diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/enabled_runtime.yml b/changelogs/fragments/enabled_runtime.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3166307747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/enabled_runtime.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - systemd - extend systemctl is-enabled check to handle "enabled-runtime" (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/77754).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/systemd_service.py b/lib/ansible/modules/systemd_service.py
index 8340de36ea7..34aef891fd3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/systemd_service.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/systemd_service.py
@@ -512,11 +512,15 @@ def main():
 
             # check systemctl result or if it is a init script
             if rc == 0:
-                enabled = True
-                # Check if the service is indirect or alias and if out contains exactly 1 line of string 'indirect'/ 'alias' it's disabled
-                if out.splitlines() == ["indirect"] or out.splitlines() == ["alias"]:
+                # https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemctl.html#is-enabled%20UNIT%E2%80%A6
+                if out.rstrip() in (
+                        "enabled-runtime",  # transiently enabled but we're trying to set a permanent enabled
+                        "indirect",  # We've been asked to enable this unit so do so despite possible reasons
+                                     # that systemctl may have for thinking it's enabled already.
+                        "alias"):  # Let systemd handle the alias as we can't be sure what's needed.
                     enabled = False
-
+                else:
+                    enabled = True
             elif rc == 1:
                 # if not a user or global user service and both init script and unit file exist stdout should have enabled/disabled, otherwise use rc entries
                 if module.params['scope'] == 'system' and \
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/systemd/handlers/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/systemd/handlers/main.yml
index 57469a04c57..11053b7cb30 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/systemd/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/systemd/handlers/main.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@
   loop:
     - dummy.service
     - dummy.socket
+
+- name: remove enabled-runtime unit file
+  file:
+    path: /etc/systemd/system/baz.service
+    state: absent
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/systemd/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/systemd/tasks/main.yml
index 3c585e07bc8..4dc5d124402 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/systemd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/systemd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -120,3 +120,4 @@
 
 - import_tasks: test_unit_template.yml
 - import_tasks: test_indirect_service.yml
+- import_tasks: test_enabled_runtime.yml
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/systemd/tasks/test_enabled_runtime.yml b/test/integration/targets/systemd/tasks/test_enabled_runtime.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbb41dae5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/systemd/tasks/test_enabled_runtime.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+- name: Copy enabled-runtime service file
+  template:
+    src: baz.service
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/baz.service
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0644'
+  notify: remove unit file
+
+- name: Reload systemd
+  systemd:
+    daemon_reload: true
+
+- name: Enable the enabled-runtime service using shell command
+  shell: systemctl enable --runtime baz
+
+- name: Enable enabled-runtime service
+  systemd:
+    name: baz.service
+    enabled: true
+  register: baz_test_1
+
+- name: Enable enabled-runtime service again
+  systemd:
+    name: baz.service
+    enabled: true
+  register: baz_test_2
+
+- name: Disable enabled-runtime service
+  systemd:
+    name: baz.service
+    state: stopped
+    enabled: false
+  register: baz_test_3
+
+- name: Disable enabled-runtime service again
+  systemd:
+    name: baz.service
+    enabled: false
+  register: baz_test_4
+
+- name:
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - baz_test_1 is changed
+      - baz_test_1 is success
+      - baz_test_2 is not changed
+      - baz_test_2 is success
+      - baz_test_3 is changed
+      - baz_test_4 is not changed
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/systemd/templates/baz.service b/test/integration/targets/systemd/templates/baz.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41604a1741c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/systemd/templates/baz.service
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Baz Server
+Documentation=Baz
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/bin/yes
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target