diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/copy_fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/copy_fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ee7c1843e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/copy_fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+    - copy - fix appending symlinks information.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py
index 89a6a8f1f95..e2fd9e9089b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def _walk_dirs(topdir, base_path=None, local_follow=False, trailing_slash_detect
         offset += 1
 
     if os.path.islink(topdir) and not local_follow:
-        r_files['symlinks'] = (os.readlink(topdir), os.path.basename(topdir))
+        r_files['symlinks'].append((os.readlink(topdir), os.path.basename(topdir)))
         return r_files
 
     dir_stats = os.stat(topdir)
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml b/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
index 06643b97a03..81be4e6f095 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
@@ -2535,3 +2535,46 @@
         state: absent
       loop:
         - '{{ remote_file }}'
+
+- name: Test copy with local_follow=False and dest is a symlink
+  block:
+    - name: execute - Create a test dest dir
+      file:
+        path: '{{ item }}'
+        state: directory
+      loop:
+        - '{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/testcase_local_follow_false_symlink_dest'
+        - '{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/dest'
+
+    - name: Create a dest symlink
+      file:
+        src: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/dest"
+        state: link
+        dest: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/sym_dest"
+
+    - name: Copy a file to the dest symlink
+      copy:
+        src: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/sym_dest"
+        dest: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/testcase_local_follow_false_symlink_dest"
+        local_follow: False
+        remote_src: True
+      register: copy_result
+
+    - name: Gather info about copied symlink
+      stat:
+        path: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/testcase_local_follow_false_symlink_dest/sym_dest"
+      register: stat_result
+
+    - name: Assert that the file has been copied
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - copy_result is changed
+          - stat_result.stat.exists
+  always:
+    - name: execute - Clean up
+      file:
+        path: '{{ item }}'
+        state: absent
+      loop:
+        - '{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/testcase_local_follow_false_symlink_dest'
+        - '{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/dest'