', ''),
                 ],
                 False,
             ),
@@ -843,7 +884,7 @@ class TestPacman:
                     ],
                     "state": "present",
                 },
-                ["sudo", "somepackage", "otherpkg"],
+                ["otherpkg", "somepackage", "sudo"],
                 [
                     Package("sudo", "sudo"),
                     Package("grep", "grep"),