diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/user-local-warning-fix.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/user-local-warning-fix.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1155fce3b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/user-local-warning-fix.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - 'user - do not warn when using ``local: yes`` if user already exists (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/58063)'
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/user.py
index f05bab8f570..e096250d7a7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/user.py
@@ -869,9 +869,11 @@ class User(object):
                         exists = True
                         break
 
-            self.module.warn(
-                "'local: true' specified and user was not found in {file}. "
-                "The local user account may already exist if the local account database exists somewhere other than {file}.".format(file=self.PASSWORDFILE))
+            if not exists:
+                self.module.warn(
+                    "'local: true' specified and user '{name}' was not found in {file}. "
+                    "The local user account may already exist if the local account database exists "
+                    "somewhere other than {file}.".format(file=self.PASSWORDFILE, name=self.name))
 
             return exists
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/main.yml
index 3438929e33c..5563fe187a0 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/main.yml
@@ -872,6 +872,14 @@
   tags:
     - user_test_local_mode
 
+- name: Create local account that already exists to check for warning
+  user:
+    name: root
+    local: yes
+  register: local_existing
+  tags:
+    - user_test_local_mode
+
 - name: Create local_ansibulluser
   user:
     name: local_ansibulluser
@@ -952,10 +960,12 @@
   tags:
     - user_test_local_mode
 
-- name: Ensure warnings were displayed
+- name: Ensure warnings were displayed properly
   assert:
     that:
       - local_user_test_1['warnings'] | length > 0
-      - "'user was not found in /etc/passwd. The local user account may already exist if the local account
-        database exists somewhere other than /etc/passwd.' in local_user_test_1['warnings'][0]"
+      - local_user_test_1['warnings'] | first is search('The local user account may already exist')
+      - local_existing['warnings'] is not defined
   when: ansible_facts.system in ['Linux']
+  tags:
+    - user_test_local_mode