diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/junos_config_check_commit.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/junos_config_check_commit.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92e1ce4397f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/junos_config_check_commit.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- junos_config - allow validate config before committing to running configuration (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/61969)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_config.py
index 0dac8916c3a..f6b353af6cd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_config.py
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ def main():
                 if diff:
                     if commit:
                         kwargs = {
-                            'comment': module.params['comment']
+                            'comment': module.params['comment'],
+                            'check': module.params['check_commit']
                         }
 
                         confirm = module.params['confirm']