diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1493-fix_passwordstore.py_to_be_compatible_with_gopass_versions.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1493-fix_passwordstore.py_to_be_compatible_with_gopass_versions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b46fc07a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1493-fix_passwordstore.py_to_be_compatible_with_gopass_versions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - passwordstore lookup plugin - always use explicit ``show`` command to retrieve password. This ensures compatibility with ``gopass`` and avoids problems when password names equal ``pass`` commands (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1493).
diff --git a/plugins/lookup/passwordstore.py b/plugins/lookup/passwordstore.py
index ffec2ab6c4..e3d486886c 100644
--- a/plugins/lookup/passwordstore.py
+++ b/plugins/lookup/passwordstore.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
     def check_pass(self):
         try:
             self.passoutput = to_text(
-                check_output2(["pass", self.passname], env=self.env),
+                check_output2(["pass", "show", self.passname], env=self.env),
                 errors='surrogate_or_strict'
             ).splitlines()
             self.password = self.passoutput[0]