diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py
index 87bae2674c8..b528a25a397 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
                     comm_ok=True,
                     result=dict(
                         skipped=True,
+                        changed=False,
                         msg=("skipped, since %s exists" % creates)
                     )
                 )
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_unarchive/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_unarchive/tasks/main.yml
index 073ccf9145d..7caa68e65cc 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_unarchive/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_unarchive/tasks/main.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
   assert:
     that:
       - "unarchive02c.changed == false"
+      - "unarchive02c.skipped == true"
 
 - name: remove our tar.gz unarchive destination
   file: path={{output_dir}}/test-unarchive-tar-gz state=absent