diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/win_updates-async-fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/win_updates-async-fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ce4c38adf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/win_updates-async-fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- win_updates - Fixed issue where running win_updates on async fails without any error
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/win_updates.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/win_updates.py
index 766ff496993..5c7ebf792c3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/win_updates.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/win_updates.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         # so we just return the result as is
         # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/38232
         failed = result.get('failed', False)
-        if "updates" not in result.keys() or failed:
+        if ("updates" not in result.keys() and self._task.async_val == 0) or failed:
             result['failed'] = True
             return result