diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2671-fix-broken-query-of-async_status-result.yml b/changelogs/fragments/2671-fix-broken-query-of-async_status-result.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..993caaa323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2671-fix-broken-query-of-async_status-result.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - "iptables_state - fix a broken query of ``async_status`` result
+    with current ansible-core development version
+    (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/2627,
+    https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/2671)."
diff --git a/plugins/action/system/iptables_state.py b/plugins/action/system/iptables_state.py
index 96b6dc689c..887f3f47f9 100644
--- a/plugins/action/system/iptables_state.py
+++ b/plugins/action/system/iptables_state.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
                 module_args=module_args,
                 task_vars=task_vars,
                 wrap_async=False)
-            if async_result['finished'] == 1:
+            if async_result.get('finished', 0) == 1:
                 break
             time.sleep(min(1, timeout))
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/iptables_state/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/iptables_state/aliases
index 12765cec47..3cac4af522 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/iptables_state/aliases
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/iptables_state/aliases
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ skip/freebsd            # no iptables/netfilter (Linux specific)
 skip/osx                # no iptables/netfilter (Linux specific)
 skip/macos              # no iptables/netfilter (Linux specific)
 skip/aix                # no iptables/netfilter (Linux specific)
-disabled  # FIXME