diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/58704_postgresql_query_add-autocommit-param.yml b/changelogs/fragments/58704_postgresql_query_add-autocommit-param.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9af22bf668d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/58704_postgresql_query_add-autocommit-param.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- postgresql_query - add autocommit parameter to support commands that can't be run inside a transaction block (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/58704)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_query.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_query.py
index 0957bda98d9..60ba9551d9e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_query.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/postgresql/postgresql_query.py
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ options:
     type: str
     aliases:
     - login_db
+  autocommit:
+    description:
+    - Execute in autocommit mode when the query can't be run inside a transaction block
+      (e.g., VACUUM).
+    - Mutually exclusive with I(check_mode).
+    type: bool
+    version_added: '2.9'
 author:
 - Felix Archambault (@archf)
 - Andrew Klychkov (@Andersson007)
@@ -98,6 +105,12 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     path_to_script: /var/lib/pgsql/test.sql
     positional_args:
     - 1
+
+- name: Example of using autocommit parameter
+  postgresql_query:
+    db: test_db
+    query: VACUUM
+    autocommit: yes
 '''
 
 RETURN = r'''
@@ -156,6 +169,7 @@ def main():
         named_args=dict(type='dict'),
         session_role=dict(type='str'),
         path_to_script=dict(type='path'),
+        autocommit=dict(type='bool'),
     )
 
     module = AnsibleModule(
@@ -168,6 +182,10 @@ def main():
     positional_args = module.params["positional_args"]
     named_args = module.params["named_args"]
     path_to_script = module.params["path_to_script"]
+    autocommit = module.params["autocommit"]
+
+    if autocommit and module.check_mode:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Using autocommit is mutually exclusive with check_mode")
 
     if positional_args and named_args:
         module.fail_json(msg="positional_args and named_args params are mutually exclusive")
@@ -182,7 +200,7 @@ def main():
             module.fail_json(msg="Cannot read file '%s' : %s" % (path_to_script, to_native(e)))
 
     conn_params = get_conn_params(module, module.params)
-    db_connection = connect_to_db(module, conn_params, autocommit=False)
+    db_connection = connect_to_db(module, conn_params, autocommit=autocommit)
     cursor = db_connection.cursor(cursor_factory=DictCursor)
 
     # Prepare args:
@@ -236,7 +254,8 @@ def main():
     if module.check_mode:
         db_connection.rollback()
     else:
-        db_connection.commit()
+        if not autocommit:
+            db_connection.commit()
 
     kw = dict(
         changed=changed,
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/postgresql/tasks/postgresql_query.yml b/test/integration/targets/postgresql/tasks/postgresql_query.yml
index 88a04e87471..6bdfeb28318 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/postgresql/tasks/postgresql_query.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/postgresql/tasks/postgresql_query.yml
@@ -184,6 +184,53 @@
     - result.statusmessage == 'UPDATE 1'
     - result.query_result == {}
 
+# Check:
+- name: check the previous update
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: yes
+  postgresql_query:
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    db: postgres
+    query: SELECT * FROM test_table WHERE story = 'new' AND id = 3
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - result.rowcount == 1
+
+# Test check_mode:
+- name: postgresql_query - simple update query in check_mode
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: yes
+  postgresql_query:
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    db: postgres
+    query: UPDATE test_table SET story = 'CHECK_MODE' WHERE id = 3
+  register: result
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - result.changed == true
+    - result.query == "UPDATE test_table SET story = 'CHECK_MODE' WHERE id = 3"
+    - result.rowcount == 1
+    - result.statusmessage == 'UPDATE 1'
+    - result.query_result == {}
+
+# Check:
+- name: check the previous update that nothing has been changed
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: yes
+  postgresql_query:
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    db: postgres
+    query: SELECT * FROM test_table WHERE story = 'CHECK_MODE' AND id = 3
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - result.rowcount == 0
+
 # Try to update not existing row:
 - name: postgresql_query - try to update not existing row
   become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
@@ -261,3 +308,55 @@
     - result.query == "ALTER TABLE test_table ADD COLUMN foo int"
     - result.rowcount == 0
     - result.statusmessage == 'ALTER TABLE'
+
+#############################
+# Test autocommit parameter #
+#############################
+- name: postgresql_query - vacuum without autocommit must fail
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: yes
+  postgresql_query:
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    db: postgres
+    query: VACUUM
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - result.failed == true
+
+- name: postgresql_query - autocommit in check_mode must fail
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: yes
+  postgresql_query:
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    db: postgres
+    query: VACUUM
+    autocommit: yes
+  check_mode: yes
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - result.failed == true
+    - result.msg == "Using autocommit is mutually exclusive with check_mode"
+
+- name: postgresql_query - vacuum with autocommit
+  become_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+  become: yes
+  postgresql_query:
+    login_user: "{{ pg_user }}"
+    db: postgres
+    query: VACUUM
+    autocommit: yes
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - result.changed == true
+    - result.query == "VACUUM"
+    - result.rowcount == 0
+    - result.statusmessage == 'VACUUM'
+    - result.query_result == {}