diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/payload.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/payload.py
index efff3b60ea7..87af099257c 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/payload.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/payload.py
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ def create_payload(args: CommonConfig, dst_path: str) -> None:
         """
         if tar_info.path.startswith('ansible/'):
             mode = permissions.get(os.path.relpath(tar_info.path, 'ansible'))
+        elif data_context().content.collection and is_subdir(tar_info.path, data_context().content.collection.directory):
+            mode = permissions.get(os.path.relpath(tar_info.path, data_context().content.collection.directory))
         else:
             mode = None