diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/63767_selective.yml b/changelogs/fragments/63767_selective.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce5d7fba7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/63767_selective.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- selective - mark task failed correctly (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/63767).
diff --git a/plugins/callback/selective.py b/plugins/callback/selective.py
index 3c37495e31..0220573b8b 100644
--- a/plugins/callback/selective.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/selective.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
                                      )
             if 'results' in result._result:
                 for r in result._result['results']:
-                    failed = 'failed' in r
+                    failed = 'failed' in r and r['failed']
 
                     stderr = [r.get('exception', None), r.get('module_stderr', None)]
                     stderr = "\n".join([e for e in stderr if e]).strip()