diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/task_result.py b/lib/ansible/executor/task_result.py
index cb718b9e0df..149aa5b68c3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/task_result.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/task_result.py
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ class TaskResult:
                 if sub in self._result:
                     x[sub] = {}
                     for key in _SUB_PRESERVE[sub]:
-                        x[sub][key] = self._result[sub][key]
+                        if key in self._result[sub]:
+                            x[sub][key] = self._result[sub][key]
 
             result._result = x
         elif self._result:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/delegate_and_nolog.yml b/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/delegate_and_nolog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d8ed64fe2fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/delegate_and_nolog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- hosts: testhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: no log filtering caused delegation to fail https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/43026
+      become: False
+      no_log: true
+      debug:
+      delegate_to: localhost
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/runme.sh
index 3d2873ee447..c7c64683c13 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/runme.sh
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS='-C -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o UserKnownHos
     ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=false ansible-playbook test_delegate_to.yml -i ../../inventory -v "$@"
 
 ansible-playbook test_loop_control.yml -v "$@"
+
+ansible-playbook delegate_and_nolog.yml -v "$@"