diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/79700-test-shebang.yml b/changelogs/fragments/79700-test-shebang.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ede53e5d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/79700-test-shebang.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - "ansible-test shebang sanity test - ignore files in ``files/`` and ``templates/`` in collection roles and integration test targets (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/79700)."
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/roles/foo/files/test.py b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/roles/foo/files/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f43ddf2368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/roles/foo/files/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/pyth
+
+# Python file with non-standard shebang.
+
+# Since it appears in a files/ or templates/ directory inside an integration test,
+# the 'shebang' sanity test should ignore it. This "test" is successful when no
+# ignore.txt entry is needed for this file.
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/roles/foo/files/test.sh b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/roles/foo/files/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff302fe9bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/roles/foo/files/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/foo
+
+# Shell script with non-standard shebang.
+
+# Since it appears in a files/ or templates/ directory inside an integration test,
+# the 'shebang' sanity test should ignore it. This "test" is successful when no
+# ignore.txt entry is needed for this file (inside the collection).
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/tests/integration/targets/valid/files/test.py b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/tests/integration/targets/valid/files/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f43ddf2368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/tests/integration/targets/valid/files/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/pyth
+
+# Python file with non-standard shebang.
+
+# Since it appears in a files/ or templates/ directory inside an integration test,
+# the 'shebang' sanity test should ignore it. This "test" is successful when no
+# ignore.txt entry is needed for this file.
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/tests/integration/targets/valid/files/test.sh b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/tests/integration/targets/valid/files/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff302fe9bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/tests/integration/targets/valid/files/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/foo
+
+# Shell script with non-standard shebang.
+
+# Since it appears in a files/ or templates/ directory inside an integration test,
+# the 'shebang' sanity test should ignore it. This "test" is successful when no
+# ignore.txt entry is needed for this file (inside the collection).
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/files/test.py b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/files/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f43ddf2368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/files/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/pyth
+
+# Python file with non-standard shebang.
+
+# Since it appears in a files/ or templates/ directory inside an integration test,
+# the 'shebang' sanity test should ignore it. This "test" is successful when no
+# ignore.txt entry is needed for this file.
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/files/test.sh b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/files/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..98bc38d64df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/files/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/foo
+
+# Shell script with non-standard shebang.
+
+# Since it appears in a files/ or templates/ directory inside an integration test,
+# the 'shebang' sanity test should ignore it. This "test" is successful when no
+# ignore.txt entry is needed for this file.
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/code-smell/shebang.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/code-smell/shebang.py
index 8922c8be111..9db73a3d5cf 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/code-smell/shebang.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/code-smell/shebang.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def main():
 
             is_module = False
             is_integration = False
+            is_role_file = False
 
             dirname = os.path.dirname(path)
 
@@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ def main():
                     print('%s:%d:%d: should not have a shebang' % (path, 0, 0))
 
                 continue
+            elif re.search('^roles/[^/]+/(?:files|templates)/', path):
+                is_role_file = True
+            elif re.search('^tests/integration/targets/[^/]+/(?:files|templates)/', path):
+                is_role_file = True
             elif path.startswith('test/integration/targets/') or path.startswith('tests/integration/targets/'):
                 is_integration = True
 
@@ -111,6 +116,8 @@ def main():
                     print('%s:%d:%d: expected module shebang "%s" but found: %s' % (path, 1, 1, expected_shebang, shebang))
                 else:
                     print('%s:%d:%d: expected module extension %s but found: %s' % (path, 0, 0, expected_ext, ext))
+            elif is_role_file:
+                continue
             else:
                 if is_integration:
                     allowed = integration_shebangs
diff --git a/test/sanity/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
index bb296a812d9..9b4dcd053f7 100644
--- a/test/sanity/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ test/integration/targets/ansible-test-docker/ansible_collections/ns/col/plugins/
 test/integration/targets/ansible-test-docker/ansible_collections/ns/col/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_hello.py pylint:relative-beyond-top-level
 test/integration/targets/ansible-test-docker/ansible_collections/ns/col/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_my_util.py pylint:relative-beyond-top-level
 test/integration/targets/ansible-test-no-tty/ansible_collections/ns/col/vendored_pty.py pep8!skip # vendored code
+test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/roles/foo/files/test.py shebang
+test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/roles/foo/files/test.sh shebang
+test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/roles/foo/files/test.sh shellcheck:SC1008
+test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/tests/integration/targets/valid/files/test.py shebang
+test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/tests/integration/targets/valid/files/test.sh shebang
+test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/ansible_collections/ns/col/tests/integration/targets/valid/files/test.sh shellcheck:SC1008
+test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/files/test.py shebang
+test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/files/test.sh shebang
+test/integration/targets/ansible-test-sanity-shebang/files/test.sh shellcheck:SC1008
 test/integration/targets/collections_relative_imports/collection_root/ansible_collections/my_ns/my_col/plugins/modules/my_module.py pylint:relative-beyond-top-level
 test/integration/targets/collections_relative_imports/collection_root/ansible_collections/my_ns/my_col/plugins/module_utils/my_util2.py pylint:relative-beyond-top-level
 test/integration/targets/fork_safe_stdio/vendored_pty.py pep8!skip # vendored code