diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/playbook_include.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/playbook_include.py
index d278ea6cbed..dfa0971263b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/playbook_include.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/playbook_include.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ from ansible.playbook.taggable import Taggable
 from ansible.utils.collection_loader import AnsibleCollectionConfig
 from ansible.utils.collection_loader._collection_finder import _get_collection_name_from_path, _get_collection_playbook_path
 from ansible._internal._templating._engine import TemplateEngine
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
+from ansible import constants as C
 
 
 class PlaybookInclude(Base, Conditional, Taggable):
@@ -36,6 +38,18 @@ class PlaybookInclude(Base, Conditional, Taggable):
 
     _post_validate_object = True  # manually post_validate to get free arg validation/coercion
 
+    def preprocess_data(self, ds):
+        keys = {action for action in C._ACTION_IMPORT_PLAYBOOK if action in ds}
+
+        if len(keys) != 1:
+            raise AnsibleError(f'Found conflicting import_playbook actions: {", ".join(sorted(keys))}')
+
+        key = next(iter(keys))
+
+        ds['import_playbook'] = ds.pop(key)
+
+        return ds
+
     @staticmethod
     def load(data, basedir, variable_manager=None, loader=None):
         return PlaybookInclude().load_data(ds=data, basedir=basedir, variable_manager=variable_manager, loader=loader)
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/include_import/playbook/test_import_playbook.yml b/test/integration/targets/include_import/playbook/test_import_playbook.yml
index e59126c29e6..e5910c4f1a7 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/include_import/playbook/test_import_playbook.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/include_import/playbook/test_import_playbook.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Test and validate playbook import
-- import_playbook: '{{ "playbook1.yml" }}'  # ensure templating occurs correctly
+- import_playbook: '{{ "playbook1.yml" }}'  # ensure templating occurs
 - import_playbook: validate1.yml
 
 # Test and validate conditional import
 - import_playbook: playbook2.yml
   when: no
 
-- import_playbook: validate2.yml
+- ansible.builtin.import_playbook: validate2.yml  # intentionally testing ansible.builtin
 
-- import_playbook: playbook3.yml
+- ansible.legacy.import_playbook: playbook3.yml  # intentionally testing ansible.legacy
 - import_playbook: playbook4.yml
   when: include_next_playbook