diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/230-k8sexec-has-new-returnvalue.yml b/changelogs/fragments/230-k8sexec-has-new-returnvalue.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae1e6d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/230-k8sexec-has-new-returnvalue.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- k8s_exec - fix k8s_exec returning rc attribute,  to follow ansible's common return values (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/230).
diff --git a/docs/kubernetes.core.k8s_exec_module.rst b/docs/kubernetes.core.k8s_exec_module.rst
index 72b980b2..a43c0fa9 100644
--- a/docs/kubernetes.core.k8s_exec_module.rst
+++ b/docs/kubernetes.core.k8s_exec_module.rst
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ Notes
 -----
 
 .. note::
-   - Return code ``return_code`` for the command executed is added in output in version 1.0.0.
+   - Return code ``rc`` for the command executed is added in output in version 1.0.0.
    - The authenticated user must have at least read access to the pods resource and write access to the pods/exec resource.
    - To avoid SSL certificate validation errors when ``validate_certs`` is *True*, the full certificate chain for the API server must be provided via ``ca_cert`` or in the kubeconfig file.
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ Examples
     - name: Check last command status
       debug:
         msg: "cmd failed"
-      when: command_status.return_code != 0
+      when: command_status.rc != 0
 
 
 
@@ -441,6 +441,23 @@ Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/late
                     <br/>
                 </td>
             </tr>
+            <tr>
+                <td class="elbow-placeholder">&nbsp;</td>
+                <td colspan="1">
+                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
+                    <b>rc</b>
+                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
+                    <div style="font-size: small">
+                      <span style="color: purple">integer</span>
+                    </div>
+                </td>
+                <td></td>
+                <td>
+                            <div>The command status code</div>
+                    <br/>
+                </td>
+            </tr>
+
                                 <tr>
                     <td class="elbow-placeholder">&nbsp;</td>
                 <td colspan="1">
@@ -453,7 +470,7 @@ Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/late
                 </td>
                 <td></td>
                 <td>
-                            <div>The command status code</div>
+                            <div>The command status code. This attribute is deprecated and will be removed in future release. Please use rc instead.</div>
                     <br/>
                 </td>
             </tr>
diff --git a/molecule/default/tasks/exec.yml b/molecule/default/tasks/exec.yml
index 5397ab95..1878f91e 100644
--- a/molecule/default/tasks/exec.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/tasks/exec.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     - name: Check last command status
       assert:
         that:
+          - command_status.rc != 0
           - command_status.return_code != 0
 
   always:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/k8s_exec.py b/plugins/modules/k8s_exec.py
index b72df56e..bdb8418d 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/k8s_exec.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/k8s_exec.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ requirements:
   - "PyYAML >= 3.11"
 
 notes:
+  - Return code C(rc) for the command executed is added in output in version 2.3.0, and depricates return code C(return_code).
   - Return code C(return_code) for the command executed is added in output in version 1.0.0.
   - The authenticated user must have at least read access to the pods resource and write access to the pods/exec resource.
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
 - name: Check last command status
   debug:
     msg: "cmd failed"
-  when: command_status.return_code != 0
+  when: command_status.rc != 0
 '''
 
 RETURN = r'''
@@ -104,9 +105,13 @@ result:
      stderr_lines:
        description: The command stderr
        type: str
-     return_code:
+     rc:
        description: The command status code
        type: int
+       version_added: 2.3.0
+     return_code:
+       description: The command status code. This attribute is depricated and will remove in future release. Please use rc instead.
+       type: int
 '''
 
 import copy
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@ def execute_module(module, k8s_ansible_mixin):
         changed=True,
         stdout="".join(stdout),
         stderr="".join(stderr),
+        rc=rc,
         return_code=rc
     )