diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/58692-consul_session_dont_ignore_scheme_parameter.yml b/changelogs/fragments/58692-consul_session_dont_ignore_scheme_parameter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..991fcbf279f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/58692-consul_session_dont_ignore_scheme_parameter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "consul_session: don't ignore ``scheme`` parameter"
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/clustering/consul_session.py b/lib/ansible/modules/clustering/consul_session.py
index aa916af9c59..c6911a4596a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/clustering/consul_session.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/clustering/consul_session.py
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ def remove_session(module):
 
 def get_consul_api(module):
     return consul.Consul(host=module.params.get('host'),
-                         port=module.params.get('port'))
+                         port=module.params.get('port'),
+                         scheme=module.params.get('scheme'))
 
 
 def test_dependencies(module):
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/consul/tasks/consul_session.yml b/test/integration/targets/consul/tasks/consul_session.yml
index 6763b0ad181..f50fe0f7af6 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/consul/tasks/consul_session.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/consul/tasks/consul_session.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@
     that:
       - result is failed
 
+- name: ensure unknown scheme fails
+  consul_session:
+    state: info
+    id: '{{ session_id }}'
+    scheme: non_existent
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: True
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - result is failed
+
 - name: delete a session
   consul_session:
     state: absent