diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/69993-copy-remote-src-perms.yml b/changelogs/fragments/69993-copy-remote-src-perms.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b57e70b04e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/69993-copy-remote-src-perms.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - copy - Fix copy modes when using remote_src=yes and src is a directory with trailing slash. 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/copy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/copy.py
index add01b056d1..7f7844a217b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/copy.py
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ def chown_recursive(path, module):
 
 
 def copy_diff_files(src, dest, module):
+    """Copy files that are different between `src` directory and `dest` directory."""
+
     changed = False
     owner = module.params['owner']
     group = module.params['group']
@@ -413,6 +415,7 @@ def copy_diff_files(src, dest, module):
                 os.symlink(linkto, b_dest_item_path)
             else:
                 shutil.copyfile(b_src_item_path, b_dest_item_path)
+                shutil.copymode(b_src_item_path, b_dest_item_path)
 
             if owner is not None:
                 module.set_owner_if_different(b_dest_item_path, owner, False)
@@ -423,6 +426,8 @@ def copy_diff_files(src, dest, module):
 
 
 def copy_left_only(src, dest, module):
+    """Copy files that exist in `src` directory only to the `dest` directory."""
+
     changed = False
     owner = module.params['owner']
     group = module.params['group']
@@ -458,6 +463,8 @@ def copy_left_only(src, dest, module):
 
             if not os.path.islink(b_src_item_path) and os.path.isfile(b_src_item_path):
                 shutil.copyfile(b_src_item_path, b_dest_item_path)
+                shutil.copymode(b_src_item_path, b_dest_item_path)
+
                 if owner is not None:
                     module.set_owner_if_different(b_dest_item_path, owner, False)
                 if group is not None:
@@ -718,6 +725,7 @@ def main():
     else:
         changed = False
 
+    # If neither have checksums, both src and dest are directories.
     if checksum_src is None and checksum_dest is None:
         if remote_src and os.path.isdir(module.params['src']):
             b_src = to_bytes(module.params['src'], errors='surrogate_or_strict')
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml b/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
index 8e47e4755ef..be9553179e2 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
@@ -2189,3 +2189,73 @@
        - "stat_remote_dir_src_link_file12_before.stat.gr_name == stat_remote_dir_src_link_file12_after.stat.gr_name"
        - "stat_remote_dir_src_link_file12_before.stat.path == stat_remote_dir_src_link_file12_after.stat.path"
        - "stat_remote_dir_src_link_file12_before.stat.mode == stat_remote_dir_src_link_file12_after.stat.mode"
+
+# Test for issue 69783: copy with remote_src=yes and src='dir/' preserves all permissions
+- block:
+   - name: Create directory structure
+     file:
+        path: "{{ local_temp_dir }}/test69783/{{ item }}"
+        state: directory
+     loop:
+        - "src/dir"
+        - "dest"
+
+   - name: Create source file structure
+     file:
+        path: "{{ local_temp_dir }}/test69783/src/{{ item.name }}"
+        state: touch
+        mode: "{{ item.mode }}"
+     loop:
+        - { name: 'readwrite', mode: '0644' }
+        - { name: 'executable', mode: '0755' }
+        - { name: 'readonly', mode: '0444' }
+        - { name: 'dir/readwrite', mode: '0644' }
+        - { name: 'dir/executable', mode: '0755' }
+        - { name: 'dir/readonly', mode: '0444' }
+
+   - name: Recursive remote copy with preserve
+     copy:
+        src: "{{ local_temp_dir }}/test69783/src/"
+        dest: "{{ local_temp_dir }}/test69783/dest/"
+        remote_src: yes
+        mode: preserve
+
+   - name: Stat dest 'readwrite' file
+     stat:
+        path: "{{ local_temp_dir}}/test69783/dest/readwrite"
+     register: dest_readwrite_stat
+
+   - name: Stat dest 'executable' file
+     stat:
+        path: "{{ local_temp_dir}}/test69783/dest/executable"
+     register: dest_executable_stat
+
+   - name: Stat dest 'readonly' file
+     stat:
+        path: "{{ local_temp_dir}}/test69783/dest/readonly"
+     register: dest_readonly_stat
+
+   - name: Stat dest 'dir/readwrite' file
+     stat:
+        path: "{{ local_temp_dir}}/test69783/dest/dir/readwrite"
+     register: dest_dir_readwrite_stat
+
+   - name: Stat dest 'dir/executable' file
+     stat:
+        path: "{{ local_temp_dir}}/test69783/dest/dir/executable"
+     register: dest_dir_executable_stat
+
+   - name: Stat dest 'dir/readonly' file
+     stat:
+        path: "{{ local_temp_dir}}/test69783/dest/dir/readonly"
+     register: dest_dir_readonly_stat
+
+   - name: Assert modes are preserved
+     assert:
+       that:
+         - "dest_readwrite_stat.stat.mode == '0644'"
+         - "dest_executable_stat.stat.mode == '0755'"
+         - "dest_readonly_stat.stat.mode == '0444'"
+         - "dest_dir_readwrite_stat.stat.mode == '0644'"
+         - "dest_dir_executable_stat.stat.mode == '0755'"
+         - "dest_dir_readonly_stat.stat.mode == '0444'"