diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/967-use-fqcn-when-calling-a-module-from-action-plugin.yml b/changelogs/fragments/967-use-fqcn-when-calling-a-module-from-action-plugin.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..052e412404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/967-use-fqcn-when-calling-a-module-from-action-plugin.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - iptables_state - use FQCN when calling a module from action plugin
+    (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/967).
diff --git a/plugins/action/system/iptables_state.py b/plugins/action/system/iptables_state.py
index 07c6a23dfb..1b689dfb0c 100644
--- a/plugins/action/system/iptables_state.py
+++ b/plugins/action/system/iptables_state.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         # At least one iteration is required, even if timeout is 0.
         for i in range(max(1, timeout)):
             async_result = self._execute_module(
-                module_name='async_status',
+                module_name='ansible.builtin.async_status',
                 module_args=module_args,
                 task_vars=task_vars,
                 wrap_async=False)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
 
                 async_status_args['mode'] = 'cleanup'
                 garbage = self._execute_module(
-                    module_name='async_status',
+                    module_name='ansible.builtin.async_status',
                     module_args=async_status_args,
                     task_vars=task_vars,
                     wrap_async=False)